Hours Before Expected Release, Rikers Detainee Dies After Apparent Seizure
Edwin Ramos was hours away from freedom. Ramos, 38, was set to plead guilty to an attempted burglary charge at a hearing in Brooklyn court Friday morning. The judge was then expected to release him from Rikers Island into some type of program, according to a source familiar with his case. He died a few hours […] ...
Police searching for man accused of punching MTA bus driver in the face in...
The assault happened around 5:30 p.m. on Friday along Third Avenue and East 163rd Street in the Morrisania section.
Huge crowd of more than 1,500 smokers gather in Washington Square Park for cigarette...
Holy smokes! New York City was the site of what could have been the world’s biggest cigarette break Friday, with more than 1,500 smokers assembling outside Washington Square Park to get their nicotine fix. Park Slope native and social media sensation Bob Terry, a 75-year-old actor with a 60-year habit, organized the...
Woman and her husband convicted for fentanyl death of 1-year-old at Bronx daycare
A woman who ran a Bronx daycare where a 1-year-old died of fentanyl poisoning was convicted Friday, along with her husband, of second-degree murder.
NYPD Confirms Involvement in FBI Probe Targeting Volunteer Observers in Immigration Court
The NYPD confirmed its involvement in an FBI investigation that included surveillance of a private Signal chat of volunteer courtwatchers monitoring ICE activity inside New York City’s immigration courthouses. An NYPD spokesperson told THE CITY on Friday that surveillance of the Signal chat was part of a “broader...
After 19 years, Newark mayor’s brother arrested on probation violation charge from 2006
In November 2004, Obalaji Baraka was sentenced to a year of probation for a third-degree aggravated assault conviction in a domestic violence incident, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. “In 2006, he was sentenced [for] violation of probation for the third-degree aggravated assault charge. He was...
Mystery woman with red hair and tattoo linked to New York murder, police say
NEW YORK (TNND) — The New York Police Department released new photos of a woman who is wanted in connection with a deadly shooting. Police described the woman as being in her 20s with red hair and a tattoo. So far, police said two men were arrested for their...
ICE raids in NYC: The reason agents wear masks and plain clothes
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Federal agents dressed in plain clothes and masks have become common during ICE raids in New York City. This has even prompted East Coast and West Coast senators to consider a bill that would require ICE agents or those working with ICE to wear visible, legible identification, including their badge...
ICE holds entire family with young children at gunpoint in Queens raid at wrong...
An East Elmhurst mother, Jennifer, recalled how her family was subjected to an immigration raid as federal agents searched for a cousin who no longer lives at her apartment. An East Elmhurst family was left shaken when federal agents busted into the Queens apartment on Nov. 13 in search of a family member who no...
Mamdani’s Free Bus Promise Hits a Wall
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing intensified scrutiny over how he plans to pay for his signature campaign promise: free bus service across the five boroughs. While the policy was a major focus throughout his campaign, the mechanics of funding it remain unresolved as he prepares to take office....
