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JFK Airport Power Outage Shuts Down Terminal Through Friday, Forcing Flight Disruptions
A developing travel nightmare at JFK Airport stretched into a second day Friday, with all inbound and outbound flights at the New York City hub’s international terminal halted — at least through the rest of the day. The fracas started around mid-morning Thursday, when JFK Airport first tweeted about a “power disruption” causing some terminal changes for departures and arrivals…. → Read More
Brawl Erupts Between NYPD Cops, Teens in Manhattan Over Subway Fare Evasion
A Manhattan subway station tussle between NYPD officers and two teens started as a fare evasion incident, but ended in a bloody brawl and arrests. → Read More
‘That's Not Luck:' Group Steals Whole ATMS, $60K Cash From 42 NYC Businesses in 6 Months
Police are searching for a group of five burglars who have stolen ATMs from 42 businesses across Brooklyn and Queens over a six-month span — taking not just the cash, but the entire machines themselves as part of the heists. → Read More
2 Drown at NJ Lake, Toddler Pulled From NY Pool as Summer Tragedies Mount
Teenagers have accounted for five of seven drowning victims across the tri-state area in just the last week or so. → Read More
How a Junior High Basketball Team Is Protesting an NJ Mayor's Racist Comments
The 7th grade West Orange Knights boys basketball team will all be wearing T-shirts with the words “end racism” and “equality” during a tournament in Clark on Saturday. It is being done to send a message to Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso, who was heard on leaked audio recordings using racist language against the Black community and sexist comments about female police officers. → Read More
Arrest Made Month After Brazen Daylight Beating Kills Beloved NYC Store Owner
The owner of a Queens pawn shop was struck in the head with a small rod in an attack so gruesome, police said they initially believed the victim had been shot. → Read More
Two Kids, Just 4 and 7 Years Old, Shot While Stopped in NJ Traffic: Police
Two young children were hurt after they were shot while sitting in the back seat of a car in Newark during a during-by shooting, police said. → Read More
Family Reveals New Details on Man Eyed in NYC, DC Homeless Attack Spree
A 30-year-old man suspected of shooting five homeless men in New York City and Washington, D.C., in a targeted and at times deadly attack spree was once homeless himself, his family said, and has suffered from mental illness. → Read More
Suspect Arrested in Murders of Homeless Men in NYC, DC
New and chilling video shows a man believed to be responsible for at least two attacks on Manhattan homeless people and three others in Washington, D.C., stalking his victim before opening fire on the sleeping and defenseless target. → Read More
Alleged Gunman in NYC Dollar Store Stickup Charged With Attempted Murder of Police
The 45-year-old man police say robbed a Brooklyn Dollar Tree at gunpoint last week, then turned his gun on cops responding to the scene, has been charged with... → Read More
NJ Mother Seeks Answers in Daughter's ‘Accidental' Trash Chute Death Near Penn State
Justine Gross, a sophomore from New Jersey, was found dead in a landfill on Nov. 12. → Read More
Chickens With ‘Throats Slashed,' Goats Found in 3-Bedroom NJ Apartment
Pictures from the scene show goats grazing the backyard, close to chicken carcasses; another photo shows a dead pigeon nailed above a door → Read More
Shake Shack Manager Sues NYPD Cops, Unions After False Poisoning Accusation
A Shake Shack manager has filed a lawsuit against police unions and New York City police officers who claimed last year that they were deliberately poisoned by the burger chain’s employees. → Read More
Husband Shot, Wife Kills NYC Invader in 2nd Attack on Same Home in 2 Years: Cops
Three people were shot and the suspect is dead following a Brooklyn home invasion Thursday afternoon, police sources told NBC New York. → Read More
NJ Teacher Gives Profane Rant During Zoom Lesson, Calls George Floyd a ‘Criminal'
On the same day Jersey City students finally returned to their classrooms, a high school teacher was removed from them while under investigation for allegedly going on a vulgar tirade aimed at the children in his class. → Read More
Queens NYPD Precinct Commander Dies From Suicide
An NYPD commander died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday evening, according to department sources → Read More
NYC Woman Finds Hole Behind Her Bathroom Mirror Leading to Strange Secret Apartment
A New York City woman discovered an entire empty apartment located through a hole behind her bathroom mirror — and videos of her solving the mystery and making the unsettling discovery have gone viral on TikTok. → Read More
Brooklyn Woman Fired From Job After Not Getting Vaccine Because She Wanted to Wait
A former waitress in Brooklyn says that her uncertainty regarding the COVID-19 vaccine cost her her job. → Read More
NJ Man Dies by Fire After Repeatedly Revving SUV's Engine While Stuck in Snowbank
Officers found the man repeatedly revving the engine and rocking the small Mazda SUV back and forth to try to get out of the snow, ignoring their questions without saying a word before the vehicle quickly caught fire and was engulfed in flames → Read More
Car Slams Into NYC Bakery After Bat-Wielding Parking Spot Fight; 4 Hurt
Video on social media appears to show what police said started the dangerous chain of events in Flushing, with one man wielding a baseball bat as the... → Read More