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Published 73 minutes agoTwo injured during armed robbery at Jefferson Valley Mall
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS- Two people were treated for non-life-threatening injuries Friday afternoon after an armed robbery in the parking lot of Jefferson Valley Mall. Nine-one calls sent Yorktown Police and State Police to the busy shopping center off Route 6 in Jefferson Valley.…
Mid Hudson News
Published 74 minutes agoPeekskill dog groomer arrested for animal cruelty
BRIARCLIFF MANOR – Westchester County’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit has arrested a Peekskill man on a charge of animal cruelty. Video recorded on July 26 at Dogtopia Daycare of Mount Kisco showed Cole Kamrath, an employee of the dog grooming company, violently slamming the dog on…
Long Island Press
Published 8 hours agoSayville woman murdered in her home
A 62-year-old woman who was violently attacked inside of her Sayville home died shortly later on Sept. 3, according to Suffolk County police, who are now searching for her killer. Police said a family member found Rachel Frislid unconscious at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday inside her…
Brooklyn Paper
Published 12 hours agoThousands of cops, earlier finish planned for West Indian Day Parade
New York City will end Monday’s West Indian Day Parade promptly on Labor Day Monday afternoon — a cutoff officials say is aimed at preventing the late-day gun violence that marred last year’s celebration. The measure is part of a broader security plan that will put thousands of…
Gothamist
Published 13 hours agoDid violence in Times Square and on the Brooklyn Bridge change how people feel about NYC?
People strolled across the Brooklyn Bridge Friday morning, just hours after police shot and killed a man they said threatened them there.. Perception of safety is often disconnected from stats that say crime is down. [ more › ]
Mid Hudson News
Published 13 hours agoPeekskill dog groomer arrested for animal cruelty
BRIARCLIFF MANOR – Westchester County’s Humane Law Enforcement Unit has arrested a Peekskill man on a charge of animal cruelty. Video recorded on July 26 at Dogtopia Daycare of Mount Kisco showed Cole Kamrath, an employee of the dog grooming company, violently slamming the dog on…
Gothamist
Published 14 hours agoMTA worker killed by D train near Yankee Stadium in the Bronx
A construction flagger has been killed by a passing D train. Moet McCullum is the second construction flagger killed in the subways in three years. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published 14 hours agoNYPD ramps up security for West Indian Day parade as past shootings remain unsolved
Mayor Zohran Mamdani at a press conference about the city's safety plan for the West Indian Day Parade. The NYPD will deploy specialized police units, drones and barricades along the parade route. [ more › ]
THE CITY
Published 17 hours agoFederal Monitor Says Mamdani Jails Chief Is Blocking Rikers Island Oversight
Top Correction Department leaders are actively working to undermine the court-appointed officials overseeing the troubled jail system, the federal monitor warned Thursday, accusing the commissioner and other leading figures of evading transparency and interfering with efforts to…
THE CITY
Published 17 hours agoMTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
A rookie transit worker was fatally struck by a D train late Thursday night in The Bronx while setting up flags to warn of a construction project ahead, city and union officials said. Moet McCullum, a mother of three with just 11 months on the job, was hit shortly after 11:30…
Long Island Press
Published 19 hours agoOceanside man indicted for allegedly killing pedestrian in DWI crash
A man was indicted on manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, and other drunk and drugged driving charges for killing a 78-year-old woman in a crosswalk in June, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced. Niall Duignan, a 24-year-old from Oceanside, was arraigned on…
The Suffolk Times
Published 19 hours agoPridwin drowning victim was ex-Team USA triathlete as tragedy sparks Labor Day water-safety warning
The apparent drowning of a married father of two young girls near a luxury Shelter Island hotel is prompting a warning for Labor Day weekend visitors not to underestimate the strong tides and currents that sweep the East End’s open waters. Spencer M. Korwin, a former Team USA…