“Gangster Granny,” the 65-year-old leader of a U.K. crime family, and seven of her associates were sentenced to a combined 106 years in prison for dealing more than $100 million worth of cocaine across the country, officials announced Friday. Deborah Mason, who’s also known as “Queen Bee” and “Gangsta Deb,” recruited her sister, her four … Read more
A Harlem man who was shot and killed in a housing complex courtyard had a bright mind and a loving home that were not enough to keep him away from the streets, his one-time foster mother told the News. Hamid Thomas, 32, was raised by a loving Bronx family, but no matter how hard they … Read more
Thomas Donlon, a former federal agent who served as police commissioner last fall, sued Mayor Adams and top current and former NYPD officials Wednesday, alleging they operated a “corrupt enterprise” that rewarded cronies and punished enemies at the expense of both the public and rank-and-file police officers, a copy of the suit shows. Donlon, 71, … Read more
A man dozing aboard a Manhattan subway train early Monday morning woke up to a nightmare — a belligerent straphanger who ended up stabbing him in the head. The 56-year-old victim was sleeping on a southbound 1 train when Geovalny Alcantara, 20, sat next to him around 6:14 a.m.. The victim woke up from his … Read more
The badly decomposed body of a man believed to be in his 40s was found in a van on a Queens street, police said Monday. The corpse was discovered in a white van parked on Calloway St. near Otis Ave. in Corona about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, cops said. There were no obvious signs of … Read more
The family of a man killed by police during a Bronx traffic stop six years ago may go to court to compel Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to terminate the NYPD lieutenant who fired the fatal shot, the Daily News has learned. Allan Feliz’s family and several civil rights groups are considering taking legal action to … Read more
The young BMW driver who died in a fiery car crash along with one of his passengers, on the Belt Parkway was swerving to avoid a motorcyclist when he bumped into another car and lost control, the sister of one of the surviving passengers said. Noah “Nova” Thompson, 24, died along with one of his … Read more
An ex-con who went to prison for shooting a teenager to death during a birthday party went on to go into business as a gun trafficker in Queens after his release on parole, federal prosecutors say. James Strong used his new lease on life to allegedly sell pistols and rifles to two buyers he thought would … Read more
The decomposed body of a 52-year-old man was discovered on a sailboat docked at Newtown Creek in Queens, police said Sunday. Shortly after noon, cops got a 911 call from a passerby who noticed the body in a sailboat docked near the Pulaski Bridge in Long Island City. EMS pronounced the man dead at the … Read more
A 21-year-old man was shot and critically wounded outside of a neighborhood pool in the Bronx, police said Sunday. Shots rang out around 3:40 p.m. near Fulton Ave. and E. 173rd St. in Morrisania, striking the victim in the neck, cops said. EMS transported him to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he remains in critical condition. … Read more