De Croo to Magnette: “Don’t promise a 32-hour working week, you will disappoint people” On the other side of the language border, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (Open VLD) faced PS chairman Paul Magnette in a debate on RTL. The two gentlemen got along on many levels, although there were some rifts between the two … Read more
What you should know A 40-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to decades behind bars for raping two teenage girls he drugged in his apartment, crimes that were captured on surveillance video, the local district attorney’s office announced. Christopher Chabrier, of Park Slope, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years in prison and 20 years of post-release … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City Police are searching for a man who allegedly threw two lit cans at a group on a subway platform in Manhattan last month. There were no injuries reported in the incident that took place on February 5 at 7:40 pm on West 28th Street in the Chelsea neighborhood. The … Read more
What you should know A father and husband who spent nearly seven years in a coma after he was punched by a stranger on a New York City street has died, and his heartbroken family is devastated by the perceived lack of justice as well as his loss. Domingo Tapia had been hospitalized in a … Read more
What you should know Last week Hochul implemented a new strategy in order to protect passengers. This plan includes 750 members of the National Guard, 250 MTA personnel and an increase in state police to help the NYPD reimplement bag checks in subway stations. National Guard troops deployed to search bags at New York subway … Read more
What you should know The strategic shift has drawn criticism from former police officials and civil liberties groups who say department leaders should not use public resources to promote their own political agenda or attack other public officials. At the same time, the NYPD has encouraged police chiefs to be more vocal on social media, … Read more
Jafra News – After rumors of her pregnancy with her fiancé, Wissam Fares, actress Sarah Abi Kanaan broke her silence and denied everything that was being circulated about her personal life on social media, and made fun of the matter. The Lebanese artist expressed her astonishment at the spread of this strange information, astonishing at … Read more
NEW YORK — Police arrested a man who allegedly threw hot water on three different women in Manhattan within the span of an hour in a series of unprovoked attacks a day ago, New York City Police said Thursday. The NYPD said the three incidents occurred downtown between 7:45 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. In … Read more
NEW JERSEY — NJ Transit has suspended rail service to and from NY Penn Station due to a stuck Amtrak bridge Thursday morning. Midtown Direct service was diverted to Hoboken before noon. NJ Transit train tickets and passes are being accepted by PATH at Newark Penn Station, Hoboken and 33rd Street in the city. Find … Read more
What you should know A group of activists in New York City has a press conference scheduled in front of Governor Kathy Hochul’s office in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon in response to the recent wave of violence on the subway system. Responding to plans for a major Hochul announcement on subway violence, advocacy group Passengers … Read more