NYC considers building new elementary school across from toxic superfund site
Hmm, this stinks. The New York City School Construction Authority is considering breaking ground on a new elementary school in Brooklyn, across from a state Superfund site with a history of carcinogens. The site, on Dupont Street in Greenpoint, is the former location of Newhart Plastics, a vinyl and plastics facility, and is home to […]
China reportedly building barges amid fears of an invasion
China is reportedly building a series of “D-Day-style” barges that could be used to support an invasion of Taiwan, according to media reports. At least three of the new vessels were observed at Guangzhou Shipyard in southern China, Navy News said. The barge was inspired by World War II's Mulberry Harbor, a mobile port built […]
NYPD cops shoot suspect allegedly armed with knife in NYC apartment building: sources
Police shot and killed a suspect who brandished a knife at officers inside a Bronx apartment complex Sunday night, law enforcement officials said. Officials said the man was shot at least twice after police responded to a call on 148th Street in the Mott Haven neighborhood around 5:45 p.m. The shooting occurred just before 6 […]
Cat survives 3-story fall from burning Midtown building, nonprofit raising money for pet’s surgery: ‘A miracle cat’
This kitten definitely landed on its feet. A ginger cat who lives in supportive housing in Midtown miraculously survived a fall from the third floor during an apartment fire last week. Goldie the cat appeared to be trying to escape the flames by a window, but footage from the fire showed her plummeting to the […]
Historic NYC office building fetches fraction of recent $245M sale price — and here reason why
A boutique office building in Midtown South has been purchased by Williams Equities for just over half its most recent sale price, Realty Check has learned. But there may be more to understanding this deal than the price tag suggests. Williams paid just $147.5 million for 470 Park Avenue South, a historic 300,000-square-foot property occupying […]
Pilot, Daughter Killed When Plane Hits California Building
On Thursday, a small plane crashed in Fullerton, California, tragically claiming the lives of two people and injuring 19 people at the scene. The plane crashed into a “furniture upholstery” manufacturing factory where about 200 people were working, according to the Associated Press. reported on friday. Fullerton Police Department officials said the two people who […]
Mega-Podcaster and Rapper Joe Budden Arrested After Being Caught Naked in Apartment Building
Joe Budden's podcast consistently ranks among the most downloaded and most listened to podcasts in the world, but local police have obtained video evidence of the New Jersey rapper wandering naked through the hallways of his apartment. He was arrested after making the announcement. The Edgewater Police Department said in a statement that a resident […]
Mom charged with abandoning newborn baby girl in tote bag outside NYC building
The mother of a newborn baby girl left in a tote bag outside a Bronx building over the weekend is facing criminal charges, authorities announced. Delfina Galvez, who turned herself in late Monday after the NYPD released surveillance footage showing the suspect apparently abandoning the infant on the sidewalk outside a rain-soaked Morrisania building early […]
People walking by ritzy NYC building get doused with stinky mystery fluids — and no one knows who’s doing the dumping
Drenched pedestrians are being showered with liquid that smells of oil, eggs and chemicals thrown through apartment windows in Williamsburg, but no one knows who's doing the dumping. Locals in the trendy neighborhood claim they were being “targeted” from the windows of the Edge Community Apartments on Kent Avenue, even though the bomber has not […]
Bones found inside floor of 16th century Dutch building in rare find: report
The bones of the foot are connected to the floor plate. Cow bones were discovered on the floor of a 16th-century building in the Red Light District of Alkmaar in the North of the Netherlands. Bone fragments found in spots on the floor of a 16th-century Dutch buildingIt's what experts consider a rare discovery. Elfgaard […]