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
Before Rosa Parks changed history by refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Alabama bus, a righteous Black Army lieutenant was court martialed for taking the same stand in Texas. His name: Jackie Robinson. Robinson is best known, of course, for breaking baseball’s color barrier in 1947. But on July 6, 1944, Robinson … Read more
TAMPA — J.C. Escarra took the scenic route, but the catcher finally reached his desired destination when Aaron Boone summoned him to his office on Saturday. With hidden cameras recording their conversation, Boone initially acted as if Escarra had not made the Yankees’ roster after an all-around impressive spring. Then the manager dropped the charade. … Read more
PORT ST. LUCIE — Love him or loathe him, you can’t miss Juan Soto’s at-bats. You can’t miss the theatrics of his at-bats, the infamous “Soto Shuffle” that inspired a song, and the gamebreaking home runs. “It’s good for us,” said Mets closer Edwin Diaz. “Because we don’t have to face him anymore.” That seems … Read more
The Defense Department (DoD) efforts to purge civil rights figures from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney. That link once directed readers to a biography about the Medal of Honor winner who inspired Denzel Washington’s character in the 1989 movie “Glory.” It now leads … Read more
A 54-year-old woman serving a year on Rikers Island for misdemeanor assault died early Thursday, with her son charging the notorious Queens detention center “killed her.” The death, an apparent suicide according to sources, took place in West Facility and is the fourth fatality connected to New York City jails since Feb. 19. It comes … Read more
A Ponzi schemer’s “extraordinary” cooperation with authorities wasn’t enough to spare him federal prison time, after one of his many victims spoke out in court about the enormous human cost of his multimillion-dollar scam. Gregory Altieri, a former Long Island jewelry business owner, was sentenced to two and a half years behind bars Thursday, after … Read more
With one day left to go on the Trump administration’s March 21 deadline for New York to end its congestion pricing toll, Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy posted a “30-day extension” notice to social media Thursday afternoon. While Duffy restated the administration’s demand for Gov. Hochul to end the tolling program, which charges most motorists … Read more
Mayor Adams on Monday didn’t rule out running as an independent in November’s general election should he lose this summer’s Democratic primary — and sources say such a move is indeed gaining serious traction inside the Adams camp. “When I’m ready to roll out my official reannouncement and my plan, I will do so, and … Read more
Josh Hart is finding his way into the NBA record books in one cool category for the Knicks this season. Hart, a Swiss-army knife utility player in New York, recorded his eighth triple-double of the season and 14th of his career with 12 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists in Monday’s victory over the Miami … Read more