21-year-old arrested for setting 10 NYPD cars on fire
A 21-year-old man has been arrested and charged with setting 10 New York City police cars on fire last month, federal prosecutors said.
$241 Million Later, Brand-New Bellevue Hospital Jail Unit Sits Empty
After years of planning, a new jail bed unit in Bellevue Hospital for seriously ill detainees from Rikers Island has been mostly ready to open since January — but sits empty because jail officials say they don’t have enough officers to operate it, and state inspectors say it is still not safe enough. The 104-bed...
Fmr NYPD Commissioner to Sue Mayor Adams for Defamation
Fmr NYPD Commissioner to Sue Mayor Adams for Defamation
Beloved NYC watch repair-shop owner defies eviction, gentrification — by working from his car:...
Takes a licking — keeps on ticking. For 42 years, David’s Shoe & Watch Repair shop was a staple at the corner of Hudson and Barrow in NYC’s West Village — repairing timepieces and mending soles for generations of loyal, local customers. Through it all, proprietor Raphael “David” Davidson endured. Gentrification,...
Baby thrown down garbage chute of NYC building by ‘disturbed’ uncle, but miraculously isn’t...
A deranged Staten Island man is being grilled by cops after allegedly tossing his 1-year-old niece down a third-floor garbage chute on Monday afternoon, police and sources said. Cops responded to the 195 Steuben St. building shortly before 3:15 p.m. on reports of an emotionally disturbed person inside, an NYPD...
Brooklyn Man Gets Prison Time for C Train Shooting
A Brooklyn man on Friday was sentenced to 10 years in prison following his guilty plea to attempted murder for opening fire inside a crowded subway car during the evening rush hour. The defendant, identified as Alexander Villafana, 22, of Cypress Hills, by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, was on...
What to know about the 2025 National Dominican Day Parade in New York City
This year, marchers and spectators are celebrating the 43rd anniversary of the parade, which will take place along Sixth Avenue on Sunday, August 10 at 11 a.m.
NYC tattoo artist kidnaps and beats teen mistress with help of wife and nanny:...
A Bronx tattoo parlor owner allegedly kidnapped his teenage mistress and brought her back to his Westchester home, where he, his wife and their babysitter all took turns beating the girl, prosecutors said Monday. Hartsdale couple Wayne and Jasmine Barnes, and their kids’ babysitter, Lizbeth Cerrato-Sanchez, were all...
Inside ICE operations in New Jersey — as agents nab two child predators
UNION CITY, New Jersey — ICE agents in New Jersey swept up a pair of migrants with convictions for alarming child-sex crimes — taking them off the streets Monday as part of what the agency says is an effort to target the “worst of the worst.” Nicolosa Garcia, 42, and Umana Saez, 36, were arrested following separate...
Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s Manhattan high school reacts to actor’s death, says he ‘touched many lives’
A tight-knit community in New York City has been shaken by the sudden death of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, the actor best known starring in the TV sitcom "The Cosby Show" as son Theodore "Theo" Huxtable.