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Lawrence Man Charged With Fatal Shooting
A 28-year-old Lawrence man was charged with a shooting on Wednesday, April 24, where a man was rushed to the hospital and later died of his wounds, police said. Jason Rivera, 28 of Lawrence, has been charged with murder and is being held without bail, the Essex County District Attorney said.&n…
Two indicted on charges of killing Somerset County man, taking body to Brooklyn
Two men were indicted Thursday by a Somerset County grand jury on charges of murdering a Franklin Township man and then taking the body to Brooklyn. Daniel Matthews, 44, of Brooklyn, and Andrew Mumby, 47, of New Brunswick, are both facing multiple charges in the killing of Artis Young, 46, in the township on Dec. 29.
84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops
An 84-year-old man was found dead in a pond at a Bronx golf course on Friday afternoon, according to police. Police received a 911 call just after 2 p.m. for a water rescue after receiving reports of a man unconscious and unresponsive floating in the water at the Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Courses. An unattended golf cart was next to the pond, cops said. It’s unclear if he had been an active golfer who was using the cart, sources told The Post. Man, 26, dead after plunging from luxury NYC co-op in apparent suicide Family outraged after passersby ignore teen girl’s body in driveway after mysterious death The elderly man was pronounced dead at the scene. His body appeared to be decomposed, the sources added. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER His identity is being withheld pending family notification. The man’s cause of death remains under investigation, but police said no criminality is suspected at this time. The Post has reached out to Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Course officials for comment. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
Owner of exploded Michigan building arrested at airport while trying to leave US, authorities say
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business that caught fire and exploded, killing a man, was arrested at a New York airport as he was preparing to depart for Hong Kong on a one-way ticket, authorities said Friday. U.S. Customs and New York Port...
Alleged Bloods gang member faces conspiracy charges for ordering violence across LI while already in prison
Prosecutors say Latique Johnson ordered "Bloodhound Brims" members to carry out armed robberies, shootings and other crimes in Nassau and Suffolk counties while he was in a California federal prison.
Strange symptoms save COVID patient with deadly undiagnosed diseases
NEW YORK -- Vicky Dennis was hospitalized with strange symptoms after contracting COVID-19 in 2020. She described itchy skin, yellowing of her skin and dark urine.In the hospital, doctors discovered Dennis was living with undiagnosed, life-threatening diseases: autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cholangitis. Dennis, who was 27 years old at the time, was told she needed a liver transplant within the next five years to survive. "You feel frozen, like you can't move forward with your life because you know the only way forward is to get this new organ," she said. Enter Zoë Johnson, who knew Dennis for years since their partners...
Dancing NYC thug ‘The Donkey’ wanted for shooting woman who rejected his advances at party
This guy’s a real ass. NYPD cops are looking for a thug who goes by the street name “El Burro” — the Donkey — for shooting a woman multiple times after she rejected his handsy advances at an underground dance party in the Bronx early Monday, according to police sources. The 20-year-old woman said she was partying with pals in the basement of a building on 165th Street around midnight when a guy she knew as “El Burro” offered her a drink and then started dancing with her. 84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops But then he...
Survivor of deadly military chopper crash has recovery setback
The New York National Guardsman severely injured in a National Guard helicopter crash in March has had another setback. Pratt is recovering at a Texas hospital. His family was optimistic that he would begin physical therapy this week. While he is making progress, some areas affected by the crash were not healing correctly, according to a GoFundMe account set up on behalf of the family.
What ships will be at Fleet Week New York 2024?
The USS Bataan (LHD 5) amphibious assault ship will be back in New York Harbor in May as one of the centerpieces for Fleet Week New York 2024, the U.S. Navy announced. Fleet Week will take place May 22-28 this year with a theme of "Fleet Week New York...Celebrating Those Who Serve."
Runs, parade will close NYC streets on April 27 and April 28
Before planning a route around the five boroughs of NYC this weekend, drivers should take note of street closures expected in both Brooklyn and Manhattan. The Brooklyn closures will be on Sunday along the route of the borough’s annual half-marathon. In Manhattan, there will be closures on Saturday for the Sikh Day and Persian Day Parade and Festival, and on Sunday for the 9/11 Memorial 5K Run.
Queens hotel begins its transformation into affordable housing
The only current fruit of a pandemic-era program designated to create affordable housing is entering the next stage of its development in Queens. The 350-room JFK Hilton is well on its way to becoming perhaps the only byproduct of a program intended to convert hotels into permanent residences for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers, according to Gothamist. The property — located next to the Belt Parkway, just outside JFK Airport — was one of many to be rendered vacant during COVID-19, and was selected for the first to be repurposed under a 2021 state law called the Housing Our Neighbors with...
How coyotes live among us in NYC: 'They’re New Yorkers, too!'
NEW YORK CITY - Did you know there's a coyote population that thrives in NYC?. Of course, as New Yorkers, we see animals such as pigeons and rats almost daily. But research from several different NYC agencies tell us that the large mammals are just as common in the Big Apple.
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