Subway Push Murder Suspect Implicated Himself, Police Say
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A suspect believed to be responsible for throwing a man into the path of an oncoming New York City subway train, and who was taken into custody Tuesday, has made statements implicating himself, police said.According…
Manhunt for NYC Subway Pusher Who Threw Victim in Front of Train
New York Police Department(NEW YORK) — Police in New York City are searching for a suspect who hurled a man onto a subway track, where a train struck and killed him.Ki-Suck Han, 58, of Queens, N.Y., was thrown onto the tracks Monday afternoon just aft…
New York City Art Museum Adds Video Games Collection
JupiterImages/Brand X Pictures(NEW YORK) — Are video games art? The Museum of Modern Art in New York City definitely thinks so, and has selected Pac-Man, Tetris and 12 other video games for inclusion into its Architecture and Design collection.I…
NYC Mayor Pushes for Sandy Relief Funds in Washington
Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic(WASHINGTON) — Trying to inject some urgency into getting new federal aid for victims of Hurricane Sandy, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with several lawmakers in Washington Wednesday. “Our reception was very good…
Gun Recovered from ‘John Doe Duffel Bag’ in Connection with NY Murders
NYPD(NEW YORK) — A sawed-off rifle and bloody knife were recovered as detectives continued to question “John Doe Duffel Bag” in connection with the slayings of three Middle Eastern Brooklyn, N.Y., shopkeepers, a police official told ABC News.The State…
‘John Doe Duffle Bag’ in Custody in Connection with New York City Murders
NYPD(NEW YORK) — A Staten Island, N.Y., man in his 60s, dubbed “John Doe Duffel Bag,” was picked up by police for questioning in connection with a series of shopkeeper slayings, ABC News has learned, following tips to police from residents who recogni…
New York City Successful in Smartphone Booth Venture
A mock-up of City24x7′s new New York City phone booth. (City24x7/New York Department of Information of Technology and Telecommunications)(NEW YORK) – Seven months after New York City and a company called City 24 x 7 announced that the city&r…
New York City, Long Island Impose Gas Rationing System
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — New York City and Long Island drivers will have to check their license plates before attempting to get in line for gas in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.Beginning Friday morning, drivers with license …
Looters Arrested in Post-Superstorm Spree
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — While nowhere near post-Hurricane Katrina or Tropical Storm Irene levels, the New York area has had its share of looting in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy.According to New York Deputy Police Commissio…
Tempers Rise as Temps Fall, Power Outages Persist in Wake of Sandy
Emile Wamsteker/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Tempers are beginning to flare as superstorm Sandy’s victims woke in cold, dark homes on Friday to face yet another grinding day of waiting for help, while temperatures are forecast to drop into t…
Statue of Liberty Closes Indefinitely After Superstorm Sandy
Medioimages/Photodisc(NEW YORK) — The Statue of Liberty is closed again. It shut down Monday as a result of superstorm Sandy, a day after its grand reopening.”Due to conditions created by Hurricane Sandy, Statue of Liberty National Monument will…
Staten Island Residents Plead for Help Three Days After Sandy
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The residents of Staten Island are pleading for help from elected officials, begging for gasoline, food and clothing three days after Sandy slammed the New York City borough.“We’re goin…
NY Fertility Clinic Saves Embryos from Hurricane Sandy
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Among all the rescues carried out during the chaos caused by Hurricane Sandy, the most delicate was the mission to save embryos in rows of incubators that were in jeopardy when the NYU Fertility Clinic lost its power…
New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Forced to Evacuate Patients After Sandy
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center has evacuated hundreds of patients to other hospitals, according to city officials, making it the latest hospital in the city forced to transfer patients after damage from Supers…
New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Forced to Evacuate Patients After Sandy
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City’s Bellevue Hospital Center has evacuated hundreds of patients to other hospitals, according to city officials, making it the latest hospital in the city forced to transfer patients after damage from Supers…
Backup Generator Fails; NYU Medical Center Evacuated
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Paramedics and other medical workers began to evacuate patients from New York University Langone Medical Center due to a power outage caused by Tropical Storm Sandy, followed by a failure of backup generators at the hos…
Sandy Crashes Ashore in New Jersey
NASA GOES Project(NEW YORK) — A ferocious superstorm named Sandy barrelled ashore Monday evening, crashing into New Jersey with high winds and a powerful surge of flood waters. It made landfall just south of Atlantic City.The National Oceanic and Atmo…
‘We’ll Respond’: N.Y. Scuba Response Team Ready for Hurricane Sandy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — With Hurricane Sandy’s arrival, Sgt. Terrence Sullivan of the New York Police Department’s scuba response team already knows he will not be seeing home Monday night.“Unfortunately, people still driving out there,…
‘We’ll Respond’: N.Y. Scuba Response Team Ready for Hurricane Sandy
ABC News(NEW YORK) — With Hurricane Sandy’s arrival, Sgt. Terrence Sullivan of the New York Police Department’s scuba response team already knows he will not be seeing home Monday night.“Unfortunately, people still driving out there,…
NYC Construction Crane Snaps in Hurricane Sandy, Prompting Evacuation Orders
@cmwdotme(NEW YORK) — A construction crane atop of a New York City luxury high-rise building buckled and dangled dangerously over midtown Manhattan Monday amid high winds from Hurricane Sandy, prompting New York City officials to order residents in ne…