A 5-year-old boy who was injured in a fire that killed two other children on Staten Island last month has died, authorities said. Aiden Miles died on Dec. 28, five days after a fire engulfed a home on Van Duzer Street in Fox Hills, leaving him in critical condition, police said on Wednesday. A 5-year-old … Read more
Starting this Sunday, the Port Authority’s toll increase for its six interstate crossings, which include the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, goes into effect. All tolls will increase by one dollar. The charge for EZ Pass holders during off-peak hours will decrease from $11.75 cents to $12.75.75 cents. And during PEAK it will go from $13.75 … Read more
A woman has been found dead in an East Harlem apartment. Police responded to an emergency call at about 9:45 pm last night about an incident at 435 East 102nd Street. It was there where The 45-year-old woman was found unconscious and face down in the kitchen, with a stab wound to the chest. The … Read more
In 2022, the city registration drop in traffic fatalities for the first time since 2019, compared to the highest nationwide increase in four decades. Pedestrian fatalities decreased by 6.3% over the previous year and by 35.9% over 2013 figures, the last year before the implementation of the Vision Zero road safety plan. Ydanis Rodríguez, New … Read more
Everything is ready to begin the big 46 Three Kings Day party and parade in Harlem, which has been on hiatus due to the pandemic. As usual, the Museo del Barrio organizes and inaugurates the party taking care of every detail, but something that stands out and we usually don’t pay much attention to is … Read more
Fed up with UBER’s unfair treatment, hundreds of drivers protested outside the offices of the digital platform this Thursday. With banners and in loud voices they let executives know that without them the company would not exist. Eliazar Becerra has been driving for UBER for 6 years. Although what he earned was initially enough to … Read more
Ridesharing drivers are holding a second strike today after a lawsuit was filed to stop a pay rise approved by the Taxi and Limousine Commission. On Nov. 20-22, the commission approved what was expected to be the first hike for taxi and rideshare drivers in a decade. That hike reportedly went into effect Dec. 19, … Read more
Maura Vargas has lived across the street from Hunter’s Point South Park in Long Island City, Queens for five years. She says she moved to the neighborhood for the proximity to the river, city views and access to the park where she holds weekly yoga classes. Maura Vargas, lives in the area and believes that: … Read more
Pelé will forever be celebrated in his native Brazil, around the world and, of course, in New York, not only for his great footballing talent, but also for his human qualities. “All Brazilians, I can tell you, were proud to have this man, who was so simple, without arrogance, everyone loved this man,” said Domicio … Read more
After the machete attack on three police department officers on New Year’s Eve, authorities are now trying to determine whether it was a case with terrorist intent as the suspect may belong to a non-Muslim group. And it is that official sources have assured NY1 News that 19-year-old Trevor Bickford, from Maine, a suspect in … Read more