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NYC Councilwoman Zhuang's exclusive interview after cop bite arrest: 'I see her as my grandmother'
BROOKLYN - FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en sat down exclusively with NYC Councilwoman Susan Zhuang, who was arrested last Wednesday after allegedly biting a police chief at a homeless shelter protest in her district of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. She claims she was protecting an elderly woman who fell amid the chaos....
Yankees Trade Proposal Lands $14 Million Starting Pitcher in 3-Player Swap
The New York Yankees are 60-43. They are just one and a half games back of the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. A 10-21 stretch has set the team off course slightly, but they have a chance to add reinforcements at the deadline. The Athletic’s Chris Kirschner proposed a trade package that would bring Jack Flaherty from the Detroit Tigers to New York.
‘When I realized this wasn’t actors or bad AI’: You haven’t been truly scarred until you’ve seen Donald Trump motorboat Rudy Giuliani ⏤ in drag
From Kamala Harris’ viral “coconut tree” meme to online renderings of Republicans as has-been musicians, social media is quickly becoming a valuable battleground for this year’s already chaotic presidential race. Most recently, social media platform TikTok has been responsible for resurfacing a video in which Rudy...
Knicks Draft Stash Agrees on Long-Term Deal With New Team
With no offer from the New York Knicks, Rokas Jokubaitis will return to the Euroleague to play for Maccabi Tel Aviv. The Israeli ball club officially announced Jokubaitis’ signing on Wednesday, July 24, following the Lithuanian guard’s stint with the Knicks Summer League team. Jokubaitis’ new deal is...
Produce recall in New Jersey expands due to possible listeria contamination
🔴 Ohio-based produce farm expands recall due to possible listeria contamination. 🔴 The affected produce was shipped to several states, including New Jersey. Out of an abundance of caution, an Ohio-based produce farm has expanded its July 12 recall to include additional produce because it may be contaminated with listeria, the U.S. Drug and Food Administration has announced.
Motorcyclist fined $139 for how he displayed his license plate – ‘he thought it was cool’ but court said it was illegal
A MOTORCYCLIST has fought back after receiving a hundred-dollar fine for a signature modification. Despite the driver's year-long attempt to nix the fine, courts maintained that the road law is clear. New Jersey police stopped the motorcycle rider in 2019 after they caught him traveling with an upside-down license plate,...
Westchester real estate: Median home prices set record by topping $1M for the first time
Westchester single-family home prices hit a new high in June for the second straight month. In June, median sales price shot up by 12.7% to $1.03 million from June 2023, after it set a record of $980,000 in May, according to a report by the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. ...
Over $2.7M To Go Toward Flooding Prevention Projects In Westchester: Hochul
Thanks to a climate-smart grant program announced by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, several municipalities in Westchester will receive funds to go toward much-needed flood mitigation projects. The funds will come from more than $7.3 million to be given to municipalities across the state as part o…
Bear Terrifies Upstate New York Campers, Campers Ticketed
Upstate New York campers who called for help with a bear ended up getting caught doing something illegal. On Tuesday, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation released its "DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review" report which highlights "Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actions." Bear Encounter: Village of...
SUNY Oneonta to help develop fire-safe battery technology
ALBANY, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday, July 24 that a local college will be helping develop new innovations in battery technology. SUNY Oneonta will be one of two places in New York State to receive funding from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for a long-duration energy storage project using fire-safe battery technology. According to the governor’s office, the technology will be able to be used in urban and rural places and demonstrate a stable energy supply during periods of high demand and extreme weather conditions.
Fisherman practicing for tournament breaks New York record for most popular species in the country
An angler was preparing for an upcoming bass tournament on Cayuga Lake. Practice made the perfect catch. James Britenbaugh of Pennsylvania shattered a 37-year-old New York state record for...
Why haven’t we seen as much wildfire smoke as we did last year?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — During the summer of 2023, Rochester and much of the east coast of North America was bathed in wildfire smoke and saw huge reductions in air quality on multiple occasions. This year outside of some hazy skies and some light air quality issues only affecting those most sensitive to it, there […]
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