Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani — who has faced heat lately over years-old social media posts critical of the police — came face-to-face with an audience of NYPD officers Tuesday night and told them he would, if elected, spare them the responsibility of responding to most mental health calls. “We must stop asking them to … Read more
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
Actress Loni Anderson, best known as the high-heeled-strutting receptionist in the 1980s hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday. She was just a few days shy of her 80th birthday, which would have been Tuesday. “We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our dear wife, mother and grandmother,” Anderson’s family said in a … 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
A driver struck and killed a 47-year-old pedestrian crossing a Brooklyn street, then left the scene, police said Sunday. The crash happened around 3:45 a.m. on Saturday at Broadway and Suydam St., on the Bedford-Stuyvesant-Bushwick border, cops said. Police found the man dead at the scene, then determined that an unknown vehicle struck him while … Read more
Two men were wounded, one fatally, in a spray of bullets during a gathering in a Brooklyn playground early Sunday, police said. The victims were hanging out in Powell Playground on Glenmore Ave. near Powell St. in Brownsville when shots rang out about 12:35 a.m., police said. Medics rushed a 42-year-old man shot in the … Read more
Oswald Peraza‘s tenure in New York is over. The Yankees traded the struggling infielder to the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday and quickly replaced him by trading Everson Pereira to the Rays for infielder Jose Caballero, the team announced Thursday. In return, the Bombers received minor-league outfielder Wilberson De Pena and international money. The deal … Read more
Mikal Bridges finally got his deal. The Knicks and the star forward agreed to a four-year, $150 million deal on Thursday, league sources told The Daily News. ESPN’s Shams Charania was the first to break the news. The deal includes a player option for the 2029-30 NBA season and a trade kicker. Which means New … Read more
Sebije Nelovic is the one who got away — the cleaner who dodged death as the Park Ave. shooter opened fire on her but missed. She somehow managed to flee and hid in a supply closet, where she stayed for nearly three hours until police pulled her out. The 65-year-old employee of Rudin Management was … Read more
One of the suspects accused of engaging in a gruesome torture plot inside a SoHo townhouse to retrieve an Italian man’s Bitcoin password was released from Rikers Island on a $1 million bond Thursday, according to online jail records. Jonathan Woeltz, 37, posted the mammoth sum a week after a Manhattan judge agreed to release … Read more