Teen hit by suspected DWI driver, critically hurt in Brooklyn, NYPD says
A man is suspected of driving drunk and hitting a teenager in Brooklyn on Friday, police say.
NYPD: Hit-and-run triggers road rage, crash into utility pole on Staten Island
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a hit-and-run crash triggered a series of road-rage reactions that ended with both drivers in handcuffs after one of the vehicles careened into a utility pole on Hylan Boulevard in New Dorp. Carl Butler, 51, of Slater Boulevard in Midland Beach, allegedly...
87-Year-Old Suspected Serial Killer Who Was Paroled Twice Convicted of Murder, Dismembering the Third...
An 87-year-old convicted killer with a decades-long violent criminal history has once again been found guilty of murder—this time in the brutal killing and dismemberment of a Brooklyn woman. The shocking case has drawn national attention, not only because of the horrific nature of the crime, but also because...
‘Plague’ of invasive insects may hit New York City this year, experts warn
"We really can't say with any full degree of predictability what's going to happen this year as they encounter this weather."
‘The system is failing.’ Greenpoint residents fed up with tenant accused of terrorizing neighbors
They say 42-year-old Mark Creightney has been assaulting and harassing neighbors for the last four years.
NYC woman, 59, violently raped by neighbor who smashed down her door in vicious...
A 59-year-old Brooklyn woman was allegedly raped by a neighbor who smashed down her apartment door and viciously pummeled and choked her in a violent attack Friday night, police and sources said. The brute busted into the Bensonhurst home on 15th Avenue and 71st Street around 8:30 p.m., entered the woman’s bedroom and demanded sex before unleashing multiple blows and throttling...
N.J. woman charged with stealing dog from family’s front lawn
A 29-year-old woman from Essex County has been charged with a theft offense for allegedly taking a dog from his front yard in Clifton last month, police say. On April 5, Rocky, a 7-year-old Shih Tzu and Yorkshire terrier mix, escaped from his home unnoticed and was then taken from his front yard by a Newark woman, according to Clifton...
Funeral set for Woodland Park crossing guard killed helping kids
NORTH ARLINGTON -- Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. May 11 at the Chapel Mausoleum of Holy Cross Cemetery for the school crossing guard killed by a car when she was helping children cross the road. Jean M. Schultz, 80, of Woodland Park, was struck and killed around 3:30 p.m. May 4 while helping two children cross the McBride Avenue and Lackawanna Avenue...
Subway shove suspect flashes smile in court after allegedly killing retired NYC teacher
The recidivist madman accused of fatally shoving a retired Big Apple teacher flashed a killer smile in his first court appearance Saturday to face second-degree murder charges in the case. Rhamell Burke , who’s been arrested four times since February, showed no remorse at his Manhattan Criminal Court arraignment for the random attack against retired teacher Ross Falzone. The suspect, clad in a black...
Union coalition makes endorsements in Newark Council races
A group of labor unions made endorsements in next week’s Newark Council elections, they announced Friday. The coalition endorsed Josephine Garcia, the chief of staff of outgoing Councilman Carlos Gonzalez, and former Councilwoman Gayle Chaneyfield-Jenkins, who is challenging Councilwoman Amina Bey in the Central Ward. Growing Economic Opportunities, joined by the Laborers Union, the Carpenters Union, and the Hotel Trades Union, announced the...
