Jewish Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Flatbush
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Tragedy struck Tuesday evening when a Jewish woman was fatally struck by a vehicle.
The accident occurred at approximately 5:30 PM in the area of Ave M and ...
Video: Two NYPD Officers Injured In Queens Shooting
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers shot and killed an off-duty college security officer on Tuesday after he opened fire and wounded them as they responded to a domes...
DOW Crests 30,000 Points On Vaccine Hopes, Biden Transition
NEW YORK (AP) The Dow Jones Industrial Average traded above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as investors were encouraged by the latest progress on developing coronavirus v...
David Dinkins, New York City’s 1st Black Mayor, Dies At 93
NEW YORK (AP) — David Dinkins, who broke barriers as New York City’s first African American mayor, but was doomed to a single term by a soaring murder rate, stubborn unemployment a...
Satmar Shul To Be Fined $15K for Secret Wedding, Mayor Warns Of Additional Consequences
BROOKLYN (VINnews/JTA) - The Satmar synagogue that hosted a huge wedding in Brooklyn, will be slapped with a $15,000 fine for violation of restrictions aimed at reducing the COVID...
Hundreds Of Bodies Remain In Brooklyn Disaster Morgue
BROOKLYN (AP) - Hundreds of bodies are still stored in freezer trucks at a disaster morgue set up during New York City’s coronavirus surge in the spring, according to the city’s Of...
Large Wedding Planed For Tonight Has DOH Slapping Satmar Shul with Cease and Desist Order
KIRYAS JOEL (VINnews) - Masks, social distancing and a very limited guest list are being required by the state at a Kiryas Joel wedding tonight, after Department of Health issued a...
Tourists Few, NY Gift Shops Struggle But Don’t Lose (Heart)
NEW YORK (AP) — In souvenir shops from Times Square to the World Trade Center, shelves full of T-shirts and trinkets still (heart) New York. But the proprietors wonder when their c...
Police: 1 Killed, 6 Hurt In Shooting At Brooklyn Apartments
NEW YORK (AP) — A young woman has died and six other people were wounded in a shooting at an apartment building in Brooklyn that followed an earlier shooting near a Sweet 16 birthd...
Co-Founder Of Viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Dies At 37
YONKERS, N.Y. (AP) — A co-founder of the social media ALS ice bucket challenge, which has raised more than $200 million worldwide for Lou Gehrig’s disease research, died Sunday at ...
Cuomo: Staten Island On Track For COVID-19 Restrictions
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his Sunday press briefing that several parts of New York are on track for going back to COVID-19 restrictions, due to a recent surge ...
WATCH: Cuomo Threatens “Full Consequence Of Legal Action” After Secret Satmar Wedding
NEW YORK (VINnews) — Gov. Cuomo issued threats to a Satmar synagogue after a "secret" wedding was allegedly held with thousands in attendance.
“It was a blatant disregard of the...
After Parole Terminated, Jonathan Pollard And His Wife Remove The Electronic Tracking Device From His Leg – And Plan Move To Israel
NEW YRK (VINnews/Statement of Jonathan Pollard) - Thirty years ago, my beloved wife Esther found her way into USP Marion, the highest security prison in the United States, where I ...
Man Freed, Case Dropped In Deadly 1994 Stabbing Of NYC Woman
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York man has been cleared after more than a quarter-century behind bars for a deadly robbery, with prosecutors acknowledging that witnesses against him — incl...
NY’s Cuomo To Receive International Emmy For Virus Briefings
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is set to soon receive an International Emmy award for his once-daily televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic that killed ten...
Skates (And Masks) On! Rockefeller Center Ice Rink Opens
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rockefeller Center ice-skating rink is opening in a limited way but on time for the holidays.
The iconic, sunken rink in midtown Manhattan is welcoming skate...
NY Probes Trump Consulting Payments That Reduced His Taxes
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general has sent a subpoena to the Trump Organization for records related to consulting fees paid to Ivanka Trump as part of a broad civil inves...
Cops and NYPD Placard Holders Included in New Plan to Have Civilians Earning Cash for Reporting Illegally Parked Cars
NEW YORK (VINnews) - A Brooklyn city councilman who has long vowed to put an end to illegal parking on has made good on his word, introducing legislation that will offer cash incen...
Trump Attacks Cuomo, Says He’ll Withhold Covid Vaccine From State Until Cuomo Approves
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gliding over significant challenges still to come, President Donald Trump offered a rosy update on the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus as he deli...
New York City Schools Will Close If Cases Keep Climbing, Mayor Says
NEW YORK (AP) — A resurgence of the coronavirus in New York City is threatening to halt the nation’s biggest experiment with in-person learning.
The city's public school system ...