Bronx suspect in NYPD cop assault nabbed in CT police chase

Bronx suspect in NYPD cop assault nabbed in CT police chase

A Bronx man suspected of assaulting an off-duty NYPD officer and a Bronx woman who was with him as he fled were arrested in Connecticut following a wild police chase that left a state trooper injured and multiple vehicles damaged. At approximately 2:18 p.m. Wednesday, Connecticut State Police were alerted that Jonser Hernandez-Mota was traveling … Read more

2-year-old Montrell Williams was standing next to his dad before father tossed him in Bronx River: prosecutor

2-year-old Montrell Williams was standing next to his dad before father tossed him in Bronx River: prosecutor

An unsuspecting and innocent Montrell Williams stood next to his dad for several minutes on an expressway overpass last month before the unhinged father hoisted the toddler over the railing and into the cold, murky waters of the Bronx River below, prosecutors said Thursday. “Montrell was seen alive and standing near his father moments before … Read more

Man, 50, dies after being found stabbed in neck at NYC subway station

Man, 50, dies after being found stabbed in neck at NYC subway station

A 50-year-old man found stabbed in the back of the neck at a Greenwich Village subway station has died, police said Tuesday. The city’s medical examiner on Friday declared the death of Vincent Norman a homicide after he succumbed to his injuries at Bellevue Hospital. Transit officers were conducting an inspection at the W. Fourth … Read more

YouTuber Mikayla Raines, 29, died by suicide amid cyberbullying, husband says

YouTuber Mikayla Raines, 29, died by suicide amid cyberbullying, husband says

YouTuber Mikayla Raines, whose SaveAFox channel and organization focused on animal rescue, has died by suicide after years of online bullying reached a boiling point. She was 29. The activist’s husband, Ethan, announced her death Monday in an emotional video, just two days after Raines’ last post. “A couple days ago, Mikayla Raines passed away,” … Read more

Trump drops F-bomb on Israel and Iran after both nations violate ceasefire

Trump drops F-bomb on Israel and Iran after both nations violate ceasefire

President Trump dropped an F-bomb on both Israel and Iran Tuesday as he urged the warring nations to respect his fragile ceasefire to end the two-week war. “We basically have two countries that have been fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the f–k they’re doing,” Trump said as he left … Read more

New Yorkers brace scorching heat to vote in high-stakes NYC mayoral primary

New Yorkers brace scorching heat to vote in high-stakes NYC mayoral primary

New Yorkers are heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in local elections — including the hotly-contested Democratic primary for mayor — bracing a heat wave that’s projected to drive the mercury to at least 100. As of 9 a.m., nearly 99,000 New Yorkers had voted Tuesday, according to returns released by the Board of … Read more

A shopping trip for balloons leads to a homophobic attack in Brooklyn during Pride month: DA

A shopping trip for balloons leads to a homophobic attack in Brooklyn during Pride month: DA

A Brooklyn ballet dancer who stopped into his local 99-cent store to buy balloons — only to be attacked with a razor by a 79-year-old worker accused of spewing homophobic slurs — says the suspect appeared to be trying to stab his eye out. Nathaniel Platt was in a hurry to make a dance performance … Read more

Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protesting Israel’s war in Gaza after returning home

Mahmoud Khalil vows to continue protesting Israel’s war in Gaza after returning home

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained for more than three months, pushed his infant son’s stroller with one hand and pumped his fist in the air with the other as supporters welcomed him home Saturday. Mahmoud Khalil greeted friends and spoke briefly to reporters Saturday at New Jersey’s Newark International Airport a day after … Read more

Cruise yacht with 350 people aboard slams into Hudson River dock, injuring 35 in NYC

Cruise yacht with 350 people aboard slams into Hudson River dock, injuring 35 in NYC

Around three dozen people were injured after a mega yacht struck a Hudson River dock in upper Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, the FDNY said. First responders rushed to the scene around 4:18 p.m. near the Henry Hudson Parkway and W. 130th St. off of West Harlem after a large cocktail cruise ship with several hundred … Read more

NYPD boosts police presence at sensitive sites after U.S. strikes on Iran

NYPD boosts police presence at sensitive sites after U.S. strikes on Iran

New York City elected officials and the NYPD announced Saturday night an increase in police presence at sensitive sites following the U.S. striking three Iranian nuclear facilities. “We’re tracking the situation unfolding in Iran,” the NYPD said in a post on X around 9 p.m., an hour before President Trump discussed the strikes in a … Read more