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Search ArticlesNYPD cop found not guilty of assault for punching man at NYC Apple store
An NYPD cop who had been facing jail time for punching a man disturbing customers at an Upper West Side Apple store has been found not guilty by a Manhattan judge. The not guilty verdict in favor of Officer Salvatore Provenzano was a win for city cops who have accused Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg of being soft on crime and having an anti-police bias.
Rape suspect stalked victim for blocks before attacking her at SoHo apartment: prosecutors
A sick attacker stalked a woman for several blocks — ducking behind cars to avoid being detected — before following her into her SoHo apartment and raping her, prosecutors said Wednesday. They added that after climbing the stairs behind the victim to the second floor, suspect Ellow Williams held his her neck in a chokehold so tightly that she lost consciousness several times during the vicious attack. After raping the 23-year-old woman, Williams robbed her, taking off with $40, a prosecutor said.
Rape suspect stalked victim for blocks before attacking her at SoHo apartment: prosecutors
A sick attacker stalked a woman for several blocks — ducking behind cars to avoid being detected — before following her into her SoHo apartment and raping her, prosecutors said Wednesday. They added that after climbing the stairs behind the victim to the second floor, suspect Ellow Williams held his her neck in a chokehold so tightly that she lost consciousness several times during the vicious attack. After raping the 23-year-old woman, Williams robbed her, taking off with $40, a prosecutor said.
Man busted in misogynistic Manhattan attacks raved, 'You have to check women sometimes:' prosecutors
A Bronx man charged with eight random punching attacks on women since February ranted to cops that he sometimes had to “check” women in order to keep them in line, officials say. “It’s different with men,” Daquan Armstead, 31, told a detective after he was arrested and charged with assaulting random women in Manhattan, a prosecutor said at the suspect’s Wednesday arraignment. “They don’t test you like women do.
Bronx hospital walk-in stab victim was dad-to-be slain sticking up for friend
A Bronx man who died after showing up at a hospital with a stab wound had been knifed jumping in to protect a friend in a fight, according to the victim’s girlfriend — who is due to deliver their second child in just two weeks. Keven Ramirez, 27, will never get to see the new baby, all because he interceded in a fight that wasn’t even his, his devastated girlfriend says.
Neo-Nazi sentenced to 44 months for death threats against Brooklyn journalist
A race-baiting neo-Nazi was sentenced on Friday to 44 months in federal prison for posting graphic death threats online against a Brooklyn journalist who wrote about his violent extremist hate group. Nicholas Welker’s social media post included a picture of the reporter with a gun aimed at his head and the words “Race Traitor” over the journalist’s eyes.
New York Post cuts newsroom staff in "restructuring"
The New York Post is cutting newsroom staffers as part of what the company is calling a restructuring, Post reps confirmed Friday. “Unfortunately, today’s changes means some of our colleagues will be leaving us,” staffers learned in a memo signed by CEO Sean Giancola and Editor-In-Chief Keith Poole that was posted by a CNN reporter.
Squatters hauled back to NYC to face murder charges over woman stuffed in duffel bag
A pair of squatters accused of murdering a woman and stuffing her body in a duffel bag in a Manhattan apartment are facing murder charges Thursday after being brought back to New York from Pennsylvania, where they had tried to escape, authorities said. Halley Tejada,19, of Manhattan, and Kensly Alson, 18, of the Bronx, are accused of beating Nadia Vitels to death inside her late mother’s apartment on E. 31st St. near Third Ave. in Kips Bay.
Lawyers for Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann get more evidence from prosecutors
The team prosecuting suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann shared with his lawyers lab reports and disclosures focused on 388 leads detectives were investigating. Heuermann appeared in court Wednesday with his lawyers, who despite the shared information, said they have not received all the evidence they are entitled to. But Suffolk County DA Raymond Tierney said there is a mountain of material, and that it is hard to turn it all over in a timely fashion.
NYPD cops pack Queens courtroom for latest arraignment after killing of Officer Jonathan Diller
The man behind the wheel of a car whose passenger is accused of shooting and killing NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller on a Queens street last month told cops he didn’t see it coming. “I didn’t know it was going to left like that,” driver Lindy Jones told detectives shortly after the shooting that killed a husband and father, according to police.
Trump to visit Jose Alba, Harlem bodega worker cleared in fatal self-defense stabbing
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Jose Alba, the Harlem bodega worker cleared in a fatal self-defense stabbing in his store two years ago over a bag of potato chips, was expected to meet with a high-profile supporter Tuesday — former President Donald Trump. Trump, already in Manhattan for a criminal trial related to his alleged hush money payments to a porn star, was scheduled to meet Alba, 64, who was briefly jailed after clashing with a customer over the bag of chips.
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Trump to visit Jose Alba, Harlem bodega worker cleared in fatal self-defense stabbing
Jose Alba, the Harlem bodega worker cleared in a fatal self-defense stabbing in his store two years ago over a bag of potato chips, was expected to meet with a high-profile supporter Tuesday — former President Donald Trump. Trump, already in Manhattan for a criminal trial related to his alleged hush money payments to a porn star, was scheduled to meet Alba, 64, who was briefly jailed after clashing with a customer over the bag of chips.
Bronx teacher's aide sent lewd pics, cash to students: prosecutors
A city Department of Education employee has been suspended from a Bronx school after he was arrested for allegedly sending lewd text messages to boys about their feet and underwear, officials say. Teacher’s aide London King tried to get overly friendly with two students at the Walter J. Damrosch School, — using their cell phones to ask one kid for pictures of his feet while sending another a shirtless picture of himself — according to a criminal complaint.
LEONARD GREENE: O.J. Simpson ex-teammate says trial showed ‘Black man can buy justice like a white man’
If there is anybody with a unique perspective on the O.J. Simpson saga, it’s Boston lawyer Eddie Jenkins. Not only is Jenkins, a former president of the Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association, well versed on the subject of jury nullification, he had a front row seat to the vanity show as Simpson’s football teammate. Jenkins has three things that Simpson never had: class, a commitment to the Black community and a Super Bowl ring.
Biden in appeal to Black voters touts record to National Action Network
Looking to buoy support among Black voters, President Biden rattled off a list of promises kept, from police reform to relieving student debt, on Friday to the National Action Network. In brief remarks to the civil rights organization, Biden praised his administration for pushing an agenda that builds Black wealth, protects voting rights and promotes gun control. Biden did not attend the Manhattan convention at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in person.
New Yorkers react to O.J. Simpson’s death: ‘He wasn’t a role-model’
Nearly 30 years after O.J. Simpson’s acquittal in the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, New Yorkers remained as outspoken now about his life as they were back then. Jane Rose, who lives on the Upper East Side, remembers being in college and watching the Simpson murder trial religiously on television. “I think his life was a tragedy of his own making,” Rose, 65, said on Thursday, a day after Simpson died of prostate cancer at the age of 76.
New Yorkers react to O.J. Simpson’s death: ‘He wasn’t a role-model’
Nearly 30 years after O.J. Simpson’s acquittal in the murders of his ex-wife and her friend, New Yorkers remained as outspoken now about his life as they were back then. Jane Rose, who lives on the Upper East Side, remembers being in college and watching the Simpson murder trial religiously on television. “I think his life was a tragedy of his own making,” Rose, 65, said on Thursday, a day after Simpson died of prostate cancer at the age of 76.
Former Marine reservist sentenced for selling fake COVID vaccination cards
A former Marine Corps reservist was sentenced on Friday to 21 months in federal prison for selling bogus COVID-19 vaccination cards to unvaccinated people. Prosecutors said Jia Liu, 28, partnered with fellow admitted scammer Steven Rodriguez to steal, forge and distribute fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination cards to people looking to get around stringent vaccination requirements at work, restaurants and other places during the most chaotic months of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bronx 'monster' sentenced to 25 years for stray bullet death of college-bound basketball player
A gunman behind a stray bullet that killed a budding college basketball star in the Bronx was sentenced on Friday to 25 years in prison, as the victim’s heartbroken family called him “a monster” who made the wrong choice. Just two days after he graduated from high school in 2020, Brandon Hendricks, 17, was killed by a stray bullet on a Bronx street. Prosecutors said his convicted killer, Nahjim Luke, 26, shot into a crowd of people at a Davidson Ave. cookout on June 28, killing Hendricks.
Long Island caseworkers off the hook for bungling investigations before 8-year-old Thomas Valva’s death
Caseworkers who said 8-year-old Thomas Valva wasn’t abused in the months before he froze to death while being punished in a Long Island garage won’t face criminal charges because their mistaken findings actually shield them from prosecution, according to a new report.
MS-13 participant in brutal Long Island park quadruple homicide pleads guilty
A one-time member of Long Island’s most violent criminal organization pleaded guilty Wednesday to his role in the brutal 2017 murders of rival gang members who were lured to a suburban wooded park where they were hacked and bludgeoned to death.
Two men charged with selling drugs that killed transgender activist Cecilia Gentili
Two men have been charged with distributing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed transgender advocate, author and actor Cecilia Gentili two months ago, officials said Monday. Cops arrested Michael Kuilan, 44, of Brooklyn and Antonio Venti, 52, of West Babylon, L.I., on Monday, identifying the pair as dealers who allegedly sold Gentili the deadly drug cocktail. Gentili, a prominent activist and leader of New York’s transgender community was found dead on Feb.
LEONARD GREENE: ‘Good Times’ animated reboot is an insult to TV — and the original sitcom - NewsBreak
Last week, Netflix released a trailer of its animated “Good Times” reboot, and everything about it is shameful. Netflix/New York Daily News/TNS If you’ve ever looked out the window, as the old theme song goes, to watch the asphalt grow, you know all about “Good Times” and the Evans family, and their struggle to survive in the Chicago projects. You remember when Michael tried to convince his parents that Jesus was Black.
LEONARD GREENE: ‘Good Times’ animated reboot is an insult to TV — and the original sitcom
If you’ve ever looked out the window, as the old theme song goes, to watch the asphalt grow, you know all about “Good Times” and the Evans family, and their struggle to survive in the Chicago projects. You remember when Michael tried to convince his parents that Jesus was Black. You reminisce about the time J.J.’s father stood up to the punks who tried to recruit J.J. into their gang.
Mayor Adams, Rikers Island detainees baptized by Rev. Sharpton on Good Friday
It was a very Good Friday for Mayor Adams, who was baptized with inmates on Rikers Island in what he said was a recommitment to the city and to his faith. “This is Resurrection Sunday coming up,” Adams told the Daily News just two days before Easter, the holiest day on the Christian calendar. “We should all look at not only how we can resurrect our city, but how we can resurrect our own personal spaces.”Adams was joined at the jail by the Rev.
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