NEW YORK (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison were among the expected speakers at a tribute to Maya Angelou, the author, poet and stage performer who died earlier this year. The event was to be held Friday morning at The Riverside Church in Manhattan, a few blocks […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Al Roker didn’t have this honor in his forecast. Mayor Bill de Blasio surprised the beloved “Today Show” weatherman on his 60th birthday Wednesday and declared it Al Roker Appreciation Day across the city. De Blasio presented Roker with a mayoral proclamation featuring a photograph of the home where Roker grew […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Bright red police leaflets warning Times Square tourists that photos with costumed characters are free, and tipping is optional, are taking a bite out of the bottom line for the many Elmos, Mickey Mouses, SpongeBobs and Statues of Liberty who dress up to help make ends meet. The blitz kicked off […]
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The sale of the Buffalo Bills has entered the next phase with prospective ownership groups meeting with team officials to prepare their formal bids. Two people familiar with the sale process confirmed to The Associated Press that New York real estate mogul Donald Trump was the first to receive a presentation, […]
A New York medical examiner has concluded what many suspected after watching video of Eric Garner’s fatal police encounter: The Staten Island man died as the result…
Why did a Lockport, New York police department describe a Black shooting suspect as “negro?” Shamir Allen, 19, was identified as such in a police form that asked…
NEW YORK (AP) — A California man who skipped town after being accused of molesting a boy was killed and three law enforcement officers trying to arrest him were wounded in a daytime shootout inside a small smoke shop in one of New York’s most bustling neighborhoods, officials said. The man, Charles Richard Mozdir, was […]
Eric Garner is now dead after police placed him in a chokehold. What did he do? Apparently after being arrested for selling untaxed cigarettes police officers used a deadly amount of force to subdue the man who suffered from a host of ailments, including chronic asthma, diabetes and sleep apnea. The NY Daily News reports: “I can’t […]
A 22-year-old mother has been charged with murder after suffocating her 11-month old son. DNAInfo.com reports: Nicole Kelly told investigators she was having trouble raising her son, Kiam Felix Jr., alone, so she killed him, police and witnesses said. “I reached my breaking point, I didn’t want him anymore,” she told police, according to the […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Jay-Z will headline the Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 27 in New York’s Central Park. Organizers announced Wednesday that fun., Carrie Underwood, The Roots, No Doubt and Tiesto also will perform. Tickets are free for the event, but must be earned through acts meant to help end extreme poverty around the […]
An extremely angry white woman named Janelle Ambrosia when a man, presumably black, had the nerve to start his car in the parking lot. The May 30th confrontation happened in a Cheektowaga, N.Y., parking lot. The woman allegedly got pissed when the man started the car and scared her two kids. This set her off […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse and a Boy Scout leader were among at least 70 people arrested in the New York City area in recent weeks as part of a sweeping investigation into the anonymous trading of child porn over the Internet. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which […]
