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Young man shot multiple times, killed in East Flatbush: NYPD
EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 24-year-old was shot multiple times Saturday night in East Flatbush, according to the NYPD. Police put two people in custody related to the shooting around 8:45 p.m. after the man was found shot in the abdomen near 54th Street and Church Avenue, police said. The man was rushed to […]
13-year-old girl allegedly mobbed by parents, beaten by student in caught-on-video altercation at NY high school
A 13-year-old Montessori student was mobbed by a group of parents as they egged on a classmate beating the teen — a horrifying incident caught on video last week outside the Yonkers school, legal papers claim. Now the teenager’s mother, Alenna Merritt, has pulled her daughter out of Yonkers Montessori Academy and filed a legal notice of claim alerting the city of Yonkers that she plans to sue for $40 million over the alleged negligent supervision. “I felt confused and scared — they kept yelling in my face,” the teen told The Post during a phone interview with her, her mother...
Brooklyn BMW driver, 24, fatally shot by passenger
A 24-year-old man was shot to death inside a BMW on a Brooklyn street just a few blocks from where a man was gunned down a week earlier, police said Sunday. The latest victim was shot multiple times in the abdomen outside the Magic Fingers Studio Hair Salon near E. 54th St. and Church Ave. in East Flatbush about 8:20 p.m. Saturday, cops said. “The shooter was a passenger in the car and victim ...
Gunman shoots victim, accomplice in Hell’s Kitchen attempted chain snatch gone wrong
Two men are in the hospital and two suspects are at large after an attempted robbery in Hell’s Kitchen early Sunday morning resulted in the gunman shooting the victim and one of his accomplices, the NYPD said.
Why are more officers being assaulted? NYPD commissioner weighs in.
NEW YORK -- Assaults against police officers increased 20% in 2023 and are up 15% so far in 2024, CBS New York's "The Point with Marcia Kramer" reported Sunday. It begs the question, do more people think it's acceptable to assault an officer? Kramer posed the question to New York City Police Commissioner Edward Caban, the son of a cop who joined the NYPD as a patrol officer in the Bronx in 1991. Here's what he had to say: "A harsh reminder" "It's a dangerous job ... and the murder of Det. Jonathan Diller is a harsh reminder of that. In that instance, we...
Dead Staten Island infant had trauma to body; 2 people arrested, NYPD says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Two Staten Islanders have been charged with endangerment after police found a 1-month-old infant unresponsive at a residence on Saturday, according to police. The child, a boy whose identity has not yet been released by police, was found unconscious at 240 Broadway in West Brighton...
‘I’m her voice’: Owner of dog fatally shot in Queens speaks out
HOWARD BEACH, QUEENS (PIX11) – The owner of a dog fatally shot in a Queens home said it’s been a “living hell” since her beloved Pomsky died, and the gun violence has to stop. Lisa Murena lost her Pomsky, Arya, on Monday around 1:30 a.m. after a teenager allegedly fired into Murena’s home in Howard […]
Earthquake rattles central New Jersey, 45 miles west of NYC
NEW YORK - A 2.9 magnitude earthquake rattled areas surrounding northern Somerset County, New Jersey, Saturday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The small earthquake was recorded at 8:49 a.m. near Peapack-Gladstone, a borough in the Somerset Hills region, located approximately 45 miles west of New York City, officials said.
Thunderstorms possible around NYC as region gets major warmup
Sunday forecastDespite some morning cloud cover and a few lingering showers, Sunday will shape up nicely with a brighter afternoon. It'll be much warmer once the warm front moves north and highs climb back into the mid 70! Interior sections of New Jersey are likely to reach the low 80s.As temperatures rise, so too will humidity levels, which will contribute to the chance of some widely scattered thunderstorms in the evening hours.Most of the daylight hours remain dry, before a quick round of showers and embedded thunderstorms swings through mainly after sunset. We're not expecting anything major, but a brief downpour...
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