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Applebee's expects to close several restaurants. Will Westchester locations be impacted?
Applebee's expects to end the year with 25 to 35 fewer U.S. locations, but will any of the Westchester restaurants be among those closing? Dine Brands Global, the parent company, has not indicated which locations will close around the country. A spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment about whether or not...
Over a dozen victims ambushed by NYC teen robbery crew at Bronx park in months-long spree: cops
A teen robbery crew ambushed more than a dozen victims — most around their own age — during a months-long violent mugging spree in and around the Bronx’s Claremont Park, police said this week. Three boys, 13, 14 and 17, plus an 18-year-old, Sincere Johnson, have been arrested in connection to the string of callous crimes that began back in January, the NYPD said — adding cops are still hunting for at least two more suspects. Most of the victims — some of whom were punched or threatened with knives during the muggings — were teenagers, as young as 14, though two...
Help name four baby falcons that hatched on a New York bridge
NEW YORK (PIX11)– Four baby Peregrine Falcons hatched atop the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in mid-April; now, the New York State Thruway Authority wants your help naming New York’s newest residents. Dozens of third to sixth grades in Westchester and Rockland County submitted more than 100 names as part of a falcon naming contest. […]
Man Attacks Woman At Peekskill Apartment, Police Say
The incident happened on Tuesday, May 14 around 3:10 p.m., when a woman was assaulted inside a Peekskill apartment at 900 South St., according to Peekskill Police. Arriving officers found a 56-year-old victim with severe injuries who was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center. The suspect, identified as Haseem Jenkins,...
Nanuet woman arrested for attempted murder of ex-boyfriend
A Nanuet woman was arrested Sunday for domestic assault and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her ex-boyfriend multiple times. Clarkstown Police Det. Norm Peters said officers responded to the scene of a domestic assault on Spring Brook Road in Nanuet on Sunday around 4:37 a.m. where two victims were found with stab wounds. ...
Driver sentenced in fatal car wreck near Yankee Stadium
CONCOURSE, the Bronx (PIX11) — A driver who killed a 69-year-old woman in a car crash while fleeing from police near Yankee Stadium two years ago is heading to prison, authorities said Wednesday. Carlos Hernandez, 24, was sentenced to two to six years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter last month, according to the […]
Spring Valley Man Admits Attacking Corrections Officer
Rockland County resident Shaquille Gage, age 21, of Spring Valley, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, May 14, to one count of assault for injuring a Rockland County corrections officer, said Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II. According to Scott Waters with the District Attorney's Office, Gage, who was in...
NY woman stabs ex-boyfriend, his new girlfriend multiple times: police
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A man and his girlfriend were stabbed by his ex-girlfriend in Rockland County on Sunday, according to authorities. Officers with the Clarkstown Police Department responded to a 911 call at 4:37 a.m. in Nanuet, New York. Upon arrival, officers found two victims, a 33-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, who had […]
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