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Police: Arrest Made in Slaying of Girl Walking on NYC Street

NEW YORK—A suspect was charged Saturday in the fatal shooting of a teen girl who was walking home from school when she was hit by a stray bullet during a street dispute in New York City. New York Police Department officials announced the arrest of Jeremiah Ryan on charges of murder, attempted murder, and criminal…


12-Year-Old Boy Becomes First Minor to Die of Gunshot in NYC in 2022 After Being Struck by Stray Bullet

A 12-year-old boy has become the first minor to die in a shooting in New York City in 2022, after he was fatally shot by a stray bullet on March 31. Police confirmed that the boy had been sitting in a parked car with two relatives in Brooklyn when he was shot in the head by stray bullets…


At Least 6 People Stabbed on NYC Subway Shortly After Mayor Unveils New Safety Plan

At least six people were stabbed in New York City’s subway system over the weekend, the New York City Police Department said, just hours after officials unveiled a new plan to address safety and combat violence on public transit. The first of the attacks unfolded shortly after Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on…


Tattooed Man Attacks Falun Gong Information Booths in New York’s Flushing

A tattooed Asian male on Feb. 10 attacked two information booths in New York City’s Flushing, which were set up to raise awareness about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) long-running persecution of spiritual group Falun Gong. The incident, which echoes similar harassment campaigns targeting the group’s activities in the city and elsewhere, is believed to…


4 ‘Cryptic’ Sars-Cov-2 Variants Lurk in NYC Sewers

Researchers have detected at least four “cryptic” variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in samples of wastewater from New York City’s public sewer system. The latest COVID variants have spread like wildfire across the globe in recent months, leading many scientists to wonder when the next variant will appear. The new research may…


State Issues Warning to NYC Restaurant After It Starts Selling 25-Cent Cocktails to Customers

New York’s State Liquor Authority has issued a warning to a restaurant after it began selling 25-cent martinis and Manhattans to customers in an effort to lure them in. Anton’s Cafe and Wine Bar in the West Village announced earlier this month that it was reintroducing 25-cent martinis and Manhattans for customers every weekday lunch during January….


New Yorkers Remember Michelle Go, Who Was Pushed to Her Death in Front of a Subway Train

Scores of people gathered on Tuesday for a vigil in Times Square to honor Michelle Go, who was pushed to her death on subway tracks on Saturday. The family of Go, who was an executive with Deloitte, have said they are still in shock at losing their daughter in a “senseless act of violence”—as they…


New York Sees Four-Fold Rise in COVID-19 Pediatric Hospitalizations, Symptoms Mostly Mild

New York City has seen a 4-fold rise in pediatric hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in the two-week period between Dec. 5 to Dec. 19, with half the admissions being children under 5 years of age, according to a Dec. 24 statement released by the New York State Department of Health. New York State Governor Kathy Hochul co-issued…


Outgoing Mayor’s Vaccine Mandate Now in Effect for NY Businesses, Indoor Venues

The New York City vaccination mandate for private businesses went into effect on Dec. 27 as the surge in the Omicron variant intensified. The city’s expanded vaccine mandate, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Key to NYC program, is the strictest in the nation. It defines only individuals with at least two doses of a…


So You Wanna Move (to a Red State)?

Commentary In the now three and a half years since I have decamped with my family from Los Angeles to Nashville—some have called us “early adopters”— I have spent considerable time on phone, email and texts with old friends and acquaintances in New York and California who are asking me what it’s like. Am I…