Queens officials tout new EBT cards to prevent SNAP benefit theft
New York ranks number one in the nation for food stamp fraud, but a new security initiative coming next year aims to cut back on the tens of millions of dollars in government benefits stolen each year, Queens officials said on Thursday. Starting in 2027, the Office of Temporary and...
Radiological investigation in Niagara, Erie counties narrows focus
State and federal teams have screened more than 1,000 properties, with around 40 referred to the EPA for further investigation. Some cleanup work could begin within weeks.
Harrison Man Who Shoved Victim On Subway Tracks Before Train Arrived Gets Prison Time
A 20-year-old Westchester County man will spend years in prison for pushing a stranger onto subway tracks in Brooklyn, leaving the victim scrambling to safety just seconds before a train entered the station. Harrison resident Andrew Pashinin, 20, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in pris…
83-year-old Hunter Found Safe In Ulster County Woods After Tracking Wounded Bear
A hunter from out of state spent Tuesday evening lost in the Wawarsing woods after following an injured bear, until New York rangers used his cell phone to track him down.
Solar in a socket? The push to cut New York’s electric bills
Supporters rallied in Kingston for Gov. Hochul to sign the SUNNY Act, but the devices come with costs, electrical requirements and safety concerns.
Four years after a Connecticut woman was dumped unresponsive outside a Bronx hospital with...
NYPD arrested woman for practicing medicine without license. BY: PEXELS NYPD has charged an unlicensed injector with homicide four years after a Connecticut woman was dumped outside a Bronx hospital with injection marks on her body. Alica Leslie, 47, was handcuffed for criminal negligence resulting in the death of a woman who reportedly underwent an unauthorized butt lift. The Mount Vernon resident is facing charges...
Judge orders fishing influencer to erase social media pics after he illegally nets great...
He bit off more than he could chew. A fishing influencer who calls himself the “LI Sharkman” who illegally caught a tracked great white nicknamed “Aaron” was ordered to take down social media picks of his Cape Cod romp. Massapequa resident Christopher Stefanou, 30, spent days on the cape’s eastern shore with his crew and a European business partner in October 2025 hunting for a great white shark, according to Massachusetts prosecutors. Christopher Stefanou, 30, was charged after illegally catchi
Mother and Daughter Allegedly Billed Medicaid $530K for Senior Day Care. Some ‘Attendees’ Were...
A Staten Island mother and daughter face charges in a Medicaid fraud case involving more than $530,000 in payments prosecutors say their adult day care ... Read More
Artists and neighbors unveil mural on 29-story building in the Bronx
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A towering new mural stretching 29 stories up a NYCHA building in the South Bronx is drawing attention from residents and visitors, with organizers calling it the tallest mural in the United States. The artwork covers the Morrisania Air Rights building on East 158th Street between Morris and Park Avenues […]
NYC Council quietly passes bill that forces owners to give nonprofits first dibs on...
The City Council quietly passed a controversial bill Thursday that would give nonprofits the first shot at buying up distressed Big Apple properties if it becomes law. The “Community Opportunity for Purchase Act,” or COPA, requires some sellers to delay putting their properties on the open market for 90 days while “community land trusts” and other nonprofits have an exclusive shot at buying them up. But the new legislation, which was recycled by progressive Brooklyn lawmaker Sandy Nurse earlier
