Massapequa, NY
News
Description Released For Suspect On Run After 10 Shot In Rush-Hour NYC Subway Attack Description Released For Suspect On Run After 10 Shot In Rush-Hour NYC Subway Attack
Description Released For Suspect On Run After 10 Shot In Rush-Hour NYC Subway Attack Updated story: Police ID Suspected Gunman In Rush-Hour NYC Subway Attack Authorities have released a description of the suspect on the run after 10 people were shot, and six others injured, after a gunman opened fired on a New York City subway train during the height of the morning commute on Tuesday, April 12, according to the FDNY. The shooting took place just before 8:30 a.m. at the 36th Street Station on the N train, said NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell at a press conference. According to Sewell, the suspect was on the train when he put on a gas mask, pulled out a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Yonkers, NY
Politics
COVID-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms COVID-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms
Covid-19: NYC Mayor Tests Positive After Waking Up With Symptoms New York City Mayor Eric Adams is infected with COVID-19. Adams, age 61, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, April 10, after he woke up with a raspy voice, according to the mayor's press secretary Fabien Levy. Levy said Adams is not experiencing any other symptoms.  Statement on @NYCMayor Adams’ health status: pic.twitter.com/h3gUfSXgfS — City of New York (@nycgov) April 10, 2022 Adams is in isolation and will cancel all public events for the rest of the week, according to the announcement. Levy said the mayor will also begin taking anti-viral medications offered to residents of …

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by Nicole Valinote
Paterson, NJ
News
NYPD: Clifton Driver, 18, Shot In Head After Aiming Jeep At Officer During Bronx Stop NYPD: Clifton Driver, 18, Shot In Head After Aiming Jeep At Officer During Bronx Stop
Nypd: Clifton Driver, 18, Shot In Head After Aiming Jeep At Officer During Bronx Stop An 18-year-old Clifton man was clinging to life after he was shot in the head while driving his Jeep at a New York City police officer following a pursuit in the Bronx, authorities said. Luis Manuel-Monsanto had blown several lights on Boston Road when officers in separate unmarked cars pulled him over at East 165th Street around 8 p.m. Sunday, March 6, Chief of Department Kenneth Corey said. Three passengers, including the Jeep's owner, were in the vehicle with him, authorities said. "The officers drove ahead of the vehicle and angled their unmarked police car with the warning lights in f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
FDNY Firefighter From Long Island Dies After Battling Blaze In Queens FDNY Firefighter From Long Island Dies After Battling Blaze In Queens
Fdny Firefighter From Long Island Dies After Battling Blaze In Queens An FDNY firefighter from Long Island suffered a "medical episode" and died after battling a house fire. New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday, Feb. 17, that Nassau County resident Jesse Gerhard, age 33, of Long Beach, died on Wednesday, Feb. 16 after battling a fire in Far Rockaway the day before. A seven-year veteran of the department, Gerhard suffered a medical episode while on duty in his firehouse  --  Ladder Company 134 in Far Rockaway, Queens --  and was transported to St. John’s Episcopal Hospital where he later died, the mayor said. Gerhard had worked …

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by Kathy Reakes
White Plains, NY
Politics
Cuomo Plots Comeback, Dines With New NYC Mayor Adams As Speculation Swirls About Run For NY AG Cuomo Plots Comeback, Dines With New NYC Mayor Adams As Speculation Swirls About Run For NY AG
Cuomo Plots Comeback, Dines With New NYC Mayor Adams As Speculation Swirls About Run For NY AG Could 2022 be the year of the Cuomo comeback? Cleared of any criminal wrongdoing, embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reportedly planning a potential political return after navigating his way through multiple sexual harassment claims that led to his resignation. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal, Cuomo and his top aides “are intensifying an effort to revive his public standing, including discussing how to make his first public appearance since resigning in August, according to people close to him.” “Some political operatives who have spoken with Mr. Cu…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
News
NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life NYPD: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life
Nypd: Rookie Shot, Killed By PA Ex-Con, Second Officer Clinging To Life A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. Officer Jason Rivera -- who once wrote that he wanted to join the NYPD to “better the relationship between the community and the police" -- was ambushed with two other officers while responding to a domestic violence call in a Harlem apartment, authorities said. The female caller had said she needed help with her son, city officials said during a solemn news conference at Harlem Hospital. The m…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hackensack, NJ
News
NYPD Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises NYPD Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises
Nypd Getting Help Fighting Rising Gun Violence From NY State Troopers, Governor Promises New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she's sending state troopers into New York City to fight the spike in gun violence that city police say has been fueled by bail reform. ****** NEWSBREAK: A 22-year-old rookie New York City police officer was killed and another officer critically wounded Friday night during what has become one of the most violent periods in the city's recent history. READ MORE.... ****** Mayor Eric Adams begged the governor for help after surveillance video was shared of an 11-month-old who was hospitalized after being shot in the face during a gun battle in the Bronx. Cri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
News
NYC Mayor Revises Apartment Fire Death Toll, FDNY Commissioner Says Toll May Rise NYC Mayor Revises Apartment Fire Death Toll, FDNY Commissioner Says Toll May Rise
NYC Mayor Revises Apartment Fire Death Toll, Fdny Commissioner Says Toll May Rise New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a total of 17 people, including eight children, died in an apartment fire over the weekend, revising the initially reported higher death toll of 19, including nine children. Adams made the announcement during a news conference on Monday, Jan. 10, adding that the situation is an "evolving crisis." LIVE NOW IN THE BRONX: @NYCMayor Adams updates New Yorkers on yesterday’s fire. https://t.co/g2RTr1cKxA — NYC Mayor's Office (@NYCMayorsOffice) January 10, 2022 The fire broke out on Sunday, Jan. 9, in an apartment at 333 East 181 St. in the Bronx, the New Y…

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by Nicole Valinote
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Some Injured In Fatal Bronx Fire Hospitalized At Westchester Medical Center Some Injured In Fatal Bronx Fire Hospitalized At Westchester Medical Center
Some Injured In Fatal Bronx Fire Hospitalized At Westchester Medical Center Update: Death Toll Adjusted - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a total of 17 people, including eight children, died in an apartment fire over the weekend, revising the initially reported higher death toll of 19. --- Some of the dozens of people injured in a New York City apartment fire over the weekend are being treated at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. On Sunday, Jan. 9, the New York City Fire Department reported that more than 200 members responded to a five-alarm fire at 333 East 181 St. in the Bronx. Earlier report - At Least 19, Including Nine Children, Killed In Ne…

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by Nicole Valinote
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
New Details Released On Horrific NY Fire Claiming Lives Of At Least 19, Including Nine Children New Details Released On Horrific NY Fire Claiming Lives Of At Least 19, Including Nine Children
New Details Released On Horrific NY Fire Claiming Lives Of At Least 19, Including Nine Children Update: Death Toll Adjusted - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a total of 17 people, including eight children, died in an apartment fire over the weekend, revising the initially reported higher death toll of 19. --- New details have been released on a historic, devastating fire in which 19 people in a New York City apartment building. The New York City Fire Department reported on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 9, that about 200 of its members responded to the five-alarm fire at 333 East 181 St. in the Bronx. Approximately 200 FDNY members are operating on scene of a 5-alarm fire at …

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by Nicole Valinote
Fort Lee, NJ
News
19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century 19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century
19 Confirmed Dead, Dozens More Critically Injured In Deadliest NYC Fire Of This Century UPDATE: At least 19 people, including nine children, were killed Sunday when a fire tore through a high-rise Bronx apartment building -- a blaze that New York City Mayor Eric Adams called "one of the worst that we have witnessed during modern times.” The cause of the five-alarm fire? A "malfunctioning electric space heater” in a bedroom of a duplex apartment on the second and third floors of the 19-story building, NYFD Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. A door to the apartment was left open, filling the building with smoke, Nigro told reporters. All of the children killed were 16 years old a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
At Least 19, Including Nine Children, Killed In New York City's Worst Fire In Decades At Least 19, Including Nine Children, Killed In New York City's Worst Fire In Decades
At Least 19, Including Nine Children, Killed In New York City's Worst Fire In Decades Update: Death Toll Adjusted - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said a total of 17 people, including eight children, died in an apartment fire over the weekend, revising the initially reported higher death toll of 19. --- This story has been updated. At least 19 people have died in a fire at a New York City apartment building that officials said is the worst the city has seen in decades. The New York City Fire Department reported on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 9, that about 200 of its members responded to the five-alarm fire at 333 East 181 St. in the Bronx. Approximately 200 FDNY mem…

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by Nicole Valinote