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Boy, 6, among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits truck in upstate NY
Three people, including a 6-year-old boy, were killed when an Amtrak train from the Big Apple slammed into a pickup truck in upstate New York. The northbound train struck the Dodge truck shortly before 8 p.m. in North Tonawanda, a Niagara County town near Buffalo, police said. “The North Tonawanda police and fire departments responded and made every effort to help save the three individuals inside the vehicle,” the upstate police department said in a press release. Man, 65, clinging to life after accidentally falling onto NYC subway tracks “Despite their best efforts all three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene,” the release said. “The three...
Straphanger slashed on Manhattan subway station — with attacker still at large
A 36-year-old woman was slashed by a blade-wielding madman in a Lower East Side subway station early Sunday morning, the NYPD said. Following a 911 call, officers found the unidentified victim — who was cut at the Delancey Street/Essex Street station — with a laceration on her left leg, a department spokesperson said Sunday. Authorities brought her to Bellevue Hospital, where she is in stable condition. NYC mom demands justice after girl, 11, slashed by maniac career criminal and left ‘showered in blood’ Raging Harlem mob surrounds suspect in attack on 11-year-old, woman – as NYPD cops protect him Police aren’t sure what precipitated the attack, and could not say if it was unprovoked. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER They described the suspect as a man wearing a navy blue bag and blue hat. He fled on a southbound J train following the attack, cops said. Police haven’t made any arrests. The investigation is ongoing, they added. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
2 men riding scooter killed in hit-and-run in Queens
NEW YORK -- Police are searching for the driver in a hit-and-run in Queens that left two people dead.Smashed pieces of a scooter laid on a curved part of 57th Avenue in Elmhurst on Sunday morning, a grim reminder of the lives lost.One woman said she was at home when she heard the crash just after 8 a.m. Police then closed off 57th Avenue near 80th Street for hours."The motorcycle of the people that were on the ground, the guy was face down and they were giving him CPR," the woman said.Video shows the driver flee, return to the scene,...
NYPD officer repeatedly punched pro-Palestinian protester in Bay Ridge, video shows
Police said the pro-Palestinian protesters unlawfully blocked traffic. But the local councilmember said the law enforcement response made the situation worse. A police spokesperson said the department was "looking into" the incident. A total of 41 protesters were arrested at the demonstration. [ more › ]
NYC shooter who killed 16-year-old ‘peacemaker’ rode to killing in Citi Bike basket, ID’d by his Air Jordans: court docs
The teen shooter who fatally gunned down a 16-year-old “peacemaker” in Soho rode to the killing in a Citi Bike basket and was identified in part by his distinctive Air Jordans, according to court documents. Henry Thomas was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge in Manhattan Criminal Court Saturday in the May 7 murder of Makhi Brown, who was killed a half a block from the charter school he attended, officials said. The 19-year-old gunman was captured on camera wearing “distinctive black Air Jordans with red and yellow trim,” and getting into the Citi Bike basket before the shooting, according to the...
Man charged with punching actor Steve Buscemi is held on $50,000 bond
NEW YORK (AP) — The man charged with assaulting actor Steve Buscemi on a Midtown street has been held in jail on bond in New York, prosecutors said. Police have said the 66-year-old actor — known for his roles in “Boardwalk Empire,” and “Fargo,” among other performances — was walking in Manhattan on May 8 when a stranger punched him in the face. Police arrested a man Friday in connection with the assault, three days after having released a photo of the suspect.
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