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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...
New Renderings Revealed For Bruckner House at 40 Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven, The Bronx
New renderings have been revealed for Bruckner House, a 12-story residential building at 40 Bruckner Boulevard in Mott Haven, The Bronx. Designed by S9 Architecture and developed by JCS Realty Group, the structure spans 400,000 square feet and yields 365 rental apartments with interiors by Husband.Wife, including 110 units designated as affordable housing. The property is located at the corner of Bruckner Boulevard and Alexander Avenue.
Man, 26, dead after plunging from luxury NYC co-op in apparent suicide
A 26-year-old man died Friday after plunging from a luxury Manhattan co-op in an apparent suicide, police said. The young man was found in the rear courtyard of the Imperial House on East 69th Street off Lexington Avenue in Lenox Hill around 7:40 p.m. He was suffering from “injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position,” according to the NYPD. Married Iowa dad and trucker turns up dead in field —and cops don’t know what happened to him The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Mom of Kansas City Chiefs fan found frozen speaks out during investigation : ‘There should be some charges’ Police...
Long Island search is not connected to suspected Gilgo Beach case – but another suspected serial killer
A new search recently launched on Long Island is not connected to suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann – but instead is believed to be linked to another serial killer suspect.Investigators are looking for evidence in the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla, which they hope to tie to convicted murderer John Bittrolff, 57, police sources with knowledge of the Suffolk County case told The New York Post.Officers descended on an area of Long Island’s Manorville on Wednesday, but the extensive search has since shifted to North Sea, a hamlet within Southampton Town, where 28-year-old Sandra Costilla, 28, of...
7 Hot Dogs In NYC Top Reviewers Rave Over
Grabbing a hot dog is a must when visiting New York City. We’re talking about the classic all-beef frank, boiled and tucked into a soft, steamed white bun with a heap of sauerkraut and a good squirt of brown mustard on top. The NYC hot dog, a tradition brought by European immigrants, was popularized in Coney Island by Charles Feltman and later by Nathan Handwerker of Nathan’s Famous in 1916. Nathan’s also started the famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, a July 4th tradition that draws huge crowds and is pretty much the Super Bowl of hot dog culture. But not all wieners are created equally. We decided to come up with a list of foodies’ best hot dogs in NYC.
More than 50-year-old New York City cold case victim identified after DNA matched with 9/11 victim
A 16-year-old girl believed to have been killed in 1969, has finally been identified 21 years after her remains were found after her DNA was matched to a relative who died on 9/11.
Alleged Bloods gang member faces conspiracy charges for ordering violence across LI while already in prison
Prosecutors say Latique Johnson ordered "Bloodhound Brims" members to carry out armed robberies, shootings and other crimes in Nassau and Suffolk counties while he was in a California federal prison.
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...
Shot Brooklyn man is third generation killed by gun violence, mourning mother says
A young man shot on a Brooklyn street last week was the third generation in his family to face death by gun violence, his distraught mother told the Daily News. Byron Hollingsworth, 26 — fatally shot Tuesday afternoon in Crown Heights — was named after an uncle gunned down in a dispute over a woman three years before Hollingsworth was born. Hollingsworth’s mother, Tonya Hollingsworth, 58, said ...
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