A relative of presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says she “had no idea who was responsible” for leaving a dead bear cub inNew York City’sCentral Park when she covered the story for The New York Times a decade ago. It turns out the culprit was RFK Jr., who is running for president as an...
A New York City councilman has declared a humanitarian crisis on Manhattan’s West Side, painting a grim picture of streets lined with drug-abusing, mentally ill homeless people in a letter addressed to Mayor Eric Adams. Councilman Erik Bottcher, who represents Manhattan’s third district, pleaded with Adams for “immediate assistance in addressing the humanitarian crisis unfolding...
The Statue of Liberty, perhaps the most celebrated symbol of American ideals and exceptionalism, reopened after the 9/11 attacks on this day in history, August 3, 2004. The globally recognized landmark had been closed to the public for nearly three years following the destruction of the nearby World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Lady...
The Coney Island Cyclone is more than just a roller coaster. It is a piece of history. Built in 1927, the Cyclone has survived natural disasters, park closures, the rapid development of a city and numerous other threats to its existence. It is one of the oldest still-operating roller coasters in the United States and...
A New York appeals court on Thursday denied former President Trump’s request to lift the remaining portions of the gag order imposed upon him in New York v. Trump. Trump was found guilty on all counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. The former president and Republican presidential nominee had pleaded not guilty....
A union representing New York City firefighters says its rank and file are “disgusted and disappointed” with the plea deal sparing alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two other terrorists from the death penalty. The Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it has entered pretrial agreements with Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin ‘Attash,...
A shooting erupted near a New York City shelter for migrants on Randall’s Island early Monday, killing one person and wounding two others, according to authorities. Police responded to a call around 3:30 a.m. to Wards Meadow Loop Field 71 and found three gunshot victims, the New York Police Department said. A 44-year-old woman had...
One of several illegal immigrants accused of participating in the vicious assault of two New York City police officers in Times Square earlier this year accepted a plea deal in court Monday. Under the terms of the deal offered by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Darwin Gomez-Izquiel, 19, will serve 364 days in jail. The...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has issued an emergency executive order suspending parts of a new law that would limit solitary confinement in city jails, arguing that it would put correctional staff and inmates at further risk. The new law, which went into effect Sunday, originally intended to impose a four-hour time limit on...
A retired Chicago woman gunned down her grandson’s mother in an upscale New York City neighborhood just steps from the mayor’s home as part of a deadly custody dispute over a 4-year-old girl, city police said Friday. Then she killed herself as a 1-year-old sat in a carseat steps away. The NYPD said Friday morning...
