$20 million in taxpayer funds spent on NYC park, dog run that few use thanks to location, homeless druggies
Millions of dollars of taxpayer money Spent About the new park and dog run in Queens. Now all that's left is for residents to use it. Maspeth Park, built with $17.8 million in state funds, has been a virtual ghost town since it opened last year under the Kosciuszko Bridge. Local residents told The Washington […]
NYC man claims bus driver choked him — but he was the one arrested for the caught-on-video attack
A Brooklyn man claims he was choked by a bus driver in an incident that was caught on video — but he ended up being the one handcuffed and facing a career hit from the publicity. According to two complaints filed against the city, Malachi Houston, 27, claims he was falsely accused of attempted murder […]
Bone fragments found at NYC waterfrpmt park in third chilling discovery near carousel
Bone fragments were found on the banks of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday, marking the third time possible human remains have been found in the riverside park this month. The latest grisly discovery occurred shortly before 7 p.m., when police received a 911 call reporting bones in rocks along the shoreline, an NYPD spokesman said […]
NYC blood artist arrested with illegal guns after OD report: cops
A New York City artist notorious for painting with human blood was arrested after police were called to his Staten Island home after receiving a report of a drug overdose and unregistered guns hidden inside, police said. Police were first called to a home on Wood Avenue for a report of an unconscious person, where […]
NYC migrant shelter overrun by teen ‘fight club,’ constant shrieking as residents rip disturbance: ‘Becoming unbearable’
Neighbors can't stop talking about this fight club. Residents of an apartment building in Queens say they've had little peace since January, when a 128-room hotel in Long Island City was transformed into a city-run migrant shelter. Children living in the seven-story building wander outside their front door in large, unsupervised groups almost every night, […]
Oh, rats! Pizza-friendly trash bins installed in some NYC parks
Pizza-loving rats may be out of luck. New York City Parks Commissioner Sue Donohue announced the pizza bins were installed to accommodate the bulky boxes, which are difficult to pack into traditional trash cans and often end up as leftover food for rats. The first of six new square trash cans was installed in Father […]
NYC funeral home chain that exploited consumers settles for $700K
A New York funeral home chain will have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars for allegedly cheating and deceiving customers, according to a settlement with the city. Bronx-based RG Ortiz Funeral Home will pay $600,000 in compensation to the family and a $100,000 civil penalty for failing to tell the family where the body […]
Man shot outside $3M NYC home of ballet dancer, banker in South Harlem
Shots rang out next door to the Harlem mansion (worth approximately $3 million) shared by a ballet dancer and her banker husband. Sunday's shooting happened at 1:40 p.m. on West 118th Street in South Harlem, an area that real estate agents have dubbed “SoHa” and which is shaping up to be the next big boom […]
Eric Adams fails to name NYC trustee to oversee billions of dollars in school construction
Education watchdog groups told The Washington Post that the city's School Construction Authority has made decisions over the past year to spend billions of dollars of taxpayer money without the necessary oversight. SCA is responsible for the design and construction of New York City public schools. By law There will always be three board members: […]
Thousands of NYC special ed students denied services days before school starts
Thousands of private school and homeschooled students who need special education services from the city have been denied vital assistance just a week before the school year is to begin — all because applications were not submitted in time in June, The Washington Post has learned. State law requires parents to apply in writing by […]