New York City Man Killed in Anti-Gay Hate Crime
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City police say a deadly shooting that took place in Greenwich Village Saturday was an anti-gay hate crime.
32-year-old Harlem resident Marc Carson and his companion were just blocks from the famous St…
NYC Subways to Get More Touchscreen Travel Kiosks
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — In a continued effort to improve public transportation through technology, the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority has announced plans to roll out at least 77 new On the Go! touchscreen travel kiosks …
World Trade Center Bombing Remembered 20 Years Later
James Hardy/PhotoAlto Agency RF Collections/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which was overshadowed eight years later by the 9/11 attacks.Six people died and about 1,000 were injured a…
Meat Cleaver Attack on New York Street Halted by Firefighters
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A New York woman is in critical but stable condition Monday after she was rescued by firefighters who saw her being attacked with a meat cleaver. The woman was attacked by her husband about 10:20 a.m. Sunday in the Chinatown secti…
New York Police Set Up Team to Track Stolen iPhones, iPads
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Apple has become one of the most popular gadget brands in the world — not only in sales, but in theft. With iPhones, iPads and iPods stolen so often, New York City police have teamed up with Apple Inc. to combat the…
‘Blue Fairy’ Arrested in New York Drug Bust
YouTube(NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman who dressed like a fairy-winged Tinkerbell for an online rap video about prescription drug abuse was peddling more than pixie dust, according to New York City police.Sharissa Turk was one of 32 people arrested t…
New York City Airports to Resume Flights
Medioimages/Photodisc(NEW YORK) — John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports are expected to resume passenger flights on Saturday morning after cancelling flights on Friday due to blizzard conditions.Newark Liberty International Airport in N…
Nannycam Puts New York City Nanny in Jail
Kevin Horan/Stone(NEW YORK) — A nanny is sitting in a New York City jail cell after a hidden camera recorded her slapping the face of a 5-month-old baby girl.Mamura Nasirova, 52, was caught striking the tot as she sat in her baby seat, according to co…
Sarai Sierra: Body of Missing American Mom Reportedly Found in Turkey
Courtesy Sarai Sierra’s family(NEW YORK) — The body of an American woman who went missing while on a solo trip to Turkey has been found in Istanbul, and nine people have been held for questioning, according to local media. Sarai Sierra, 33, was last h…
NJ Pilot ‘Had Faith’ She, Passenger Would Survive NY River Crash
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Even as the plane she was piloting plummeted toward the frigid waters of New York’s Hudson River, Denise De Priester Kok remained calm, cool and collected.“I had faith in my skills,” Kok told ABC News. “I h…
‘Miracle on the Hudson’: Co-Pilot Sees Wreckage Four Years Later
Chris McGrath/Getty Images(CHARLOTTE, N.C.) — Four years ago on Tuesday, US Airways Flight 1549 had to make an emergency landing in New York’s Hudson River after the plane hit a flock of Canadian Geese and lost engine power.In what’s been deemed the “…
Commuter Ferry Hard Docking in NYC Leaves Dozens Injured
ABC News(NEW YORK) — At least 55 people were injured — two critically — when a commuter ferry had a hard docking pulling into a New York City pier Wednesday morning.The Seastreak ferry had 326 passengers and five crew members on board when it pulled…
Teenager Killed After Reported Fight Over His Jacket
16-year-old Raphael Ward was killed Jan. 4, 2012, in New York, according to police. (Facebook/BloccBoy Tokyo)(NEW YORK) — A New York City teenager is dead after he reportedly refused to give up his Polo Ralph Lauren jacket to another young man. Friend…
Transgender Teacher Sues Catholic School over Firing
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A transgender teacher is suing the New York City Catholic school where he worked for more than 30 years, claiming he was wrongfully terminated for growing out his hair, painting his fingernails and being “worse than gay.”…
NYC Couple Arrested for Explosives; Woman Gives Birth in Custody
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A man and his girlfriend, who gave birth under arrest, are facing weapons charges after police say they found a powerful substance used to make bombs and an arsenal of weapons in their New York City apartment.Morgan Gliedman, 27, …
NYC Couple Arrested for Explosives; Woman Gives Birth in Custody
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A man and his girlfriend, who gave birth under arrest, are facing weapons charges after police say they found a powerful substance used to make bombs and an arsenal of weapons in their New York City apartment.Morgan Gliedman, 27, …
Estimated 1 Million Ring in 2013 at Ball Drop in New York City
Monika Graff/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — An estimated 1 million people crammed into New York City’s Times Square to ring in 2013. With fireworks and confetti in the air, the crowd, many wearing plastic “2013″ glasses, cheered and snapped photos as …
NYC Subway Push Killing: Suspect in Custody
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — After a two-day search, New York City police say they have apprehended a suspect in Thursday night’s subway-platform death.”Detectives have in custody a woman who has made statements implicating herself in …
Man Killed After Being Pushed in Front of NYC Subway Train
Medioimages/Photodisc/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Detectives in New York are searching for a female suspect who fled a subway station after a man was fatally pushed in front of a train on an elevated platform in Queens, N.Y.At 8:04 p.m. on Thursday, an unn…
Suspected NYC Subway Pusher Arraigned on Murder Charges
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A Manhattan, N.Y., judge denied bail late Wednesday to a man charged with shoving a Korean immigrant onto subway tracks where he was killed by an oncoming train.Assistant District Attorney James Lin told the court that defendant N…