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Dancing NYC thug ‘The Donkey’ wanted for shooting woman who rejected his advances at party
This guy’s a real ass. NYPD cops are looking for a thug who goes by the street name “El Burro” — the Donkey — for shooting a woman multiple times after she rejected his handsy advances at an underground dance party in the Bronx early Monday, according to police sources. The 20-year-old woman said she was partying with pals in the basement of a building on 165th Street around midnight when a guy she knew as “El Burro” offered her a drink and then started dancing with her. Vicious pit bull grabs owner’s jugular, mauls him to death in NYC apartment But...
NYC mom charged with murder in shocking beating death of 6-year-old who begged for her life: cops
A Bronx mom was charged with murder in the brutal beating death of her 6-year-old daughter – who neighbors say had begged for her life before her shocking end, cops said. Lynija Eason-Kumar, 23, was arrested Thursday in connection to the early-morning May 26, 2023 slaying of little Jalayah Eason inside the family’s squalid apartment at NYCHA’s Forest Houses, according to authorities. The mother had initially told cops she found the girl cold and not breathing inside a closet in their 12th-floor unit on East 165th Street, sources said at the time. Eason-Kumar claimed she tried to administer CPR, but Jalayah would not...
Man beaten, stabbed at hotel on Atlantic City Boardwalk, police say
Police are investigating after a fight at the Showboat Resort Atlantic City Wednesday ended with a man being beaten and stabbed. Atlantic City Police Department said around 9 p.m. officers responded to the hotel after receiving a report that a man was stabbed. Upon arrival, police said officers found the...
PA man arrested for calling in ‘swatting’ prank against ex-girlfriend in CT
NORWALK, CT (WFSB) - A man from Philadelphia was arrested for a fake emergency call about a woman held a gunpoint at a home in Connecticut. Norwalk police determined that Maurice Smith, 39, made the “swatting” call to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Norwalk. They said they received...
Columbia anti-Israel encampment ringleader Khymani James rages ‘Zionists don’t deserve to live’ in newly resurfaced video
A ringleader of Columbia University’s anti-Israel encampment is under fire after newly resurfaced video showed the student publicly raging that “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” Khymani James, who says they go by “he/she/they” pronouns, made the disturbing remarks during a meeting with university officials back in January, which the student livestreamed and then blasted out on social media. “Zionists don’t deserve to live comfortably, let alone Zionists don’t deserve to live,” the student filmed themselves saying. “The same way we are very comfortable accepting Nazis don’t deserve to live, fascists don’t deserve to live, racists don’t deserve to live, Zionists,...
Olinville: Man 26 Hospitalized after Shooting on White Plains Road
A 26-year-old man has been hospitalized following a daylight shooting on Thursday in the Olinville section of The Bronx by Global Evangelical Church. A police spokesperson said the incident occurred at East 217th street and White Plains Road at about 3.51 p.m., adding, “The victim was shot a couple of times, once in the left leg, once in the left thigh, and once on the right foot.”
NY weather: Freeze warning for Rockland and Westchester counties for Friday
A freeze warning was issued by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 2:19 p.m. valid for Friday between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. for Rockland and Westchester counties. The weather service states, "Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees expected." "Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive...
Biden snarls traffic in Westchester for fundraiser at $4.5 million home of Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta-Jones
President Biden’s campaign fundraiser at the Westchester County home of Hollywood stars Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones caused a traffic nightmare in towns along the Hudson River Thursday. Westchester County officials closed about a 2-mile stretch of Route 9, from Tarrytown to Irvington, ahead of the 81-year-old president’s appearance at the high-dollar fundraiser. Other road closures were not announced because of security concerns. Streets in Irvington were “full of new signage” Thursday, one X user reported, sharing images of barricades limiting roads to “local traffic” and “residents only.” Government offices in Irvington, including the town court and library, closed at 1 p.m. Biden joins Howard...
NYPD cop cleared of assault charge after caught-on-camera clash with unruly Apple Store customer
An NYPD officer accused of punching an unruly man inside an Upper West Side Apple Store three years ago has been cleared of the charges, police union reps announced Thursday. Manhattan prosecutors had charged Officer Salvatore Provenzano with third-degree assault for hitting the man while Provenzano was trying to remove him from the store at 1981 Broadway in a caught-on-camera clash in October 2021. In a statement, PBA President Patrick Hendry said Provenzano was “simply doing his job” by protecting the public from a repeat offender — as the labor boss took a jab at Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg...
This ornate Queens home with $1M of mahogany additions asks $5.77M — one of the priciest in the borough
This grand Tudor-style house stands to join the ranks of Queens’ most expensive home sales of all time. In the posh Jamaica Estates neighborhood, only a few homes away from the one where Donald Trump grew up, an approximately 8,000-square-foot residence is looking for a new owner, the Wall Street Journal first reported. Its sellers, the Russia-born dermatopathologist Dr. Mikhail Kantius and his wife, Gina Kantius, are seeking $5.77 million for the compound, meaning it stands to join the ranks of the borough’s priciest residential real estate sales if it trades hands for that price. Sicko NYC crossing guard busted by undercover cop...
Man killed while confronting robber in the Bronx, police say
FORDHAM, the Bronx (PIX11) — A man was shot and killed while confronting a robber in the Bronx Tuesday night, police said. The shooting happened at the intersection of East Fordham Road and Morris Avenue in Fordham just before 9:50 p.m., according to police. It unfolded as two brothers confronted a man who robbed one […]
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