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…
Hurricane Sandy: States Scramble to Prepare For Superstorm
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the Mid-Atlantic coast and could wreak havoc for days across 800 miles of the United States, impacting tens of millions of people in th…
Hurricane Sandy: States Scramble to Prepare For Superstorm
Digital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Hurricane Sandy is expected to bring life-threatening storm surge flooding to the Mid-Atlantic coast and could wreak havoc for days across 800 miles of the United States, impacting tens of millions of people in th…
Two Kids Killed in NY Identified; Nanny in Police Custody at Hospital
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The New York City Police Department has released the names of two children who were allegedly stabbed to death by their nanny in the family’s Upper West Side apartment.The bodies of 6-year-old Lucia Krim and 2-year-old …
Nanny Accused of Stabbing Dead 2 New York City Children
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A mother returning to her luxury New York apartment with her 3-year-old found her other two children stabbed to death in a bathtub and the kids’ nanny lying unconscious nearby with apparently self-inflicted wounds, New …
Russell Crowe Leads Photographers on Wild Bike Chase Through NYC
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russell Crowe recently gave several members of the paparazzi a runaround that would wear out most folks.
A paparazzo working for the Daily News says he and several other photographers followed Crowe on bicy…
Russell Crowe Leads Photographers on Wild Bike Chase Through NYC
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russell Crowe recently gave several members of the paparazzi a runaround that would wear out most folks.
A paparazzo working for the Daily News says he and several other photographers followed Crowe on bicy…
Russell Crowe Leads Photographers on Wild Bike Chase Through NYC
Chris Jackson/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Russell Crowe recently gave several members of the paparazzi a runaround that would wear out most folks.
A paparazzo working for the Daily News says he and several other photographers followed Crowe on bicy…
Jet Skier Who Exposed JFK Airport’s Security Flaw Tried to Get Caught
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The man who unwittingly breached John F. Kennedy Airport’s state-of-the art security system after his jet ski failed in New York’s Jamaica Bay was trying to get caught as a way to be rescued.”I didn’t mean to do this, but I expose…
Judge Bans 8-mile NYC Skateboard Race
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — It may conjure images of bad musical numbers, but the “Broadway Bomb” is anything but an innocent day at the theater. So says New York Supreme Court Justice Geoffrey Wright, who granted the City of New York’s request…
New York City Tops "Forbes” 5 Most Expensive US Zip Codes
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A lack of inventory is driving real estate prices higher, especially in the most expensive zip codes in the country.Forbes on Tuesday released its annual list of the zip codes with the priciest housing. While the usu…
New York Good Samaritan Sought by Family of Man He Saved
Courtesy Adam Zeller | WABC/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The family of Jason Kroft would like the man who saved his life to know they are thankful. The problem is, the good Samaritan is nowhere to be found.During a visit from Toronto on Oct. 5, Kroft, 4…
Lead Found in Eggs Laid by Chickens in New York City Gardens
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The discovery of lead in some city-raised eggs is ruffling feathers among public health experts.An ongoing study by the New York State Department of Health found eggs raised in urban neighborhood gardens contai…
Suspect in Youth Soccer Coach’s Murder Flees to Mexico
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A man suspected of murdering and mutilating a New York youth soccer coach has fled the country, according to police.Michael Jones, 25, was stabbed numerous times in the chest, ear and neck in an attack that left blood on the sidew…
NY Prosecutors Resist ‘Witch Doctor’ in Murder Trial
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Prosecutors do not want a “witch doctor” to take the stand in the defense of an African man accused of killing a New York City college student, according to court documents and the defendant’s attorney.T…
Manhunt in Red Bulls Youth Soccer Coach’s Mutilation and Murder
ABC News / NYPD(NEW YORK) — Police are searching for a man wanted for the grisly murder and mutilation of a New York youth soccer coach.Surveillance video that shows the man authorities believe stabbed Michael Jones numerous times in the chest and nec…
New York Officials Apologize for Billing Man Killed by Cop Car
Comstock/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City officials are apologizing after sending a letter to a New York man demanding he pay $710 within 10 days for damaging the cop car that struck and killed him during a chase last spring. Tamon Robinson was ca…
NY Commuters Can No Longer Use Subway as Tardy Excuse
iStockphotos/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New York City commuters no longer can lie to say they were late because of subway delays.That’s because the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which manages the city’s public transportation, has rele…
NY Teacher Claims First-Grader Beat Him Up
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Rodrigo Carpio is a 6-year-old second-grade student at a New York City elementary school who stands less than five feet tall.John Webster, is a 27-year-old, 5-foot-10, 220-pound former college football player who claims that Carpi…
UK, Afghanistan and Pakistan Have Constructive UN Pow-Wow
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Something positive has come out of the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York City this week — even if it happened in the sidelines.The leaders of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and Pakistan ple…