Grandma of 2-year-old Montrell Williams, drowned in Bronx River, says NYPD botched response

Grandma of 2-year-old Montrell Williams, drowned in Bronx River, says NYPD botched response

The mourning maternal grandmother of 2-year-old Montrell Williams said she is filled with contempt for the boy’s father accused of tossing the toddler in the Bronx River — and for NYPD cops she accuses of not moving quickly enough to find the victim. Octavia Roane is heartbroken over the horrific death of her only grandchild, … Read more

Garbage truck, MTA bus, oil truck accidents claim 3 lives in NYC in 1 day

Garbage truck, MTA bus, oil truck accidents claim 3 lives in NYC in 1 day

A 26-year-old man riding a gas-powered moped died after a Department of Sanitation-commissioned garbage truck smashed into him in Brooklyn, police said Friday. Both vehicles were traveling westbound on Bushwick Ave. in East Williamsburg around 9:30 a.m. when the 20-year-old garbage truck driver plowed into the moped rider while trying to turn right onto Flushing … Read more

Where to go and what to do

Where to go and what to do

As the most colorful month of the year enters its third week, New York City continues to burst with opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, creativity and resilience. Across the five boroughs, Pride celebrations invite New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to reflect on the community’s hard-won progress, while recommitting to the ongoing fight for … Read more

Double shooting outside Bronx smoke shop leaves 2 men in critical condition

Double shooting outside Bronx smoke shop leaves 2 men in critical condition

Two men — possibly brothers — were shot in the Bronx Friday night, with both near death, police and sources said. The pair were hanging out outside a smoke shop on Dyre Ave. near Light St. in Baychester — near the last stop on the No. 5 subway line — when a man opened fire … Read more

Body believed to be missing 2-year-old Bronx boy Montrell Williams found in East River

Body believed to be missing 2-year-old Bronx boy Montrell Williams found in East River

A body believed to be missing 2-year-old Bronx boy Montrell Williams was recovered from the East River Wednesday afternoon, police sources said. Investigators are working to officially confirm the identity of the child’s body found in the waters off Ferry Point Park in the Bronx near the Whitestone Bridge at 12:18 p.m. “We are grieving, … Read more

Harvey Weinstein convicted in Manhattan sexual assault retrial in split verdict

Harvey Weinstein convicted in Manhattan sexual assault retrial in split verdict

Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted on a sexual assault charge in a split verdict in Manhattan Wednesday, a year after the verdict in his landmark 2020 trial was overturned. Despite tension among jurors, the panel of seven women and five men found Weinstein guilty after five days of deliberation of conducting a criminal sex … Read more

Mom of daughter drowned in East River knew God would ‘bring her body back’: neighbors

Mom of daughter drowned in East River knew God would ‘bring her body back’: neighbors

Neighbors of a 15-year-old girl found dead in the East River a week after disappearing into the water are worried her devoted mother won’t be able to survive without her beloved daughter by her side. “Her mom was devastated,” said Christine Vasquez, 35, a resident in the Upper East Side building where the mom and … Read more

Harvey Weinstein judge denies mistrial bid in NYC sex assault retrial as jury deliberations continue

Harvey Weinstein judge denies mistrial bid in NYC sex assault retrial as jury deliberations continue

A Manhattan judge in Harvey Weinstein’s rape and sexual assault retrial denied his motion for a mistrial Friday after a juror said he heard fellow jurors talking about another member of the panel in a courthouse elevator. Jurors ended the day without a verdict and are due back in Manhattan Supreme Court Monday morning. Weinstein’s lawyers … Read more

Rough arrests by ICE agents unfold inside Manhattan federal courthouse amid Trump crackdown

Rough arrests by ICE agents unfold inside Manhattan federal courthouse amid Trump crackdown

Two people were pinned to the ground and arrested by ICE agents who were waiting in the hallways outside federal immigration courtrooms as a blitz of migrant arrests at courthouses continued in lower Manhattan Friday. Over a dozen federal agents, some hiding their faces with neck gaiters or medical masks, stood talking in small groups … Read more

Queens middle school teacher busted for allegedly raping teen

Queens middle school teacher busted for allegedly raping teen

A Queens middle school teacher was busted Tuesday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a teenager, cops said. David Ospino, 36, who teaches at Intermediate School 204 Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School in Long Island City, faces charges of rape and endangering the welfare of a child. The alleged victim was not a student at the … Read more