TikTok star Sana Yousaf has died after being shot at her home in Pakistan in what officials are calling a “cold-blooded murder.” The 17-year-old was fatally shot Monday night by a man who had repeatedly contacted her online, local authorities confirmed Tuesday. An unidentified 22-year-old was arrested roughly 20 hours later on suspicion of murder. … Read more
State Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal has long spoken out about the need for more units to address New York City’s affordable housing crisis — but has consolidated multiple homes in a pricey co-op to create a multimillion-dollar apartment for himself. Between 2006 and 2016, Hoylman-Sigal and his husband combined three Greenwich Village apartments to form their … Read more
We all saw and heard over the past month, did we ever, saw how deeply people still care about the Knicks around here, in this time when the Knicks finally fell short of making it back to the Finals but mattered as much over the past month as they ever had in New York. And … Read more
A social worker for Rep. Jerrold Nadler is still “traumatized” after a Department of Homeland Security officer handcuffed and detained her in the congressman’s lower Manhattan office, an official in Nadler’s office said Sunday. The caught-on-video Wednesday clash drew outrage from Nadler (D-Manhattan). “If this can happen in a member of Congress’ office, it can … Read more
A man who reportedly set people on fire in Boulder, Colo., on Sunday injured several victims— some critically — triggering the evacuation of a large portion of the city’s downtown. The assailant was arrested, Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said at an afternoon briefing, adding that investigators were gathering more information on him before releasing … Read more
Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos joined immigration advocates on Thursday to demand federal authorities release Dylan, a Bronx high school student detained in an immigration courthouse. Dylan, 20, an asylum seeker from Venezuela and a student at ELLIS Preparatory Academy, was arrested at a routine court hearing last week after the government moved to dismiss his … Read more
A passenger on a flight from Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport had an onboard outburst and allegedly attacked a flight attendant, the Justice Department said. The incident occurred Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. on American Airlines Flight 3359 headed for Chicago. The passenger, identified as Julius Jordan Priester, 24, of Wichita, Kan., allegedly got out of his seat, took … Read more
The puppy who chewed off the face of a Queens baby girl who had just died in her parents bed was going to be trained as a service dog for the baby’s non-verbal autistic stepbrother, the heartbroken parents said Thursday. The mother and stepdad of 6-week-old Kiyanna Winfield say she was born with a heart … Read more
The Knicks needed their finisher more than ever. A 20-point lead had turned to 10 in a matter of minutes, and the Indiana Pacers’ first big run in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals had a sellout Madison Square Garden crowd holding its collective breath. But on a night the Knicks required all hands … Read more
Several hundred New York City high school students walked out of class Tuesday to protest the Trump administration’s threats to immigrant students and higher education. Around noon, students from at least 25 schools, including the Bronx High School of Science, Stuyvesant High School and Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, descended on Union Square Park … Read more