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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...
What to do if you see a coyote in NYC
A New Yorker jogging through the 72nd Street Traverse last Saturday morning came across something pretty unexpected: a giant, wild coyote prowling through Central Park. In video footage taken by the jogger, you can see the lone coyote walking calmly and, quite frankly, minding its own business. As majestic as the animal was, though, most locals are a bit confused: what was it doing in the middle of Manhattan and how did it even get there?
Ex-boyfriend charged after NYC woman’s remains found ditched in apartment bathtub: cops
A Manhattan man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend to death then ditched her bloody remains in her bathtub in a grisly scene, police and law enforcement sources told The Post. Melanie Woods, 33, of Second Avenue, was found with multiple stab wounds and a slash across her neck when cops and firefighters busted into her apartment for a welfare check at about 6 p.m. Tuesday night, police and sources told The Post. EMS workers declared her dead at the scene, and the city medical examiner said it was a homicide. Woods was supposed to go to California but she never made her plane,...
This is not a drill: bee hotels are coming to NYC
If you’re a fan of bees—which you should be if you like flowers, trees and the continued survival of human beings on the planet—then you’re going to find these new "bee hotels" around New York City absolutely adorable. The New York Department of Transportation and the...
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...
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 […]
66 year-old punched in head inside NYC subway station
BROOKLYN - A 66-year-old woman was punched in the head after a dispute with another woman inside a Brooklyn subway station, the NYPD said. According to police, the victim was on the mezzanine level of the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in East New York last Monday afternoon when the unidentified woman got into a verbal dispute with her.
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...
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...
Good Samaritan hit by car trying to break up Upper East Side fight between women
A good Samaritan trying to break up a fight between women on an Upper East Side street was rammed by a car when one of the brawlers jumped behind the wheel and tried to run him down, police said Thursday. The man came upon two women beating up a woman on Second Ave. near E. 91st St. about 5:20 p.m. April 2, cops said. He ran over and tried to break up the fight by pulling the two combatants ...
Mystery sparked when body found in Central Park — and tattoos may be key to solving mystery
A man was found dead inside Central Park Wednesday evening — and cops may need to rely on his tattoos for clues about his identity, cops and sources said. The unidentified man, believed to be in his 40s, was discovered unconscious minutes before 6 p.m. at East Drive and East 109th Street within the iconic greenspace, authorities and law enforcement sources said. NYC jogger films hair-raising encounter with ‘giant’ coyote prowling Central Park Responding EMS workers rushed him to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Pickleball is coming to Central Park’s iconic Wollman Rink CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER There were no visible signs of trauma on his body, according to police. He didn’t have an ID on him and will most likely be identified through his tattoos, according to the sources. The circumstances leading up to his death are under investigation, and the city medical examiner’s office will make an official determination, cops said. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
We tried Chinatown’s most viral cheap eats — here are our honest opinions
Manhattan’s Chinatown has it all –– but where do you start? Going on a food crawl through the iconic neighborhood is a quintessential New York City experience, but also a daunting one. After a substantial scroll through our social media feeds, we chose six of Chinatown’s most...
N.Y. man beaten, stabbed at hotel on Atlantic City Boardwalk
One person has been arrested and others are being sought after a New York City man was beaten and stabbed at the Showboat in Atlantic City on Wednesday night, authorities said. The attack took place around 9 p.m. in a public area of the Boardwalk hotel when several people got...
These 13 subway stations are getting an upgrade this summer
Anyone who takes the subway in NYC knows certain stations leave something to be desired. The peeling paint, rusted stanchions, and generally cruddy atmosphere makes for a dingy commute. Luckily for some New Yorkers, the commute is about to get slightly nicer. The MTA and New York City Transit (NYCT)...
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