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NYC homeless man sleeping outside Penn Station set on fire by 3 young men
1+ mon, 22+ hour ago (250+ words) A homeless man sleeping on the street ouside Penn Station in Midtown was set on fire by three young men, police said Tuesday. The 37-year-old victim suffered second-degree burns to his arm and back that are not considered life threatening,…...
Times Square food vendor accused of setting man on fire captured, indicted after fleeing to Egypt
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (407+ words) A Times Square food cart vendor accused of dousing a man in gasoline and setting him on fire was indicted in Manhattan on Monday after being nabbed on his return from spending eight months hiding out in Egypt after the…...
Homeless man set on fire sleeping on NYC subway train reunites with son in hospital
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1172+ words) A homeless man lit on fire while he slept on a Manhattan subway train had an emotional hospital bedside reunion with his son Sunday " as the victim struggles to walk again. James George had a fiery brush with death last…...
Midtown shooting of Jets’ Kris Boyd sparked by teasing over his group’s stylish clothes: NYPD
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (351+ words) The "chaotic" brawl outside a popular Midtown Manhattan restaurant during which New York Jets cornerback Kris Boyd was shot and critically wounded was sparked when a group "chirped" at the NFL player and his companions about their stylish clothes, NYPD…...
East Harlem man recounts chilling elevator ride with unhinged gunman killed in NYPD shoot-out
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (723+ words) A menacing gunman who died after a Manhattan shootout with cops earlier threatened to kill a resident in an elevator before walking out of an Upper East Side building with a gun, the man told the Daily News. Just moments…...
Midtown South plan needs Penn area
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) New York City is facing a housing crisis. In the 1920s alone, New York City built more housing than from 1970 through the 2010s. The city has failed to produce the housing needed to meet demand for its growing population. As of now,…...
NYC turning Manhattan’s 34th St. into busway by end of 2025, cars to be sharply limited
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (346+ words) A long stretch of 34th St. will be reserved for buses and cars going to local businesses only by year's end, according to the Department of Transportation, as the city prepares to begin work next month to turn the east-west thoroughfare…...
Man arrested in rape of woman, 25, as street rapes continue to plague Bronx
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (164+ words) Cops arrested a man Saturday who they say raped a 25-year-old woman in the Bronx. Zion Exum, 26 was slapped with charges of rape for the Sept. 13 incident. He's accused of approaching the victim and engaging her in conversation around 4:05 a.m. near…...
Last Manhattan casino option dead as “Freedom Plaza” proposal by the United Nations voted down
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (517+ words) A casino is officially not in the cards for Manhattan after a controversial proposal to build a towering entertainment complex a stone's throw from the United Nations was scrapped by a committee vote on Monday. The local Community Advisory Committee,…...
Man rapes woman on Bronx street, gives her his phone number, leading to his arrest: NYPD
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (286+ words) A 33-year-old woman was raped on the street in the Bronx by an ex-con who called himself Romeo and gave her his cell number, a clue that led to his arrest, police said Wednesday. The attacker, whose real name is…...