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‘The cannabis place’: New York and Jersey’s fiery path to roll out legal marijuana
This is part one in a multi-part series examining the budding Tri-State Area recreational marijuana industry. NEW YORK (PIX11) — Both New York and New Jersey legalized cannabis in early 2021– but took very different paths to putting pot in the hands of consumers. Perhaps nobody understands that better, Osbert Orduna. The service-disabled Veteran is […]
Queens Couple Each Sentenced to 25 Years to Life in Prison for the Beating Death of 5-Year-Old Son
Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that Valerie Owusu, 28, and Emmanuel Addae, 28, of Corona, Queens, were each sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after a jury found them each guilty of Murder in the Second Degree, for the 2021 beating death of Owusu’s 5-year-old son, King Owusu.
NYC’s first pet-friendly homeless shelter will open in the Bronx
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — The city’s first pet-inclusive homeless shelter is set to open in the Bronx, city officials announced on Thursday. In a partnership with the city’s Department of Homeless Services and the Urban Resource Institute, comes the Uplift Families Residence. The new facility “welcomes families experiencing homelessness along with their beloved pets,” officials […]
Valley Stream man arrested for alleged illegal cannabis sale in Ocean Avenue smoke shop
A Valley Stream man was arrested for selling unlicensed cannabis products at the Late Vibes Smoke Shop on April 25. Narcotics detectives, investigating the 89 Ocean Ave smoke shop, found gummies containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) — the active ingredient in cannabis being sold. Police also reportedly confiscated packages of a...
String of vandalism stirs worry among residents in Queens
OZONE PARK, N.Y. (PIX11) — Homeowners in Ozone Park are on edge after several homes on the same block had their windows broken by someone throwing a brick or bricks. Police say the three homes on Gold Road in Ozone Park were hit in separate incidents on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. The criminal […]
Fordham University Student Sit-in for Gaza Commences on Bronx Campus, Rally also Held Outside
As ongoing student demonstrations in support of Gaza and Israel on New York City and other college campuses continue to dominate the nation’s television screens, along with what some see as controversial crackdowns on such protests by the NYPD and other police departments, around 20-30 people were seen rallying in support of Gaza outside the gates of Fordham University’s Bronx campus on Friday evening, May 3, at around 7 p.m. One attendee informed us that a sit-in by Fordham students had commenced earlier that day inside the walls of the college’s campus and was seemingly still ongoing.
Man arrested after allegedly kicking kittens, strangling victim
A New York man was arrested after police say he kicked kittens and strangled a victim during a domestic dispute. According to the Pocono Township Police Dept., on April 28, officers responded to the Days Inn along Motor Lodge Road in Tannersville for a domestic dispute. At the scene, the...
Queens garbage truck driver charged in fatal crash
A 52-year-old trucker is charged with killing a man waiting for a light to change by driving a 19-ton garbage truck into standing traffic at “an unreasonable speed.” The Suffolk County District Attorney’s office announced Friday that Jaswinder Singh of Bellrose, Queens, will face charges including criminally negligent homicide in the July 2023 death of 24-year-old Long Island man Joseph Kelly. ...
Arrest Made In $55G New Milford Burglary Involving Cash, Jewelry, Safes, Assault Rifle
Jhon A. Torres Galindo, a 31-year-old Colombian national living in Brooklyn, was arrested by New Milford Police Lt. Nelson Perez and Detective Samuel Gerais following an intensive investigation, Capt. Kevin Van Saders said. Interviews, surveillance video and warrants all contributed to identifying and finding him, the captain said. The empty...
NJ man arrested for threatening to 'shoot up' JFK in unhinged video to estranged wife, driving to airport with guns
A New Jersey man was arraigned on Friday for driving to JFK Airport earlier this week to meet his estranged wife after he sent her a menacing video with visible guns in which he said he would “shoot up” the transit hub when she got in from a trip.
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