The husband of Food Network star Anne Burrell reportedly first found his wife collapsed on the shower floor before she was pronounced dead Tuesday morning. It was six or seven hours after Stuart Claxton had last seen his wife alive in their Brooklyn apartment around 1 a.m., reported TMZ, citing law enforcement sources. Burrell was … Read more
By LUIS ALBERTO CRUZ and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Powerful Hurricane Erick made landfall in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca early Thursday as a major hurricane before moving inland and weakening as it dumped heavy rain, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. The hurricane’s center was located about 60 miles (100 kilometers) … Read more
A BMW driver has been arrested after a four-month investigation for fatally striking a 75-year-old Bronx man walking home from mosque, police said Thursday. Rafael Delgado, 61, was charged Wednesday with reckless endangerment, failure to yield and failure to exercise due care, cops said. Victim Wahid Miah had the right of way as he crossed … Read more
A Long Island child therapist admitted Wednesday she collected and shared baby rape videos online, and even pretended to be the one doing the raping in online chats. Renee Hoberman, 37, who also goes by the name Rina, pleaded guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography in Long Island Federal Court, after she posted … Read more
After a year of delays, Grand Central Madison is expected to get its first bar-restaurant next month — an eastern outpost of the well-known Penn Station pub Tracks. “I’m very excited to come into Grand Central,” Bruce Caulfield, co-owner of the transit watering hole, told reporters Monday. “I’ve already hired staff.” “I grew up on … Read more
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn announced Monday the indictment of eight members of the violent 18th St. Gang, including the leader of their Queens crew, on racketeering, assault and other charges. The suspects are all accused of being members of the “54 Tiny Locos” clique of the 18th St. Gang — a transnational gang and MS-13 … Read more
Two court officers were stabbed and slashed by an apparently emotionally disturbed man at Manhattan Criminal Court Monday morning in what authorities called a “targeted attack.” When Jonathan Vohl, 37, first arrived at the courthouse about 9:44 a.m., he lined up at a metal detector and started the process of having his belongings scanned inside … Read more
The mourning maternal grandmother of 2-year-old Montrell Williams said she is filled with contempt for the boy’s father accused of tossing the toddler in the Bronx River — and for NYPD cops she accuses of not moving quickly enough to find the victim. Octavia Roane is heartbroken over the horrific death of her only grandchild, … Read more
A 26-year-old man riding a gas-powered moped died after a Department of Sanitation-commissioned garbage truck smashed into him in Brooklyn, police said Friday. Both vehicles were traveling westbound on Bushwick Ave. in East Williamsburg around 9:30 a.m. when the 20-year-old garbage truck driver plowed into the moped rider while trying to turn right onto Flushing … Read more
Prince Williams’ longtime friend Sunjay Kapur died on Thursday after reportedly swallowing a bee during a polo match in England. The billionaire businessman collapsed on the field in Windsor after being stung in his mouth, which caused anaphylactic shock that triggered a fatal heart attack, according to the Mirror. “He was full of life, laughing, joking, … Read more