NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams unveiled his plan Tuesday to improve women’s health in New York City, saying his $1.2 million package expands access to reproductive care. Starting Wednesday, a clinic in the Morrisania section of the Bronx will be the first of four city-run free clinics to begin offering abortion pills free of … Read more
NEW YORK — A man working at a tobacco store in Hell’s Kitchen was shot in the leg after an argument with a group of men outside the store Wednesday morning, police said. According to New York City police, the incident took place shortly after midnight in front of a cigar store on 9th Avenue, … Read more
What to Know Police are searching for a scooter-riding duo they say have assaulted and robbed seniors in Manhattan. One of the victims was an 85-year-old woman, the other a 76-year-old woman. Authorities urge anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). NEW YORK — … Read more
What to Know 2023 is an Election Year for the New York City Council of Education This is an important group that makes important decisions regarding the education of students in public schools in the Big Apple. The elections consist of 32 Community Education Councils and the 4 New York City Education Councils. NEW YORK … Read more
NEW YORK — New York City will begin offering free abortion pills starting Jan. 18, initially at a Bronx sexual health clinic and later at three other similar city-run centers, Mayor Eric Adams announced Tuesday. In this way, New York underlines its vocation as a “refuge city” at a time when several states in the … Read more
NEW YORK — The New York City Police Department opened an investigation Tuesday after a teenager was stabbed after school in Brooklyn. The teenage victim was identified as a 16-year-old boy. She was stabbed multiple times in the back with a known sharp object, according to authorities. The teen, whose name was not released, was … Read more
What to Know A Long Island man will spend up to a decade behind bars for burglarizing the home of an 89-year-old woman after creating and using a fake power of attorney, Brooklyn prosecutors said Tuesday. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that Shavard Callaway, 48, of North Babylon, New York, was found guilty of … Read more
NEW YORK — On Tuesday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams outlined his vision for a “New York City Women’s Health Agenda” aimed at dismantling decades of systemic inequity that have negatively affected the women’s health in all five boroughs. Along with several health care leaders from his administration, the mayor acknowledged the long-standing and … Read more
NEW YORK — An NYPD police officer was shot in the arm Tuesday morning after encountering two people dressed all in black in the Bronx, according to senior law enforcement officials. The incident occurred in Prospect Avenue y East 183 Street shortly after 3 a.m. According to senior law enforcement officials, police detained two individuals … Read more
What to Know Six members of the Trinitarios gang were sentenced to prison for their role in the brutal stabbing of Lesando “Junior” Guzmán-Feliz in 2018, ending the case that rocked an entire community. Supposedly, according to testimony, the members were in two vehicles when they encountered Junior and chased him to a warehouse where … Read more