Homeless man cuffed for violent Lower East Side stabbing
A homeless man was booked on attempted murder charges Wednesday for allegedly stabbing a 30-year-old man in the chest during a dispute on the Lower East Side last weekend, police reported. Asaun...
View ArticleCity Parks Foundation helps bring programming back to NYC parks with several...
As a result of grants from the City Parks Foundation, New York City's parks have been seeing more programming throughout the summer. Throughout the pandemic, New Yorkers went to parks as a safe space...
View ArticleVideo shows brazen drive-by shooting in Brooklyn that injured two
Police released video footage Thursday of the suspects responsible for a recent drive-by shooting in Brooklyn that injured two people. Law enforcement sources said the brazen act occurred at about...
View ArticleMcDonald’s to require US office workers to get vaccinated – NYT
McDonald's Corp will require U.S.-based office workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo. The requirement does not apply to...
View ArticleVeterinarian offers words of advice for keeping pets cool during the hot...
Summer can take a toll on our furry friends in unexpected ways. We’ve asked Leigh Wixson, Licensed Veterinary Technician and Animal Shelter Supervisor at the Town of Smithtown Animal Shelter, to weigh...
View ArticleBeneath the blue shield: NYPD fosters young talent through youth jobs program
The New York Police Department is helping to teach youth crucial skills — and capture their hearts in the process — through a summer employment program. Taking artistic and gifted youth under their...
View ArticleMan fatally shot, girlfriend injured during dispute at Queens karaoke bar
A dispute at a Queens karaoke bar early on Friday morning ended with gunshots that left a 22-year-old man dead and his girlfriend injured, police reported. Law enforcement sources said the victims got...
View ArticleQueens car crash victim shot dead in road rage incident: NYPD
Detectives in Queens are looking for the gunman who shot a 24-year-old man to death after getting into a vehicular collision with him on Thursday night. Police said that Anthony Ali, 24, of 110th...
View ArticleCOVID-19 fears prompt state Education Department to recommend cancelling some...
The New York State Department of Education is recommending schools in areas with high COVID-19 transmission cancel all high-risk sports like wrestling or basketball and extracurricular activities like...
View ArticleEmpire Station Complex opponents plan boosted activism efforts with Cuomo...
The Empire Station Coalition, a group of 12 advocacy organizations fighting outgoing Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to revamp the Penn district [1], brainstormed Thursday evening about how best to expand...
View ArticleMan shot in the face following dispute in Brooklyn apartment building lobby:...
The NYPD is investigating the death of a man who was shot in the lobby of a Brooklyn building early Friday morning. Authorities say that at 4:42 a.m. on Aug. 13, police responded to a 911 call...
View ArticleDOT worker shot in chest with BB gun while working on sidewalk in Brooklyn
A DOT worker was injured early Friday morning after he was shot by a BB gun while working in Brooklyn. It was reported at 8:25 a.m. on Aug. 13, a male DOT worker was at East 19th Street and Avenue L...
View ArticleDe Blasio doubles down on commitment not to offer remote option this fall
Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday morning doubled down on his commitment to not offer a remote option for public school students this fall in the wake of more calls from fellow elected officials to...
View ArticlePfizer, Moderna seen reaping billions from COVID-19 vaccine booster market
Drugmakers Pfizer Inc, BioNTech and Moderna Inc are expected to reap billions of dollars from COVID-19 booster shots in a market that could rival the $6 billion in annual sales for flu vaccines for...
View ArticleLaGuardia AirTrain will not be derailed by Cuomo’s resignation: Port Authority
The $2.1 billion LaGuardia AirTrain project will not be derailed by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation amid the sexual harassment allegations made against him, according to the Port Authority, which...
View ArticleTony Bennett hangs up concert hat on doctor’s orders
American singer Tony Bennett is stepping back from concert performances at the age of 95, his son said on Friday. Bennett, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, canceled a run of concerts...
View ArticleOil slips but set for weekly gain despite forecast for weaker demand
Oil fell on Friday, but was on track to post a slight weekly gain, broadly shrugging off a warning from the International Energy Agency that the spread of coronavirus variants is slowing oil demand....
View ArticleHarlem Hellfighters to be awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Over a century after they fought and bled in the trenches of France, the Harlem Hellfighters, an African-American U.S. Army regiment, will finally be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, U.S....
View ArticleMiddle Earth is moving: Amazon shifts ‘Lord of the Rings’ filming to UK
Amazon Studios said on Friday the second season of its multi-million dollar "Lord of the Rings" television series will be filmed in the United Kingdom, moving fictional 'Middle Earth' out of New...
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