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
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of four more international students at Columbia University in recent days, the school announced late Sunday. Reasons for the cancellations were not clear. The federal government has terminated the visas of hundreds of foreign-born students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement that engulfed college campuses last year — though … Read more
A two-stop ride on the B train Friday wasn’t enough to change the mind of Sean Duffy, the head of President Trump’s Department of Transportation, about how dirty and dangerous he thinks the New York City subway system is. “We’re not where this needs to be,” Duffy said of the subway’s cleanliness and safety after … 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
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
Columbia University faculty sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to restore $400 million in federal funding withdrawn over antisemitism concerns — and stop the government from meddling in university affairs. The lawsuit, brought by the faculty members’ union in Manhattan Federal Court, accused several agencies of ignoring the legally required process to terminate funding. Instead, … 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