Roberta Flack, Soul and R&B Icon Dies Aged 88
The Guardian - Tue Feb 25, 2025
Roberta Flack, the US singer behind a string of hits including Killing Me Softly With His Song, has died aged 88. More»
Retired New York Judge Kills Himself as FBI Arrives on Doorstep of his Expensive Home
Daily Mail - Wed Sep 25, 2024
A former prosecutor and retired judge killed himself on Tuesday as the FBI arrived at his home in New York to arrest him. More»
A Columbia Professor Wanted to Document History and NYPD Arrested Him Outside his Home
USA Today - Sat May 4, 2024
NEW YORK, New York - Gregory Pflugfelder had just finished the final class of his career at Columbia. More»
Subway Shooter Frank James, 62, is Arrested, Charged with Terrorist Attack on Mass Transit
Daily Mail - Wed Apr 13, 2022
Subway gunman suspect Frank James has been arrested walking around the East Village in lower Manhattan, a day after shooting ten people on a packed Brooklyn train, and has now been charged with carrying out a terrorist attack on mass transit. More»
Espionage - Russian-American Charged with Acting as Illegal Russian Agent in the US
CNN - Wed Mar 9, 2022
A dual Russian-American citizen has been charged with acting as a spy in the US, according to court filings that say she ran organizations that "sought to spread Russian propaganda". More»
Ian McDonald, King Crimson and Foreigner Co-Founder, Dead at 75
Rolling Stone - Fri Feb 11, 2022
Ian McDonald, a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter best known for his co-founding roles in both King Crimson and Foreigner, died Wednesday at the age of 75. More»
Large chemical fire in New Jersey ‘worst I’ve ever seen’, mayor says
The Guardian - Sat Jan 15, 2022
A large chemical fire burned through the night and into Saturday morning in northern New Jersey, its smoke so heavy that it was detected on weather radar and seen and smelled in neighboring New York City. More»
Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted of Sex-Trafficking Girls for Jeffrey Epstein
New York Post - Thu Dec 30, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday evening of recruiting and grooming underage girls for years as Jeffrey Epstein’s madam — capping a stunning fall from grace for the British socialite, who could now spend the rest of her life behind bars. More»
Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Convicted of Obstruction
NBC New York - Tue Dec 14, 2021
BROOKLYN, New York - Authorities said the obstruction occurred while the Brooklyn judge was on a NYC-based credit union’s board of directors from May 2008 to Aug. More»
Omicron! Officials Confirm 5 Cases in NYC Metro Area
CNBC - Thu Dec 2, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - New York officials have confirmed five cases of the omicron Covid-19 variant in the New York City metropolitan area, Governor Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday, hours after cases were detected in Minnesota and Colorado. More»
Fauci Says Omicron Variant Is Likely Already Here, NY Declares State of Emergency
Daily Beast - Sat Nov 27, 2021
Parts of the US have begun an all-out assault against the new, highly transmissible Omicron variant of COVID-19 as Dr. Anthony Fauci warned that the variant is likely already circulating in the country. More»
Newark Cop Fatally Struck Nurse on Parkway, Drove to Mom’s House With Body In Car
New York Post - Thu Nov 25, 2021
NEWARK, New Jersey - A Newark Police Officer struck and killed a nurse with his car and then drove the body to his mother’s house seeking advice before returning to the scene with the body, officials said on Wednesday. More»
Johnson & Johnson to Split into 2 Public Companies
NPR - Fri Nov 12, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey - Johnson & Johnson is peeling off a consumer health business that helped it become the world's biggest health care products maker. More»
NYPD Officer Sentenced in Murder-for-Hire Plot
NBC News - Sat Oct 30, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - A former New York City police officer who was accused in a murder-for-hire plot was sentenced to four years in prison Friday, according to court records. More»
Monticello cop charged with tasing motorcyclist from moving police car
Mid Hudson News - Tue Oct 19, 2021
MONTICELLO, New York – A former Monticello Police officer has been arrested and charged with firing a taser from his moving police car at a moving motorcyclist without legal justification and provocation, causing the motorcyclist to lose control of his vehicle and crash. More»
Dennis Thomas, Kool & the Gang Co-founder, Dies at 70
CNN - Sun Aug 8, 2021
Kool & the Gang co-founder Dennis Thomas, often referred to as "Dee Tee," has died. More»
Queens Substitute Teacher Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Class
NBC New York - Thu Jul 22, 2021
A New York City teacher was arrested after he threatened to shoot a classroom of students in order to get the students to listen to him, police sources told NBC New York. More»
Rudy Giuliani barred from practicing law in New York over election lies
The Guardian - Thu Jun 24, 2021
Rudy Giuliani is suspended from practicing law in New York state following disciplinary proceedings over his misleading statements to courts and the public following the 2020 US presidential election. More»
3 Current and Former NYPD Cops Arrested on Corruption Charges
NBC New York - Tue May 11, 2021
The FBI and NYPD arrested two current police officers and one retired officer in connection with purported corruption schemes involving everything from tow trucks to heroin trafficking. More»
Four NYC Synagogues Targeted by Rock-Throwing Assailant
NBC New York - Sun Apr 25, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Jewish houses of worship have been the target of a vandal in the Bronx, prompting a response from city and state leaders to investigate the reported anti-Semitic acts. More»
Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City
NPR - Sun Apr 25, 2021
A 61-year-old Asian man is fighting for his life after an attack by an unidentified assailant in New York City on Friday evening. More»
Citigroup Will Pay NY Mayoral Candidate, Former Exec Ray McGuire $5.7 Million Over Next Few Years
NBC New York - Thu Apr 22, 2021
Former Citigroup executive Ray McGuire, who is running to be mayor of New York, will receive a total of more than $5 million from the Wall Street bank from 2022 through 2025. More»
Ponzi King Bernie Madoff Dies in Federal Prison
NBC New York - Wed Apr 14, 2021
Bernie Madoff, convicted of leading the largest Ponzi scheme in history, has died in federal prison at age 82. More»
NY Public Housing Inspector Sends Racist 'Ching Chong' Letter to Vietnamese Tenants
Yahoo News - Tue Mar 30, 2021
Vietnamese tenants of a public housing apartment in New York were shocked to receive a hateful letter officially coming from the city. More»
Asian woman, 65, is knocked to the ground, kicked and stomped on by random attacker
Daily Mail - Tue Mar 30, 2021
New footage has emerged of the moment an Asian woman was knocked to the ground and viciously beaten on her way to church in Manhattan. More»
Envelopes Containing 'White Powdery Substance' Sent to Five NYC Schools
NBC News - Thu Mar 18, 2021
NEW YORK, New York - Five schools in New York City have received envelopes through the mail containing a "white powdery substance," according to police. More»
Police visit home of ex-Trump aide Kellyanne Conway after nude photo of daughter appears on Twitter
CNBC - Wed Jan 27, 2021
Police in New Jersey reportedly visited the home of former Trump White House advisor Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday, a day after her 16-year-old daughter Claudia complained on social media about a topless photo of her that briefly appeared on her mom's Twitter account. More»
National Rifle Association says it has filed for bankruptcy
Reuters - Fri Jan 15, 2021
The National Rifle Association on Friday filed petitions with a US bankruptcy court seeking protection from creditors by restructuring, the gun rights advocacy group announced. More»
Trump's private bankers resign from Deutsche Bank
CNN Business - Tue Dec 22, 2020
New York, NY - The private bankers responsible for lending to President Donald Trump and Jared Kushner have resigned from Deutsche Bank, the bank said. More»
Staten Island Man Allegedly Posted Online Threats to Kill Democrats, Protesters and Police
NBC New York - Tue Nov 10, 2020
A Staten Island man has been charged with making threats to "blow away" those who celebrated the victory of President-Elect Joe Biden, and to "exterminate" Democrats and their families, court papers allege. More»