NYC’s heat wave will end Sunday night — next week will be ‘little bit more bearable’
The Big Apple will burn this week, but it won’t burn. After five straight days of temperatures exceeding 90 degrees, forecasters said the heat wave will finally ease up a bit on Monday. “Temperatures are expected to be around 92 degrees on Sunday, then back down into the mid to upper 80s on Monday,” FOX […]
Who’ll win NYC’s casino race? Gambling experts set odds
As New York’s summer progresses, the battle over casino licenses in the three cities is intensifying. Proposals and a $1 million application fee must be submitted by Aug. 31, and billions of dollars remain outstanding. With the exception of two racetracks that already profit from electronic gambling and are considered the front-runners — Resorts World […]
2 teen swimmers go missing in waters off NYC’s Jacob Riis Park: cops
Two teenage boys went missing while swimming at Jacob Riis Park in Queens on Friday night, police said. NYPD divers were searching for the boys, but they disappeared shortly after lifeguards finished their shift, police said. Rescue divers are searching for two boys off the Rockaway coast. Wayne Carrington NYPD divers were out searching for […]
Leaders of NYC’s ‘Bully Gang’ found guilty of murder, racketeering and other frightening crimes
Leaders of a Brooklyn gang known as the Bully Gang have been arrested by federal agents on charges of murder, racketeering and drug trafficking, including a murder at a gender reveal party for the baby of one of their gang members. Derrick “Dee” Ayers, 37, Mauryk “Mo Money” Harrell, 34, Franklin “Spaz” Gillespie, 33, and […]
Pols push referendum to repeal NYC’s ‘sanctuary city’ laws
New York City voters in November could have the power to severely limit the NYPD’s ability to work with the federal government on immigration issues and repeal “falsely and dangerous” “sanctuary city” laws that are clearly a “threat to public safety.” Assemblymembers Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island), Robert Holden (D-Queens) and six other members of the […]
NYC’s dollar pizza slice is back —here’s where you can find the bargain
Then again, four quarters can buy you a little slice of heaven. The beloved dollar pizza may be a nostalgic relic of recent years, but at least one pizzeria owner is doing his best to offer his customers a better deal. Since last spring, Sana Ullah’s two East Village stores, BD Star Pizza and 99 […]
Puerto Rican Day Parade descends on NYC’s Fifth Avenue for 67th year
A national parade celebrating Puerto Rican Day took place Sunday down Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, in what organizers called the “largest display of cultural pride” in the United States. Now in its 67th year, the raucous event began near 44th Street and wound its way uptown along Manhattan’s boulevards, winding its way to East 79th Street […]
Fox News ‘Antisemitism Exposed’ Newsletter: NYC’s rise in hate crimes, watchdog warns top university ‘enough’
Fox News’ “Antisemism Exposed” newsletter brings you stories about rising anti-Semitic bigotry in the U.S. and around the world. Today’s Newsletter: – New York City sees rise in hate crimes amid rising anti-Semitism, police data shows– Anti-Semitism watchdog urges top universities to take tough action against anti-Israel agitators who have taken over president’s offices– Tackling […]
Man randomly slashed in neck by NYC’s Astor Place Cube
A 30-year-old man was randomly slashed in the neck near the Astor Place Cube on Thursday afternoon, with the assailant still at large. Police say the victim was slashed in the back of the neck at approximately 5:22 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Lafayette Square and Cooper Avenue. The random attack happened at about […]
Here’s why no one escapes NYC’s controversial congestion toll — not even locals without cars
Even locals who don’t drive can’t escape it, since they have to pay the MTA’s new $15 congestion charge to get into Midtown. The Brooklyn-based air conditioning and ventilation services company has already warned customers in Manhattan below 60th Street that starting June 30, it will be slapping a $15 surcharge on all work orders […]