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Kingsbridge Heights: Lawyer for “Fentanyl” Daycare Owner: “She’s not a Monster”
Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our print edition dated April 18-May 1, 2024. Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, appeared in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 9. Facing various State charges, following the unintentional death by fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 15, 2023, her defense attorney alleges she’s not a monster.
Brooklyn influencer part of bad girls club of NYC-Dublin ‘portal’ flashers
What a pair! An OnlyFans model who went viral for flashing her breasts in front of the NYC-Dublin livestream “portal” wasn’t the only one with the bright idea. A 26-year-old content creator from Brooklyn who goes by the name Clover beat New Jersey model Ava Louise to the chase the day before, May 11, by baring it all for spectators across the pond. “I didn’t want to run my errands so I had a few drinks by myself and walked to the portal to check it out,” Clover, who is also an OnlyFans creator, told The Post. “I said to the dude...
Immaculate Heart of Mary School in Wayne to shut down. Here's what we know
WAYNE — Another Catholic school will permanently shut its doors after graduation next month due to low enrollment and a widening deficit. Immaculate Heart of Mary School near Packanack Lake on Ratzer Road is projected to have 135 students next year — 17 fewer than it has now. ...
Girl, 14, reported missing from Staten Island, NYPD says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 14-year-old girl reported missing from Mariners Harbor. Diva Johnson was last seen on Friday, May 17, at about 3:56 p.m. at her home near Nicholas Avenue, according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.
Exclusive video shows man burglarizing Manhattan business
NEW YORK -- Video obtained by CBS New York shows a someone burglarizing a business in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. This isn't the only business in the area that's been the victim of a crime recently.CBS New York has learned at least five small businesses in the neighborhood have had a break-in or been vandalized in the past week.Video shows man stealing from register at Hell's Kitchen dry cleaning businessPolice say New Cleaners on West 49th Street was burglarized early Monday morning.Surveillance video shows a masked man breaking into the business, and within seconds, he finds the cash drawer and...
Jerome Avenue Post Office Finally Reopens
The post office branch located at 3464 Jerome Avenue in Norwood reopened on May 2, after being closed for around one year. Google also lists the post office as reopened. As reported, a mobile unit parked outside the post office had been serving customers following confirmation from USPS last year that there was a raccoon infestation in the building.
NYC shoplifting soars with over 21K complaints lodged so far this year — causing CVS, Walgreens to close up shops
New York City is losing drugstores as retail theft continues to surge. Gotham has logged 21,578 shoplifting complaints this year through May 12, up 5% from the 20,552 thefts during the same period last year. Manhattan has seen 8,896 incidents of retail theft alone. Crime is so rampant, national chains like Target, CVS and Walgreens are closing locations and tempering expansion plans. Target announced at the end of last year the closure of nine stores across four states, including one in Harlem, due to theft. Target thief used self-checkout to steal over $60K in items over 120 visits to same store “We cannot...
Newark, New Jersey, woman killed in Pa. Turnpike crash
NEWARK, N.J. — A New Jersey woman was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday morning on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The crash happened around 11 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the turnpike near Harrisburg, Pa. Pennsylvania State Police identified the rider as Kimberly Toliver, 49, of Newark, N.J. PSP...
Three Firefighters Injured in Southeast Bronx Nonfatal Residential Fire
Three firefighters are recuperating from their injuries following a two-alarm fire on Friday, May 18, in the Harding Park section of the southeast Bronx, near Clason Point. The cause of the fire is under investigation. During a press conference on Friday, May 17, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and...
NYPD: Incident Leads to Assault and Charges for Teacher’s Aide Over Inappropriate Conduct
In a disturbing turn of events, a teacher’s aide at a New York City school faces charges after allegedly giving a student a love letter, which led to an altercation with the student’s stepfather. The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating the incident, which has raised serious concerns about professional boundaries and safety in schools.
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