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New York City, NY – A Bronx mother was fatally stabbed over the weekend in what authorities describe as a violent dispute between neighbors. The victim, 30-year-old Shashamanie Thompson, was found unconscious and unresponsive at 1182 Ogden Avenue in Highbridge shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, according to the NYPD.

Fried catfish may have Southern roots, but New York has quietly built its own reputation for doing it right, one golden fillet at a time. I learned this the hard way after ordering catfish on a whim one afternoon and realizing I had been underestimating this city’s frying skills for far too long.

After years of planning, a new teen center opened in Brownsville, giving local youth a much-needed place after school to build skills, find support and form community. The Brownsville Teen Lounge, the first-ever teen lounge in the neighborhood, according to organizers, sits in the center of the Brownsville Houses, a...

A man remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday, hours after a law enforcement source says he apparently shot himself in the middle of Midtown, blocks from holiday crowds were enjoying a nighttime look at the Rockefeller Center tree and Radio City Sunday night. Little was known about the circumstances...

A baby boy died after he was found drenched in his mother’s blood — as she apparently tried to slash her own wrists with a boxcutter inside the bathroom of a Queens home Monday, cops and sources said. The 15-month-old was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the bathroom of the private house on 157th Street near...

Thomas H. Watkins, the pioneering media mogul who transformed the landscape of the Black Press by founding New York City’s first Black-owned daily newspaper, has passed away at the age of 88. A titan of industry and a fierce advocate for the Black press, Watkins served as the founder,...

A 30-year-old Bronx mom was allegedly held down by her thuggish neighbor while his girlfriend viciously stabbed her to death in an elevator – all in a dispute over a dog. Beyonce Johnson, 24, and her 21-year-old boyfriend, Saleh Ceesay, got into a scuffle with mom Shashamanie Thompson inside their Highbridge...

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Central Park is home to a small population of coyotes, including a pair named Romeo and Juliet.

Elon Musk suggested people will “die” due to the appointment of Lillian Bonsignore, a veteran Emergency Medical Services leader.