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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.
Father of NYC menace ‘Ice Pick Nick’ grateful son is behind bars: ‘Saving his life’
The father of the East Village madman known as “Ice Pick Nick” is grateful his son is behind bars — for his own safety and that of his neighbors, he told The Post. “Being locked up is just saving his life,” Nicholas Babilonia Sr., 66, said days after The Post reported on his son’s decades-long reign of terror in the community and his recent, long-awaited arrest. “Maybe just leave him there till he fixes himself up.” Nicholas Babilonia Jr., 45, was finally sent to Rikers last week for allegedly threatening a person on Avenue C on May 10 with a...
One shot, one stabbed in overnight NYC violence
A man was critically injured after being stabbed in Manhattan overnight, police said. The 34-year-old victim was stabbed in the stomach at the intersection of Broadway and Dyckman Street in Inwood, near the A subway station at around 4:40 a.m. Saturday, police said. NYC shooter who killed 16-year-old ‘peacemaker’ rode to killing in Citi Bike basket, ID’d by his Air Jordans: court docs EMS transported the “highly uncooperative” victim to Harlem Hospital in critical but stable condition, cops said. There are no arrests. Police said the suspect was wearing blue jeans, a black sweater and black sneakers. NYC woman to run Brooklyn half-marathon after ‘jarring’ family tragedy that left dad and uncle dead CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER Earlier in the Bronx, a 28-year-old man was shot once in the left thigh on Washington Avenue, near East 183rd Street around 12:45 a.m., cops said. EMS transported the victim to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition, authorities said. There are no arrests. Police are looking for two males who sped off southbound on a red moped. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
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...
Meet the puppies tasked with keeping public spaces in Bergen County clear of geese
Bergen County residents may notice a group of puppies patrolling an area near them soon. The animals are friendly and will happily accept some affection and words of encouragement from the public. But they are also on the clock, so to speak, performing an important environmental duty: keeping lands clear of geese. ...
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...
Family of slain NYC hero fights cop killer’s parole every two years: ‘We’re forever in our life sentence’
The state is poised to spring a cop killer from prison — the 42nd in the past seven years — as the officer’s family fights to keep the career criminal behind bars, The Post has learned. Police Officer James Whittington was off-duty in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on Oct. 30, 1982, when he encountered felon Mitchell Martin, who was armed and fighting with a woman. Whittington chased after Martin while trying to arrest him before Martin fatally shot the police officer at close range. Man, 24, miraculously survives 120-foot jump off Brooklyn Bridge Martin was sentenced to 25 years to life and has been in...
Bronx school aide, 23, sends love letter to 10-year-old student; attacked by child’s stepfather: NYPD
A 23-year-old Bronx grammar school teacher’s aide was arrested after he sent a 10-year-old student a love letter — and attacked by the girl’s furious stepfather, police said Saturday. Estevan Hamilton was punched in the the face by the child’s stepfather, who stormed over to P.S. 481, the Steam Bridge School on White Plains Road in Van Nest, after the child brought the aide’s letter home to ...
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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