NYC woman, 81, punched in face by brute: video
An elderly woman was attacked by an assailant while walking her son's dog on the Upper West Side on Friday, leaving her unconscious and suffering a concussion, according to the victim and authorities. The 81-year-old longtime New York resident was on the sidewalk near her apartment at West 66th Street and Amsterdam Avenue when a […]
NYC woman, 81, feels ‘lucky’ to be alive after video shows man punches her in the face
An 81-year-old New York City woman says she won't stop walking her dog every day, despite being hit in the side of the head by a man on Friday, according to reports. FOX5 in New York City The woman, who only preferred to be known as Gloria, was reported to have said she felt “lucky” […]
NYC muggers throw 88-year-old woman to ground, leaving her with fractures and damaged teeth: cops
Police say two violent robbers on scooters tried to steal an elderly Brooklyn woman's purse in broad daylight this weekend, knocking her to the ground and hitting her in the face. According to police, the 88-year-old victim was walking on 50th Street near 5th Avenue in Sunset Park around 4pm on Sunday when she was […]
Famed NYC French bistro La Ripaille bids adieu after more than four decades
A famous West Village French restaurant will soon be serving its final appetizer — escargot — as its owner retires after more than 40 years in business, Side Dish has learned. La Ripaille, which has attracted celebrities and Francophiles since the 1980s, long before the neighborhood began to trend, is for sale along with the […]
Embattled NYC schools chief David Banks recites Nelson Mandela’s favorite poem
The city's embattled superintendent of education delivered a thin speech in his annual address on Tuesday that offered no metrics on student achievement, before bizarrely having the audience recite a poem that Nelson Mandela “recited every day during his incarceration.” The famous poem “Invictus,” written by English poet William Ernest Henley in 1875, includes lines […]
Teen migrant from NYC hotel shelter shot and wounded: sources
In fresh violence over asylum seekers in New York, a 13-year-old immigrant living in a city-funded Midtown hotel was shot and wounded by a group of assailants, officials said. According to law enforcement sources, officers responded to a 911 call just after 9 p.m. Sunday for a report of a shooting at 124 West 30th […]
NYC driver killed by stray bullet as car slams into woman out for a stroll: cops
An unwitting driver was killed Monday in Queens when he was struck by what appeared to be a stray bullet while driving an SUV that lost control and struck a female pedestrian, police said. Police said William Alcindor, 66, was driving a gray 2014 Nissan eastbound on Baisley Boulevard when he was struck in the […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faced 2001 NYC shooting trial, was acquitted by jury
The newly indicted Sean “Diddy” Combs was tried in New York City for firing a gun inside a Manhattan club in 2001 but was acquitted by a jury at the time. Combs was on trial for an incident that occurred on December 29, 1999, at Club New York on West 43rd Street in which three […]
Brandon Miller’s widow sued for nearly $195K for 4 months of unpaid rent in NYC
The widow of Hamptons real estate mogul Brandon Miller was sued last week by her Upper East Side landlord for unpaid rent from April to July for her luxury $49,000-a-month apartment on Park Avenue. According to court documents, Mack Acquisitions filed a lawsuit against influencer Candice Miller on Sept. 12 to collect approximately $195,000 in […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested in NYC amid sex trafficking investigation
Controversial rapper and hip-hop musician Sean “Diddy” Combs was arrested in New York City on Monday night amid a federal investigation into alleged sex trafficking, sources said. Combs has faced significant backlash following recent allegations that he abused his ex-girlfriend, R&B singer Cassie Ventura, in 2016. His Beverly Hills mansion was also searched by the […]