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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...
Lawrence Man Charged With Fatal Shooting
A 28-year-old Lawrence man was charged with a shooting on Wednesday, April 24, where a man was rushed to the hospital and later died of his wounds, police said. Jason Rivera, 28 of Lawrence, has been charged with murder and is being held without bail, the Essex County District Attorney said.&n…
Queens hotel begins its transformation into affordable housing
The only current fruit of a pandemic-era program designated to create affordable housing is entering the next stage of its development in Queens. The 350-room JFK Hilton is well on its way to becoming perhaps the only byproduct of a program intended to convert hotels into permanent residences for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers, according to Gothamist. The property — located next to the Belt Parkway, just outside JFK Airport — was one of many to be rendered vacant during COVID-19, and was selected for the first to be repurposed under a 2021 state law called the Housing Our Neighbors with...
Michael Brown Jr. Killed In Meadowbrook State Parkway Crash
The wreck happened at around 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Hempstead. New York State Police said a Porsche was speeding in the northbound lanes when it struck a Toyota and a Nissan and overturned in the shoulder near exit M5. The Porsche driver, identified...
Alleged Brooklyn man fleeces elder of $250K in Valley Stream
A Brooklyn man was put in custody in connection with a scam that swindled a 94-year-old man out of close to $250,000. On Sept. 22, 2022, the man got a call from an individual posing as a Publishers Clearing House representative, promising a hefty cash prize, police say. The alleged fraudster insisted that the taxes be paid upfront to claim the winnings.
State funding will help save NUMC from closing
In the words of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., “We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.” Those words are as true today as they were more than 60 years ago. At this moment, the clock is ticking on a very short window to save Nassau University Medical Center from closing due to a lack of funding. The only thing that can keep the hospital from shutting down is state aid. Now is the time for the state to step in to prevent this from happening.
NYC wild animals are New Yorkers too: ‘Give them plenty of space’
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A coyote in Central Park and a whale under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge are just a couple of the thousands of animal species that call New York City home. “Most of NYC’s wildlife is not dangerous; however, maintaining a safe distance is the best way to protect your safety and the safety […]
Vehicular homicide while DUI: New York man sentenced up to 20 years for fatal 2022 crash
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — On April 17, Jagminder Singh, a New York truck driver, pled guilty to a fatal I-76 crash that killed two victims in December 2022. Singh will be sentenced to 7 to 20 years in prison after appearing in Lancaster County Court. Police records show...
Chometz burning with Woodmere F.D.
Hours before Passover began, Woodmere volunteer firefighters were making sure everyone burning chometz was safe on April 22. From 7 to 11 a.m. local community members stopped by the firehouse at 20 Irving Place and in the parking lot to burned any chometz or leavened products made from barely, oat, rye, spelt or wheat. It’s tradition that chometz is burned or sold to non-Jews within the first hours of Passover and only kosher products are consumed throughout the eight-day holiday.
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...
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 […]
Grand Jury Indicts Two Men for Local Man's Murder
SOMERVILLE, NJ - A Somerset County Grand Jury has indicted Daniel Matthews, 44, of Brooklyn, and Andrew Mumby, 47, of New Brunswick for the December 29, 2023, murder of Franklin resident Artis Young, 46, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald. Matthews and Mumby were indicted on charges of 1st degree murder, 1st degree felony murder, 2nd degree conspiracy to disturb human remains, 2nd degree disturbing human remains and two counts of 3rd degree hindering apprehension. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Both men have been in custody at the Somerset County Jail since their arrests. McDonald provided the following account in...
Serial Shoplifter With 46 Prior Arrests Accused of Stealing from Multiple Nassau County Stores
The Second Squad reports the arrest of a Bellport man on April 24, 2024 at 1:08 PM for multiple larcenies that occurred in Nassau County. According to Detectives, an investigation was conducted that led to the arrest of Emmitt Smith, 43, of 545 Post Avenue. During the investigation it was determined that defendant Emmitt Smith was responsible for the following larcenies:
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