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NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years
NYC 'Prophet Of Doom' Subway Shooter Sentenced To 10 Life Terms Plus 10 Years UPDATE: A man who admitted that he intended to cause mass harm when he opened fire on a packed New York City subway train last year was sentenced to 10 life sentences -- one for each victim -- plus 10 years in prison. No one was killed in the horrific attack by Frank James, 62, which left the victims strewn across a smoky 36th Street platform in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn while igniting underground terror at the height of the morning rush on April 12, 2022. James took a deal from federal prosecutors rather than risk the consequences of a guilty verdict at a jury trial. The heavyse…
Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze
Two Firefighters Die Battling Huge Port Newark Ship Blaze Two Newark firefighters died battling a blaze that tore through a car-carrying ship at Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal late Wednesday, officials confirmed. UPDATE: 'Hearts Are Broken': IDs Of Newark Firefighters Killed In Line Of Duty Released The firefighters had “made an attempt to extinguish the fire and, because of the intense heat, they got pushed back out of the area where the initial fire was,” Newark Fire Department Chief Rufus Jackson at a morning news conference on July 6. The Grande Costa D'Avorio apparently was headed to Brooklyn after leaving Baltimore on Sunday with mo…
Support Surges For Beloved Yorktown Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash Support Surges For Beloved Yorktown Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash
Support Surges For Beloved Yorktown Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash A community is doing its best to help a beloved basketball coach and bus monitor who was injured in a head-on crash between a car and a school bus in Northern Westchester. Basketball coach Jim Martin was severely injured on Wednesday, April 26 just before 3 p.m. when the school bus he was serving as a bus monitor on collided head-on with a Honda Accord driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old in New Castle on Lake Road.  Earlier Report - Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle The crash injured at least nine people including Martin…
NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays
NYC Teacher-Turned-Dog-Walker Living In Monmouth County ‘Puts The Pups First’ — And It Pays A former teacher who gave up his position to launch a dog-walking company that’s soon expanding to Monmouth County says he “always puts the pups first" — and it certainly pays. Michael Josephs, 34, used to work as a movement teacher for children who were neurodiverse at a school in Manhattan, he tells Daily Voice. Meanwhile, Parkside Pups came to fruition in 2019 after Josephs rescued his own black lab Rhodesian Ridgeback mix, Willy, aka “the pup who inspired it all." “I trained him very young in Prospect Park and we would be out there every single day,” says Josephs, who was raised in Ea…
Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers
Westchester Resident Among 17 Men Arrested For Child Luring With Help From YouTubers A total of 17 men, including one from Westchester, have been arrested for allegedly luring children in Atlantic City, New Jersey in a case involving an assist from concerned citizens who bust child predators online. The citizens were identified by BreakingAC as MrWEB and Predator Catcher PA. MrWEB recently posted a video called "JUSTICE- Thank You Atlantic County Police, Prosecutors, & Shafiq - 26 In 2 Weeks." It appears to be a montage of them confronting alleged predators. The YouTubers routinely record themselves meeting up with individuals who thought they'd been chatting with…
Four NYC Men Indicted For Shooting Outside Hudson Valley Home Four NYC Men Indicted For Shooting Outside Hudson Valley Home
Four NYC Men Indicted For Shooting Outside Hudson Valley Home Four men have been indicted after shots were fired at a home in the Hudson Valley. Armani Millier, Garron White, Ivor Minott, and Daquan Young, all of Brooklyn, were indicted on charges stemming from the January incident outside a Rockland home on Turnberry Court. in New City. The four men, whose ages were not released, opened fire on the single-family home on the afternoon of Saturday, Jan. 29, according to an announcement from Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh. Several occupants of the residence were home at the time, but no one was injured during the shooting, the DA's Offi…
State Senator From Westchester Plans To Run For NY Attorney General State Senator From Westchester Plans To Run For NY Attorney General
State Senator From Westchester Plans To Run For NY Attorney General An elected official from the Hudson Valley is reportedly planning to run for New York Attorney General. Westchester State Sen. Shelley Mayer is expected to announce this week that she is planning her run, replacing current Attorney General Letitia James, who announced that she is running for governor in 2022. Earlier story - 'I'm Running For Governor': NY AG Letitia James Makes It Official Mayer has served in the state Senate since 2018, having previously acted as a state Assemblywoman and inside the state Attorney General’s Office for more than a decade. Other names being floated out the…
DWI: Wrong-Way Route 17 Motorist Slams SUV Into Family Minivan DWI: Wrong-Way Route 17 Motorist Slams SUV Into Family Minivan
DWI: Wrong-Way Route 17 Motorist Slams SUV Into Family Minivan A Garfield woman was drunk when she drove the wrong way on Route 17 and crashed her SUV into a minivan carrying a family of six before dawn Tuesday in Rochelle Park, authorities said. The 23-year-old motorist was headed north in the southbound lane near Grove Street when her Lexus slammed into the minivan carrying two adults and six juveniles from Brooklyn shortly after 2 a.m., Lt. James DePreta said. Airbags in both vehicles deployed, he said, and no one in either required hospitalization after being checked out by EMS. Saddle Brook, Maywood and Paramus assisted with traffic control, DePr…
Deep Dish Pie Stands Out As Signature Item At Popular Long Island Pizzeria Deep Dish Pie Stands Out As Signature Item At Popular Long Island Pizzeria
Deep Dish Pie Stands Out As Signature Item At Popular Long Island Pizzeria One of the most consistently top-rated pizzerias in New York has added a little bit of Chicago to its menu. Pazzo Ristorante and Wood-Fired Pizzeria in Wading River recently added deep dish pizza to its long list of available pie-styles. So far, online critics have been enjoying the thick pizza piled high with sauce and cheese surrounded by crispy dough. Word to the wise: Deep dish pizzas take an extra-long time to cook. Give Pazzo’s at least 2 hours to bake one. Launched in 2017, Pazzo (which means “crazy” in Italian) now serves Chicago, Brooklyn, Sicilian, and wood-fired pies as well a…
Numerous Internet Outages Reported Throughout Northeast Numerous Internet Outages Reported Throughout Northeast
Numerous Internet Outages Reported Throughout Northeast Mass Internet outages were reported throughout the Northeast, impacting some of the nation’s largest companies, some local businesses, and schools. Outages were first reported at approximately 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 26 when websites including Amazon, Verizon, Zoom, Slack, and others that have become essential during the pandemic went down. According to reports, there were outages reported from Washington D.C. to Massachusetts. It is unclear what caused the outages, though Verizon reported on Twitter that there was a cut fiber in Brooklyn. There was no estimated time of restoration provi…
'Perfect Storm' Of Repairs, Construction Could Create NYC Commute Chaos, Report Says 'Perfect Storm' Of Repairs, Construction Could Create NYC Commute Chaos, Report Says
'Perfect Storm' Of Repairs, Construction Could Create NYC Commute Chaos, Report Says A “perfect storm” of construction and repairs may cause a nightmarish commuter into Manhattan for several years. A New York Post report outlined the troubles commuters may face in the coming years, as crews get set to begin extensive subway repairs, highway construction work, railroad work and other projects that will tie up traffic and cause gridlock in the city. Beginning on Friday, crews will begin work preparing for the scheduled 15-month shutdown of the L-train subway between Brooklyn and Manhattan. That pattern is scheduled to continue on non-consecutive weekends for several months. T…