A JFK Airport warehouse worker used a forklift to steal more than $158,000 of Peruvian gold jewelry while on the job, federal officials allege. Shakeem Smith, 31, of Queens, was indicted in Brooklyn Federal Court Wednesday on a stolen cargo charge, accused of swiping the jewelry from the LATAM Cargo warehouse at the airport. Smith … Read more
Two men were killed and eight people wounded in a spate of shootings over a bloody six-hour span in New York City stretching into early Sunday — including a caught-on-video slaying where a hooded gunman executed a man at a crowded block party. The string of shootings, which spanned three boroughs and are not believed … Read more
A young man from Queens who was fatally shot in Puerto Rico while visiting for a Bad Bunny concert was planning to propose to his girlfriend in the fall, his grieving mom told the Daily News. Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old East Elmhurst man, was fatally shot at a nightclub in San Juan’s La Perla neighborhood … Read more
Two scooter riders were killed when they got into a crash involving five other vehicles on the Bronx River Parkway early Monday, police said. A driver involved in the crash was taken into custody for suspected drunk driving, cops said. Charges were not immediately filed. The motorized scooter riders, a 23-year-old man and a 21-year-old … Read more
A tense standoff near Georgia’s Emory University ended Friday evening with the suspected shooter and a police officer dead. “There is no ongoing threat to the Emory campus or the surrounding neighborhood,” the City of Atlanta Police Department posted on social media shortly before 7 p.m. “The incident involved a single shooter, who is now … Read more
A Texas businessman who runs a string of President Trump-themed restaurants was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Trump Burger owner Roland Beainy entered the U.S. in 2019 as a non-immigrant and was allowed to remain in the country through February 2024. The 28-year-old from Lebanon was arrested in May and released on … Read more
A 15-year-old was ordered held without bail in the caught-on-camera killing of a 14-year-old boy in a Bronx playground, officials said Friday. The teen, who was ordered to a juvenile facility until his next court date, was the last of four suspects charged in the death of Angel Mendoza to be arraigned, officials said. Cops … Read more
The National Dominican Day parade will start two hours earlier and run fewer blocks, with 500 more cops assigned compared to last year, when one man was slashed and the celebration was shut down early, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Friday. “From my perspective, having looked at what occurred last year and the staffing numbers, … Read more
Actress Christina Applegate is in the hospital fighting an agonizingly painful, double kidney infection with intravenous antibiotics, she revealed Tuesday. The “Married…With Children” alum first started feeling unwell while visiting family in Europe, she said on Tuesday’s edition of the podcast “MeSsy,” which she co-hosts with fellow actress and MS sufferer Jamie-Lynn Sigler, broadcasting from … Read more
A carriage horse collapsed and died on a Manhattan street Tuesday afternoon, officials said — reigniting the debate over use of the animals. The 15-year-old Standardbred Cross horse named “Lady” was on her way from Central Park to her stable when she suddenly collapsed around 2:28 p.m. near West 51St. and 11th Ave. in Hell’s … Read more