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NYPD ‘prepared’ for large pro-Palestine protests during New Year’s Eve bash at Times Square

29Dec

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NYPD ‘prepared’ for large pro-Palestine protests during New Year’s Eve bash at Times Square

There are no known security threats related to this weekend’s New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, but the NYPD is gearing up for the possibility that thousands of pro-Palestine protesters will be demonstrating nearby, Mayor Adams and police officials said Friday. In an afternoon security briefing outside the NYPD’s Times Square substation, Adams said the Police Department is still on high alert, citing an incident at last year’s Times Square ball drop event where a Maine teenager allegedly attacked three NYPD officers with a machete. “There are no specific threats to the city, but as we saw last year, you don’t have to have a specific threat to get a threat, and we’re going to be ready,” said the mayor, who was joined by top NYPD leaders. Mayor Eric Adams speaks during a New Year’...

6-year-old desperately tries to save mom from apparent overdose death in Brooklyn

27Dec

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6-year-old desperately tries to save mom from apparent overdose death in Brooklyn

A brave 6-year-old girl spent her Christmas Day trying to prevent tragedy by calling 911 to help her lifeless mom in Brooklyn — but the child’s best efforts couldn’t save the woman from what police believe was a fatal drug overdose. The child also desperately called her older sister, who rushed to the scene of their 46-year-old mother Rashedia Fitch’s apartment in the Kingsborough Houses in Crown Heights, a neighbor recounted. “The little girl was brave. She was the one who called 911,” said neighbor Mildred Perez, 76, who lives across the hall. “Her little daughter, she’s OK. She was playful. She took care of her. She was very good. She was loved.” At the scene on Monday around noon, the 6-year-old’s older sister screamed and cried, “What happened to her?” as she tried to push through r...

Queens car crash on Christmas morning erupts into bloody knife fight

26Dec

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Queens car crash on Christmas morning erupts into bloody knife fight

Tensions over a Christmas morning fender bender in Queens erupted into a bloody knife fight, according to an eyewitness. “It escalated big,” said the witness, who lives near the scene of the gruesome stabbing that left a 28-yer-old man in critical condition. The local man, who asked that his name be withheld, said he heard a crash near the intersection of 9th Ave. and 125th St. in College Point around 5:30 a.m. Monday and looked outside to find two groups of men arguing around a red car and a white SUV. At one point the 28-year-old passenger of the SUV drew a knife and began egging his rivals from the red car into a fight, the witness recounted. Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily NewsA 28-year-old man was stabbed near 9th Avenue and 125th Street in Queens on Monday Dec. 25, 2023. (T...

Man beaten with garden hose nozzle in Queens office random attack

19Dec

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Man beaten with garden hose nozzle in Queens office random attack

A 57-year-old man was beaten with a piece of metal garden hose nozzle in an apparently random attack in an office in Queens, police said Tuesday. The attacker, plus two accomplices who stood nearby and recorded the bizarre assault on their smartphones, are being sought. Surveillance video released by the NYPD shows the attacker entering the office on Northern Blvd. near 219th St. in Flushing about noon on Nov. 7. He casually walks over to the victim and strikes him four time with the nozzle. The accomplices can be seen near the entrance to the office recording the assault. The victim was treated at the scene for redness and swelling. Police released a surveillance image of the suspect. (NYPD) Cops are asking the public’s help identifying and tracking down the attacker and his accomplices...

Two men shot, one fatally, on Queens street

12Dec

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Two men shot, one fatally, on Queens street

Two men were shot, one fatally, on a Queens street early Tuesday, police said. Shots rang out near 199th St. and Hollis Ave. in Hollis about 5 a.m., cops said. The victims, ages 31 and 32, were both shot in the upper body. Medics rushed the younger man to Jamaica Hospital but he could not be saved. His name was not immediately released. The older victim was taken to North Shore Hospital in stable condition. No arrests have been made. It wasn’t immediately clear what sparked the shooting but police say the victim who died was arrested in August on a gun possession charge.

Jewish man attacked in lower Manhattan Duane Reade: police

9Dec

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Jewish man attacked in lower Manhattan Duane Reade: police

A Jewish man was attacked inside a lower Manhattan Duane Reade store when an innocent bumping erupted into a full-blown hate crime, police said Saturday. The Tuesday morning beating comes as antisemetic incidents across the city have skyrocketed while the ongoing Israeli-Hamas conflict in Gaza continues. The 66-year-old victim was leaving the Duane Reade on John St. near Broadway about 9:30 a.m. when he accidentally bumped into a 40-year-old man in a purple and black North Face jacket. “F—— Jew!” the outraged stranger said as he turned around and punched the victim in the head, cops said. The suspect was last seen wearing a purple and black North Face jacket, a yellow polo shirt and dark pants. (DCPI) The victim suffered a head injury in the split-second attack but refused medical attenti...

Man, 71, punched to the ground by stranger on Brooklyn street

6Dec

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Man, 71, punched to the ground by stranger on Brooklyn street

A 71-year-old man was punched to the ground by a stranger on a Brooklyn street, police said Wednesday. The NYPD released surveillance footage of the suspect and are asking the public’s help identifying him and tracking him down. The attacker stormed up to the victim on Bridge St. near Prospect St. in front of the Farragut Houses in Dumbo about 6:35 a.m. Oct. 25, cops said. He pummeled the victim in the face multiple times, knocking him off his feet. Medics took the victim to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he was treated for bruising to his face and swelling to the back of his head. Anyone with information on the suspect is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.

Suspect nabbed for shooting fellow ex-con to death in East Harlem in July

28Nov

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Suspect nabbed for shooting fellow ex-con to death in East Harlem in July

An suspect been arrested for shooting a fellow ex-con to death on an East Harlem street corner last summer, police said Tuesday. Both the suspect and victim served three terms in state prison, records show. Erik Nunez, 43, was arrested Monday for the July 22 shooting at E. 116th St. and Lexington Ave. The shooter confronted 55-year-old victim Antonio Felder about 11:30 p.m. and began blasting away, hitting the victim in the chest and leg, cops said. Antonio Felder was shot to death at E. 116th St. and Lexington Ave. in East Harlem on July 22. (Theodore Parisienne for New York Daily News) Patrolling NYPD officers heard the gunshots from around the corner and came running but the shooter was already gone, cops said. Medics rushed Felder to Harlem Hospital but he could not be saved. Feld...

Bronx driver fatally strikes man on scooter in suspected road rage attack

26Nov

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Bronx driver fatally strikes man on scooter in suspected road rage attack

A Bronx driver fatally struck a man on a scooter with her car in a suspected road rage attack, police sources said Sunday. Victim Robert Jimenez, 23, was arguing with a 28-year-old woman driving a Honda Civic before she struck him on Fox St. near Intervale Ave. in Longwood about 2:20 p.m. Saturday, cops said. Both Jimenez and the Honda driver were headed south on Fox and cops are investigating if the driver was chasing Jimenez when she hit him, sources said. Investigators believe the two were strangers. Medics rushed Jimenez to Lincoln Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. He was about two miles from home when he was struck, according to cops. Police took the woman into custody. She remains hospitalized and has not yet been charged with a crime.

NYPD cruiser crashes, several hospitalized during Brooklyn pursuit: police

11Nov

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NYPD cruiser crashes, several hospitalized during Brooklyn pursuit: police

A marked NYPD cruiser crashed into a passing Nissan on Friday during a breakneck Brooklyn pursuit of a motorist who refused to pull over, according to police. The two cops inside the cruiser were hospitalized following the 10:30 p.m. crash at the corner of Putnam and Central Aves. in Bushwick Friday. Three occupants inside the Nissan were also hospitalized. None of the injuries were deemed to be life-threatening. Friday’s crash occurred as cops switch up their tactics on handling police pursuits following a handful of headline-grabbing crashes, including one in August when a driver in a stolen car fleeing police injured 10 people after he careened across a busy Manhattan sidewalk. An accident that injured 10 people on 42nd St. is pictured on Aug. 1, 2023, in Manhattan. (Barry Williams for...