Suspicious Man Photographs Jewish Girls’ High School
The NYPD’s Counterterrorism Unit has been called in to a Jewish girls’ high school in Brooklyn after an unidentified man was spotted taking pictures of the building’s exterior this morning.
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Small-Time Airbnb Hosts Call New York Law ‘Unfair’
A new New York law that carries fines of up to $7,500 for certain kinds of short-term listings is causing headaches for many Airbnb hosts, who say they are getting unfairly swept up in a measure that’s more aimed at commercial operators who turn multiple apartments into illegal hotels.
NYPD Says Crime Rate on Track for Historic Low
According to preliminary data published Tuesday by the New York Police Department, crime in the Big Apple continued to drop again this year, with October being the safest month in the city since CompStat records began to be recorded.
New Jersey Gas Tax Hiked by 23 Cents a Gallon
Filling up your gas tank on the other side of the Hudson will no longer result in significant savings: on Friday, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed legislation raising the gas tax by 23 cents per gallon, from the 49th highest in the nation to the sixth.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Dead at 50
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Ken Thompson has died after a hard fought battle with a terminal illness and just a short while after disclosing his ailment. He passed away Sunday evening at the age of 50.
Brooklyn’s District Attorney Battling Cancer
After a prolonged absence from his office many speculated what would be keeping Brooklyn’s district attorney Ken Thompson from the office, those rumors further spread after he failed to make an appearance at this years West Indian Day Parade. Earlier today he clarified his medical condition in a statement.
Train from Monsey Crashes; 1 Dead, 100+ Injured
One person was killed and more than 100 people were injured, some of them critically, when a New Jersey Transit train derailed and crashed through the station in Hoboken, New Jersey, during the morning rush hour on Thursday. The train originated in Spring Valley, NY.
Out-of-Control SUV Slams into Manhattan Chabad
An out-of-control SUV repeatedly crashed into six others vehicles before barreling into a Chabad Hebrew school in Manhattan after an elderly driver suffered a medical emergency.
Suspect Wanted for NYC-NJ Terrorist Attacks Captured
An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.
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Kapporos Ritual Threatened in New York by Lawsuit
A lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court against several rabbis and the city by a group of animal rights activists who want to stop the Chasidic Jewish ritual called Kapporos, which takes place every year on the eve of Yom Kippur.
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9/11 – 15 Years
Today, 9/11/15 marks 15 years to the terror attacks on our country, the attacks that claimed 2,977 lives including 343 firefighters and 72 police officers.
Former Mayor Dinkins Sued for Alleged Hit-and-Run
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins denied on Saturday an accusation in a lawsuit that he plowed into a bicycle deliveryman while driving on a Manhattan street and then fled.
51 Pregnant Women in NYC Have Zika
The number of New Yorkers with the Zika virus has increased to 505 — 51 of them pregnant women — as city officials are urging New Yorkers, particularly pregnant women and their partners, to refrain from traveling to Zika-ridden countries for the next year.
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NYC Launches Mosquito Information Website in Battle Against Zika
New York City’s health department has launched a new, interactive mosquito information website as part of its three-year, $21 million effort to keep the Zika virus from spreading.
New Yorkers Urged to Protect Themselves During Heat Wave
With the heat index expected to rise above 100 degrees through the weekend, Mayor Bill de Blasio today urged New Yorkers to take precautions to protect themselves and help others who may be at increased risk from the heat, including vulnerable individuals such as seniors and those with chronic health problems.
Video: Man Tries to Scale Trump Tower in Manhattan
A man attempted to scale the side of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan with what looked like suction cups and a climbing harness, drawing hundreds of onlookers and prompting a significant police response.
Beer Truck Overturns on BQE, Causing Delays
A tractor-trailer hauling beer has overturned on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, causing delays for the morning commute.
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