Tag: Manhattan

Border Collie Verb Wins Agility Title at Unique Westminster

TARRYTOWN, N.Y.—The competitors could run, jump and weave—and, for the first time, relax by rolling in the grass. The 145-year-old Manhattan event, usually held indoors in February, instead is happening outdoors at a suburban estate because of pandemic precautions that also closed the show to the public. A border collie named Verb zoomed—and not the…


Asian Woman Attacked With Hammer in Manhattan: NYPD

The New York City Police Department said officers are searching for a woman who hit an Asian woman with a hammer at Times Square this weekend. Officials said the incident occurred around 411 W. 42nd St. after the suspect demanded that two women remove their masks. The NYPD said that “Two Asian females, 31 and 29,…


Manhattan Subway Bomber Sentenced to Life in Prison

NEW YORK—A Bangladeshi man convicted of setting off a pipe bomb during rush hour in New York City’s busiest subway station, Times Square, was sentenced on Thursday to life plus 30 years in prison. Akayed Ullah, 31, of Brooklyn, had claimed he wanted to kill only himself and was not acting on behalf of the…


Manhattan DA Leading Trump Investigation Announces Intention to Leave Office

The district attorney leading a high-profile investigation into former President Donald Trump plans on leaving office later this year. Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance, a Democrat, told the New Yorker that he will not seek reelection and plans on retiring on Dec. 31. Vance said he’d essentially made the decision before taking on the Trump…