Boy, 15, shot outside NYC school
A 15-year-old boy was shot outside his Brooklyn high school on Tuesday afternoon, according to police and law enforcement sources. Authorities and sources said the boy was shot in the right leg by what appeared to be another teenager in front of South Shore High School on Flatland Avenue in Canarsie around 2:40 p.m. Sources […]
Gorilla Stone Mafia gangbanger named ‘Tragedy’ convicted in NYC slayings, said he felt ‘like the reaper’
A Gorilla Stone Mafia gangster nicknamed “Tragedy” has been convicted of murdering two Staten Island rivals, one of whom was shot in the head while sleeping next to his girlfriend. Suspect John Peña, 32, appeared to admit to two 2021 murders in rap lyrics he wrote from his jail cell. “When I put my brain […]
Embattled top Mayor Adams aide no longer overseeing NYC migrant contracts as federal probes tighten
A shadow aide to Mayor Eric Adams has stepped down as head of the city's immigration contracting efforts, the latest senior personnel changes to come amid growing federal scrutiny surrounding City Hall. The mayor revealed during his weekly question and answer session on Tuesday that his chief of staff, Camille Joseph Verlach, has taken over […]
NYC fatally stabs beau, hides knife in dishwasher while talking to 911: prosecutors
A Bronx woman stabbed her boyfriend to death during a weekend argument, then brazenly lied to police, saying he was drunk and killed himself by slamming himself into a kitchen cabinet, prosecutors say. Police said around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, health care worker Carlene Payne, 31, stabbed Joshua Johnson, 36, in the leg with a knife […]
Denzel Washington on Broadway, Madonna’s guitars on auction, NYC events
Every week, Alexa rounds up New York's biggest fashion drops, hotel openings, restaurant debuts, celeb-filled cultural events, and more. This is your curated guide to the best things to see, buy, taste, and experience in New York. What's on this week's luxury list: Totem's second New York store, Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal co-starring, and […]
How NYC ‘sanctuary’ status allows violent migrant gang Tren de Aragua to thrive in Big Apple shelters
New York's immigrant-friendly “sanctuary city” status has allowed a violent Venezuelan gang known as the Tren de Aragua to operate actively inside local migrant shelters, handcuffing police officers and giving secrets to immigration officials, law enforcement sources told The Washington Post. The gang has infiltrated the shelter system and built a criminal organization that traffics […]
NYC halal restaurant’s anti-Israel ‘war criminal’ sidewalk display sparks fury as owner remains defiant
A halal restaurant in Queens is facing backlash after posting a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden on the sidewalk outside its restaurant, but the owner seems unfazed by the criticism. The pro-Zionist group Betar USA has called the statue, which customers must step on to enter The King of Falafel […]
NYC sheriff probed by DOI over alleged pay-to-play scheme involving law enforcement group he chairs: sources
New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda is under investigation for allegations that he solicited donations for the law enforcement agency he heads in exchange for turning a blind eye to law enforcement problems, sources told The Washington Post. The bureau is working on the investigation after the complaint against Miranda was recently filed, two sources […]
Joe Biden tells Hillary Clinton ‘I love you’ after being ‘trapped’ by wife Jill into giving NYC speech
After delivering a speech in New York City in which he was “trapped” by his wife, President Biden expressed his admiration for Bill and Hillary Clinton on Monday night, telling the former first lady that he “loves her” for publicly defending him. Biden, 81, was not scheduled to speak at the Clinton Global Initiative summit […]
How Tren de Aragua used NYC migrant shelters to build a criminal empire: ‘Hiding in plain sight’
In just over a year, a once-obscure South American street gang has established itself in New York, exploiting the migrant crisis to build a violent criminal enterprise from within the walls of the city's shelters. The Tren de Aragua gang of gun-toting, moped-riding hoodlums terrorize Gotham, selling illegal guns under the noses of private shelter […]