Thursday, April 25, 2024

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Anxieties Resurface As Gunfire Erupts On NYC Subway

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NEW YORK (AP) — As the year began, New Yorkers shuddered at a subway crime straight out of urban nightmares — the death of a woman shoved onto the tracks by a disturbed stranger. T...

Police Hunt Gunman Who Wounded 10 In Brooklyn Subway Attack

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NEW YORK (AP) — Police continued to hunt Wednesday for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train in Brooklyn, an attack that left 10 people shot and once again interrupted New Y...
FILE - JetBlue Airways aircrafts are pictured at departure gates at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York June 15, 2013. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo

WATCH: Terrified Passengers Beg to Be Allowed off Flight, Airline Refuses

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NEWARK (VINnews) — A group of passengers pleaded to be allowed off a plane before takeoff, afraid for their lives, but JetBlue airlines forced them to remain onboard. A frighten...

Suspect in Subway Attack Posted Social Media Videos Filled with Hate and Black Nationalism

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NEW YORK (VINnews) — The suspect in Tuesday’s subway attack has a history of making vicious and threatening videos and posting them to social media. On the videos, Frank James m...

Police ID Suspect in NYC Subway Shooting

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NEW YORK (VINnews) - NYPD COMMISH says We do have a person of interest we are looking for in the shooting of NYC subway system ID as Frank James. “The man who we believe is the ...

NY Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Arrest In Federal Probe

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, creating a political ...

NYPD Locates Van Sought In Brooklyn Subway Shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman in a gas mask and a construction vest set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn and shot at least 10 people Tuesday, authorities sai...

NYPD Locates Van Sought In Brooklyn Shooting

NEW YORK (AP) — Police found an unoccupied U-Haul van in Brooklyn matching the description and license plate number of the vehicle being sought in connection with Tuesday’s shootin...

UPDATE: NYPD Commish Says Train Shooting Not Being Investigated As Terrorism

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NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman in a construction vest donned a gas mask, set off a smoke canister on a rush-hour subway train and shot at least 10 people Tuesday morning, authorities sai...

REPORT: Subway Attacker Black Male, Shooting Being Investigated as Terror Attack

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BROOKLYN (VINnews) — According to Newsweek, Tuesday’s Brooklyn subway attack that injured multiple people is being investigated as an act of terrorism. The outlet quoted an anon...

NY Lt Gov Benjamin Arrested In Campaign Donation Scheme

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday in a federal co...

Gunman Opens Fire on Brooklyn Subway; at Least 16 Injured

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NEW YORK (AP) — A gunman filled a rush-hour subway train with smoke and shot multiple people Tuesday, leaving wounded commuters bleeding on a Brooklyn platform as others ran scream...

Fearless Girl Statue Will Stay Put Opposite NYSE For Now

NEW YORK (AP) — The 4-foot bronze Fearless Girl statue that was deposited in front of New York City's Charging Bull in 2017 will remain in its current spot opposite the New York St...

WATCH: Rockville Center Resident Decries Local Shuls, Warns That Village “Can Be Next” After Five Towns

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ROCKVILLE CENTER (VINnews) — At a recent town meeting in Rockville Center, a village right near the Five Towns, a local resident gets up and asks the board to amend the local laws ...

Chabad Shliach Threatened In New York City: “I’m Gonna Blow Your Head Off” (VIDEO)

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SOHO (VINnews) — A video shared on twitter by Newsmax columnist Bryan Leib, shows a shirtless man threatening a Chabad Shliach in Soho this past Friday. In the video, the Shliac...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams Tests Positive For COVID-19

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday, his 100th day in office, according to a spokesperson. The first-term Democrat woke up with...

Police: Arrest Made In Slaying Of Girl Walking On NYC Street

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NEW YORK (AP) — 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 N...

Manhattan D.A. Says His Investigation Of Donald Trump Is Not Over, Batting Away Speculation That Criminal Probe Fizzled

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NEW YORK (AP) — Refuting suggestions that he’s lost interest in going after Donald Trump, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Thursday a criminal investigation into the fo...

Top New York Judge Not Complying With Vaccine Mandate

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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on New York’s highest court has been referred to a disciplinary commission and could be kicked off the bench for failing to comply with a rule requiring pro...