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Inside Thor Equities $3B Proposal To Build NY Casino & Hotel In Coney Island
Thor Equities is one of several developers trying to obtain one of the three gaming licenses that New York is expected to issue. Their casino project is called “The Coney” and is designed to feature a 250,000+ square-foot hotel. Additionally, it would have 92,000 square feet of convention center and meeting space. On top of that, their design has 70,000 square feet dedicated to retail food and beverage space.
Man robs man he met on dating app in the Bronx: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) – Police are searching for a man accused of robbing another man he met on a dating app in the Bronx on May 4, according to the NYPD. The 47-year-old victim met the suspect in an apartment building located near West Fordham Road and Andrews Avenue around 1 p.m., according to […]
Man slashed in face and neck at Bronx bus stop: NYPD
TREMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) — A bus rider slashed a man in the face and neck after a fight on the bus spilled into a Bronx street last month, police said Friday. The suspect and a 29-year-old man were arguing on the BX15 bus before getting off near East 183rd Street and Third Avenue in […]
Cops arrest rifle-toting, camouflage-clad man seen walking around N.J. neighborhood
A camouflage-wearing man seen walking around a Clifton neighborhood Wednesday afternoon with a rifle strapped to his body was arrested shortly thereafter, police said. Officers found the man in the area of Union Avenue an Sixth Street at 3:10 p.m. and when he saw them, he retreated into his home, according to a release from the Clifton Police Department.
NYPD could access shops’ surveillance cameras — in real time — under new plan to combat theft
It sounds a little like Big Brother, but cops say it’ll be a big help. The city announced a new program Thursday to combat soaring retail crime – and it relies on store owners letting the NYPD tap into their security cameras to gather “real-time intelligence.” The pilot program will be purely voluntary but those who opt-in to the city’s integration platform will be able to directly share information through their existing survelliance system, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ office. “The prerequisite to prosperity is public safety,” Adams said at a press conference announcing the program, which will cost the city $1.5 million...
Police investigating after video shows assault on 2 Jewish children in Brooklyn
(New York Jewish Week) – The NYPD’s hate crimes unit is investigating and the Anti-Defamation League expressed alarm after security camera footage appeared to show two Jewish children being assaulted on the street in Williamsburg on Sunday night. The video of the incident, posted by local news account...
As wildfires rage in Canada, will NYC see another smokepocalypse?
Canadian wildfires have cast a smokey haze over parts of the midwestern US this week — but experts say it’s unlikely that the Big Apple will experience a “smokepocalypse” similar to the one that enveloped the city last summer. New Yorkers are not expected to feel the effects of the nearly 90 wildfires ablaze in British Columbia and Alberta, which have sent smoke this week toward Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin, FOX 5 NY’s Mike Woods said. “It does not look like significant smoke is coming this way,” Woods said. “In fact, it looks like it’s barely making it into upstate New York.” Hundreds...
Drones smuggled drugs across Niagara River from Canada, 3 suspects caught in NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A smuggling operation used drones to fly drugs across the Niagara River from Canada into upstate New York, using a newly purchased $630,000 house along the river as a drop point, according to a criminal complaint unsealed this week. One person has pleaded guilty and...
Applebee's expects to close several restaurants. Will Westchester locations be impacted?
Applebee's expects to end the year with 25 to 35 fewer U.S. locations, but will any of the Westchester restaurants be among those closing? Dine Brands Global, the parent company, has not indicated which locations will close around the country. A spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment about whether or not...
Scottie Scheffler Arrested At PGA Championship
Scheffler, 27, was trying to drive past the scene of a fatal crash scene involving shuttle bus at the Valhalla Golf Club around 5 a.m. Friday, May 17, when he allegedly dragged an officer at the scene, as reported by ESPN. The reigning Masters champion was ultimately arrested and charged...
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