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John Annese

New York Daily News

New York, NY, United States

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Past articles by John:

E-bike rider dies in Brooklyn after striking flatbed trailer parked in bike lane

Ricardo Antonio Sicajau, 51, was riding south on Kent Ave., near Domino Park in Brooklyn, when he ran into the parked trailer near South 1st St. at about 6 a.m. Saturday, police said. → Read More

Two brothers fatally shot outside Bronx Popeye’s had just told mom they loved her: ‘The family needs prayers’ (EXCLUSIVE)

“We lost two brothers in one day,” another brother, Daquan Shepard, 32, told the Daily News. "Two talented, smart brothers.” → Read More

Man fatally shot in Harlem building

The victim was shot in the neck and torso in a building on W. 125th St. near Fifth Ave. about 10:05 p.m. Saturday, cops said. → Read More

NYPD cops shoot, critically wound man in Bronx confrontation

Shots rang out about 2:20 p.m. near E. 153rd St. and Grand Concourse. Police sources described an “exchange of gunfire” between NYPD officers and the man. → Read More

Man, 27, fatally struck by minivan driver while walking on Manhattan’s Henry Hudson Parkway

The victim was walking in the right northbound lane of the parkway when he was hit by the driver of a 2017 Dodge Caravan near Dyckman St. in Inwood about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, cops said. → Read More

Passenger killed in drunken NYC crash was pregnant with driver’s child: ‘She couldn’t wait to see the baby born,’ family says

Adriana Sylmetaj and boyfriend Adem Nikeziq were expecting their little girl’s birth in April — but about 4:45 a.m. Saturday the soon-to-be dad’s drunken driving cut that future short, according to authorities. → Read More

Pair of shootings an hour apart in Brooklyn and the Bronx leave two dead, four wounded

About 9:15 p.m. Saturday, a 30-year-old man and 28-year-old man were wounded in a hail of bullets on E. 46th St. near Avenue K in the Flatlands section of Brooklyn, cops said. → Read More

Nicki Minaj’s husband tried and failed to get off the N.Y. sex offender registry

Kenneth Petty, 47, who was convicted of attempted rape in 1995, argued in a Brooklyn Federal Court lawsuit that he was never told about his sex offender registry hearing in 2004. → Read More

Bloody chaos after Frank James’ Brooklyn subway shooting revealed in new video

A federal judge ordered the video and several other pieces of evidence released Wednesday, a day after Frank James, the 63-year-old shooter, pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. → Read More

Massachusetts murder suspect nabbed inside Manhattan’s Port Authority Bus Terminal

The suspect, identified by sources as Victor Carter, was caught by Port Authority Police Officers Robert Greff and Robert Pelc trying to board a Greyhound bus at about 1:40 p.m. Saturday, officials said. → Read More

Bronx man shot to death by housemate over noise complaints

The 39-year-old victim was shot in the chest just before 7:30 p.m. Saturday outside the three-story brick house on Morgan Ave. near Arnow Ave. in Pelham Gardens. → Read More

Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud in NYC, company faces $1.6M fine

The jury found the Trump Corporation guilty of all nine counts against it, including scheme to defraud, conspiracy to commit grand larceny, criminal tax fraud, falsifying business records, and other related charges. → Read More

Man critically hurt by hit-and-run driver in East Village

Police found the 53-year-old victim unconscious about 5:45 a.m. on St. Mark’s Place near Third Ave. with head injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, police said. → Read More

Man fatally shot on Harlem street flees in car and crashes before dying

The victim was shot in the chest near Broadway and W. 143rd St. about 3 a.m., cops said. → Read More

How a stolen gold chain led to a bloody Brooklyn gang war

The violence started with a theft, and ended with three people shot and wounded in four drive-bys. → Read More

One person dead in upper Manhattan apartment building blaze

The blaze started on the third floor of a six-story building on Broadway and W. 204th St. just before 5:50 p.m. → Read More

Man, 34, killed in Brooklyn drive-by shooting

A witness saw the shooter open fire from a black Jeep at Hendrix St. and New Lots Ave. in East New York about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, cops said. → Read More

Rikers Island correction officers arrested for sick leave abuse after long-running probe; bragged on social media about easy life, feds say

Three New York City correction officers were arrested early Thursday stemming from a long-running investigation into sick leave abuse, sources familiar with the probe told the Daily News. → Read More

Man stabbed in neck in Bronx subway station by MetroCard swipe seller

The stabber was hawking swipes at the Morrison Ave.-Soundview Station when he and the 44-year-old victim got into an argument about 7:15 a.m. , cops said. → Read More

Mobster and drug gang killer ordered released by federal judge: ‘I am letting two murderers sentenced to life out of prison’

Judge Frederic Block reduced the two men’s sentences Wednesday under the First Step Act, saying mobster Anthony Russo and drug trafficker Paul Moore were model prisoners and that they were punished with life sentences for exercising their right to trial. → Read More