NYC DMV office to briefly close and relocate
BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A DMV office in the Bronx will be temporarily closing in the fall to make way for a new, more modern facility. The Bronx District Office at 696 East Fordham Road will close on Sep. 26 to prepare for its move and reopening on the third floor of the Bronx Terminal […]
Newark Gate A17 sign becomes part of Flight 93 Memorial
I was 9 years old, a kid at Laura Donovan Elementary School on Sept. 11, 2001. Somehow my teacher, Mrs. Cotton, (mostly) kept it together, telling us only there had been a terrible accident in New York City. Bless her heart for it. Still, there was a strangeness about the...
Florida man gets 9 years in prison for crash that killed N.J. man
A Florida man was sentenced Wednesday to nine years in prison for a vehicle crash that killed a 31-year-old pedestrian in Passaic County six years ago. A jury found Alvin Mootoo, 53, of Orlando, guilty on May 19 in the death of Jorge Alberto Pena Mesa, 31, of Newark. The...
NYPD detective shot by friendly fire as cops confront ‘career criminal’ carjacking Uber driver...
An NYPD narcotics detective was shot and wounded by friendly fire in Queens on Friday morning as police tried to stop a “career criminal” who had carjacked an Uber driver—a day after he was arrested and released while out on parole, officials said.
Commuters set for another blow after detested $9 fee hitting drivers every time they...
COMMUTERS are set for another costly blow just months after a much-maligned $9 fee hit drivers in a major US city. Fare hikes for the subway, buses and commuter rail services are all coming in, along with bridge and tunnel tolls. CBS News recently reported on a new MTA proposal that will see commuters in […]
Career criminal with 31 prior arrests slashes NYC cafe worker’s neck after ‘acting disorderly’:...
A career criminal with nearly three dozen prior arrests — including attempted murder — slashed a Manhattan cafe worker in the neck when the employee tried to give him the boot Wednesday afternoon, cops said. Wagner Louis, 32 – who cops say has 31 prior arrests – was “acting disorderly” inside Moka & Co., a Yemeni...
NYPD seeks suspect who tore down LGBTQIA+ flags in Midtown hate crime investigation
New York, NY — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a hate crime incident that occurred in front of 209 Madison Avenue last month. According to police, on Saturday, June 28 at approximately 11:39 a.m., the suspect removed two LGBTQIA+ flags from a fence outside
Repeat Trespasser Defies Dozens of Arrests — Hell’s Kitchen Residents Left Frustrated
For residents of 776 9th Avenue, the name Muhammed Barrow has become all too familiar. Since 2023, he has been arrested multiple times by police from the Midtown North Precinct, mostly for trespassing at the Hell’s Kitchen walk-up — yet neighbors say the problem persists. According to NYPD arrest records, Barrow’s...
Unique tattoo could be key in solving mystery of skeletal remains discovered in a...
Police hope a distinctive tattoo of a rose will help them identify the skeletal remains of a petite woman found in a trash bag along the Jackie Robinson Highway earlier this month. The NYPD on Thursday released a photo of the ink as well as several pictures of jewelry belonging to the victim, believed to have been a...
Budzotic smoke shop raided again in the Bronx, sheriff says
Budzotic, an illegal smoke shop in the Bronx, was raided Thursday, leading to nearly a dozen arrests, the sheriff's office says.