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Hammer-wielding vandal smashes religious statues outside Brooklyn church in ‘heinous act’
A hammer-wielding vandal was arrested for bashing in the faces of statues of Mother Teresa and a Catholic pope outside a Brooklyn church Monday. Randy Maldonado Avila, 30, allegedly took a hammer to the statues, then the glass doors of St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst before he continued on his path of mayhem, smashing a pedestrian walk sign and two MTA bus shelters, according to police. Anti-Israel protesters blasted for calling Brooklyn Museum vandalism ‘peaceful’ Maldonado Avila, of Flatbush, allegedly attacked the statues of Mother Teresa and Pope John XXIII outside the church on Bay Ridge Parkway at around...
UPDATE Williamsbridge: Female Suspect Arrested after Woman 37 is Fatally Slashed
Police have arrested a 32-year-old woman following the fatal stabbing of a second 37-year-old woman from Mt. Vernon in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx, a department spokesperson said on Wednesday. Police had been appealing to the public to help locate the woman seen in the attached photo, who they had identified as 32-year-old Jalessa Richardson, in connection with the incident.
Wake, funeral planned for Harrison teen who died in e-bike accident at parking garage
HARRISON — Friends and family plan to gather to remember 13-year-old Mark Anthony Giordano who died in an electric bicycle accident on Sunday. Giordano's wake is from 4-9 p.m. Thursday with visitation at McMahon Funeral Home on Mamaroneck Ave. in White Plains. His funeral will take place at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gregory's Church on Halstead Avenue in Harrison, according to the Harrison HS Wrestling Instagram account. ...
Cold case in Brooklyn remains unsolved 19 years later
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — In 2005, 17-year-old Darnell Garfield went missing from the Lower East Side, that summer police found a human torso and head in two separate locations in Brooklyn. With very little evidence and not much to go on, they could not immediately identify the victim. A full examination of the remains gave police […]
84-year-old woman shot in Brooklyn while sitting in her walker
NEW YORK -- An 84-year-old woman was shot in Brooklyn on Monday night.Althea Lawson, a cancer survivor, is recovering at the hospital after being struck by stray bullets in East Flatbush. She spoke to CBS New York on Tuesday evening.Considering what she went through, she was in good spirits."Jesus saved me. He's a good guy," Lawson said.Video shows frantic scene on Monday nightIt all went down on the corner of Brooklyn and Foster avenues just before 7 p.m. Police said a gunfight left Lawson struck in the arm twice by stray bullets while she was sitting in her walker.Lawson said...
Long Standing Eyesore On Northern Boulevard Gets Torn Down
The abandoned Bombay Palace, located at 380 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck, was torn down on Wednesday, June 5, after being vacant for approximately 25 years. The building, which had fallen into disrepair due to years of neglect, was bulldozed to make way for a new office development. Global Environmental...
Skeleton unearthed at NY construction site, sparking mystery for investigators
Construction workers at a Long Island apartment complex dug up a bone-chilling discovery: human skeletal remains. The grim find Monday in Woodbury’s Eagle Rock Apartments is under investigation by Nassau County police, cops said. The complex’s management told News 12 that the remains were “clearly over 100 years old,” but a representative contacted by The Post would not confirm that earlier statement. Team USA puts up valiant fight in loss to India in Long Island Cricket World Cup nail-biter We found the best prices on Dave Matthews Band 2024 concert tickets “No comment,” the representative said. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER Cops learned about the remains through a 911 call about 4 p.m., detectives said. They responded to a construction site at 92 Fairhaven Blvd. and saw skeletal remains while they dug in the ground, cops said. A medical examiner removed the bones for further investigation, officials said. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
VIDEO: Woman, 22, stabbed to death by woman near NYC Port Authority Bus Terminal
A 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death by another woman across the street across from Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal, shocking video obtained by the Daily News shows. Jordin Walston was stabbed in the chest on W. 40th St. near Eighth Ave. in Midtown about 10:15 p.m. on Tuesday, cops said. Surveillance video shows seven adults, one of them carrying a baby and another with a toddler ...
14 Year-Old Valley Stream Girl Reportedly Missing for Over 24 Hours; Have You Seen this Lost Teen?
The Missing Persons Squad is investigating a Missing Juvenile that occurred on Sunday, June 9, 2024 at 12:00 pm in Valley Stream. According to Detectives, Surrell McDowell, 14, was last seen leaving her Valley Stream residence. She is described as a female Black, 5’4” tall, 110 lbs., with brown eyes and brown hair. Her clothing description and destination are unknown.
Boy, 13, plunges to his death from five story parking garage roof while playing on bikes with friends
A teenager from the New York City suburb of Westchester fatally fell from the roof of a parking garage while riding his bike, plummetting to his death.Mark Anthony Giordano, an eighth-grade student, was riding his bicycle with some friends on the roof of the Harrison train station parking garage on June 9, when he was propelled off his bike, crashing down five stories, News 12 reported.“The events surrounding his death are under investigation,” the Harrison Town Clerk wrote in a statement. The Independent has reached out to the Harrison Police for more information.Giordano was a “gentle soul and dedicated...
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