A brazen thief stole an elderly woman’s shopping cart that contained $40,000 in cashier’s checks on Wednesday in the Bronx, police said. The 85-year-old woman was approached by an unidentified man around noon on Marion Ave. and E. 195th St. in Fordham, where the thief snatched her shopping cart, which contained an Apple iPhone and … Read more
The mid-air collision between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington, D.C. killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft, according to a preliminary report by the Federal Aviation Administration. A total of 60 passengers and four crewmembers were onboard American Eagle Flight 5342, while three soldiers from Fort Belvoir were onboard … Read more
To win transportation funding under the new Donald Trump administration, the MTA will have to cooperate with Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, can’t enforce mask or vaccine requirements — and had better hope New Yorkers start tying the knot and making babies. The unusual guidelines for federal transportation funding are part of an order signed earlier … Read more
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — Marianne Faithfull, the British pop star, muse, libertine and old soul who inspired and helped write some of the Rolling Stones’ greatest songs and endured as a torch singer and survivor of the lifestyle she once embodied, has died. She was 78. Faithfull passed away Thursday in London, … Read more
The Trump Department of Transportation is actively considering its options to kill New York’s congestion pricing plan, just three weeks after it started, two sources told the New York Times. The newspaper reported Thursday that the Trump Administration is weighing whether it can pull the plug on “a key federal authorization” granted by the Biden … Read more
Audio and video from the collision of American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army helicopter over the Potomac revealed some clues about the aircrafts’ last moments. The crash itself was caught on camera as one air traffic controller said, “I just saw a fireball,” confirming that the two aircraft had indeed collided and plummeted into … Read more
Among the victims of Wednesday’s deadly jet-helicopter crash in Washington D.C., were six members of the Skating Club of Boston, including a pair of teenage figure skaters, an official said Thursday. Skaters Jinna Han and Spencer Lane, who were around 16, and both of their mothers were killed, as were coaches Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim … Read more
Mayor Adams is canceling most public appearances this week and will undergo medical tests after not “feeling his best” over the past few days, according to a statement from his spokesman. The statement, issued shortly before 11 p.m. Sunday by Deputy Mayor for Communications Fabien Levy, said the 64-year-old Adams will “have a number of … Read more
A worker replacing a billboard at Victoria’s Secret flagship store in Midtown Manhattan fell to his death after an MTA bus hit a boom lift, police sources said Monday. Vladimir Cruz, 39, was in the bucket of the lift “protruding into the roadway” as he worked outside the store on Fifth Ave. near E. 51st … Read more
A New York State Police trooper whose alleged shooting sparked a manhunt last fall pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges he falsified the incident, hours after turning himself in to authorities. He also resigned, New York State Police Superintendent Steven James said at a press conference detailing the charges levied against Thomas Mascia. The … Read more