NEW YORK – A man has been charged with multiple counts of allegedly violent sexual assaults of three women who were walking or jogging along the Manhattan waterfront at three different times in an eight-month period from March to November, the newspaper announced Tuesday . Alvin Bragg. Carl Phanor, 28, was charged with more than … Read more
NEW YORK – The New York City firefighter and married father of two has died after suffering a severe head injury in a training accident at his firehouse last week he saved the lives of five people through organ donation, authorities say. William P. Moon II, a 21-year veteran of the FDNY, fell approximately 20 … Read more
NEW YORK — With cases of COVID-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) on the rise, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan reminded New Yorkers on Monday to stay safe this holiday season by staying up to date on vaccinations, … Read more
NEW YORK – Two people were shot and killed by a subway in Manhattan on Tuesday, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Emergency crews responded to the station West 14th Street yes Sixth Avenue after the FDNY said it received a call at 10:26 about a person on the tracks who may have gone … Read more
NEW YORK – A man armed with a hammer allegedly attacked an MTA employee on a Manhattan subway platform overnight, then ran off and tried to hide under a parked train before police cut power and arrested him, according to the authorities. There was no immediate speculation about a possible reason for the attack, which … Read more
What to know A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to decades in prison for a violent sexual assault of a 21-year-old woman in Canarsie more than two years ago, the local district attorney said. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Monday that Shinol John, 36, of Brownsville, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after … Read more
NEW YORK — While many travel to New York for the holiday season, St. Patrick’s Cathedral has seen a surge in visitors this month, with more than 1.5 million visitors from the Big Apple stopping by to see the church , according to the Nicaraguan priest, Enrico Salvo. Father Salvo underlined that this figure corresponds … Read more
NEW YORK – A second migrant has died by suicide in New York City’s reception system, law enforcement sources and sources in the city’s humanitarian community said Monday. The 26-year-old man died in a Queens shelter on Wednesday last week, sources said. Relief sources familiar with the family’s situation indicated that the young man was … Read more
NEW YORK – The wave of gun violence continues unabated as this time it was a New York City NJ Transit driver who allegedly pulled an illegal handgun and shot a group of teenagers, seriously injuring one, after an apparent over the weekend attack week, authorities say. Police officers responded to a call of gunfire … Read more
NEW YORK – A notorious New York City pastor with a criminal record and a long list of questions about his lavish lifestyle now faces federal racketeering and fraud charges. Lamor Whitehead was arrested Monday morning on an indictment in Manhattan, the US attorney’s office said. Whitehead, which attracted international attention the following summer of … Read more