Tag: NY News

2nd Victim From Stampede After GloRilla Concert Identified

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—The second person who died following a stampede after a rap concert in Rochester, New York, was identified Tuesday as 35-year-old Brandy Miller. Rochester police said Miller, who was from the city, and 33-year-old Rhondesia Belton of Buffalo, New York, died of injuries they sustained when fans surged dangerously as they were leaving Sunday…


1 Dead, 8 Injured in Upstate New York Concert Stampede

ROCHESTER, N.Y.—A crowd pushed toward the exits of a concert in Rochester, N.Y., amid apparent fears that shots had been fired, killing one person and injuring eight others, police said. Police found “no evidence to support a shooting having occurred” inside the concert late Sunday featuring rappers GloRilla and Finesse2tymes at the Main Street Armory,…


1 Dead, 9 Injured in Stampede at GloRilla Concert in New York

Unfounded fears of gunfire at a rap concert in Rochester, New York, sent a crowd rushing toward the exits in a stampede that killed one person and left two others fighting for their lives, authorities said. The Memphis rap stars GloRilla and Finesse2tymes had finished performing Sunday night at Rochester’s Main Street Armory when people…


Police: Small Plane Crash on Long Island; 1 Dead, 2 Critical

LINDENHURST, N.Y.—A small plane trying to return to a suburban Long Island airport after the pilot reported smoke in the cockpit crashed on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring the two others aboard, officials said. No injuries were reported on the ground. The Piper PA 28 crashed shortly before 3 p.m. while returning to…


NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks, Citing Crime Rates

The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…


NYPD Wants Businesses to Require Customers Remove Masks

The New York Police Police Department is advising businesses to ask patrons to take off their masks before entry in light of the high number of thefts and robberies across the city. Removing face masks should be made a “condition of entry,” NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey said at a press conference last week,…


Name of Buffalo Firefighter Killed in Downtown Fire Released

BUFFALO, N.Y.—A firefighter killed in an explosive blaze in Buffalo was identified Thursday as a 37-year-old father who had been with the department for three years, as authorities promised a thorough investigation of the fire’s cause. Firefighter Jason Arno was found dead Wednesday inside a badly burned brick building in the city’s downtown, several hours…


AOC Likely Violated Law With Met Gala Appearance: House Ethics Office

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) likely violated ethics laws for accepting “impermissible gifts” linked to her attendance at the Met Gala in 2021. Ocasio-Cortez “received a series of goods and services which she did not pay for until the OCE opened this review,” according to a review issued by the House Office of Congressional Ethics on Thursday (pdf)….


New York Fire Department Chiefs File Lawsuit Against Alleged ‘Retaliatory’ Demotion by Commissioner

Staff Chiefs of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) have filed a lawsuit to block the fire commissioner’s decision to demote them, a decision they characterize as “retaliatory.” Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, the first woman to serve as commissioner of the FDNY, is alleged to have ignored the advice of staff chiefs on “critical safety…


US to Loan Li-Cycle $375 Million for New York Recycling Plant

The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it will lend Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium by next year. The loan is the latest move by Washington to spur development of a domestic electric vehicle…