I'm Stuck in An Email Thread About Terrorist Raccoons, Help
Two weeks ago, I wrote a post about killer raccoons in Harlem and now somehow I’m stuck in an email thread about it.
Man Flees Cops, Crashes Uber While Driver Sleeps in Backseat
At around 2 a.m. on Saturday morning, a 20-year-old man ordered an Uber to drive him from Philadelphia to Herkimer, New York, a trip that would take about five hours. Would you be you surprised to learn that not all went as planned?
Yesterday, less than a week after the Bronx District Attorney announced that manslaughter charges against Enger Javier would be dropped, a judge formally threw the charges out. Javier, who has long maintained his innocence, spent two years in Rikers Island for the alleged killing, and two more on house arrest.
Bronx DA to Drop All Charges Against Enger Javier, After Years in Rikers and on House Arrest
The Bronx District Attorney’s office announced Friday that it will drop charges against Enger Javier, a man who spent two years in Rikers Island for a 2012 murder he has long maintained he didn’t commit.
Two NYPD Officers Shot During Gunfire in the Bronx
A pair of New York City police officers were shot at a public housing complex in the Bronx Thursday night, according to authorities.
Bronx Priest Active in Local Politics Suspended in Abuse Case
On Wednesday, the Archdiocese of New York announced, through its official newspaper, that Father Richard Gorman, the archdiocese’s director of prison chaplains, as well as a prominent local political leader, was suspended after being accused of sexually abusing minors 30 years ago.
Police: Bronx Man Attacked By Suspects Who Yelled "ISIS! ISIS!"
A 43-year-old Bangladeshi man, Mujibur Rahman, was attacked while walking his 9-year-old niece home from school in the Bronx on Friday, CBS News reports. Rahman said that his attackers were yelling about ISIS.
Bronx Teen Who Fell Six Stories While Fleeing NYPD Dies
A Bronx teenager who fell from the roof of a six-story apartment building on Thursday while trying to evade police officers died of his injuries at St. Barnabas Hospital on Saturday, the New York Times reports. Seventeen-year-old Hakeem Kuta was born in Ghana and moved to New York a few years ago with his family.
Two Stabbed in Bloody Late Night Brawl at Bronx Bodega
The NYPD are seeking seven people for their involvement in a brawl inside 1253 Deli in the Bronx, where three people were injured, with two suffering stab wounds. Police released surveillance footage of the battle Monday.
One Officer Dead, Eight Injured After NYPD Van Crashes in the Bronx
One NYPD officer died early Sunday morning in the Bronx after a van carrying several officers crashed into a median on the Bruckner Expressway at around 5 a.m. Eight other officers were injured and taken to several local hospitals.
Victim Says NYPD Stop-and-Frisk Turned Into a Violent Pile-On
The NYPD's Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating a stop-and-frisk that allegedly turned into a violent pile-on when the suspect dared to ask the officers why they were investigating him.
Bronx Teacher Says She Was Fired For Refusing a Threesome With Boss
Here's one way to lose your job and be banned from doing that job elsewhere in your city: turn down a threesome with your boss and her boyfriend. That is the story of Carisa Gaylardo, as she tells it in a lawsuit she filed in Manhattan Supreme Court this week.
Subway Surfer Dies Atop a 6 Train in Bronx After "Severe Head Trauma"
A 45-year-old man surfing on top of a northbound subway car on the 6 line died Wednesday night after hitting his head against an overhang, according to DNAinfo.
Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Bronx Expressway
[Today a plane crash-landed on the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx. Three people suffered injuries, but none are believed to be life-threatning. Every year gets the Sully Sullenberger it deserves. Photo via Twitter user Daniel Miller.]
Bronx Assemblyman Arrested for Corruption; Another Resigns and Admits to Working for Four Years as an Informant [UPDATE]
Eric Stevenson, an Assemblyman in the Bronx, was charged with embezzling nearly $20,000 in bribes associated with the launch of an adult day care center.
NYPD Officer Shoots, Kills Innocent Man Running Away from Bodega Robbers [UPDATE]
A Bronx bodega employee was shot and killed by a police officer early this morning as he was fleeing a robbery inside the store.
Video: 8-Year-Old Boy Shot in a Bronx Bodega
Armando Bigo, a second grader, was struck by a stray bullet while in Papa Yali's Deli last night. The footage shows Armando browsing the chips selection when he was hit in the upper chest/shoulder area. According to his mother, who was in the store as well, he is recovering at Jacobi Medical Center, where doctors…
Jennifer Lopez Won't Actually Return to the Block
Notoriously proud to be from da block J. Lo is the new spokesperson for Fiat, and she's been flashing the car every which way recently. But it seems she pulled the hooded sweatshirt over our eyes!
Bronx School Hires White Supremacist as Principal
When the 200-student Bronx primary school Our Lady of Mount Carmel needed a new principal, its pastor, Rev. Eric Rapaglia, knew exactly who to hire: White supremacist author Frank Borzellieri.
School Aide Unwisely Tries to Force Student to Sell Drugs
Maybe the "don't try to force students to sell drugs for you" page had been torn out of Anthony Davis' "How to Be a Successful Student Aide" handbook, because that's what he allegedly went ahead and did.
