Brooklyn men charged in money scam
MONROE – Two Brooklyn men were arrested for allegedly scamming a 27-year-old resident of the Village of Kiryas Joel of $15,000. State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Monroe arrested Wei Baoguo, 34, and Yu Sheng Gui, 38, on Monday. The preliminary investigation determined the men contacted the victim...
‘Don’t be fooled, she’s tough’; daughter of Mexican immigrants promoted to U.S. Army captain
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When Yesenia Mata, 36, first told people she wanted to join the U.S. Military, they didn’t put much faith in her ability. In fact, they said the slim, 5-foot-2-inch woman wouldn’t stand a chance in the U.S. Army. “Whenever I wanted to join,...
8 sprayed with mace on train in Union Square subway station
UNION SQUARE, Manhattan (PIX11) — Four people were hospitalized after a straphanger sprayed mace aboard a train in the Union Square subway station Sunday night, police said. The incident happened on a southbound No.4 train in the 14th St- Union Sq. station in Manhattan at around 9:40 p.m., according to the NYPD....
Man Claims Lil Uzi Vert Ordered Brutal Attack In NYC
Lil Uzi Vert is at the center of a new lawsuit after a man claims the rapper ordered an attack that left him physically and emotionally scarred. The lawsuit, filed by Vaughn Trotman in New York, points to an incident that allegedly happened on April 17, 2024, in Manhattan. According...
DSA Admits Socialist Zohran Mamdani Gives Them Best Position to ‘Seize State Power’
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is admitting that New York City mayoral candidate Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D) gives them the best position to “seize state power,” moving the party further to the left. A DSA leader — organizer Daniel Goulden — made the remark during a panel...
Harlem woman diagnosed with Legionnaires’ describes symptoms: ‘My body is hurting really bad’
Stephanie Tribble says the symptoms of Legionnaires' disease didn't feel like any illness she's had before.
Wildfire Smoke Drives Public Health and Economic Crisis
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports from New York City as wildfire smoke from Northern Canada blankets the area. He describes the health dangers, especially for vulnerable individuals, and highlights the economic impact on emergency rooms and hospitals. These persistent fires, fueled by...
Woman’s body pulled from water near NYC’s South Street Seaport
A dead woman was found floating in the East River near the South Street Seaport on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The body of the unidentified woman, believed to be in her 30s, was discovered around 2:30 p.m. in the water just off South and Fulton streets, according to the NYPD and FDNY. Aby Rosen’s Seaport...
Father of slain NYPD detective says he’s in “darkness” without his son
The father of NYPD Det. Didarul Islam, who was killed in last week's Midtown Manhattan office shooting spoke out Tuesday for the first time since his son's death.
NYC could face $4.7B in damage if rocked by earthquake similar to recent temblors
It wouldn’t take an unusually strong earthquake to cause severe damage across the Big Apple, analysis shows, but geology experts say New Yorkers shouldn’t be trembling about the Big One coming any time soon — even as the city experienced its third temblor in just over a year Monday afternoon. An earthquake clocking...
