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A look at the legal fight over expanding CityFHEPS
Arnold Fernandez is many things: a father, husband and soon to be grandfather. He’s also one of many struggling New Yorkers facing eviction. “I’ve never been to a shelter. I’ve seen a lot of news about the shelters, but I’ve never been to one,” he said.
'Essentially incompetent' criminal gets time-served sentence in Pa. fake bill scheme
WILLIAMSPORT — A New York City man, whom a judge called an “essentially incompetent” criminal, has received a time-served sentence for passing counterfeit $20 bills at retailers throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. U.S. Middle District Judge Mathew W. Brann after he finished sentencing El...
'He has his whole life ahead of him': Abused Mini Poodle 'Rocket' reunites with NYC rescuers
The harrowing story of Rocket the Miniature Poodle, who suffered severe injuries as a result of being thrown off of a ledge in Washington Heights in May, has a happy ending.
The Missing: Cleveland teen found safe in NYC, chilling reminder for parents about online predators
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A 16-year-old Cleveland girl who went missing, triggering an endangered missing teen alert, has been found safe in New York. Dais-Marie Alicea vanished from her grandparents’ home on July 14, prompting an urgent search by Cleveland police. Her mother, Jennifer Alicea, spoke first with Cleveland...
Four women on one in phone robbery
A group of young women delivered a beatdown on a fellow female and stole her phone on the subway system July 7, according to police who want your help in identifying them. The four mean girls approached their 23-year-old victim at about 2:15 a.m. that Sunday inside the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City, the NYPD said. They punched and kicked her multiple times, took her phone and fled on foot to parts unknown. The victim was transported by EMS to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan in stable condition.
Mom, 27, thinks she’s having a heart attack days after giving birth. It was a tear in her aorta
When the neck pain began, Amani Odom placed a warm compress on it to soothe her muscles. Soon a jolt of pain “shot straight to (her) chest.”. “I immediately shot out of bed and was gasping for air and gripping my chest,” Odom, 27, of New York City, tells TODAY.com. “My partner’s confused. He’s thinking I’m having a panic attack but I’m like, ‘No, this is not an episode. My chest is really tight.’”
States force green transition in public transportation despite taxpayer burden
(The Center Square) – Despite a hefty taxpayer price tag, several states are requiring cities to transition their public transportation to emitting zero greenhouse gasses. Since 2022, seven states have passed laws to transition to zero-emission school buses. In Illinois, a law passed last year requiring all transit agencies to purchase zero-emission buses by 2026. Similar legislation was passed in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland and New York. ...
At least 7 in New York sickened in listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
NEW YORK – A listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has sickened at least seven people in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating over two dozen reported illnesses across 12 states.As of Friday, 28 people have been sickened and hospitalized, with the most cases reported in New York state. Two deaths have been reported, one in New Jersey and another in Illinois.In New Jersey, one case was reported in Monmouth County and one case in Passaic County. No cases have been reported in Connecticut, so far. The first case was reported May 29, and the most recent...
Four found dead in Bensonhurst apartment, man arrested
Four people, including two young children, were found dead in a Brooklyn apartment after police responded to reports of an assault on Friday around 10:30 p.m.Police say Fayzieva Mavlyuda, 56, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in her neck inside her Bensohurst apartment on West 8th Street.Maftuna Khakimova, 27, Kamila Shavkatova, 5, and Timur Shavkatov, 4, were also found dead inside.Neighbors say the two kids were siblings, the 27-year-old was their mother and the 56-year-old was her mother-in-law.Shahboz Rajabboev, 24, was arrested and charged with murder.An area resident said the news of the deaths was shocking and unexpected as...
Governor Hochul needs to declare a Climate Emergency
On Wednesday, Governor Kathy Hochul stood outside of a church in Rome, NY for a press conference to declare a State of Emergency after the storm system that produced Hurricane Beryl passed through the state and left scars of destruction in communities like the Town of Eden. During the event, she noted the destruction of the roof and steeple behind her were part of a wider path of destruction that hit the city and the surrounding area and tornado warnings were posted from Jamestown to Plattsburgh. Pointing out that her three-year administration had to deal with more historic nature events than probably anybody in history, she added “These extreme weather events are no longer the abnormal. They are the new normal.”
Gov. Hochul, Rep. Suozzi Cut The Ribbon For Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Facilities
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove), and state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D–Port Washington) cut the ribbon Tuesday afternoon on the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District’s new state-funded projects, which the electeds called environmental and taxpayer-conscious infrastructure. “Nowhere ever should we take for granted the...
Oh No! Former NY Islanders F Kyle Okposo has his day with the Stanley Cup postponed
There are many perks to being a Stanley Cup champion. One is having your name etched into Lord Stanley, but another is having your day with the most beautiful trophy in sports. Friday was supposed to be the day for former New York Islanders first-round pick Kyle Okposo, who capped...
Drivers to get huge $6,700 one-time payment from $50 million settlement if they had cars repaired – see who qualifies
CHEVY and GM diesel owners equipped with a large displacement V8 and a specific fuel pump could be seeing a substantial payday. The settlement covers drivers in seven states, with some being paid up to $12,700. Chevrolet and GMC, both brands under General Motors, have reached a preliminary settlement for...
Fire doesn’t break the spirit of Mary Kirby
So, when this happened, the fact that the community surrounded her the way it has is not only a testament to the community, but certainly a testament to Mary Kirby.”. Through fundraisers, donations, and more, the Lynbrook community immediately jumped into action after a July 4 electrical fire caused extensive damage to the Kirby family home.
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