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Developers Close to Reviving Construction on Pacific Park, Reports Say
Real state developer Related Companies, along with other investors, said it is close to reviving the remaining build out of Pacific Park, a 22-acre development formerly known as Atlantic Yards. Only eight out of the 16 buildings has been built as part of the massive development project, but Related said...
Member of "Black Rain" Drug Crew Pleads Guilty, Admits to his Involvement in Three Queens Cold Case Murders
Earlier today, Jerome Jones, also known as “Sha,” pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, to murder while engaged in narcotics trafficking for his participation in the 1991 murder of Oscar Flow. As part of his plea, Jones, 60, also admitted to his role in the 1992 murders of Robert Arroyo and Dorothy Taylor. Today’s proceedings took place before United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis. When sentenced, Jones faces 20 years to life in prison. He was indicted in February 2019.
Boy, 10, mugged by teens at movie theater on Staten Island, mom says
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police are looking for two individuals who allegedly mugged a 10-year-old boy inside of the AMC Theatres at the Staten Island Mall in New Springville. According to a spokesman for the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, the individuals took a backpack belonging to the child at about 5:50 p.m. Saturday in a case classified as a petit larceny.
They Want YOU: Massive Protest for Subway Elevators on Sept. 8
Accessibility advocates will gather by the hundreds to remind straphangers why their subway station has no elevator: MTA under-funding and Gov. Hochul's decision to cancel congestion pricing. Transit advocates will gather for a Citywide Subway Canvassing Day on Sunday, Sept. 8 and fan out across the city to talk to...
Good Food Buffalo Coalition, Assembly Majority Leader call on Hochul to sign Good Food NY bill
Crystal Peoples-Stokes and members of Good Food Buffalo Coalition are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign the Good Food NY bill that’s aimed at improving food purchasing for public schools, hospitals and other municipal institutions. More from WBEN:
New Yorker among 9 now dead from listeria related to contaminated deli meat
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A New Yorker has died of listeria related to contaminated Boars Head deli meats, joining six additional terminal cases nationally and bringing the total number of deaths to nine, federal and state officials said Wednesday. Since the last update on August 8, 14 more illnesses...
2 New York Men Arrested Following Routine Traffic Stop
I am obsessed with watching those investigative news shows on television. I love trying to figure out these true-crime cases and mysteries. One thing that always drives me crazy is when the criminal gets caught because of something as simple as not using a turn signal and getting pulled over.
Trump lashes out at judge as he campaigns under partial gag order
(The Center Square) – Former President Donald Trump called out a New York judge on Wednesday who will potentially oversee a sentencing hearing for Trump next month. Trump said an ongoing gag order in the New York hush money case is hampering his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of the Nov. 5 election. "The Gag Order applied by Highly Conflicted Acting Justice Merchan is horrible and unAmerican. I...
Prospect Avenue reopens both ways in East Meadow following water main break; water restored
Prospect Avenue in East Meadow has reopened following a water main break. The road had been closed from Evergreen Lane to Chestnut Lane for hours following a 14-inch water main break. Residents said it looked like a river was flowing down the East Meadow road. They said the pressure from...
Long Beach Man Indicted for Illegal Gun Sales, Linked to Multiple Shootings
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Beach man has been indicted on multiple charges, including the sale of illegal firearms and drug trafficking, after allegedly selling 10 illegal guns—some of which…
Long Island gun dealer busted after allegedly selling firearms hidden in diaper boxes
A Long Island man was arrested after allegedly trafficking guns on a street — sometimes near children and just steps away from a police station — in broad daylight, and police said he was packing heat inside diaper boxes. Nassau County prosecutors displayed the 10 seized weapons on...
AG James cracks down on anti-abortion group ‘accosting’ patients outside Planned Parenthood clinics in Brooklyn and Manhattan
Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion Tuesday to hold an anti-abortion group in contempt of court after one member of Red Rose Rescue was allegedly “accosting patients” outside of a Planned Parenthood in Manhattan and Brooklyn on four separate occasions.
Popular NJ supermarket will stop selling cigarettes
🚬 A popular grocery chain will stop selling tobacco products permanently. 🚬 The goal is to help customers and staff make better health choices. As of Aug. 31, Stop & Shop will stop selling all cigarettes and tobacco products at its 360 stores. The grocery chain announced it...
First veterans mobile outreach center comes to New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York has launched the state's first-ever mobile outreach center focused on helping veterans. Governor Kathy Hochul made the announcement Thursday. The first center has already opened shop at The Great New York State Fair, ready to "serve veterans, service members and military families." Two additional...
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