Dead man left on Brooklyn platform for hours during week of major subway delays
Crowds at Prospect Park station on Thursday, one day after commuters saw a body on the Brooklyn-bound platform. Commuters at the Prospect Park station during the morning rush were stunned to see a dead body, whose arm was dangling off the platform's edge. [ more › ]
NYC Department of Education Spends $745,000 at a Single Restaurant
Open since 2015 in East New York, Fusion East (1179 Elton Street, at Vandalia Avenue) has built the kind of following most restaurants dream about — and not just because of its jerk chicken wings, jerk salmon, chicken and waffles, and roti. Owner Andrew Walcott, a U.S. Air Force vet who also happens to be a corporate...
‘All hell broke loose’: Queens woman’s home flooded after LIRR wall gives way in...
A Queens woman’s backyard and basement were flooded when a Long Island Rail Road retaining wall gave way during Thursday’s heavy rain.
Mayor Adams wants NYC to collect info on delivery workers — worrying immigrant groups
A delivery person in bike lane on E-bike with flower bouquets in Manhattan. Under newly proposed rules, delivery companies and others that employ people on bicycles would have to keep lists of workers available to the city. Advocates for immigrants and delivery workers say a roster of workers on bicycles could...
NYC deli worker stabbed to death by ‘agitated’ maniac in unprovoked attack: sources
A Brooklyn deli worker was stabbed to death by an “agitated” maniac in an unprovoked attack Friday afternoon, cops and sources said. The disturbed attacker walked into the NY Deli & Mini Market Corp. on Hegeman Avenue near Van Siclen Avenue in East New York just after 3 p.m., and workers — including the victim —...
Postal Worker From Union City Stole Credit Cards On Her Mail Route, North Bergen...
Eirin Novas, 39, was arrested Friday, July 25, and charged with credit card theft, fraudulent use of credit cards, and conspiracy, North Bergen Police Chief Robert J. Farley Jr. said in a press release Friday, Aug. 1. Awilda Taveras-Bido, 46, of Newark, was also charged with credit card theft, fraudulent...
15-Year-Old Was Almost Killed Trying to ’Subway Surf,’ Now He’s Warning Other Kids (Exclusive)
“I feel like God has a purpose for me — a reason for keeping me alive,” Terrell Ismail tells PEOPLE
Early Addition: Diddy wants a redo
Because he's asked a judge to throw out the guilty verdicts or give him a retrial, here are your early links: More pickleball, Presidential Fitness Test, most of the city's roadway dining structures are in rich neighborhoods and more. [ more › ]
Major disruptions on multiple NYC subway lines lead to morning commute chaos for second...
Big Apple subway riders were slammed with mass rush-hour delays the second time this week Thursday morning – just a day after they were whacked with the news of a probable price hike . Numerous subway lines all experienced major disruptions thanks to a power outage near Manhattan’s West Fourth Street station that...
Calling 911 in NYC: What Immigrants Need to Know
If you are an immigrant living in New York City, whether you have legal status or not, it’s important to know that you can call 911 in an emergency. This guide will help you understand what happens after you call, so you feel more prepared and less afraid. This information is not a substitute for […] The post...
