NYC gas blast leaves 5 hurt, smoking crater and noxious fumes
A gas line exploded in the Bronx on Sunday, leaving a smoking pit and toxic fumes, injuring five people and sending panicked churchgoers fleeing into the streets. More than 100 emergency personnel responded to the scene near Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue in Bedford Park, authorities said. Witnesses told amNewYork that foul-smelling smoke drove […]
Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over garbage drop-off rules they say conflict with sabbath
Is there nothing sacred? Sabbath-observing Orthodox Jews have criticized the city's sanitation department for tightening nighttime curbside trash collection, saying they are being fined for observing their religion. In deeply Orthodox neighborhoods like Crown Heights, residents must bring their trash curbside on Fridays for collection on Saturday, as they prepare to observe the Sabbath. “The […]
Planned new bike lane in industrial NYC neighborhood has business owners fuming: ‘Just not safe’
Businesses in one of Long Island City's last industrial areas say gentrification has its limits, and planned new bike lanes Placed them Over the edge. Local business groups argue that bike lanes in the trendy Queens neighborhood are dangerous for truck drivers, not to mention cyclists. “Not every road can have bike lanes. You can't […]
Complete guide to who’s game for NYC area’s next casinos
Gaming giants and real estate moguls are pushing hard to secure one of three coveted licenses to operate casinos in or near New York City. “There's still a big market for land-based casinos in this country, particularly in the New York City metropolitan area,” Bennett Liebman, a former assistant secretary to the governor for gaming […]
NYC jury awards au pair who was secretly filmed by creepy chicken-mogul employer $2.78M
A Manhattan jury has awarded $2.78 million in damages to an au pair who was secretly videotaped and “frozen out” by a creepy Staten Island dad and fast-food chicken mogul, but the victim is outraged that she received only a “light punishment” from prosecutors. According to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court, Michael Esposito, […]
19-year NYC Sanitation vet killed while working in Queens
A New York City Department of Sanitation employee died while working in Queens on Saturday evening, local authorities said. Gruesome photos from the scene show Richard Errico, a 19-year veteran of the police department, was apparently killed outside the DSNY garage at Precinct 11 and 13 in Douglaston. Details of what happened were not immediately […]
Criminal charges urged vs. NYC staff who took own kids to Disney World on trips for homeless students:
Education advocates are urging authorities to consider federal criminal charges against six New York City employees who took their children and grandchildren to Disney World and other expensive trips for homeless students. “This appears to be a criminal use of federal funds intended for homeless students, involving forgery and fraud,” said Leonie Heimson, executive director […]
‘I’m Shot!’: NYC Cop Hit In ‘Friendly-Fire’ Incident As Officers Shoot Knife-Wielding Man, Video Shows
An officer was struck by bullets when he and another New York Police Department (NYPD) officer shot and killed a man with a knife in a Brooklyn train station, according to body camera footage released Friday. Police Officer Edmund Mays and his colleague Officer Alex Wong were inadvertently shot when they confronted and fired shots […]
NYC Council Democrats Silent On Anti-Sanctuary Bill As Migrant Crime Hits Headlines
Despite growing calls from local police and the mayor to repeal New York City's sanctuary laws amid a horrific wave of immigration-related crimes, liberal Democrats on the City Council ignored requests for comment on a bill that would do just that. The Common Sense Caucus, a bipartisan group of nine New York City Council members, […]
Former NYC covid czar Jay Varma said ‘weenie’ de Blasio caved to teachers unions, knowingly hurt kids
Dr. Jay Varma, the former New York City coronavirus chief and sex party lover, has mocked former Mayor Bill de Blasio as a “nasty bastard” who deliberately hurt children by caving to teachers unions' calls for school closures during the pandemic. “He's a bit of a mean guy. He's had a lot of problems.” Varma […]