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How to use your phone's night mode to capture the northern lights
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (KDKA) -- The northern lights are expected to be visible again throughout parts of the United States on Friday night. When the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, are visible, the best way to see them is to find a dark spot away from bright lights, allow time to enable your eyes adjust to the darkness and look toward the north. The northern lights show up best in photos.Here's how to use night mode on your phone's camera to try to capture photos of the colorful auroras. How do I turn on night mode on an iPhone? If you are...
Feds raid NYPD's school safety division HQ in Queens amid city contracts probe: sources
Federal agents searched the NYPD’s School Safety Division office in Queens Thursday, as part of a broader probe into city contracts and ongoing federal investigations into Mayor Eric Adams and his inner circle, sources confirmed to 1010 WINS.
Elderly Ohio resident targeted in phishing scam for over $100,000; 1 person arrested
NOBLE COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — A New York man is behind bars after deputies in Noble County were alerted to a potential fraud scheme against an elderly resident. Phishing scams are the fraudulent use of emails, text messages, phone calls, or pop-ups that mimic reputable companies. Officials say the scammers use these methods to trick […]
This city in N.Y. is the most dangerous for drivers, according to nationwide ranking
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new report from the data journalism website Stacker took a look at the most dangerous cities to drive in across the country, and one municipality in New York state took the top spot. Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, researchers ranked the...
6 baby-faced women bludgeoned pair with hammer, robbed woman at NYC tattoo shop: cops
Six young women bludgeoned two people with a hammer and robbed one of them in a brutal attack over the summer inside a Bronx tattoo studio, cops said this week. The baby-faced crew used the tool to bash a 29-year-old man in the arm, before punching him in the face inside Flow Gangsta Tattoo on Third Avenue near East 152nd Street in Mott Haven minutes before 9 a.m. Aug. 17, authorities said. Then they pummeled a 41-year-old woman, battered her with the hammer, and snatched her cell phone and credit card, police said. Disturbed woman robs 7-year-old boy and slaps his mom in...
2 arrested in deadly attack on homeless man sleeping in NYC parking lot
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men were arrested on manslaughter charges Friday in the beating death of a homeless man who was accosted while sleeping in a supermarket parking lot in Brooklyn, police said. The suspects were awaiting arraignment, and it wasn’t clear whether they had attorneys who could comment on the allegations. Police said Cos Jervis Jonas Ajpuac, 38, and another man were pummeled with metal pipes and a baseball bat around 7 p.m. Sept. 18, police said. Ajpuac succumbed to his injuries Oct. 2. The other man, a 42-year-old, survived. The assailants “just attacked them while they were sleeping,” store security worker Stephen DeGrasse told the Daily News, saying he had seen security footage of the beating.
ATM thefts continue to impact Brooklyn’s small businesses
ATM thefts have become a troubling trend across Brooklyn, significantly impacting small businesses and residents. Imagine walking into a deli or supermarket, only to find that the ATM you relied on has been stolen. This has become all too common in the borough.
Scammers ripped off NY’s controversial Medicaid homecare program to the tune of $68M: feds
A pair of Brooklyn-based businesses ripped off the state’s controversial Medicaid homecare program to the tune of $68 million, federal prosecutors alleged this week. The eight accused scammers — including the owners of the two adult day care facilities — allegedly mounted the yearslong kickback and bribery scheme to defraud the state program, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. The allegedly fraud-ridden Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) allows New Yorkers with minimal experience to get paid to take care of loved ones at home. Hundreds of “middleman” firms essentially work as payroll agents between the caregivers and Medicaid, with minimal...
Hasidic Jewish students charged in NYC synagogue tunnel digging scoff at plea offer: ‘Rather go to prison’
The Hasidic Jewish students who dug a secret tunnel under a Brooklyn synagogue said they’d rather go to prison than face a ban from the historic temple — as they rebuffed plea deals from prosecutors Thursday. Nearly all of the 13 young men charged over the infamous hideout — which went viral when it was discovered in January — scoffed at the offer from the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office that would see them barred from the historic Crown Heights temple for three years. “Being banned from 770 [Eastern Parkway] for three years is worse than jail,” one of the defendants, Yaakov Rothchild, told...
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