Woman dies of injuries after being hit by truck while crossing Brooklyn street
A woman died of her injuries on Friday morning after she was hit by a truck while crossing a Brooklyn street. The NYPD responded to a 911 call regarding the incident at 10:04 a.m. on Aug. 27. Upon...
View ArticleU.S. on alert for more Kabul attacks, says next few days will be most dangerous
U.S. forces helping to evacuate Afghans desperate to flee Taliban rule were on alert for more attacks on Friday after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed at least 92 people, including 13 U.S....
View ArticleNIH starts study of COVID-19 booster shot in people with autoimmune diseases
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is testing a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccines in people with autoimmune diseases who have not responded well to the primary vaccine course. The mid-stage study...
View ArticleHow to keep kids safe from COVID-19 once schools start
City officials released updated health and safety guidance for public school families earlier this week less than three weeks before the five boroughs’ roughly 1.1 million public school students are...
View ArticleU.S. Gulf Coast braces for Hurricane Ida after Cuba takes hit
Hurricane Ida churned toward the U.S. Gulf coast on Saturday, forecast to gather strength in coming hours and prompting evacuations of flood-prone New Orleans neighborhoods and oil rigs in the Gulf of...
View ArticleMotorcyclist killed in collision on Brooklyn street
Police are still investigating a deadly collision at a Brooklyn intersection on Friday afternoon which claimed a young motorcyclist's life. Richard Henry, 35, of Rockaway Parkway in Canarsie died in...
View ArticleNYC SHOOTINGS: Man gunned down near Rockaway Boardwalk, perp sought for Bronx...
Detectives are searching for clues and suspects in connection with two deadly shootings in Queens and the Bronx on Friday and Saturday. Cops said a 25-year-old man was shot dead just steps away from...
View ArticleReactions to the death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts
Rock stars and other fans across the globe reacted on Tuesday to the death of Charlie Watts, widely regarded as one of the coolest men in rock during his nearly 60 years as a drummer with the Rolling...
View ArticleCitiBike-riding stabber sought for Lower East Side attack
Cops need the public's help in finding the CitiBike-riding assailant who brutally stabbed a 44-year-old man on the Lower East Side earlier this week. Law enforcement sources said the victim got into a...
View ArticleHochul calls for special session in Albany to tackle eviction crisis
Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday said she was in talks with legislative leaders to call a special session following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday to allow evictions to resume across the...
View ArticleLet ’em dance! Adams says it’s time to repeal antiquated NYC cabaret laws
Mayoral hopeful and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, along with other city lawmakers, proposed a resolution Thursday to repeal zoning regulations in the Cabaret Law, first repealed in 2017 by...
View Article‘Fire Pig’ Penny warms hearts of firefighters and Park Slope community
This little piggy went to the firehouse! Ever since her trusty human companion, FDNY firefighter Darren Harris, brought her to Engine 239 earlier this summer, Penny — an adorable, three-month-old...
View ArticleActivists bring Marsha P. Johnson sculpture to Greenwich Village greenspace
Queer and transgender activists took to Christopher Park on August 24 in Manhattan to erect a bust of the late LGBTQ icon Marsha P. Johnson. The sculpture, which was installed on the activist’s 76th...
View ArticleTom Cruise shows off latest daredevil ‘Mission: Impossible’ stunt
Tom Cruise on Thursday presented what he called his most dangerous stunt ever in a clip from his upcoming "Mission: Impossible 7" movie. Cruise, known for doing his own stunts, takes a motor-bike ride...
View ArticleLuke Kirby on his reservations playing Ted Bundy in ‘No Man of God’
When it comes down to the genre of true crime, especially in entertainment, the name Ted Bundy is one that most recognize. Just recently, there have been a variety of films and shows made examining the...
View ArticleActor Ed Asner, star of ‘Mary Tyler Moore,’‘Lou Grant’ dies at age 91: family
Ed Asner, who played a gruff newsman for laughs and for drama in the classic TV series "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spinoff "Lou Grant" in the 1970s and 1980s and was honored with seven Emmy...
View ArticleSearch continues for drivers involved in deadly Bronx, Brooklyn hit-and-runs
Police are investigating two deadly hit-and-run street collisions in Brooklyn and the Bronx over the weekend. The most recent incident happened early Sunday morning, when a motorcyclist died in a...
View ArticleJets get edge help, acquire Shaq Lawson from Texans
In desperate need of pass-rushing help from the edge, the New York Jets made a splash on Sunday by acquiring defensive end Shaq Lawson from the Houston Texans 2022 sixth-round pick in the NFL Draft....
View ArticleMets stabilize, take rare series win over Nationals
For the first time since Aug. 10-12, the New York Mets have won a series defeating the Washington Nationals — the same team they won their last series against — 9-4 on Sunday afternoon to take the...
View ArticleOp-ed | Hail the queen, but court intrigue beckons
Breathing a sigh of relief, are you? Representatives of the State of Good have done the will of the people, chased the bad king from the castle. He is fleeing, threatened with the sheriff should he...
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