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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...
How often do tornadoes touch down in the Tri-State Area?
NEW YORK -- Spring and warmer weather mean more storms, including tornadoes. Experts say we don't have to be in the thick of severe weather season to witness a touchdown.Homes shredded, trees turned projectiles, a plane tossed around like a toy -- the destruction left in the wake of a tornado can be devastating, even here in the Tri-State Area.How often are there tornadoes in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut?Nelson Vaz, warning coordination meteorologist at the National Weather Service, says in an area the size of New York City, "Once every four years, we're probably going to see a...
NYC construction worker delivers piercing message to Biden following surprise Trump visit
He came in like a wrecking ball. A New York City construction worker delivered a piercing message to President Biden Thursday morning after his predecessor — and 2024 rival — Donald Trump made a surprise visit to a Manhattan work site. The unidentified man in a hard hat and yellow reflective vest was being interviewed by a Newsmax reporter following the ex-president’s visit when he was asked: “What’s your message to Joe Biden?” “F–k you,” the worker replied into the journalist’s microphone without any hesitation before turning and walking off. He also said he wasn’t “at all” surprised to see so...
This is the hottest item at New York bars and restaurants — and it’s not on the menu
The hottest item at New York bars and restaurants isn’t not on the menu, it’s on the hostess stand. Matchbooks are all the rage. Regular diners are collecting them, trading them with fellow enthusiasts and showing off their finds on TikTok, where the hashtag #matches has more than 64,000 posts. Restaurant owners are struggling to keep up with the demand. “No matter how many boxes [of matchbooks] we order, we seem to run out within 48 hours,” Eric Griego, co-owner of Please Tell Me, a bar in Williamsburg, told The Post. Patrons are coming into to the watering hole as...
NYPD will promote children of 2 heroes gunned down, paralyzed in line of duty
An NYPD officer whose courageous cop father was gunned down in the line of duty when she was just a little girl is set to be promoted on Friday. Officer Francesca Mosomillo, 28, will be promoted to detective after first joining the NYPD in 2019. She is the daughter of Anthony Mosomillo, who was killed in 1998 while attempting to bring in a drug dealer who had skipped out on a court date. “I am so excited, Francesca worked very hard for this,” Francesca’s mother and Mosomillo’s widow, Margaret, told The Post. “I have cried so many times in the last 26 years...
Knicks vs. 76ers schedule: Where to watch Game 3, start time, TV channel, live stream online, prediction, odds
The Knicks quite literally snatched a Game 2 win out of the hands of the 76ers, coming up with a controversial late steal before Donte DiVincenzo knocked down a 3-pointer to give New York a thrilling victory. It was riveting basketball down the stretch, and the result was a 2-0 series lead for New York. The 76ers now have work to do as they host the next two games, starting with Thursday night's Game 3.
How J.D. Martinez’s imminent Mets arrival affects red-hot Tyrone Taylor
Tyrone Taylor came to the Mets to be the team’s fourth outfielder and so far this season, he’s started multiple games in all three outfield spots. More than that, he’s been one of the team’s most productive hitters. Despite having just 54 plate appearances, Taylor’s 13 RBIs are second on the team, trailing only Brandon Nimmo’s 15. He also has an OPS of .869 and an OPS+ of 147, both team-highs. A pair of National League scouts that have seen Taylor several times this season, including on the just-concluded West Coast trip, said not much has changed in his swing. “He’s more selective,’’ one scout...
Babyface & Usher to Be Honored at The Apollo’s 2024 Spring Benefit
A pair of R&B legends, Babyface and Usher, will be honored by The Apollo Theater in Harlem at its annual Spring Benefit on Tuesday, June 11. Babyface will receive the inaugural Legacy Award. Usher will receive the Icon Award.Usher’s Super Bowl Triumph Caps One of the Decade’s Greatest Pop Comebacks “I am humbled to receive the inaugural Legacy Award,” Babyface said in a statement. “For nearly a century, the theater has been a constant symbol of excellence in Black entertainment. So, for The Apollo to honor my legacy feels nothing short of amazing.” “It’s an honor to be receiving this award from such...
Steve Carell as the 50-year-old loser in a comic 'Uncle Vanya'
NEW YORK, NY.- Why is it called “Uncle Vanya”? All the man does is mope, mope harder, try to do something other than moping, fail miserably and mope some more. You can’t blame him. Vanya has spent most of his nearly 50 years scraping thin profit from a provincial estate, and not even for himself. The money he makes, running the farm with his unmarried niece, goes to support life in the city for his fatuous, gouty sort-of-ex-brother-in-law, an art professor who “knows nothing about art.” Also, Vanya is hopelessly in love with the old man’s exquisitely languorous young wife, who, reasonably enough, finds the moper pathetic.
Everything you need to know about the 2024 Met Gala
NEW YORK, NY.- First things first: What is the Met Gala?. Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute benefit, a black-tie extravaganza held the first Monday in May to raise money for the museum’s fashion wing, the only curatorial department at the Met that has to pay for itself.
Mary J. Blige Recalls Learning She’s A 2024 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Inductee: “It’s A Big Deal”
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Mary J. Blige attends the Clooney Foundation For Justice's "The Albies" on September 28, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Blige admits she's "still trying to process this whole thing." Earlier this week, this year's Rock & Roll Hall...
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