Tag: NY News

Bills Fans Honor Hamlin With Giant Get-Well Card

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.—A mere store-bought get-well card wasn’t enough for Bills fan Ryan Magnuson to show his support for Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin. The owner of a sign shop, Magnuson took the next step by designing a 4-by-10-foot canvas card, which he erected at the foot of the Bills stadium entrance for all to see—and…


Damar Hamlin Makes First Public Statement Since On-Field Collapse

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Saturday that the love he has received “has been overwhelming” and asked people to keep praying for him. “When you put real love out into the world it comes back to you 3x’s as much,” Hamlin wrote in a social media post. “I’m thankful for every single person that…


Busy Philipps Shares Video of Her Falling Down Front Steps of NY Home

Busy Philipps took to Instagram on New Year’s Eve to share a security camera video showing her falling down the front steps of her New York City home back in October. The 43-year-old actress, known for her roles in “White Chicks” and “Dawson’s Creek,” said 2022 “broke her heart in multiple ways” but was glad…


Manhattan Apartment Sales Tumble, as Prices Drop for First Time Since Early 2020

Manhattan apartment sales plunged in the last quarter, as prices dropped for first time since the pandemic in 2020. Brokers are becoming concerned that buyers and sellers are holding back because of economic fears and higher interest rates in one of the largest real estate markets in the United States, according to a report from Douglas…


DA: Times Square Machete Suspect Wanted ‘Jihad’ on Police

NEW YORK—A man accused of attacking police with a machete near New York’s Times Square on New Year’s Eve was intent on committing a jihad against government officials and shouted “Allahu akbar” before striking one officer in the head and attempting to grab another officer’s gun, prosecutors said Wednesday. Trevor Bickford, who was shot by…


New York Gun Control Law Unconstitutional: NY Supreme Court

The New York law that enables the seizure of guns from people who have not committed a crime is unconstitutional, a state Supreme Court judge has ruled. This red flag law, or the Extreme Risk Protection Order law, lets individuals, including police officers, petition a court to allow the seizure of firearms from a person they…


Curtis Sliwa Offers NYC Mayor Eric Adams Feral Cats to Fight Rats

Curtis Sliwa, founder of the neighborhood watch group Guardian Angels, is offering New York City Mayor Eric Adams feral cats to fight rats. In the wake of news that Adams has received more tickets for having rats at his building in Brooklyn, Sliwa said he planned to show up at the building at 2:30 p.m….


Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shootings Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

NEW YORK—The man who set off smoke bombs on a crowded New York subway train before shooting 10 people last April pleaded guilty on Tuesday to terrorism and weapons charges. Frank James, 63, appeared in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn and read aloud from a short statement confessing to the attack on a Manhattan-bound N…


Police Say 22 Injured When SUV Crashes Into NYC Restaurant

NEW YORK—A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people, police said Tuesday. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan, a police spokesperson said. A white Audi exited a gas station and struck the rear of a Toyota sport…


State Seeks Long Prison Term for Accused NYC Subway Gunman

NEW YORK—Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for a man who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a subway car and wounding 10 riders in an attack that shocked New York City. Frank James, 63, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court,…