One Year Later: Remembering the Tragic Shooting in a Brooklyn Subway Car

One Year Later: Remembering the Tragic Shooting in a Brooklyn Subway Car

Today marks one year since the tragic shooting in a subway car in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The incident occurred at rush hour, just before 8:30 in the morning when, Frank James put on a gas mask, threw two smoke bombs, and then fired with a pistol, more than 30 times while the train was approaching … Read more

New York City Unveils High-Tech Police Gadgets, Including Controversial Robotic Dog

New York City Unveils High-Tech Police Gadgets, Including Controversial Robotic Dog

City authorities on Tuesday unveiled three new high-tech police gadgets, including a robotic dog that critics called creepy when it first joined the police force two and a half years ago. The new devices, which also include a GPS tracker for stolen cars and a cone-shaped security robot, will be deployed “transparently, consistently and always … Read more

Police Hunt for Suspect in Boerum Hill Stabbings

Police Hunt for Suspect in Boerum Hill Stabbings

Police are on the trail of a man who their sources say stabbed two people in separate incidents yesterday afternoon in Boerum Hill. Police have released a photograph of the suspect they are looking for in connection with the first incident. This is Joevani Valle, 26 years old. The assault occurred around 1:30 p.m. on … Read more

Possible Hate Crime in Manhattan: Youngsters Stab 44-Year-Old Man in Hells Kitchen

Possible Hate Crime in Manhattan: Youngsters Stab 44-Year-Old Man in Hells Kitchen

A group of youngsters stabbed a man in Manhattan and now the authorities are trying to find his whereabouts. The incident that occurred on Wednesday night when the victim, a 44-year-old man, was on 10th Avenue in the Hells Kitchen sector, a group of about seven youngsters approached him and after making homophobic comments stabbed … Read more

Former President Trump Surrenders to Justice: Scenes from his Indictment in Lower Manhattan.

Former President Trump Surrenders to Justice: Scenes from his Indictment in Lower Manhattan.

Hundreds of people with divided opinions and media from around the world arrived around the State Supreme Court in Lower Manhattan, where former President Donald J. Trump was indicted. “We have many opinions but at the end of the day justice has to happen,” said Arnulfo Hermes. “The truth is, I don’t know, we don’t … Read more

Supporters and Opponents Clash as Trump Faces Criminal Charges in Manhattan Court

Supporters and Opponents Clash as Trump Faces Criminal Charges in Manhattan Court

From early morning hundreds of people crowded the vicinity of the criminal court in Manhattan, some in favor of former President Donald Trump and others hoping to see him handcuffed and behind bars. When Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene arrived, she pointed out with a megaphone that this accusation is 2024 election interference. Meanwhile, some … Read more

Amtrak resumes New York-Montreal train service after three-year suspension with same amenities as other trains.

Amtrak resumes New York-Montreal train service after three-year suspension with same amenities as other trains.

Starting today, Amtrak is resuming train service between New York City and Montreal in Canada via the Adirondack service. The first northbound train leaves Moynihan Train Hall in New York Penn Station at 8:41 am this morning and will arrive at Canada Central Station in Montreal at 8:16 pm. This link between New York and … Read more

Illinois theater roof collapse leads to fatality of one person

Illinois theater roof collapse leads to fatality of one person

At least one person is killed and more than two dozen injured after the roof collapsed at a theater near Rockford, Illinois. The fatal incident happened Friday night, while authorities have not confirmed whether the damage was the result of a tornado or other severe weather activity. Officials at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere said … Read more

TikTok challenge prompts warning of car thefts wave.

TikTok challenge prompts warning of car thefts wave.

Mayor Adams this week warned of the dangers of a TikTok challenge that is behind a spate of car thefts hitting New York and other cities. Young people across the country are learning how to start the engine of certain Kia and Hyundai models, and eventually steal them, by taking advantage of a design vulnerability. … Read more

“The sound akin to a cannon blast heard by the nearby resident of the building in which a man met his demise”

“The sound akin to a cannon blast heard by the nearby resident of the building in which a man met his demise”

“A shot rang out like a cannon. People running, screaming, lamenting for what they had seen. This is how a witness describes the last moments of a man, shot in front of a building in Astoria, while he was walking with a bag of food in his hands. “Here always if there is no fight … Read more