Yasmin Sara Merchant
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Serial robber targeting Greenwich Village town houses has made off with $100K in cash, jewelry: police
GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan – A serial burglar targeting homes in Greenwich Village has made off with nearly $100,000 in cash and jewelry and police are now asking for the public’s help to find him. → Read More
Robber attacks man using a walker in Bronx apartment lobby
MORRISANIA, the Bronx — A 68-year-old man who uses a walker to get around was attacked in the lobby of his own apartment building in the Bronx, police said. He’s so shaken, he spoke to PIX11 News through a cracked door to conceal his identity. → Read More
Norovirus outbreaks forces Connecticut university to close Monday
DANBURY, Conn. — A university in Connecticut was closed on Monday after norovirus sickened about 100 students. It started late last week when a few dozen students at Western Connecticut State University became sick. → Read More
Man shoots, kills his brother in Brooklyn: police
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — A man shot and killed his brother in Brooklyn Sunday, police said. Cops discovered Jahimel Gayle, 37, unresponsive with a gunshot wound in his neck in an apartment located on Hendrix Street near Sutter Avenue just before noon. → Read More
NYPD investigating two suspected anti-Semitic attacks in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after two Jewish men were attacked in Brooklyn days apart this past week. Police said the latest attack happened on April 22 around 12:30 p.m. near East 46 Street and Rutland Road. → Read More
Man wearing ‘MAGA’ hat, shirt attacks man at Manhattan subway station: police
MANHATTAN, N.Y. — A man was repeatedly punched and pushed onto the subway tracks in a hate crime assault at the Union Square/14 Street subway station in Manhattan on Friday, the NYPD said. Police said the victim, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, got into a verbal dispute with a man on a No. → Read More
‘Austin Powers’ star Verne Troyer dies at 49
Actor Verne Troyer, best known for playing Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" series, died Saturday at age 49, according to a statement on his official Facebook page. . → Read More
Trump considering full pardon for boxer Jack Johnson
President Trump is considering granting boxer Jack Johnson a posthumous pardon, the president said on Twitter Saturday. Johnson was the first African-American to hold the world heavyweight boxing title. → Read More
Man speaks out after being struck by lightning on Long Island
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — It's a miraculous story after Monday's massive storms — a Long Island man was hospitalized after being struck by lightning, but is now recovering and talking about his traumatic experience. → Read More
Student from Rye Brook stabbed to death at Binghamton University
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A freshman from Westchester County was stabbed to death on campus at Binghamton University on Sunday, school officials said Monday. Joao Souza, a 19-year-old engineering student from Rye Brook, was killed around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the university alert system. → Read More
Man indicted for Long Island hit-and-run that killed teen college student
MINEOLA, L.I. — The driver behind a hit-and-run in Levittown that killed an 18-year-old girl in November has been indicted on several charges, the Nassau County District Attorney's office said Tuesday. 18-year old Taranjit Parmar was driving on the Hempstead Turnpike on Nov. → Read More
Public housing employee arrested for alleged attempted murder
CANARSIE, Brooklyn — Police have arrested a New York City Housing Authority employee on suspicion of attempted murder and assault with a weapon, officials said. Officers responded to a building on Shore Parkway near Harkness Avenue just before 3:30 p.m. → Read More
Necco’s days are numbered as classic candymaker looks for buyer
REVERE, Ma. — New England Confectionary Co., the candymaker behind classic treats like Necco Wafers, Sweethearts and Candy Buttons, will close operations in May if it does not find a buyer, the Wall Street Journal reports. Necco is the oldest continually operated candy maker in the U.S. → Read More
Fire on 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York kills 1
MANHATTAN, N.Y. — One person is dead and four firefighters were injured after a blaze broke out in an apartment on the 50th floor of Trump Tower just before 6 p.m. on Saturday, the FDNY said. → Read More
Serial scammer arrested at Newark Airport: Port Authority police
NEWARK, N.J. — A serial scammer who targeted people at airports was arrested at Newark Airport on Thursday, Port Authority police said. Detectives said Michael Borovetz, 43, approached a man at baggage claim inside Terminal B at Newark Airport on Tuesday, claimed his flight was cancelled a... → Read More
Woman followed into Brooklyn apartment, stabbed by two men: police
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — Police released surveillance footage Monday of two men who followed a woman into her Brooklyn building and stabbed her earlier this month. → Read More
Man shot, killed in Brooklyn on Easter Sunday: police
PROSPECT-LEFFERTS GARDENS, Brooklyn — A man was shot dead in Brooklyn on Easter Sunday, police said. Police responded to reports of a man shot around 10:20 p.m. → Read More
Men stabbed, robbed of sneakers in Brooklyn; 5 attackers sought by police
CYPRESS HILLS, BROOKLYN — Police released surveillance footage on Saturday of five people suspected of stabbing two men and robbing one of his sneakers in Brooklyn earlier this month. → Read More
ICE detainee who escaped at JFK Airport captured in Chicago
An ICE fugitive who escaped from custody at JFK Airport on Tuesday night was caught in Chicago Friday, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. → Read More
Pennsylvania man arrested for stabbing man to death at Inwood nightclub in 2016
NEW YORK — A man from Pennsylvania was arrested and charged Tuesday for stabbing a man to death at an Inwood nightclub in 2016, police said. The NYPD said a large fight erupted inside Opus Lounge on West 202nd Street on March 9 and, during the chaos, Eddy Guzman of the Bronx was stabbed in the... → Read More