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What to know about the G train summer shutdown
The 11.4-mile long Brooklyn-Queens Crosstown G train subway service will be partially shut down this summer for track reconstruction and modern signal installation. Starting Friday, June 28, the G train will undergo the first phase of an extensive multi-week, 24/7 project to replace its 1930s-era legacy signal system with Communications-based train control (CBTC) — a wireless connectivity system that keeps trains in constant contact, and in turn, more reliable.
84-year-old cancer survivor hit by stray bullet in NYC calls it ‘miracle’ she cheated death again
An 84-year-old Brooklyn cancer survivor who was struck by a stray bullet while sitting in her walker told The Post on Tuesday that she’s happy she’s cheated death again. “It’s a miracle,” Althea Lawson said from her hospital bed. “I don’t have enough tongue to tell God thanks I’m still here today. Thank God it never hit me in my head!” Lawson was struck in her left arm by the errant bullet while she sat on the sidewalk near the corner of Brooklyn Avenue and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush around 6:45 p.m. Monday, police said. She was rushed to Kings County Hospital...
New mural unveiled at Ocean and Bidwell avenues in Jersey City (PHOTOS)
The community garden at Ocean and Bidwell avenues will never sit unattended. Jersey City artist Jesse Wright, also known as Sunday Rebel, made sure of that when he created the “As Above, So Below (Past, Present, Future Forward)” mural overlooking the garden. If you purchase a product or...
Innocent 84-year-old woman shot while sitting in her walker on NYC corner
An innocent 84-year-old woman was shot while sitting in her walker on a Brooklyn street corner Monday evening. The woman was struck by a stray bullet in her left arm as she sat on the sidewalk near the intersection of Brooklyn Avenue and Foster Avenue in East Flatbush at around 6:45 pm., police and sources said. Maniac hijacks Georgia commuter bus with 17 on board, fatally shoots hostage during wild police chase She was rushed to Kings County Hospital and is expected to survive her injuries. Moped robbery victim, 97, wants lowlife who snatched her necklace locked up to learn to...
Munchy migrant bites three NYPD cops in three separate incidents after shoplifting at Target: prosecutors
He has a taste for New York’s Finest. A migrant serial shoplifter bit three NYPD police officers in three separate incidents after he was arrested for stealing clothes from a Manhattan Target, it was revealed in court Tuesday. Ysmael Qintero, a Venezuelan migrant with 18 shoplifting busts since December 2023, was ordered held on $50,000 bail on charges of two counts of assaulting a police officer and petit larceny after allegedly sinking his teeth into police officers last week — leaving two officers wounded, Manhattan prosecutors said. The munchy migrant first laid his fangs on a police officer after stealing three pairs of...
Driver Charged In Connection To Kearny Hit-And-Run Two Weeks Ago
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit has charged a Newark woman in connection with a hit-and-run collision that seriously injured a pedestrian in Kearny on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez reported this afternoon that 63-year old, Sonia Salazar, has been charged with knowingly leaving the...
Woman Missing In Newark: Police (Photo)
Felisima Alvarez was last seen at noon heading northbound on North 7th Street toward 6th Avenue, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Alvarez has been diagnosed with diabetes and memory loss, Fragé said. She speaks only Spanish, Fragé said. She is 5'3" and weighs 130...
Progress Reported, Options Presented for Sixth Street Embankment
Significant progress has been made in efforts to preserve the long-abandoned Sixth Street embankment and turn it into an attractive green space for public use. Advocates reported Monday night during a neighborhood meeting that they were satisfied with three new options for that would ensure its goals are met while allowing for the construction of one residential tower.
Eighth-floor fire forces evacuation of Journal Squared high-rise
Tenants at the Journal Squared high-rise in Jersey City were evacuated late Sunday night when a fire broke out on the eighth-floor pool deck, city officials said. The fire at 605 Pavonia Ave. was reported at 11:20 p.m., city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said. If you purchase a product or register...
Terrorists With ISIS Ties Arrested In Philadelphia, NYC: Report
The outlet says the suspects, some of whom were also arrested in Los Angeles and New York City, crossed over the southern border last year. The FBI and Department of Homeland Security provided a joint statement to Daily Voice:. “Over the last few days, ICE agents arrested several non-citizens pursuant...
‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for fatally shooting a Black man following a harrowing police chase through […] ‘Shoot First, Ask Questions Later’: Ex-New Jersey Cop Who Fired Seven Shots Into Car Killing Black Driver In Chase Over Speeding Ticket Sentenced to 27 Years In Prison
N.J. surgeon admits prescribing painkillers to patients who didn’t need them
A New Jersey doctor has pleaded guilty to federal charges of illegally prescribing opioid painkillers. Evangelos Megariotis, 72, of Clifton, admitted to seven counts of unlawful distribution of controlled substances in Newark federal court on Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey said in a news release. An indictment originally charged him with 34 counts of the crime.
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