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
Despite their underdog mindset, the Indiana Pacers have thrived in clutch moments this postseason, performing like true champions when the stakes are highest. Before their 106-100 loss to the Knicks in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Sunday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse — where they squandered a 20-point lead — Rick Carlisle’s squad was … Read more
A suspect wanted for the caught-on-video beatdown of an off-duty NYPD cop robbed of his wallet and pistol has been captured in Virginia, cops said Tuesday. U.S. marshals, working with the NYPD, used the handcuffs belonging to the wounded cop when they took 23-year-old Taveon Hargrove into custody, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said on X. … Read more
Mayor Adams has sued the city’s Campaign Finance Board over its repeated denial of matching funds for his reelection campaign. The lawsuit, first reported by Politico on Tuesday, seeks $3.4 million that the mayor has been denied by the CFB, which has cited Adams’ five-count federal indictment in its decisions. “An indictment is not a … Read more
Dominic Chianese still has a lot of living to do. And he thinks Tony Soprano may too. The 94-year-old actor best known for playing Uncle Junior on HBO’s mob hit “The Sopranos” is coming to Town Hall on June 30 where he plans to tell stories about his life so far and play folk songs. … Read more
Hours after allegedly bashing in Diana Agudelo’s skull during a chance encounter on Randalls Island, ex-con Miguel Jiraud tried to paint himself as a good Samaritan who did the right thing and called 911 after innocently finding his victim’s broken body near a bike path. But his court-ordered GPS ankle monitor — a stark, uncomfortable … Read more