COVID-19: Cuomo Gets Vaccinated COVID-19: Cuomo Gets Vaccinated
Covid-19: Cuomo Gets Vaccinated After months of waiting to get the COVID-19 vaccine, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has become the latest to get inoculated as he hopes to show that the shots are safe for all. On Wednesday, March 17, Cuomo visited Mount Neboh Baptist Church in Harlem, where he first addressed the public before taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in front of a fervent crowd of supporters at the pop-up vaccination site.  The event was live-streamed, but closed to reporters amid the sexual abuse and nursing home scandals surrounding the governor. Cuomo made note that Blacks have died at a rate two tim…
Two Busted After Crashing While Stealing Car In Westchester, Police Say Two Busted After Crashing While Stealing Car In Westchester, Police Say
Two Busted After Crashing While Stealing Car In Westchester, Police Say A pair of would-be car thieves didn’t make it far after crashing a stolen vehicle shortly after leaving a Westchester driveway. Officers from the New Rochelle Police Department responded to Davis Avenue at approximately 4 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 9, where there was a report of a one-vehicle crash where the driver struck a utility pole. Upon arrival at the crash scene, New Rochelle Police Capt. Cosmo Costa said that it was determined that the Nissan Pathfinder involved in the crash had been in the process of being stolen, though the driver crashed shortly after pulling out of the owner’s drivewa…
Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd Members Of Massive NY-Based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd
Members Of Massive Ny-based Crew Caught Stealing Tens Of Thousands From NJ ATMs ID'd They flooded New Jersey by the dozens, coming from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Westchester, armed with bogus debit cards. They nearly returned home with tens of thousands of dollars stolen from ATMs throughout the state. Police in several counties stopped them, though. Here’s a snapshot of one of several theft crews captured in New Jersey on Tuesday: Eight adults, three juveniles; 47 indictable charges, mostly for identity and credit card theft; 10 disorderly persons charges; $3,335 in stolen cash seized, along with various bogus cards. That group, busted Cliffside Park, was among severa…
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23
Harlem Medical Assistant Charged In Fort Lee Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Pedestrian, 23 A medical assistant from Harlem sped off after she struck and seriously injured a man with her car in broad daylight near the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee last month, said authorities who arrested and charged her. Fatou Diaby, 25, stopped at first and got out of her Honda Accord after she hit the 23-year-old victim at the intersection of Hudson Terrace and Myrtle Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. June 8, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday. She then "got back in her vehicle and left the scene prior to police arrival," he said. The victim was taken to Hackensack Univers…
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing
Fugitive Ex-Con Shot Dead By US Marshals In Paterson Was Wanted For Ex-GF's Killing UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into t…
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff
Responders: NYC Homicide Suspect Dead In Paterson Standoff UPDATE: A fugitive ex-con killed during a shootout in Paterson early Wednesday was wanted by the NYPD for the brutal beating death of his sometimes-girlfriend on a Harlem street. A loaded 9mm handgun was found near the body of Malik Canty, a 36-year-old Bloods gang member, after he was taken out by members of the U.S. Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force in a second-floor Hamilton Avenue apartment at 6:30 a.m., state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Canty had exchanged gunfire with his pursuers before he was killed, responders said. A SWAT team then made entry into th…
COVID-19: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Closes Fairfield County Location COVID-19: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Closes Fairfield County Location
Covid-19: Dinosaur Bar-b-que Closes Fairfield County Location A popular restaurant in Fairfield County will be closing its doors permanently. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que has closed its Stamford location on Canal Street after being forced to shut down indoor dining due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. A spokesperson for the restaurant chain, which has multiple locations throughout the tristate area and upstate New York, said that the Stamford location was “very large” and it was no longer viable to keep it open after COVID-19 hit. Locations are still operating at its flagship restaurant in Syracuse, as well as in Brooklyn, Buffalo, Rochester, Har…
NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of NYPD Vehicles Damaged NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of NYPD Vehicles Damaged
NYC Protests Spread To All Boroughs, With Over 300 Arrested, Dozens Of Nypd Vehicles Damaged The third night of protests in New York City in response to the death of George Floyd resulted in more than 300 arrests and vandalism to dozens of police vehicles. The protests, which had been in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn the previous two nights, stretched to all five boroughs on Saturday, May 30, and included some of the city's landmarks. Earlier story - Hudson Valley Woman Charged With Attempted Murder Of Four NYPD Officers During Protest New York State Attorney General Letitia James will review all actions and procedures used during protests in New York City a…
Teens In Cliffside Park Accused Of Flashing Laser Pointer At NYPD Chopper Teens In Cliffside Park Accused Of Flashing Laser Pointer At NYPD Chopper
Teens In Cliffside Park Accused Of Flashing Laser Pointer At Nypd Chopper Cliffside Park police filed delinquency complaints against two teen cousins for flashing a laser pointer into the cockpit of an NYPD helicopter Wednesday night -- a serious crime that has sent some adults to prison. NYPD Aviation 20 was above Covenant Avenue and 128th Street, searching for a robbery suspect near St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, when the incident occurred shortly before 9:30 p.m., the department said. Crew members used an infrared sensor to pinpoint the location of the beam on the Palisades near the corner of Cecelia Place and Cecelia Avenue, the borough’s highest point, Cliff…
COVID-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo COVID-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo
Covid-19: Lights Go Out On 8th Ave For Billy, Elton, And At The Beacon, Town Hall, The Apollo The announcement Thursday that events at major New York City venues were being postponed or cancelled disappointed devotees of several big-name musicians, as well as regular attendees of some special venues. What was to be Billy Joel’s 120th overall performance at MSG on March 19 was postponed, along with his subsequent April 10 gig. Also bagged are two Elton John “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” Garden gigs April 6 and 7. New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio announced Thursday that gatherings will be limited to no more than 500 people, shaking Broadway, the arenas, Carnegi Hall and other larger…
Teaneck Church Treasurer, Preacher Headed To Fed Pen For Taking $5.3M From Religious Hate Group Teaneck Church Treasurer, Preacher Headed To Fed Pen For Taking $5.3M From Religious Hate Group
Teaneck Church Treasurer, Preacher Headed To Fed Pen For Taking $5.3M From Religious Hate Group A Teaneck man was sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison Tuesday for helping a religious hate group preacher steal more than $5.3 million from the Israelite Church of God in Jesus Christ to pay for luxury cars, lavish vacations and private school for his children. Lincoln Warrington, the 49-year-old church treasurer, teamed up with Jermaine Grant, 44, of Burlington Township to funnel the money into Warrington's pockets through a dummy entertainment company, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. They bought buy luxury cars, designer clothing and real estate, took family trips to Disne…
UPDATE: Fairway Market's NJ Stores Could Stay Open After All UPDATE: Fairway Market's NJ Stores Could Stay Open After All
Update: Fairway Market's NJ Stores Could Stay Open After All Fairway Market stores in New Jersey could stay open, after all. Although the New York Post on Wednesday reported the New York City grocer planned on filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy and closing all 14 of its locations, Fairway apparently has new plans in place. Fairway -- which has stores in Paramus and Woodland Park -- filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Thursday, after denying The Post's report of filing for Chapter 7 Wednesday. The New York City grocer reached a deal to sell its distribution center and five NYC stores to Village Super Market (which operates more than two dozen ShopRite stores) …