New York City Is Moving Forward With One Of America’s Boldest Municipal Grocery Experiments
By Tiffany Williams – New York City is moving forward with one of the most aggressive government-backed grocery experiments in America — and Mayor Zohran Mamdani is planting the next…
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Judge Says Key Evidence Recovered From Luigi Mangione’s Backpack Can Go Before Jury
By Tiffany Williams – A judge has just handed prosecutors one of the biggest courtroom victories yet in the murder case surrounding the execution-style killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.…
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Tentative Labor Deal Reached Covering Hundreds Of Western New York Hospital Workers
By Tiffany Williams – After months of negotiations, an expired contract, and growing pressure surrounding healthcare labor issues in Western New York, Catholic Health and the 1199SEIU United Health Care…
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The Long Island Rail Road Strike Is Now A Full-Scale Regional Crisis
By Tiffany Williams – The largest commuter railroad system in North America is now completely shut down, hundreds of thousands of riders are scrambling for a way into New York…
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Violence, Politics, and Economic Pressure Collide Across New York City and New Jersey
By Tiffany Williams – STREET VIOLENCE HITS HOME In New York City, a deadly scene unfolded that underscores a growing public safety reality tied directly to economic and social instability.…
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Queens 4-Alarm Fire Kills 4, Injures 2, FDNY Members Rescued
By Tiffany Williams – Queens — Just before 12:30 p.m. Monday, the FDNY rushed to a devastating 4-alarm fire at 44-49 College Point Boulevard in Queens. Four people died, and…
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Terror Plot Foiled in Manhattan: Two Charged With Throwing Explosives at Protest
By Tiffany Williams – Two young men from suburban Pennsylvania now sit behind bars after what federal authorities describe as an ISIS-inspired attempt to unleash mass carnage in the middle…
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NYPD Officers Targeted During Snowball Clash in Manhattan Park
By Tiffany Williams – New York, NY — Things got tense in Washington Square Park on Monday as crowds gathered for a large snowball fight following the city’s recent blizzard.…
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LIRR Remains Focused on Restoring Full Service After Historic Blizzard
By Tiffany Williams – Long Island — As Long Island recovers from Monday’s historic blizzard, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced increased Long Island Rail Road service for Tuesday afternoon and…
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NYC State of Emergency: Travel Restrictions, Schools Closed as Blizzard Hits
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Zohran Kwame Mamdani has declared a local state of emergency ahead of a severe snowstorm expected to slam New York City, triggering sweeping…
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Northeast Braces for More Snow As Winter Storm Hernando Triggers Blizzard Alerts
By Tiffany Williams – BOSTON — Blizzard warnings were issued Saturday for Boston, Connecticut, New York City, New Jersey and coastal communities along the East Coast as Winter Storm Hernando…
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New York City Blizzard Warning: Schools, Roads, and City Services Brace for 19 Inches of Snow
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Zohran Kwame Mamdani says the city is bracing for a major winter hit — and the numbers are staggering. New York City is…
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Nassau Police Officer Dies After Being Struck by Alleged DWI Driver in Suffolk County
By Tiffany Williams – SAINT JAMES, N.Y. — An off-duty Nassau County police officer was killed early Thursday morning when her car was struck by an alleged drunk driver in…
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State of Emergency Issued as Bitter Cold and Heavy Snow Threaten New York
By Tiffany Williams – ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul issued a statewide State of Emergency ahead of a stretch of extreme cold and a major winter storm expected to…
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Mayor Mamdani Mobilizes Nation’s Largest Snow-Fighting Operation
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani says New York City is ready for a major snowstorm this weekend expected to drop at least a foot of…
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Bruckner Expressway Bridge Restored, Built to Last 40+ More Years
By Tiffany Williams – BRONX, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the completion of a $44.7 million project restoring and modernizing the bridge carrying the Bruckner Expressway over…
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NYC Reaches $2.1M Settlement with Landlord Over Tenant Harassment and Unsafe Conditions
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani and incoming Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Dina Levy announced a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate and associated…
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Tricia Shimamura Appointed NYC Parks Commissioner by Mayor Mamdani
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday appointed Tricia Shimamura as commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Shimamura, currently Manhattan…
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Officers Cleared After Armed Man Killed Outside NYPD Precinct
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — The New York attorney general’s Office of Special Investigation on Thursday released its findings on the fatal police shooting of 79-year-old Emil Williams,…
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Central New York Becomes U.S. Semiconductor Powerhouse with Micron Investment
By Tiffany Williams – CLAY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of Micron Technology’s first semiconductor fabrication facility in Clay, Onondaga County, the largest private investment…
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Air Travelers Face Delays as Construction Impacts JFK, Newark and LaGuardia
By Tiffany Williams – For the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 22, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is warning travelers to plan ahead as construction,…
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What to Know About MTA Service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said transit services across the region will run on special schedules Monday, Jan. 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with…
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Mamdani Revamps Judicial Selection Process, Appoints Ali Najmi as Committee Chair
By Tiffany Williams – NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday announced the appointment of civil rights and election attorney Ali Najmi as chair of the newly revitalized Mayor’s…
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Multiple Agencies Respond to Passenger Van Rollover on I-87 In New York
By Tiffany Williams – SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — New York State Police are investigating a rollover crash involving a commercial passenger van that occurred early Saturday morning on Interstate 87 northbound…
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Tractor-Trailer Carrying Frozen Vegetables Catches Fire on I-81 in Parish, NY
By Tiffany Williams – PARISH, N.Y. — A tractor-trailer hauling frozen vegetables caught fire early Sunday on Interstate 81 southbound in the town of Parish, prompting a multi-agency emergency response…
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Lower Manhattan Cheers as Gotham FC Celebrates Second NWSL Championship
By Tiffany Williams – Fans swarmed Lower Manhattan on Monday, turning a gray morning into a victory riot as Gotham FC rolled in to celebrate a title run nobody saw…
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Two Dead in Separate Crashes on New York Highways This Week, State Police Investigating
By Tiffany Williams – New York highways turned deadly this week, claiming multiple lives in back-to-back crashes that have left families and local communities reeling. In Middletown, a head-on collision…
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Murder, Guns, and Crack Cocaine — A Brutal Week for Cops Across the Northeast From Worcester to Philadelphia
By Tiffany Williams – Cops across the Northeast have had their hands full this week — from drug busts and gun seizures to deadly shootings and violent crime scenes stretching…
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Nor’easter to Pound New York, New Jersey, and New England With Heavy Rain and Coastal Flooding
By Tiffany Williams – A powerful nor’easter is bearing down on the East Coast, set to hammer New York City, Long Island, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut this…
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Staten Island Horror: Teen Charged After Stepfather Found Decapitated in Bathtub
By Tiffany Williams – STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – A 19-year-old man has been charged in the gruesome murder of his stepfather, who was found decapitated inside their Staten Island home…
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Northeast Nightmare: Bloodshed Hits Streets From Queens to Worcester
By Tiffany Williams – Shots fired, stabbings, crashes, and chaos. The Northeast is reeling from a weekend drenched in violence and tragedy. In Worcester, Massachusetts, a September 26 shooting on…
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Riding the Rails to Death: Two Teenage Girls Die on Brooklyn-Bound Train
By Tiffany Williams – Two teenage girls were found dead atop a Brooklyn-bound subway train Saturday morning. The city is reeling. Authorities have not confirmed their ages. But the horror…
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Bronx Man Held Accountable: 15 Years for Setting Garbage Ablaze
By Tiffany Williams – A Bronx man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting a rubbish fire in the hallway of a Mill Brook Houses building, Bronx District…
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Three Charged in Queens, New York Sex Trafficking Case Involving Mother and Child
By Tiffany Williams – Queens, New York prosecutors have indicted a married couple, Kwai Ling Chan and Bobby Chen, along with Tashi Chimchu, on sex trafficking charges for allegedly forcing…
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NYPD Arrests Man in Fiery Pit Bull Killing in Queens
By Tiffany Williams – Isaiah Gurley, 29, of South Conduit Avenue in Jamaica Queens, New York, faces a seven-count indictment for allegedly killing and burning a pit bull that belonged…
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Rafael Mosquera Named to Panama’s FIFA U-20 World Cup Squad
By Shawn Amponsah- New York Red Bulls midfielder Rafael Mosquera has been called up to represent Panama at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile later this month. The Panama…
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Nicholas Ruszala Pleads Guilty to $22K Wage Theft from NYC Health + Hospitals
By Tiffany Williams – A senior engineer for New York City Health + Hospitals pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $22,000 in wages, officials announced. Jocelyn E. Strauber, Commissioner of the…
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Bronx Gun Violence: Stray Bullet Hits Bus Passengers, Shooter Gets 7.5 Years
By Tiffany Williams – A Bronx man was sentenced to seven and a half years behind bars for a reckless shooting that sent a stray bullet through an MTA bus,…
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Rikers Inmate Tried to Kill Guards With Scalpel, Tossed Feces in Prior Attacks
By Tiffany Williams – A Rikers Island inmate faces a slew of charges after allegedly slashing two correction officers with a scalpel, Bronx prosecutors said. Bronx DA Darcel D. Clark…
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16-Year-Old Arrested With Gun at Queens School Following Social Media Threat
By Tiffany Williams – A Queens high school student was arrested after threatening to “shoot the school up” on social media, authorities said. Queens DA Melinda Katz said the 16-year-old,…
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Queens DA: Reckless Driver Should Never Have Been Behind Wheel in Deadly Crash
By Tiffany Williams – A Queens construction worker was mowed down and killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Nassau Expressway Friday morning — and prosecutors say the reckless driver…
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Upstate NY Prison Guards Face Prison for Fatal Beating of Black Inmate
By Tiffany Williams – Four prison guards admitted Monday to their roles in the savage beating death of a Black inmate at an upstate New York lockup — a brutal…
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Mayor Adams Condemns Gun Violence After 13-Year-Old Shot in Queens
By Tiffany Williams – A 13-year-old boy was shot in the head outside a Queens Dunkin’ Donuts Monday morning — just steps from three schools and a street named for…
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Ex-Writer for FX’s “The Bear” Arrested on NYC Train After Seat Dispute Sparks Racism Claim
By Tiffany Williams – A onetime writer for FX’s hit show “The Bear” was hauled off a New York City commuter train in handcuffs after a fight over how he…
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Mamdani vs. Trump, Cuomo, Adams: ABC-Kimmel Fight Rocks NYC Mayoral Race
By Tiffany Williams – New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani said Monday he’ll reschedule a local ABC town hall after the network’s about-face on Jimmy Kimmel — a…
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Two Injured in Daylight Shooting on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
By Tiffany Williams – Two people were caught in the crossfire Tuesday afternoon on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including a 63-year-old woman just walking by. Police said the shooting went…
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Manhattan Judge Drops Terrorism Charges Against Luigi Mangione, Murder Case Continues
By Tiffany Williams – A Manhattan judge tossed state terrorism charges against Luigi Mangione on Tuesday but left the murder case standing in connection with the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO…
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Tren de Aragua Gang Members Indicted in NYC for Bronx Murders, Sex Trafficking, and Drug Crimes
By Tiffany Williams – Federal prosecutors announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment charging 10 members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua with racketeering, murder, sex trafficking, and…
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Greenburgh, New York Community Outraged as Firefighter Avoids Jail for Brutal Ex-Girlfriend Attack
By Tiffany Williams – WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A Greenburgh, New York firefighter was sentenced Monday to three years of probation for a brutal domestic attack on his former girlfriend,…
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Brooklyn Triple Murder Case: Killer Sentenced to Life for Daytime Ambush Shootings
By Tiffany Williams – A Brooklyn killer who turned East New York into a war zone with two daytime ambushes has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life…
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Brooklyn Bloods Member Convicted in Gang Shootings That Left One Dead, Two Wounded
By Tiffany Williams – A Brooklyn gangbanger who left a trail of blood across the borough will spend the next quarter century behind bars. Devante James, 29, of East Flatbush…
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Two Men Arrested in Queens for Trafficking Assault Weapons and Narcotics from Georgia
By Tiffany Williams – Two men were arraigned in Queens on a staggering 194-count indictment charging them with trafficking guns and narcotics in what prosecutors are calling the “Iron Pipeline.”…
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Queens Tragedy: Teen Killed, Parents Injured After Alleged Drunk Driver Rampage
By Tiffany Williams – A Queens man was arraigned Monday on murder and attempted murder charges after allegedly driving his SUV into a group of people, killing a 16-year-old girl…
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Federal Authorities Dismantle Ulster County, New York Drug Network; Ellenville Man Receives Prison Term
By Tiffany Williams – Justin Torres, 37, of Ellenville, New York, is headed to federal prison for more than three years after admitting his role in a drug conspiracy that…
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State Oversight Team Investigating Fatal NYPD Shooting of Justin Coleman in Brooklyn
By Tiffany Williams – BROOKLYN — The state’s police watchdog has opened a probe into the fatal police shooting of Justin Coleman, who died after a bloody clash with cops…
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Repeat Offender Admits to Possessing Over 650 Child Porn Images
By Tiffany Williams – Marcobrien S. Volcy, 28, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession of child pornography following a prior New…
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Child Porn Conviction Looms for New York Man with Prior Sex Abuse Record
By Tiffany Williams – James M. Lajoie, 30, of Appleton, NY, pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing child pornography, a charge that carries a mandatory minimum of 10 years…
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12 Alleged FMB Members Face 33-Count Indictment After Surge of Southeast Queens Shootings
By Tiffany Williams – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, Mayor Eric Adams, and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the indictment of 12 alleged members of the Floss Money Ballers (FMB)…
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Human Trafficking Allegations: Valezka Echeverrias Indicted on Sex Trafficking and Extortion Charges
By Tiffany Williams – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced that Valezka Echeverrias, 31, of Jackson Heights, has been indicted on multiple charges, including sex trafficking, grand larceny, and promoting…
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Bronx Drive-By Shooting Leaves One Dead, Four Injured
By Tiffany Williams – A drive-by shooting in the Bronx on Monday night left five men injured, with one victim, 25, dead, authorities said. Police said the shooting began when…
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