The deadly legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem continues to spread, forcing residents to be hyper-vigilant and on the look-out for the flu-like symptoms associated with the illness. According to an update on Tuesday from New York City Department of Health, a third death has been linked to the growing cluster. Health officials have identified 67 … Read more
No damage had been reported by late Sunday afternoon from the earthquake that rocked New Jersey and environs Saturday night, though aftershocks were still a possibility. “No further impacts reported at this time,” NYCEM spokesperson Aries Dela Cruz told the Daily News in an email Sunday. The magnitude 3 quake, generally considered to be a … Read more
City animal shelters, bursting at the seams due to an unprecedented influx of animals, have been given an additional $1 million from the city to tackle their critical capacity issues, the Daily News has learned. “My commitment to serving all New Yorkers truly means ALL!” Adams wrote on his @ericadamsfornyc X account. “And that includes … Read more
Donald Trump came under fire — and rightfully so — 10 years ago when he crassly mocked a disabled New York Times reporter. On Saturday, Trump got slapped with a bit of payback when a group of protesters dubbing themselves the Disabled Resistance invaded the glitzy lobby of Trump Tower and staged a raucous rally … Read more
A hero FDNY firefighter who once rescued a victim in a wheelchair from a burning building died after falling off his motorcycle on the FDR Drive and being struck by a driver who did not remain at the scene, police said. Matthew Goicochea was riding his 2023 Yamaha motorcycle uptown on the parkway when he … Read more
Mayor Adams took a shot Thursday at the lawyer representing four retired NYPD chiefs suing him and senior department officials over allegations of cronyism and corruption, claiming her ongoing criticism of him raises questions about the accusations. Adams, who largely didn’t address the substance of the ex-chiefs’ damning allegations, called the attorney, Sarena Townsend, “a former … Read more
A 15-year-old boy died early Friday as he tried to ride the top of a subway train at a Queens station, police said. Cops called to the Queensboro Plaza station found the teen lying unconscious on the train tracks for the No. 7 line at about 2:45 a.m., police said. EMS rushed the teen to … Read more
Three men brutally attacked a 28-year-old woman in Queens, yelling anti-LGBTQ slurs at her — with one of the assailants strangling her until she lost consciousness — in what cops are investigating as a possible hate crime, according to a police source. The victim and her attackers, who knew each other, got into an argument … Read more
Around three dozen people were injured after a mega yacht struck a Hudson River dock in upper Manhattan on Saturday afternoon, the FDNY said. First responders rushed to the scene around 4:18 p.m. near the Henry Hudson Parkway and W. 130th St. off of West Harlem after a large cocktail cruise ship with several hundred … Read more
After a year of delays, Grand Central Madison is expected to get its first bar-restaurant next month — an eastern outpost of the well-known Penn Station pub Tracks. “I’m very excited to come into Grand Central,” Bruce Caulfield, co-owner of the transit watering hole, told reporters Monday. “I’ve already hired staff.” “I grew up on … Read more