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NY $30 billion in funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program
NEW YORK (WWTI) – Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a $30 billion renewal of funding for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV). This funding will help the Public Housing Authority (PHA) continue to aid families and individuals in need of affordable housing. New York received $3,342,654,520. “These housing choice […]
Woman stabbed to death on Manhattan street: NYPD
WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, Manhattan (PIX11) — A woman died after she was stabbed multiple times on a Manhattan street Monday morning, police said. Shirley Rodriguez, 29, was stabbed in the face, neck, and shoulder outside her apartment building near West 175th Street and Haven Avenue in Washington Heights at around 5:40 a.m., according to the NYPD. […]
Universal Service Fund Offers Hudson County Residents Support on Electricity, Natural Gas Bills
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners has approved the acceptance of $37,190 from the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs for the Universal Service Fund. These grant funds are reimbursement for services to public assistance clients for payments rendered for their energy usage. The program, funded through a surcharge on natural gas and electric bills, provides a monthly credit on eligible customer’s natural gas and/or electric bills. USF shares an application with the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTER Click here for more information about the Universal Service Fund. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
Former Sing Sing inmate convicted of manslaughter, not murder, in 1995 prison stabbing
An Albany man was convicted Monday in the stabbing death of a fellow inmate at Sing Sing prison nearly 30 years ago, but not of second-degree murder. Jurors found Allah-Son-Allah guilty of first-degree manslaughter in the Dec. 24, 1995, killing of Michael "Taboo" Jones after a little more than three full days...
Straphanger slashed on Manhattan subway station — with attacker still at large
A 36-year-old woman was slashed by a blade-wielding madman in a Lower East Side subway station early Sunday morning, the NYPD said. Following a 911 call, officers found the unidentified victim — who was cut at the Delancey Street/Essex Street station — with a laceration on her left leg, a department spokesperson said Sunday. Authorities brought her to Bellevue Hospital, where she is in stable condition. NYC mom demands justice after girl, 11, slashed by maniac career criminal and left ‘showered in blood’ Raging Harlem mob surrounds suspect in attack on 11-year-old, woman – as NYPD cops protect him Police aren’t sure what precipitated the attack, and could not say if it was unprovoked. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER They described the suspect as a man wearing a navy blue bag and blue hat. He fled on a southbound J train following the attack, cops said. Police haven’t made any arrests. The investigation is ongoing, they added. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
Woman alleges NYPD counterterror cop ex-husband used influence to get her unjustly arrested
The ex-wife of an NYPD officer involved in policing mass events and protests alleges in a complaint filed with internal investigators that the cop had her unjustly arrested by fellow officers and held for more than a day as a tactic in their contentious child custody and visitation rights battle. Sharon Maynard, a speech pathologist who works with the city Education Department, detailed an ...
NYC shooter who killed 16-year-old ‘peacemaker’ rode to killing in Citi Bike basket, ID’d by his Air Jordans: court docs
The teen shooter who fatally gunned down a 16-year-old “peacemaker” in Soho rode to the killing in a Citi Bike basket and was identified in part by his distinctive Air Jordans, according to court documents. Henry Thomas was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Manhattan Criminal Court Saturday in the May 7 murder of Makhi Brown, who was killed a half a block from the charter school he attended, officials said. The 19-year-old gunman was captured on camera wearing “distinctive black Air Jordans with red and yellow trim,” and getting into the Citi Bike basket before the shooting, according to the...
U.S. Postal Service issues alert about ‘vishing’ scam: What you need to know
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Have you received a phone call or voicemail message from an unfamiliar number claiming the need to verify sensitive personal information? If so, don’t respond, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) warns. In fact, delete the voicemail. It’s a scam that can cost you your identity.
Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi is held on $50,000 bond
NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face. Police arrested a man Friday in connection with the assault, three days after having released a photo of the suspect.
Hudson County Commissioners Approve Funds for Youth Summer Basketball Program
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners approved the expenditure of $55,800 to the Boys and Girls Club of Hudson County to run an Instructional Basketball Program in Lincoln Park in Jersey City and Washington Park in Hoboken. According to officials, the program will incorporate basketball skill development, provided by the Boys and Girls Club Travel Team coaches and Club Basketball Alumni. The coaches will conduct basketball clinics including strength, conditioning, shooting, ball handling, passing, rebounding, and defense skills to groups divided by age and ability.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET...
Driver fatally strikes boy, 5, who ran out into Queens street
A woman driving in Queens struck and killed a 5-year-old boy who ran out into the street, the NYPD said. Police received a 911 call at 6:06 reporting the collision near 20-19 124th St. in College Point, just outside of Poppenhusen Playground.
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