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Man gets more than 27 years in prison for stalking ex, setting her NYC apartment on fire
A Brooklyn man will spend decades behind bars after being sentenced to prison for stalking his ex and then setting her Queens apartment on fire in 2021, the local district attorney’s office said.
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Unlicensed acupuncturist in NYC charged with causing patient's lungs to collapse
A Queens man is accused of administering acupuncture treatments — even though he is unlicensed to do so — and causing a patient’s lungs to collapse, the local district attorney’s office said.
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Environmental protesters removed from US Open after delaying match
Four anti-fossil fuel protestors, one of whom had glued his bare feet to the floor of the stands, delayed the match between Coco Gauff and Karolína Muchová by 49 minutes.
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NYC man with ‘glove of blades' convicted of attempted murder in attack on BLM protesters
A man who seen on video charging protesters in New York City while wearing a glove with four long, serrated-edged blades has been indicted on attempted murder charges, the Queens district attorney said Wednesday.
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NYC bookstore sets up LGBTQ book basket amid book bans in other states
The idea was inspired by a bookstore in Scotland, and it aims to provide free LGBTQ-themed books to patrons.
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Cheesecake Poisoning Look-Alike Case: NYC Woman Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder
Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, was sentenced to 21 years in prison for poisoning another woman who looked like her with a sedative-laced cheesecake before stealing from her in a bizarre case that took place in 2016, prosecutors said.
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Man Arrested After Dressing in Traditional Jewish Garb for Execution-Style Killing in NYC, Police Say
A killer in disguise is now in custody and facing murder charges for an execution-style killing on a Queens street, police said.
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Man Arrested After Dressing in Traditional Jewish Garb for Execution-Style Killing in NYC, Police Say
Police say they have found the man who disguised himself in traditional Hasidic clothing before gunning down a man on a Queens street in 2021. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
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Woman Attempted to Kill Look-Alike With Laced Cheesecake Before Stealing Her IDs, Prosecutors Say
Viktoria Nasyrova, 47, was convicted of attempted murder and other charges for poisoning another woman who looked like her with a sedative-laced cheesecake before stealing from her in a bizarre case that took place in 2016, prosecutors said.
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More Than a Dozen Kids Hurt After E-Bike Battery Sparks Fire at NYC Daycare Center
A lithium-ion battery from an e-bike sparked the devastating fire at a Queens daycare center that hurt more than a dozen kids, one of them critically, officials say, marking the latest in a series of blazes linked to such units. The fire broke out in the middle of Wednesday afternoon in the basement of what appeared to be a duplex…
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NYPD Escorts ‘Proud Boys' to Queens Subway Station, Seemingly Helps Members Evade Fare
Outrage is growing over how the NYPD treated members of a far-right hate group at a recent protest over a “Drag Story Hour” event in Queens.
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NYC Duo Conspired With Russians to Hack JFK Airport Taxi Dispatch System, Feds Say
The group would then charge drivers $10 to be put to the front of the line to get a fare.
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WATCH: Man Torches NYC Restaurant Over Wrong Chicken Biryani Order, FDNY Says
The man allegedly started the fire after the restaurant messed up his order of chicken biryani.
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WATCH: Man Torches NYC Restaurant Over Wrong Chicken Biryani Order, FDNY Says
New video from the FDNY shows the moments a man allegedly torched a Queens restaurant after his order — chicken biryani, specifically — came out wrong, authorities say.
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Mystery 1976 Cold Case Murder of WWI Veteran in NYC Finally Solved With New DNA Tech
After an investigation that spanned five states and lasted over four decades, a man from Queens has pleaded guilty to the murder of a WWI veteran who was killed and buried in a backyard back in 1976.
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‘Barbaric and Unprovoked' Killing of EMS Veteran, 9/11 Responder Shakes NYC
Alison Russo-Elling , 61, was a World Trade Center first responder and 25-year veteran EMS member who was stabbed in a come-from-behind attack by a stranger when she went to get food by her Astoria stationhouse. She is survived by a daughter.
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Cardi B Admits Orchestrating NYC Strip Club Attack, Throwing Bottles Near Sisters
The rap star has to stay away from the two sisters at the heart of the 2018 case out of Queens and complete 15 days of community service.
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Rapper Roddy Ricch Arrested Trying to Enter Governors Ball With Gun: NYPD
Roddy Ricch was arrested on gun charges Saturday night, hours before he was scheduled to take the stage at Governors Ball. The NYPD said the 23-year-old was arrested after a security check of his tour bus revealed a gun under a seat and large capacity magazine. The Los Angeles-based rapper was in town for this weekend’s Governors Ball, where...
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Blood Trail, Threatening Text Among Key Evidence in NYC Mom Duffel Bag Murder Case
A handyman-turned-lover arrested in the horrific killing of a Queens mother admitted to sending a threatening text from Gaal’s phone to her husband Saturday morning, believed to be an effort to take suspicion away from himself
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Handyman Arrested in Case of NYC Mom Found Stabbed 58 Times in Duffel Bag; Cops Share Chilling Timeline Details
A 44-year-old handyman has been arrested for allegedly murdering a Queens mother in her own home as her teenage son sat upstairs last week, “ruthlessly and brutally” stabbing her more than 55 times before putting her body in her son’s hockey bag and leaving the duffel on the side of a road, police executives said Thursday. David Bonola, who is…