Leonard Greene
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Murdered NYC bodega worker, estranged from his family, lived sad and lonely life (EXCLUSIVE)
Sueng Chul Choi, 67, a divorced deli worker, had long been estranged from his ex-wife and children, who lived a thousand miles away in Chicago. → Read More
NYC U-Haul rampage crash victim was GrubHub worker, single dad of 3: ‘Very sad about the loss’
Nine people including a police officer were struck by the demented U-Haul driver who went on a road rampage Monday through the streets of Brooklyn. → Read More
Jamaican man charged with swindling the elderly out of $5 million in sweepstakes scam
Federal prosecutors charged Adrian Lawrence in a six-count indictment that accuses him of mail fraud and wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud elderly U.S. citizens. → Read More
Mourners fill Brooklyn mosque for funeral of slain NYPD officer Adeed Fayaz: ‘He loved this city’
“Adeed was always happiest when talking about his children,” said Fayaz’ commanding officer, Jason Hagestad. “Adeed always had a positive attitude. He was always smiling. He was always confident. He was the go-to guy for any questions on patrol.” → Read More
Teens killed in BMW crash let friend take wheel after picking him up from JFK Airport: ‘He lost his two brothers’
Family and friends were left reeling Tuesday after a young man crashed a car when his friend who'd picked him up from the airport let him take the wheel. → Read More
Pot conviction brings business opportunity to owner of second legal weed shop in Manhattan; ‘It’s good vibes’
Under New York law, a marijuana charge against you or a relative is a qualification for a license to sell legal pot. So Roland Conner is selling weed legally, in a business started with his son, Darius, 25. Theirs is the first licensed marijuana dispensary in New York operated by a person with a cannabis conviction. → Read More
Indicted NYC ‘Bling’ Bishop Lamor Whitehead professes innocence on social media
'Bling' Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who wiped away tears as he stood before a judge in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday, came back swinging on Tuesday. → Read More
Children’s Tylenol disappearing from drug store shelves as NYC gets hit by RSV, COVID and flu tripledemic
Staples like Tylenol and Robitussin for children are almost as hard to find this holiday season as some of the most popular kids’ toys. → Read More
NYC subway ridership breaks post-COVID record; ‘Proof our recovery is on track,’ says Hochul
The MTA logged 3,925,280 riders Thursday, shattering the previous post-pandemic record on Oct. 27, the MTA said in a statement. → Read More
Timeline of a rampage: Cops say suspected killer’s violence spree stretched across three NYC boroughs
The rampage began after an attempt on the suspect's own life and didn't end until two people had been killed and a 96-year old was wounded, according to police. → Read More
Donald Trump slammed on social media after company’s guilty verdict
Just moments after a Manhattan jury delivered a guilty verdict against the former president’s family real estate business, social media was buzzing with reaction to the high-stakes decision. → Read More
Thanksgiving tragedy: Bronx man and daughter killed in fire despite efforts to save them
Rosanna Suarez, 42, couldn’t save her step-father or her step-sister from the early-morning kitchen fire in a Morris Heights apartment, neighbors and officials said Thursday. → Read More
Traveling COVID nurse thankful to be alive after Brooklyn park shooting
Nurse Carey Thame is approaching Thanksgiving with nothing but gratitude, feeling better, and thankful to be alive. → Read More
Bronx basketball player’s shooting death was mistaken identity; cops still hunt killer.
No arrests had been made as of Thursday in the gun slaying of Jayden Goodridge, 21, who was walking in Mott Haven with his buddies Sunday evening when a shooter on an e-bike opened fire. → Read More
Here are the 6 times a lithium-ion battery caused a deadly fire in NYC since late 2021
The popular battery is responsible for at least six deaths since fall 2021 in fires across the city. → Read More
Ex-girlfriend Brooklyn of man shot dead by his mother says of tragedy: ‘All he ever wanted was his mother’s love’
All Christopher Jenkins wanted from his mother was her love and approval. Instead, he got two bullets to the head. An ex-girlfriend of a Jenkins said he died without getting the one thing that mattered most to him — his mother’s acceptance. → Read More
Driver of car that hit Midtown taxi at 100 mph says he wasn’t drag racing
Driver Hamza Salman, 27, offered few details about his Fifth Avenue foray that ended early Sunday morning when he crashed into a yellow taxi. → Read More
NJ Sen. Robert Menendez faces federal criminal investigation
Prosecutors in New York’s Southern District of New York have reportedly sent at least one subpoena in the case. → Read More
Lawyers spar over texts in NYC murder-for-hire trial of man accused of killing his Bronx mobster dad
Prosecutors said the messages between defendant Anthony Zottola and a gang member who pleaded guilty in the murder-for-hire plot constituted a “conspiracy in action” to rub out suspected mob boss Sylvester “Sally Daz” Zottola. → Read More
Gap between NYC wage growth and rent growth is widest since 2008: report
Rent growth outpaced wage growth by 23% across the five boroughs in August after adjusting for inflation, according to real estate website StreetEasy.com. → Read More