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Election Q&A: Meet NY-12 Candidate Micah Lasher
3+ mon, 5+ hour ago (512+ words) UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Democratic candidate Micah Lasher is running for Congress in District 12 in New York City's primary election on Tuesday, June 23. Lasher will face off against fellow Democratic candidates for Jerry Nadler's seat, including Assemblymember Alex Bores, Jack…...
The Daredevil Lovers Who Scaled The Empire State Building Are From NJ
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (188+ words) The two daredevils who climbed the Empire State Building's antenna on Wednesday afternoon to unfurl a banner about the power of love and then got engaged mid-air have been identified as a New Jersey-based couple, according to the NYPD. The…...
Local Event: Gloria Steinem in Conversation with Katie Couric: An Unexpected Life
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (20+ words) Before she became one of the most influential feminist leaders of our time, Gloria Steinem spent her childhood traveling the......
Taxi Driver Kidnapped, Robbed After Queens-To-Wyandanch Ride: DA | Deer Park, NY Patch
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (337+ words) WYANDANCH, NY — Two Wyandanch men were indicted after prosecutors said they kidnapped and robbed a taxi driver they had hired to take them from Queens to Suffolk County. James Davender, 20, and Antoine Sims, 20, were indicted on charges of second-degree kidnapping,…...
'Engaging Pirate' Made Plans To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl For Sexual Encounter In Hudson Valley: DOJ
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (365+ words) HUDSON VALLEY, NY — An Albany County man went to great lengths, in uncomfortable detail, to arrange what he thought would be a sexual encounter with a teen girl, but he found federal agents waiting for him instead of his expected…...
Victim ID'd In Times Square Stabbing That Ended In NYPD Shooting | Midtown, NY Patch
1+ week, 4+ day ago (211+ words) MIDTOWN, NY — A New Jersey woman was identified as the victim stabbed to death near Times Square before police shot and killed the suspected attacker Monday afternoon, authorities said. Erin Piacenti, 32, of Chester, New Jersey, died after she was stabbed…...
Ex-Gambino Family Enforcer Turned NJ Councilman Denied Release From Jail: Reports
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) ENGLISHTOWN, NJ — An ex-mob enforcer turned local councilman who was recently charged in a loan scheme will be held in jail until trial, according to multiple reports. John Alite, 63, of Englishtown, was arrested on Friday and charged with multiple counts…...
Puerto Rican Day Parade Returns To NYC This Weekend: What To Know
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (253+ words) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Red, white and blue flags will be flying high along Fifth Avenue on Sunday as crowds gather for the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. The 69th annual parade will start 11 a.m. Sunday, when marchers will gather on…...
Ghislaine Maxwells UES Townhouse Sells For $16.5M
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (128+ words) UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A historic Upper East Side townhouse previously owned by convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell closed on Tuesday at $16.5 million. The anonymous buyer bought the residence at 116 E. 65th St. in Lenox Hill from the seller, AstraNYC LLC,…...
Person Struck And Killed By Subway Train In Queens | Queens, NY Patch
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (83+ words) QUEENS, NY — A person was struck and killed by a subway train at a Queens subway station Thursday afternoon. The incident happened at the Grand Avenue-Newtown subway station in Elmhurst around noon, police said. The victim was struck by a…...