NYC nursing home resident beaten to death by 95-year-old dementia patient ID’d as Holocaust...
An elderly Holocaust survivor who was allegedly beaten to death by a 95-year-old dementia patient at a Coney Island nursing home was a beloved grandmother who put family first, her daughter said Tuesday. Nina Kravtsov, 89, was mortally injured when the unidentified fellow resident of Seagate Rehabilitation and...
NYC teens—one wearing ankle monitor —charged with attempted murder in gunfight with cops: sources
Two teens allegedly involved in a gunfight that sparked NYPD cops to open fire — including an 18-year-old wearing an ankle monitor — were charged Tuesday with attempted murder, cops and sources said. Damien Calhoun, 18 — who sources say copped a plea deal in connection to another attempted murder case from last year...
MLK and Malcolm X Honored! Bernice King and Ilyasah Shabazz Walk Runway Together at...
The daughters of Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X turned New York Fashion Week into a living tribute to civil rights history!. History was made on the runway at New York Fashion Week as Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., and Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of Malcolm X, walked side by side for...
NJ man breakdances to protest tax increases at town meeting
New Jersey has the highest property taxes in the country, and living here is pushing some residents to take drastic actions in protest.
Jennifer Jones Austin on fighting poverty and its impact on communities of color
FPWA, formerly the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, is an anti-poverty organization in New York City that advocates for policies and initiatives that support New Yorkers living in poverty. The nonprofit looks at ways to raise wages, end wage segregation, enforce pay equity, establish accurate poverty...
Driver killed in Interstate 280 crash
A 79-year-old SUV driver was killed in a crash early Sunday on Interstate 280 in West Orange, officials said. Joel Sterling was traveling east shortly before 1 a.m. when he veered off the highway, struck a mound of sand, overturned, and hit two trees, State Police said. Sterling, of Orange,...
NY State Judge Throws Out Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione
A judge in New York City on Tuesday threw out a pair of charges against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December of last year while he walked down a street in Manhattan. Judge Gregory Carro did not throw out the entirety of the murder charges against Mangione, but...
New York on the brink
NEW YORK ON THE BRINK. Next year will bring the 25th anniversary of 9/11, and with it, an irresistible angle for journalists and commentators: New York‘s first Muslim mayor marks anniversary of devastating radical Islamic attack on city. That mayor will be, of course, Zohran Mamdani, the socialist candidate with a...
Fans are loving Cardi B’s old-school promo for ‘AM I THE DRAMA?’ album
With her sophomore album, ‘AM I THE DRAMA?’, on the way, Cardi B sells CDs by hand on the sidewalk and subway. See how fans react.
New Jersey doctor banned from practicing amid range of concerning accusations
As part of an agreement with New Jersey officials to resolve misconduct allegations, a New Jersey doctor has agreed to a permanent license ban, according to a press release issued Monday by the New Jersey attorney general’s office. John R. McGee, who practiced medicine in Bayonne, New Jersey, for...