Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino accused Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday of failing to enforce existing state law against the migrants that the White House is flying into an airport outside New York City under cover of darkness. Astorino, a former Westchester County executive, said a 1951 statute gives Hochul the power to determine the … Read more
Bullets flew on a Bronx street during a clash between a man on a scooter and a group hanging out on the sidewalk, video released early Wednesday shows. One of the men was riding a white scooter on Aqueduct Avenue near West 192nd Street in Fordham Manor around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday when he drove through … Read more
Donald Trump on Wednesday appealed a judge’s order holding him in civil contempt and fining him $10,000 a day in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ probe of his business dealings. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron had issued the ruling Monday, finding the former president failed to meet a March 31 deadline to turn over … Read more
A hit-and-run suspect rammed into a man and drove off after stealing a flatbed truck from in front of a Bronx lumber yard, shocking video shows. The suspect hopped inside the white 2002 Mitsubishi truck, which was parked on White Plains Road near East 239th Street in Wakefield, around 8:15 a.m. Friday, police said. Two … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams now says that he initially refused to commit to disclosing his tax returns because a reporter who asked a question on the topic did so “arrogantly” and showed him “disrespect.” Adams made the comments during an interview with former federal prosecutor Preet Bharara, who asked if the mayor plans to release his tax returns. … Read more
A 4-month-old girl died this week after her father brutally assaulted her in their Lower East Side apartment — leaving her with a fractured skull, police said. Little Cairo Sanchez-Dixon died at NYU Hospital Monday morning, where her family had rushed her unconscious and unresponsive with head trauma, cops said. The medical examiner’s office found … Read more
A 61-year-old man was killed when a blaze erupted in his Queens home early Wednesday, authorities said. The fire broke out in the basement of the two-story residence on Bedell Street near 115th Road in Jamaica around 4:30 a.m., officials said. Colin Cyrus was discovered unconscious and unresponsive – with severe burns – inside the … Read more
Newly obtained video shows the hellish conditions of a Brooklyn house fire that claimed the life of a 31-year-old firefighter and an autistic man who lived at the residence. The footage, shot by a neighbor before the FDNY arrived, captures bright orange flames and heavy black smoke pouring out of the two-story Canarsie home on … Read more
Three New Jersey teenagers were arrested on Sunday after allegedly wrecking a stolen Mercedes-Benz into multiple police cars on Long Island while trying to evade a traffic stop, leaving five officers with potentially “career-ending” injuries, Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder said. A loaded 9-millimiter pistol and 15 rounds were recovered from the vehicle, which a 16-year-old was driving. A 17-year-old … Read more
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics has tapped a white-shoe law firm to represent them in a last-minute bid to stay solvent just weeks before they are expected to go out of business. The embattled public integrity commission — criticized for allowing disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make millions off a book deal during the deadly … Read more