They kept New York moving: The heroic rescue efforts of transit workers on 9/11
Retired subway signal maintainer Frank Tarulli is still processing his traumatic experiences of 9/11, when he rushed to the World Trade Center site after the Twin Towers collapsed and found the...
View ArticleMan cuffed after Bronx shooting kills one and critically injures another
A Bronx man was arrested in connection to a Soundview shooting that left one man dead and his brother injured. According to police, at 7:20 p.m. on Aug. 31 officers responded to a 911 call regarding a...
View ArticleRepublican Liz Cheney named as vice chair of U.S. House panel investigating...
Republican Congresswoman Liz Cheney will serve as vice chairwoman of the congressional select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, the panel announced on Thursday. The...
View ArticleNets strengthen ranks, nab free-agent forward Paul Millsap
The Brooklyn Nets continue to get stronger, agreeing to terms with veteran power forward Paul Millsap, as first reported by Shams Charania of The Athletic [1]. Millsap is an extraordinary depth find...
View ArticleLife insurers shift to pre-pandemic norms after COVID vaccine roll-outs
The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccinations is making life insurers more enthusiastic about offering cover to those with underlying health conditions - some without even knowing whether customers have been...
View ArticleJust the beginning: Hochul tells New Yorkers to prepare and repair for more...
New York will have to be prepared for more frequent heavy weather events due to climate change, Governor Kathy Hochul said Thursday, hours after the remnants of Hurricane Ida soaked the city [1] and...
View ArticleVictoria Azarenka calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations at US Open
Victoria Azarenka moved into the US Open third round with a 6-3 7-6 (1) win over Italy's Jasmine Paolini on, saying she was happy to be back playing in front of crowds at Flushing Meadows, especially...
View ArticlePre-flood shooting in Brooklyn leaves man dead steps from home
Before the heavy rains of Hurricane Ida's remnants pummeled the city [1], police in Brooklyn responded to another deadly episode of gun violence on Wednesday afternoon. Law enforcement sources said...
View ArticleDetectives nab suspect for murder of Queens teen on basketball court back in...
After nearly two years of investigation, detectives in Queens nabbed a suspect in the October 2019 murder of Aamir Griffin [1], a 14-year-old basketball prodigy gunned down at a neighborhood park....
View ArticleWalk honoring first victim of 9/11 attacks, Father Mychal Judge, taking place...
Two months before the attack on the World Trade Center, the Catholic chaplain of the New York City Fire Department Father Mychal Judge confessed to a friend and fellow priest Father Chris Keenan that...
View ArticlePope Francis offers condolences to Hurricane Ida victims in U.S.
Pope Francis offered his prayers and condolences on Sunday for the victims of Hurricane Ida, which killed dozens of people in the United States. "I assure my prayers for the people of the United States...
View ArticleTwenty years of trauma in over 40 paintings by artist Todd Stone in...
The destruction – and ultimate rebuilding – of Lower Manhattan has been on the mind of painter Todd Stone [1] for more than two decades. He witnessed the jetliners soaring over his lived studio space...
View ArticleUS Open | Sloane Stephens suffers abuse on social media after loss
American Sloane Stephens received a torrent of angry messages on social media, including racist and sexist abuse, following her third round loss to Angelique Kerber at the U.S. Open, the tournament's...
View ArticleMaggie Gyllenhaal picks Ferrante novel for her directing debut
Maggie Gyllenhaal picked an unconventional novel about motherhood for her debut as a director in "The Lost Daughter", which premiered at the Venice Film Festival on Friday. In the film, Olivia Colman...
View ArticleViolent robbers beat men, hurl anti-gay statements at them during Brooklyn...
Hate crimes detectives are now investigating a Brooklyn robbery in which two violent crooks assaulted men at a bodega and hurled anti-gay slurs at them. The NYPD released on Sunday morning a security...
View ArticleBronx man stabbed to death on sidewalk: NYPD
A 68-year-old man was stabbed to death in the Bronx late on Saturday night. Officers from the 44th Precinct [1] found the victim while responding to a 911 call in front of an apartment building at 1386...
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