An elderly orthopedic surgeon admitted his love of birds turned into a dark obsession, telling a Brooklyn judge that he’s done with collecting stuffed endangered species for good. John Waldrop, 76, of Georgia, amassed a staggering collection of 1,401 taxidermy mounts and 2,594 eggs, most of them through smuggling or unauthorized means, before federal authorities … Read more
A Brooklyn hospital is facing scrutiny over an array of issues from potential overtime abuse to allegations of improper selling of equipment, the Daily News has learned. The probe at South Brooklyn Health — formerly known as Coney Island Hospital — started several months ago following a meeting between a trio of city Health and … Read more
Taylor Schabusiness, the Wisconsin woman serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing and dismemberment of her ex-boyfriend, appeared in court Friday morning, where she was tackled by officers after screaming and lunging at her attorney. Schabusiness was sentenced in September 2023 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She was convicted of … Read more
Police arrested a man who stabbed a 57-year-old woman in the face early Friday morning at the World Trade Center Memorial, cops said. Just before 2 a.m. Amir Thompson walked up to the victim near Liberty St. and Greenwich St. in lower Manhattan and reportedly said, “I know you from somewhere,” before punching her and … Read more
A “well-loved” first grade teacher was fatally shot in the head inside her Bronx home with her mom, who uses a wheelchair, hearing the fatal shot from the apartment below, police said Wednesday. Cops are now looking to question the 35-year-old boyfriend of Jessica Hoyle, 31, for the Tuesday night shooting. Hoyle was a teacher … Read more
Dan Halloran, a former member of the New York City Council who once spent five years in federal prison on corruption and fraud charges, has been arrested in Miami and charged with child pornography, federal authorities said. Halloran was arrested at Miami International Airport on Saturday after he was allegedly caught with approximately 1,000 videos … Read more
Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision to dismiss “with prejudice” the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams was a stinging indictment of the Justice Department’s position that it could drop the case to procure the mayor’s cooperation on immigration matters. “DOJ’s immigration enforcement rationale is both unprecedented and breathtaking in its sweep. DOJ cites … Read more
Two men hung a noose from a Queens water tower, then apparently stopped to snap a picture of it with a cell phone, cops said Sunday. The NYPD Hate Crime Task Force is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime. The men hoisted the noose from a tower on top of a building on … Read more
Relatives of a pedestrian killed by an e-bike rider on a Brooklyn street said there should be stronger laws to regulate the motorized vehicles — and tougher penalties for reckless riders. “There needs to be more strict laws regarding this,” said Elvira Ramirez Cruz, whose nephew Luis Cruz, 49, was mowed down by an e-bike … Read more
Early on the day a Brooklyn mom is accused in connection with the drowning of her 6-year-old daughter Madeline Tavarez during a bathtub baptism, she sent the girl’s aunt an ominous message. “Pray for peace and for Madeline the devil wants her bc she is not baptized,” reads a text to the aunt viewed by … Read more