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
As the most colorful month of the year enters its third week, New York City continues to burst with opportunities to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture, creativity and resilience. Across the five boroughs, Pride celebrations invite New Yorkers of all ages and backgrounds to reflect on the community’s hard-won progress, while recommitting to the ongoing fight for … Read more
Two men — possibly brothers — were shot in the Bronx Friday night, with both near death, police and sources said. The pair were hanging out outside a smoke shop on Dyre Ave. near Light St. in Baychester — near the last stop on the No. 5 subway line — when a man opened fire … Read more
Ananda Lewis, the former MTV VJ known in the late 1990s as the “It Girl” for the hip-hop generation, has died after a years-long battle with breast cancer. The TV host, former model and social activist was 52. “She’s free, and in His heavenly arms,” her sister Lakkshmi Emory announced on Facebook Wednesday, punctuated with … Read more
A body believed to be missing 2-year-old Bronx boy Montrell Williams was recovered from the East River Wednesday afternoon, police sources said. Investigators are working to officially confirm the identity of the child’s body found in the waters off Ferry Point Park in the Bronx near the Whitestone Bridge at 12:18 p.m. “We are grieving, … Read more
Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted on a sexual assault charge in a split verdict in Manhattan Wednesday, a year after the verdict in his landmark 2020 trial was overturned. Despite tension among jurors, the panel of seven women and five men found Weinstein guilty after five days of deliberation of conducting a criminal sex … Read more
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — Silentó, the Atlanta rapper known for his hit song “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae),” pleaded guilty but mentally ill Wednesday to voluntary manslaughter and other charges in the 2021 shooting death of his 34-year-old cousin. The 27-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Ricky Lamar Hawk, was sentenced to 30 years in prison, … Read more
President Trump’s new travel ban has sparked widespread outrage and fear in New York’s sprawling Haitian community, by far the biggest local diaspora group affected by the edict aimed at 12 nations. Pastors, shopkeepers and community leaders worried out loud that their community would seek to stay out of sight to avoid any contact with … Read more
Neighbors of a 15-year-old girl found dead in the East River a week after disappearing into the water are worried her devoted mother won’t be able to survive without her beloved daughter by her side. “Her mom was devastated,” said Christine Vasquez, 35, a resident in the Upper East Side building where the mom and … Read more