Rep. Ritchie Torres presses DEA after animal tranquilizers found in NYC street drugs
WASHINGTON — Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres is requesting information from the Drug Enforcement Administration after local health officials found the elephant tranquilizer carfentanil and the veterinary anesthetic medetomidine in street drugs in New York City. Carfentanil, a more potent analogue of fentanyl, Eight local opioid samples contained small amounts of the substance. According to the […]
NYC migrants allegedly raped woman at knifepoint in Coney Island
A woman was raped at knifepoint in Coney Island after two violent immigrant suspects beat up her boyfriend who tried to stop the attack, police said. Police said the horrific attack happened around 9pm on Sunday outside a hotel housing asylum seekers on Surf Avenue and 16th Street. According to sources, the suspect, David Davon […]
‘Ghost’ license plates cost NYC $200M a year — fueled by ‘James Bond-level’ gadgets: new analysis
Rogue drivers with “ghost” license plates are costing New York City $200 million a year, a new analysis says, fueled by a burgeoning online mini-industry selling “James Bond-level” gadgets. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who conducted the study, said illegal vehicles use illegible license plates to pass toll booths and NYPD speed and traffic light […]
NYC Influencers Charge $333 per Guest to Attend Their Wedding
A New York City couple is facing criticism after taking a creative approach to charging guests an attendance fee to hold the wedding of their dreams amid high inflation. Nova and Reemo Stiles saved $70,000 on their planned June 2023 wedding after deciding they needed to cut back on the number of guests, adding a […]
Cops shut down NYC Dominican Day Parade as unruly crowd swarms 6th Ave. and teen slashes 65 year-old
A Dominican Republic Day parade in Manhattan was abruptly halted on Sunday after a large, disorderly crowd swarmed the route in Midtown and a teenager slashed a 65-year-old man in the face, law enforcement sources said. The 42-year-old parade was expected to attract 500,000 spectators and feature 113 organizations, including community groups, carnival bands and […]
Crazed man punches French tourist in the head outside Midtown NYC Burger King
A crazed Brooklyn resident randomly punched a French tourist in the head in Midtown on Saturday morning, sending the victim crashing headfirst into a flight of stone steps, according to police sources and a video of the incident, just days after he allegedly attacked an elderly man in the East Village. According to surveillance footage […]
Aging NYC office building shows how to succeed despite trend toward shiny new towers
Let’s say you own a 60-year-old, roughly 900,000-square-foot office building in Midtown. Demand for space in your midcentury building is weak, and you have a looming $500 million mortgage payment. you: Are you rushing to refinance when lenders are backing away? Are we going to complain to the New York Times that this is the […]
Jewish man stabbed by attacker shouting ‘Free Palestine’ in NYC: report
According to reports, a young Jewish man was stabbed early Saturday morning near Chabad’s headquarters in Crown Heights by a man who shouted “Free Palestine.” The man with the knife allegedly approached the victim around 2 a.m. near Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue, yelling “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” before stabbing the […]
Two teens stabbed inside NYC fast-food restaurant
Two teenage boys were stabbed after an argument at a Manhattan fast food restaurant, police said. Police say the victims, ages 16 and 17, were stabbed during an argument with a man in his 20s inside the Panda Express store at 2852 Broadway near 11th Street just after 1 p.m. Saturday. A 16-year-old boy was […]
NYC teachers blast new math curriculum amid leaked reports of failing test scores
New York City algebra teachers are dreading the coming school year because nearly all of them will have to use a commercial math curriculum that has been panned as a “total failure.” Last year, teachers at 265 schools piloted an “illustrative math” curriculum that Chancellor David Banks hopes will help improve the city’s struggling math […]