Posted: Nov 17, 2020 / 09:48 PM ESTUpdated: Nov 18, 2020 / 07:40 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.RICHMOND HILL, Queens — A five-hour standoff ended peacefully in Queens overnight when two burglary suspects surrendered to police early Wednesday after holding a family hostage in their home, authorities said.According to police, the two armed men burst into the home on 125th Street, near Liberty Avenue, in Richmond Hill around 9 p.m. Tuesday.Soon after, officers...…Posted: Nov 17, 2020 / 09:48 PM ESTUpdated: Nov 18, 2020 / 07:40 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.RICHMOND HILL, Queens — A five-hour standoff ended peacefully in Queens overnight when two burglary suspects surrendered to police early Wednesday after holding a family hostage in their home, authorities said.According to police, the two armed men burst into the home on 125th Street, near Liberty Avenue, in Richmond Hill around 9 p.m. Tuesday.Soon after, officers...WW…

Posted: Jul 21, 2020 / 11:59 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 10:43 PM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK — New York and New Jersey have added a whopping ten new states to the the tri-state COVID-19 travel advisory as more areas across the U.S. continue to see an uptick inThe advisory requires travelers from certain states hit hard by COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the tri-state area.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo first announced the new additions...…Posted: Jul 21, 2020 / 11:59 AM EDTUpdated: Jul 21, 2020 / 10:43 PM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK — New York and New Jersey have added a whopping ten new states to the the tri-state COVID-19 travel advisory as more areas across the U.S. continue to see an uptick inThe advisory requires travelers from certain states hit hard by COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in the tri-state area.New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo first announced the new additions...WW…

Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 08:17 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 20, 2021 / 11:04 AM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.UNION SQUARE, Manhattan — In honor of “4/20” and continued efforts to get more New Yorkers vaccinated, a group of activists will hand out free marijuana joints in Union Square on Tuesday to adults who can prove they’re fully vaccinated.From 11 a.m. until 4:20 p.m., each person 21 and older who shows proof of their COVID-19 vaccination can pick up a free joint on...…Posted: Apr 20, 2021 / 08:17 AM EDTUpdated: Apr 20, 2021 / 11:04 AM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.UNION SQUARE, Manhattan — In honor of “4/20” and continued efforts to get more New Yorkers vaccinated, a group of activists will hand out free marijuana joints in Union Square on Tuesday to adults who can prove they’re fully vaccinated.From 11 a.m. until 4:20 p.m., each person 21 and older who shows proof of their COVID-19 vaccination can pick up a free joint on...WW…

Posted: Mar 30, 2021 / 07:44 AM EDTUpdated: Mar 30, 2021 / 07:47 AM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK CITY — Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is now a bit easier for New York City seniors still struggling to secure a shot.Starting Tuesday, New Yorkers age 75 and over are eligible to walk up to three of the city’s mass vaccination sites without an appointment and get vaccinated, NYC Health + Hospitals .Better yet, one eligible person who accompanies the senior is...…Posted: Mar 30, 2021 / 07:44 AM EDTUpdated: Mar 30, 2021 / 07:47 AM EDTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK CITY — Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is now a bit easier for New York City seniors still struggling to secure a shot.Starting Tuesday, New Yorkers age 75 and over are eligible to walk up to three of the city’s mass vaccination sites without an appointment and get vaccinated, NYC Health + Hospitals .Better yet, one eligible person who accompanies the senior is...WW…

Posted: Feb 18, 2021 / 10:47 AM ESTUpdated: Feb 18, 2021 / 10:47 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.FLUSHING, Queens — A man accused of on a Queens street Tuesday has been apprehended, the NYPD said Thursday.Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison that officers took suspect Patrick Mateo into custody after he allegedly “violently shoved” the 52-year-old Asian woman amid a verbal dispute in Flushing.No charges against had been filed against Mateo as of Thursday...…Posted: Feb 18, 2021 / 10:47 AM ESTUpdated: Feb 18, 2021 / 10:47 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.FLUSHING, Queens — A man accused of on a Queens street Tuesday has been apprehended, the NYPD said Thursday.Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison that officers took suspect Patrick Mateo into custody after he allegedly “violently shoved” the 52-year-old Asian woman amid a verbal dispute in Flushing.No charges against had been filed against Mateo as of Thursday...WW…

Posted: Dec 15, 2020 / 06:21 AM ESTUpdated: Dec 15, 2020 / 09:19 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan — A woman was seriously injured Monday night when a man unexpectedly pushed her into a pillar inside a Manhattan subway station, according to the NYPD.Police said the seemingly random shoving happened around 9:30 p.m. at the West 4th Street–Washington Square station near Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.The 55-year-old woman was standing...…Posted: Dec 15, 2020 / 06:21 AM ESTUpdated: Dec 15, 2020 / 09:19 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan — A woman was seriously injured Monday night when a man unexpectedly pushed her into a pillar inside a Manhattan subway station, according to the NYPD.Police said the seemingly random shoving happened around 9:30 p.m. at the West 4th Street–Washington Square station near Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village.The 55-year-old woman was standing...WW…

Posted: Dec 3, 2020 / 12:18 PM ESTUpdated: Dec 3, 2020 / 10:31 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK — Five current and former MTA employees could face prison time for federal fraud charges after they logged “extraordinary overtime hours” that collectively earned them over $1 million, officials said Thursday.Newly unsealed complaints revealed that four longtime Long Island Rail Road workers and one longtime New York City Transit worker are accused of submitting...…Posted: Dec 3, 2020 / 12:18 PM ESTUpdated: Dec 3, 2020 / 10:31 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.NEW YORK — Five current and former MTA employees could face prison time for federal fraud charges after they logged “extraordinary overtime hours” that collectively earned them over $1 million, officials said Thursday.Newly unsealed complaints revealed that four longtime Long Island Rail Road workers and one longtime New York City Transit worker are accused of submitting...WW…

Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:11 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:11 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn— Police said a local rapper is facing charges after video circulated online of a while standing on top of an MTA bus in Brooklyn.The video sparked an NYPD investigation Tuesday into the Nov. 8 incident, which happened at Franklin Avenue and Putnam Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to police.Brooklyn rapper Dupree G.O.D, real name...…Posted: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:11 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 19, 2020 / 06:11 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn— Police said a local rapper is facing charges after video circulated online of a while standing on top of an MTA bus in Brooklyn.The video sparked an NYPD investigation Tuesday into the Nov. 8 incident, which happened at Franklin Avenue and Putnam Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, according to police.Brooklyn rapper Dupree G.O.D, real name...WW…

Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 04:48 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 11, 2020 / 08:31 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CANARSIE, Brooklyn — An off-duty NYPD police officer shot an armed man who opened fire in his direction on a Brooklyn street early Wednesday in a possible attempted carjacking, the NYPD said.The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of East 87th Street and Foster Avenue in the Canarsie section of the borough, police said.The off-duty officer had...…Posted: Nov 11, 2020 / 04:48 AM ESTUpdated: Nov 11, 2020 / 08:31 AM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CANARSIE, Brooklyn — An off-duty NYPD police officer shot an armed man who opened fire in his direction on a Brooklyn street early Wednesday in a possible attempted carjacking, the NYPD said.The incident occurred just after 2 a.m. near the intersection of East 87th Street and Foster Avenue in the Canarsie section of the borough, police said.The off-duty officer had...WW…

Posted: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:38 PM ESTUpdated: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:56 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CLINTON HILL, Brooklyn — A homeless man is facing charges after a 73-year-old grandmother was pushed onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn last month, police said.Luis Hernandez, 38, was charged Monday with attempted murder and two counts of assault, police said.Hernandez is accused of getting into a fight with the victim’s grandson and husband, which led to her at the...…Posted: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:38 PM ESTUpdated: Nov 2, 2020 / 04:56 PM ESTThis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.CLINTON HILL, Brooklyn — A homeless man is facing charges after a 73-year-old grandmother was pushed onto the subway tracks in Brooklyn last month, police said.Luis Hernandez, 38, was charged Monday with attempted murder and two counts of assault, police said.Hernandez is accused of getting into a fight with the victim’s grandson and husband, which led to her at the...WW…