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Ex-NYC prosecutor teaching at Catholic school charged with raping 13-year-old girl
A former city prosecutor turned religious school teacher has been charged with raping a 13 year-old girl, The Post has learned. Daniel Haines, 39, an ex-Bronx and Brooklyn assistant district attorney who taught at Mt. Carmel-Holy Rosary in East Harlem, is also accused of taking cell phone videos of their sexual contact, and exchanging “multiple photos and videos of a sexual nature” via email with her, according to a criminal complaint filed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The alleged abuse took place “on multiple occasions” between April 18, 2022 and April 7, 2023, when the victim was in 7th and 8th...
DoubleHolidayTragedies: Young Girls Die Hours Apart In Bergen
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella confirmed the death of the Fort Lee youngster, whom he said was found unresponsive by first responders at a Maple Street residence shortly after 3:30 p.m. May 25. She was pronounced dead at Hackensack University Medical Center a short time later. Musella said detectives from...
Man struck by police vehicle in Brownsville: NYPD
A man was in critical condition after being struck by a police car in Brownsville, according to NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell. Police say they saw the man point a gun at a woman near Sutter Avenue and Ralph Avenue around 3:30 a.m. During a chase, the police car struck the man.
3 falcon chicks hatch atop the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest built at the top of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority Bridges and Tunnels said Friday that the chicks hatched in a nesting box set up by the agency atop a 693-foot-tall (211-meter-tall) tower on the bridge, which connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. Officials check on the nest each year around the end of May to put identifying bands on the falcon chicks to help keep track of how many peregrines are in the city and to identify them if they get sick. The three chicks were banded Friday and are about three weeks old, according to a statement.
Off-duty NYPD officer, 25, killed in upstate NY crash
An off-duty NYPD cop died in an upstate car crash Friday evening, officials said. Police Officer Juliana Torsiello, a two-year veteran, was driving her 2008 BMW 328i east on County Road 51 between Blough Lane and Ridge Road in Orange County around 6 p.m. when she “failed to negotiate a right hand curve on a descending road,” a New York State Police trooper said. Iranian President Raisi seen aboard doomed helicopter in haunting photo moments before crash The officer’s car entered oncoming traffic and collided with an embankment, where it went airborne and hit a tree, the trooper said. The vehicle then...
Bobby Flay's Favorite Pizza Slices In All Of New York City
Everyone's got a favorite pizza joint, and everyone swears that their pick is really the best. While some choices people can agree on, others are a little more controversial. So, how do you know who to trust? Well, when it comes to food, we can usually rely on culinary experts, and not many people know their stuff better than professional chefs like Bobby Flay.
NY Lottery: Winner buys amazing ‘Set for Life’ scratch-off grand prize at smoke shop, takes $2M lump sum
The recent winner of a “Set for Life” scratch-off top prize decided to take their money up front rather than wait a lifetime to collect it, according to the New York Lottery. A Bronx LLC collected the prize for the lucky winner, who claimed the incredible $5,000 a...
Rockaway shark bite victim on long road to recovery — as NYC beach season opens
A shark-attack survivor recently celebrated her 66th birthday and continues to heal after a maneater took a chunk out of her thigh last summer at Rockaway Beach — the first attack there in 70 years. Tatyana Koltunuk, of Astoria, still has a long road ahead as beach season opened Saturday. Her daughter, Dasha (Darya) Koltunyuk, celebrated her mother’s April 4 birthday and indomitable human spirit in an “update” post to a GoFundMe page. Sharks spotted off Cape Cod ahead of Memorial Day weekend Daring grandma makes 17-hour swim in shark-infested waters off San Francisco “We are so happy to share in this day with you...
First Alert Forecast: Red Alert for Memorial Day storm
NEW YORK -- A Red Alert is in place for Monday night due to the threat of strong-to-severe thunderstormsThe Memorial Day weekend got off to a great start Saturday and the sunny and warm trend will continue Sunday.A few showers are possible later Saturday night, but they are not anticipated to be heavy or widespread. Lows will mainly be in the 60s, with some fog development late.Sunday's forecastA phenomenal day is in store for Sunday, with highs in the mid to upper 80s. Although temperatures will be cooler at the coast, it will be a perfect day for the beach,...
Authorities investigating death of 12-year-old in Fort Lee
Authorities are investigating the death of a 12-year-old in a Fort Lee residence, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office announced Saturday evening. Prosecutor Mark Musella stated that first responders answered a 911 call at a private residence on Maple Street around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The youth was found unresponsive and rushed to a local hospital, but did not survive.
NYC shop owner with concealed carry permit faces 7 years for inadvertently shooting would-be thief
A liquor store owner in New York has been charged and could face seven years behind bars after video shows he shot a would-be thief as he chased the perp and his accomplice out of his premises.
Unsuspecting NYPD officer caught on video being doused with fire extinguisher in sick prank
A passing driver unleashed a fire extinguisher on an unsuspecting NYPD traffic agent as the officer sat in his patrol car in Harlem, shocking new video shows. The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. Thursday, while the agent was driving a marked NYPD cruiser north on Saint Nicholas Avenue near 118th Street. That’s when a four-door sedan pulled up next to him, the footage shows. A front seat passenger in the sedan can be seen holding a fire extinguisher in his lap. He then yells “Yo!” at the agent — before spraying into the cop car’s open window. Knife-wielding madman attacks 4 girls at...
Two men shot, one fatally, outside Brooklyn NYCHA building
A gunman opened fire on two men, killing one of them, as they exited a Brooklyn apartment building, cops said Saturday. The two victims, ages 20 and 21, were leaving the Moore St. building near Humboldt St. — part of NYCHA’s Bushwick Houses — about 11:55 p.m. Friday when a gunman began blasting away at them, cops said. A 21-year-old man was shot in the head. The other victim was grazed in the ...
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