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NYC lawmakers warn of 'crisis' for older New Yorkers if Adams' cuts go through
Older New Yorkers and advocates protested budget cuts to senior programs outside of City Hall last week. The city's Department for the Aging is facing cuts that could shutter 60 senior centers and cut meal delivery programs. [ more › ]
Mother and son DOE employees scammed NYC school for kids with disabilities: probe
A mother and son duo employed by the city Department of Education scammed a Manhattan public school for kids with disabilities out of nearly $8,500, investigators found. Marlene Delgado, 62, is a school secretary at PS M169 on East 88th Street – a K-12 school for 305 students with special needs. She approved payments to her son, Nicholas Koukaras, 36, a substitute paraprofessional, on 55 days when he did not sign in or show up, the Special Commissioner of Investigation for city schools says in a newly-released March 23, 2023 report. Delgado, who was responsible for processing payments for subs, also credited her son...
Man critically injured in early morning Manhattan stabbing
A man was seriously injured in an early morning stabbing in upper Manhattan, and detectives are searching for the assailant. Police found a 34-year-old man stabbed in the stomach near the corner of Dyckman Street and Broadway in Inwood.
Cold Front Will Trigger Storms After Summer Preview
Clouds will linger on Sunday, May 19, followed by afternoon breaks of sun. Monday, May 20 will be mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid-70s. It will be even warmer on Tuesday, May 21 with sunny skies, helping the mercury climb into the low 80s with calm winds. Expect...
Kingsbridge Heights: Lawyer for “Fentanyl” Daycare Owner: “She’s not a Monster”
Editor’s Note: The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our print edition dated April 18-May 1, 2024. Bronx daycare owner, Grei Mendez, appeared in Bronx Criminal Court on Tuesday, April 9. Facing various State charges, following the unintentional death by fentanyl poisoning of one-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici at Divino Niño Daycare Center in Kingsbridge Heights on Sept. 15, 2023, her defense attorney alleges she’s not a monster.
Woman slashed at Lower East Side subway station: NYPD
LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (PIX11) – A woman was slashed at a subway station on the Lower East Side Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. The 35-year-old woman was slashed around 6:40 a.m. at the Delancey Street-Essex Street J and Z station, according to police. The woman was sitting on a bench on the northbound […]
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.
Man, 24, miraculously survives 120-foot jump off Brooklyn Bridge
A man miraculously survived a 120-foot jump off of the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday, police and sources said. The 24-year-old splashed down into the East River around 1:30 p.m., police said. Anti-Israel protesters are disrupting our way of life and have to stop causing chaos He was still conscious when an NYPD Harbor Unit in the area pulled him out of the water, according to police. Controversial CUNY Law grad now at helm of radical group gets cuffed at NYC anti-Israel protest — and defiantly grins when freed CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER He was brought to Pier 16 in Manhattan and taken by EMS to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition, cops said. Photos from the scene show the man being taken away in a stretcher with a brace around his neck. The investigation is ongoing, cops said. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
Man slashed in face and neck at Bronx bus stop: NYPD
TREMONT, the Bronx (PIX11) — A bus rider slashed a man in the face and neck after a fight on the bus spilled into a Bronx street last month, police said Friday. The suspect and a 29-year-old man were arguing on the BX15 bus before getting off near East 183rd Street and Third Avenue in […]
Northern Westchester CVS Incident Involving Woman Leads To Chase, 3 Arrests
Three Connecticut men were apprehended after an incident involving a woman in a CVS parking lot in New York led to a police chase and separate crashes.The chain of events began around 4:30 p.m. Friday, May 17 in Northern Westchester County.The North Castle Police Department received a call from a p…
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