New York Man Spends 5 Months in Jail Because No One Told Him His...
NEW YORK — A 41-year-old Queens man spent almost five months locked up on Rikers Island after a shocking clerical error left him unaware that his bail had been reduced to just $2. According to court records, Aitabdel Salem was arrested in November 2014 for allegedly stealing a winter...
Driver who mowed down blue city officer, yelled, ‘F— these cops,’ sparks outrage over...
A 25-year-old woman received a two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to assault for hitting an NYPD officer with her Lexus in an attack caught on video.
Teacher shot by 6-year-old student takes the stand
Abby Zwerner, a former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student, is suing a former assistant principal for $40 million, saying she ignored multiple warnings the boy had a gun. Zwerner took the stand to testify about how the shooting changed her life.
5 arrested in death of Hollywood legend’s grandson
New York authorities have arrested five individuals linked to the 2023 overdose death of Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez, the 19-year-old grandson of actor Robert De Niro, PEOPLE reports. A Drug Enforcement Administration official confirmed all five suspects face charges of death resulting from the sale of...
2 dead after New York City flooding that submerged vehicles, flooded subways
The two men were in flooded basements, according to local media reports.
Proposed law could strengthen protections for thousands of New York City rent-regulated tenants
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg joined state lawmakers on Thursday to announce a bill that aims to create tougher penalties for systemic harassment of rent-regulated tenants.
Youth counselor took $70K in bribes to sneak drugs, blades into NYC juvenile detention...
A youth counselor at a juvenile detention facility in Brooklyn pocketed more than $70,000 in bribes to sneak in drugs and weapons, Big Apple investigators said Thursday. Lymek Frazier, 31, is accused of taking payments from relatives and friends of youths locked up at the Crossroads Juvenile Center through cash apps,...
America’s Two Cleanest Cities Are Located In The Pacific Northwest, Per A 2025 Study
One of the first observations we often make about traveling to a new city is how clean (or unclean) it is. Sidewalk litter, pungent smog, and rats scampering by your feet can make a city feel grimy and uninviting — things you're likely to find in cities ranked as America's dirtiest. Bigger cities tend to have a...
Eggs thrown at BX15 bus operator by passenger in Morrisania
Sources say that a passenger got into an argument with a 53-year-old bus operator.
‘Truly disrespectful’: Cuomo rips Mamdani for anti-Christopher Columbus post
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking aim at Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani over a years-old social media post that he said is disrespectful to New York City’s Italian American community. On Wednesday, Cuomo held a press conference at Casa Belvedere on Grymes Hill to...
