Former owner of Peanut the squirrel, the viral pet put down by New York officials, is detained by ICE
The wife of Mark Longo, whose pet squirrel Peanut was seized and euthanized by New York wildlife officials in 2024, has been detained by U.S. immigration authorities. Daniela Bittner, who is from Germany, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in mid-October at a small airport near the New York-Pennsylvania border, according to reports. She […]
New York Giants are 2-point favorites over the Commanders as the NFC East lead hangs in the balance
Week 10 marks the point when the NFL season starts to feel like it’s moving toward the finish. The trade deadline has passed, teams are pushing toward the playoffs, and bye weeks are still in the mix. There’s plenty of football left, of course, but the season’s second half always goes by quickly. Tonight, the […]
New York Giants favored by 2 points over Commanders with the NFC East lead at stake
Week 10 is underway, and the NFL season is now past its midpoint. The trade deadline has passed, though bye weeks are still on the schedule and the playoff race is beginning to take shape. It’s an exciting stretch of the year, even if it’s a little hard to believe the season is already heading […]
New York City building collapse: A timeline of the deadly disaster as rescuers race to free survivors from the wreckage
Eight dead after Brooklyn building collapses into excavation site A three-story building in Brooklyn’s Flatbush neighborhood collapsed into a nearby construction site Wednesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and prompting a large rescue effort. The first 911 call came in at 4:01 p.m., according to the New York Police Department. The mixed-use building at […]
New York City building collapse: Eight bodies recovered as rescue workers search for survivors
Eight people have died after a three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Thursday morning. Crews have recovered all eight bodies from the rubble. The FDNY first reported two deaths after the collapse in the Flatbush neighborhood, but the toll rose as rescue workers continued searching. At least 17 people […]
At least two killed and 17 injured when a New York City building collapses
At least two people died and more than a dozen were injured, including seven children, after a three-story building collapsed in Brooklyn on Wednesday, officials said. FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said 19 people were treated, including the two who died. Four patients were in critical condition and 12 were stable. A firefighter sustained minor injuries […]
New York City ICE chief pushes back against far-left politicians seeking to abolish the agency: “Change the law”
New York City’s senior immigration enforcement official is urging politicians who want to abolish ICE to change the law rather than vilify the agents tasked with enforcing it. Kenneth Genalo, who heads ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations in New York City, made the case during an interview as calls to dismantle the agency have grown […]
Rosie O’Donnell considers moving back to New York from Dublin after celebrating a wave of Democratic victories in the midterm elections
Rosie O’Donnell says she is considering a return to New York after celebrating the midterm election results from Ireland, where she moved after Donald Trump won a second presidential term in 2024. Though she enjoys life in Dublin, O’Donnell said she misses having her family nearby. She also misses her adult children and her grandson, […]
Antisemitism on the far left and far right is unfolding in real time—from New York to Paris and beyond
The past month has shown that antisemitism does not come from just one political camp. It can emerge from both extremes at the same time. On October 21, a 26-year-old Jewish man doing outreach in Manhattan’s Diamond District was stabbed in the back. A woman has been arrested and charged, and investigators are considering whether […]
A socialist supported by Mamdani wins a New York City House seat as the Democratic Socialists of America grows its influence in Congress
Claire Valdez, the Democratic candidate in New York’s 7th Congressional District, was projected to defeat Republican community activist Melvin Rivera on Tuesday. The race will fill the seat held by Rep. Nydia Velázquez, who is retiring. Velázquez has represented the district since 2013 and has served in Congress since 1993. The district strongly favors Democrats, […]