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Five Gang Members Sentenced for Brutal Machete Slaying of NYC Teen Lesandro ‘Junior' Guzman-Feliz in Bronx Bodega
Five men found guilty of murdering a 15-year-old boy in a shocking and violent 2018 machete attack in a Bronx bodega that was captured on video received their lengthy sentences on Friday.
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Chelsea Bomber Ahmad Rahimi Convicted of Attempted Murder in New Jersey
Jurors in New Jersey convicted Ahmad Rahimi, already found guilty of planting bombs in New York City, for the attempted murder of cops trying to arrest him.
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NTSB Calls for National Seat Belt Requirements After Deadly NY Limo Crash
The National Transportation Safety Board called Wednesday for new seat belt requirements for limousines following a crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people.
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NYPD: Fake FedEx Worker, Accomplice Tie Up Brooklyn Family, Steal $125K in Cash, Jewelry
A man posing as a FedEx worker and an accomplice tied up a Brooklyn family and robbed them of more than $100,000 in cash and jewelry, police tell News 4.
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MTA Board Unanimously Approves Historic $51.5 Billion Capital Spending Plan
The MTA has approved its historic $51.5 billion capital spending proposal for 2020-2024. Board members in attendance Wednesday voted unanimously.
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Booker Could End Campaign If Fundraising Doesn't Pick Up
Cory Booker’s presidential campaign manager is warning supporters that without a fundraising boost to end September, the Democrat’s campaign does “not see a legitimate long-term path forward.”
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Mayor de Blasio Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race
Mayor de Blasio has ended his 2020 bid for president.
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Panel Approves Ban on Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes in New York
New York became the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes Tuesday, a move that comes as federal health officials investigate a mysterious surge of severe breathing illnesses linked to vaping.
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MTA Proposes Historic $51.5 Billion Capital Spending Plan to Fix (and Improve) Transit System, Says Major LIRR Projects Slated for Completion in 2022
The MTA announced a proposed $51.5 billion capital spending plan for 2020-2024, marking a 70 percent increase over its previous four-year plan and its largest one ever by far, as part of an aggressive effort to repair the agency’s aging infrastructure and accelerate service enhancements for the millions of New Yorkers who use its public transit system on a daily basis.
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New Haven Schools Apologize for Serving Bar That May Contain Nuts
New Haven Public Schools are apologizing after serving breakfast to students that may have contained nuts.
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Doctor Associated With Cult-Like New York Group Loses License
The New York state Health Department has revoked the medical license of a doctor who conducted unsanctioned research on people associated with a cult-like self-improvement group.
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Epstein May Have Gamed the System From Beyond the Grave
The will that Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than $577 million in assets into a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damages.
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2 Top MIT Researchers Quitting in Protest Over Jeffrey Epstein Donation
Two prominent researchers are quitting MIT’s Media Lab over revelations that the famed technology research hub and its director took money from Jeffrey Epstein after he’d served time for sex offenses involving girls and young women. Ethan Zuckerman, director of the lab’s Center for Civic Media, said director Joi Ito had failed to disclose the deceased financier’s funding of the...
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3 Women Sue Epstein's Estate, Citing Rape And Other Sex Acts
Three women are suing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein and others in lawsuits that cite rape and other forced sex acts while he served a Florida jail sentence and assaults that stretched to 2014.
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New Jersey ‘Watcher' House Owners Finally Sell Creepy Mansion at a $500,000 Loss
The owners of a house, considered by some as one of the creepiest in New Jersey thanks to series of spooky letters sent by an apparent anonymous stalker alleging the house is being “watched”, sold the sprawling six-bedroom property at a loss, according to a published report.
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AOC Slams McConnell After Photo Appears Showing Young Men in ‘Team Mitch' Shirts ‘Groping and Choking' Her Cutout
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell after a photo appeared online showing young men “groping and choking” a cardboard cutout of the congresswoman all while wearing “Team Mitch” shirts.
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Gov. Cuomo on Pantaleo: ‘I Believe The Officer Should Be Fired'
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that he believes the NYPD officer who is accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner should be fired.
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Judge in Disciplinary Trial Recommends NYPD Officer in Eric Garner Case Be Fired
An NYPD judge recommended firing the officer accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, bring some measure of closure to a nationally influential case that local and federal officials all declined to criminally prosecute. The judge found officer Daniel Pantaleo — who has been on modified administrative duty in the years since Garner’s...
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NY Man Accused of Killing Teen, Posting Photos Online Pleads Not Guilty
The man charged with killing a teenage girl and then posting photos of her body online has pleaded not guilty.
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New York-based Company Recalls More Than 76,000 Pounds of Frozen Fish for Lack of Import Re-Inspection
Premium Foods USA, Inc., a Woodside, New York, establishment and importer, is recalling about 76,025 pounds of various Siluriformes fish products for a lack of import re-inspection into the United States, the USDA said.