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Exclusive video shows man burglarizing Manhattan business
NEW YORK -- Video obtained by CBS New York shows a someone burglarizing a business in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood. This isn't the only business in the area that's been the victim of a crime recently.CBS New York has learned at least five small businesses in the neighborhood have had a break-in or been vandalized in the past week.Video shows man stealing from register at Hell's Kitchen dry cleaning businessPolice say New Cleaners on West 49th Street was burglarized early Monday morning.Surveillance video shows a masked man breaking into the business, and within seconds, he finds the cash drawer and...
5-year-old boy fatally struck by driver in Queens: NYPD
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) — A 5-year-old boy was fatally struck by a driver in the College Point neighborhood of Queens Saturday evening, according to police. Police from the 109th precinct responded to a 911 call for a vehicle collision near 20-19 124 Street a few minutes past 6 p.m., authorities stated. ‘I was sitting nearby […]
Rudy Giuliani belts out ‘New York, New York’ at 80th birthday and then is served with indictment
Rudy Giuliani’s 80th birthday bash was anything but dull. The former New York City mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump held a party at a home in Palm, Beach Florida to celebrate on Friday, where he served cake and posed for photos.Mr Giuliani was also filmed belting out Frank Sinatra’s classic “New York, New York” to cheers from guests. But after the celebration wound down, Mr Giuliani was met by two officials from the Arizona Attorney General’s office who served him with an indictment.Arizona officials had been trying to track the former mayor down for weeks after a grand...
Two men face kidnapping, robbery charges following Paterson break-in
Two men were arrested in Paterson on Friday after police caught them attempting to break into a home on East 31st Street, authorities stated. Michael Symons, a spokesman with the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, said a 20-year-old Paterson man and a 21-year-old East Rutherford man were arrested and narcotics and...
This 30-year-old won the NYC housing lottery and pays $1,000/month for a luxury 1-bedroom apartment—take a look inside
Nkenge is a native New Yorker, born in the Bronx and raised in Harlem. While growing up in the city, living in a neighborhood like Manhattan's Flatiron, where the current median rent is $5,394, seemed like a distant possibility for the now 30-year-old content creator. But Nkenge's dream became a...
Why your EBT card isn’t working: New York system down
NEW YORK (PIX11) – New York’s Electronic Benefits Transfer system is offline Sunday morning for system upgrades. The system outage started at 12:01 a.m. and was expected to last until 11 a.m. Sunday. During that period, Cardholders will not be able to access food or cash purchases, cash withdrawals, customer service, the mobile app or […]
Family of slain NYC hero fights cop killer’s parole every two years: ‘We’re forever in our life sentence’
The state is poised to spring a cop killer from prison — the 42nd in the past seven years — as the officer’s family fights to keep the career criminal behind bars, The Post has learned. Police Officer James Whittington was off-duty in Brownsville, Brooklyn, on Oct. 30, 1982, when he encountered felon Mitchell Martin, who was armed and fighting with a woman. Whittington chased after Martin while trying to arrest him before Martin fatally shot the police officer at close range. Man, 24, miraculously survives 120-foot jump off Brooklyn Bridge Martin was sentenced to 25 years to life and has been in...
Jerome Avenue Post Office Finally Reopens
The post office branch located at 3464 Jerome Avenue in Norwood reopened on May 2, after being closed for around one year. Google also lists the post office as reopened. As reported, a mobile unit parked outside the post office had been serving customers following confirmation from USPS last year that there was a raccoon infestation in the building.
Father of NYC menace ‘Ice Pick Nick’ grateful son is behind bars: ‘Saving his life’
The father of the East Village madman known as “Ice Pick Nick” is grateful his son is behind bars — for his own safety and that of his neighbors, he told The Post. “Being locked up is just saving his life,” Nicholas Babilonia Sr., 66, said days after The Post reported on his son’s decades-long reign of terror in the community and his recent, long-awaited arrest. “Maybe just leave him there till he fixes himself up.” Nicholas Babilonia Jr., 45, was finally sent to Rikers last week for allegedly threatening a person on Avenue C on May 10 with a...
Ridgefield Park powers past Dwight-Morrow - Softball recap
Eliza Mullen went 5-for-5 with two home runs, a double and four RBI in Ridgefield Park’s 27-0 win over Dwight-Morrow, in Englewood. Karylle Culala also went 5-for-5 with four runs, five RBI a double and a triple. Gabriella River had three hits, a homer and two RBI while Riley...
Disturbing Series of Shootings Unfolds in Harlem, Three Injured
In a disturbing turn of events, two women and a man were subjected to separate shooting incidents in Harlem on Monday. Police officers responding to reported gunfire on W. 144th St, near Broadway, discovered two female victims at approximately 8:40 p.m. The women, identified to be 63 and 29 years old, were in an alarming state with gunshot wounds.
Ex-con who allegedly attacked autistic NYC Stop & Shop worker, 20, released without bail: ‘Innocent people suffer’
The ex-con who allegedly attacked a 20-year-old worker with autism in a Queens Stop & Shop parking lot was cut loose without bail Saturday — enraging the victim’s family. Alvin Martinez, 62, was granted non-monetary release despite the Queens District Attorney’s pleas to set bail against the alleged attacker. “Another example of our revolving door justice system working on behalf of the violent offenders while innocent people suffer,” a family member of the victim, who has not been publicly identified, told The Post. Martinez allegedly targeted the disabled worker outside the Rockaway Park store Thursday — marking the second time in just six months the...
Brooklyn man sentenced for fatally injuring baby while babysitting: DA
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A Brooklyn man was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for fatally injuring his girlfriend’s four-month-old daughter in June 2021, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Ricardo Price, 26, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, was babysitting four-month-old Royalty Kemp in a Brooklyn apartment on June 22, 2021, after her mother left […]
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