Buzz is buliding aroung a potential 2028 presidential run by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the progressive lawmaker smashes fundraising records and draws record crowds to rallies in red states. Polling guru Nate Silver Thursday even predicted Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) will be the next Democratic nominee for the White House. “I thought I was gonna surprise … Read more
A 61-year-old man sleeping under a box truck parked on a Bronx street was killed early Thursday when the driver pulled out of the spot, not knowing anyone was beneath the vehicle, police said. The victim was run over by the Hino 338 truck on Coster St. near Randall Ave. in Hunts Point at about … Read more
One man was killed, and two others injured Wednesday in a bloody brawl inside an upper Manhattan deli, police said. Police responded to a call of an assault around 5:30 p.m. near Broadway and W. 212th St. in Inwood — where a 24-year-old man was found outside the Ameer Deli and Grill, fatally stabbed in … Read more
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Tuesday called on Bronx and Manhattan prosecutors to crack down on recidivist criminals going through their courts and “reevaluate any blanket policies” that put them back on the streets without consequences. “These [blanket policies] are not isolated mistakes or unintended consequences,” Tisch said at the City Law Breakfast at New … Read more
Mayor Adams’ first deputy mayor Randy Mastro can continue representing Madison Square Garden against a lawsuit brought by NBA legend Charles Oakley, a judge ruled Monday. The judge’s decision comes after Oakley tried to get the judge to disqualify the Adams administration official from defending the arena, arguing earlier this month Mastro’s continued representation of … Read more
A retired NYPD cop took bribes to search police databases when he was on the force, feeding his criminal cousin info to help members of a burglary ring, prosecutors said Monday. Richard Arce, 54 sold his police shield for cheap, typically taking $40 to $50 for each search, according to Brooklyn prosecutors. He fed his … Read more
Bo Dietl, a private security contractor and ex-NYPD detective, was interviewed by federal investigators as part of a corruption probe scrutinizing Tim Pearson, a former top adviser to Mayor Adams, the Daily News has learned. Sources familiar with the interview confirmed that Dietl spoke with the investigators, but it was unclear when the sit-down occurred … Read more
Nicky Katt, the respected character actor best known for “Dazed and Confused” and “Boston Public,” died by suicide at his Southern California home, according to a report published Monday. He was 54. Katt’s body was found hanging inside his Burbank residence, TMZ reported. His landlord discovered the grisly scene on April 8. The landlord had … Read more
A man in a “Ghost Face” sweatshirt from the “Scream” horror movie franchise raped a 50-year-old woman on a secluded residential block in Queens, police said Saturday. The victim was nearing the corner of 162nd St. and 89th Ave. in Jamaica at about 3 a.m. Friday when the suspect grabbed her from behind, cops said. … Read more
The Yankees and Mets know plenty about great closers, even though the Yankees know a lot more, because they had Mariano Rivera, the best who ever lived. And it was just a few years ago that Edwin Diaz looked like the best the Mets ever had and the best in baseball that 2022 season, when … Read more