AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 07, 2021 at 5:50 pmA tourist from Kansas was hit by a stray bullet as he was walking near Times Square early Wednesday, officials said.Chris Ruby, 44, was near Eighth Ave. and W. 38th St. in Manhattan when a gunman opened fire at a rival on the corner about 2:15 a.m., cops said.Advertisement“I was having such a great time until this happened,” Ruby . “All those New York souvenirs I have, [now] I don’t want to look at them.”Cops arrested a suspect later in the day.AdvertisementRuby had been at the Mets’ 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 07, 2021 at 5:50 pmA tourist from Kansas was hit by a stray bullet as he was walking near Times Square early Wednesday, officials said.Chris Ruby, 44, was near Eighth Ave. and W. 38th St. in Manhattan when a gunman opened fire at a rival on the corner about 2:15 a.m., cops said.Advertisement“I was having such a great time until this happened,” Ruby . “All those New York souvenirs I have, [now] I don’t want to look at them.”Cops arrested a suspect later in the day.AdvertisementRuby had been at the Mets’ 8-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies in...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 30, 2021 at 5:36 pmA helpless 65-year-old Asian woman was victimized twice on a Hell’s Kitchen sidewalk: First in a vicious stomping by a madman. And again by a now-suspended building worker, who saw the battered hate-crime victim lying on the concrete as he pulled its lobby door shut.A shocking video captured the union employee closing the entrance and heading away from the badly-beaten senior citizen, attacked as she walked to a nearby church. Cops were still hunting Tuesday for the suspect who kicked her to the ground, then slammed her three times...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsMar 30, 2021 at 5:36 pmA helpless 65-year-old Asian woman was victimized twice on a Hell’s Kitchen sidewalk: First in a vicious stomping by a madman. And again by a now-suspended building worker, who saw the battered hate-crime victim lying on the concrete as he pulled its lobby door shut.A shocking video captured the union employee closing the entrance and heading away from the badly-beaten senior citizen, attacked as she walked to a nearby church. Cops were still hunting Tuesday for the suspect who kicked her to the ground, then slammed her three times...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily News and Police Bureau ChiefMar 10, 2021 at 7:26 pmA man died after setting himself on fire in the backyard of his Brooklyn home Tuesday — a suspected suicide that set off a desperate hunt for the victim’s missing elderly mother, officials said.Cops and firefighters were called to Bedford Ave. near Avenue Y about 5:30 a.m. after someone frantically called 911 claiming a man was going up in flames.AdvertisementWhen first responders arrived, Jeanpaul Ventre, 46, was ablaze, police sources said.Firefighters doused the flames, but he died at the...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily News and Police Bureau ChiefMar 10, 2021 at 7:26 pmA man died after setting himself on fire in the backyard of his Brooklyn home Tuesday — a suspected suicide that set off a desperate hunt for the victim’s missing elderly mother, officials said.Cops and firefighters were called to Bedford Ave. near Avenue Y about 5:30 a.m. after someone frantically called 911 claiming a man was going up in flames.AdvertisementWhen first responders arrived, Jeanpaul Ventre, 46, was ablaze, police sources said.Firefighters doused the flames, but he died at the...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 27, 2021 at 1:07 pmA 73-year-old Bronx woman who tried to walk up to her 19th floor apartment during a blackout collapsed on the stairs and died after her oxygen tank ran out, officials said.The woman, identified by family as Ada Longmore, was found dead on the staircase between the 18th and 19th floors of her Co-op City building around 3:10 p.m. Friday, police said. Her oxygen tank was empty by her side.AdvertisementOfficials said the De Kruif Place building had been without power since 8 a.m. Friday after a transformer fire.Longmore battled lung...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 27, 2021 at 1:07 pmA 73-year-old Bronx woman who tried to walk up to her 19th floor apartment during a blackout collapsed on the stairs and died after her oxygen tank ran out, officials said.The woman, identified by family as Ada Longmore, was found dead on the staircase between the 18th and 19th floors of her Co-op City building around 3:10 p.m. Friday, police said. Her oxygen tank was empty by her side.AdvertisementOfficials said the De Kruif Place building had been without power since 8 a.m. Friday after a transformer fire.Longmore battled lung...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 20, 2021 at 1:14 pmAn NYPD police cruiser careened into a concrete pillar in Brooklyn early Saturday after crashing into a livery cab making a left turn, shocking surveillance video shows.The jaw-dropping 6:30 a.m. collision in East New York sent the two Public Service Area 2 housing officers to the hospital with broken bones and fractures, while the 49-year-old cabbie was not seriously harmed, officials said.AdvertisementThe cruiser was speeding down Livonia Ave. to a possible shooting when the dark-colored cab, driving in the same direction, turned...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 20, 2021 at 1:14 pmAn NYPD police cruiser careened into a concrete pillar in Brooklyn early Saturday after crashing into a livery cab making a left turn, shocking surveillance video shows.The jaw-dropping 6:30 a.m. collision in East New York sent the two Public Service Area 2 housing officers to the hospital with broken bones and fractures, while the 49-year-old cabbie was not seriously harmed, officials said.AdvertisementThe cruiser was speeding down Livonia Ave. to a possible shooting when the dark-colored cab, driving in the same direction, turned...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 18, 2021 at 2:00 pmShocking video posted on social media shows a man walloping a Brooklyn bicyclist with a baseball bat as the victim lies helplessly on the ground.Suspect Ashanti Robinson, 46, is now facing assault, menacing and weapons possession charges for the vicious Wednesday attack in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.AdvertisementTwitter video of the 5:30 p.m. assault shows Robinson repeatedly striking the 54-year-old bicyclist with his bat near the corner of Flatbush and Parkside Aves.The victim at one point raises his arm to defend...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 18, 2021 at 2:00 pmShocking video posted on social media shows a man walloping a Brooklyn bicyclist with a baseball bat as the victim lies helplessly on the ground.Suspect Ashanti Robinson, 46, is now facing assault, menacing and weapons possession charges for the vicious Wednesday attack in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.AdvertisementTwitter video of the 5:30 p.m. assault shows Robinson repeatedly striking the 54-year-old bicyclist with his bat near the corner of Flatbush and Parkside Aves.The victim at one point raises his arm to defend...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 13, 2021 at 11:01 amAn NYPD cop was arrested for driving drunk on duty, police said Saturday.Officer Paulius Simulevicius, 33, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired around 10:45 a.m. Friday after he was spotted drunk behind the wheel of a marked squad car in lower Manhattan, cops said.AdvertisementNo injuries were reported.Simulevicius, who joined the department in 2015, recorded a 0.071 on a Breathalyzer test Friday morning, officials said.AdvertisementA Manhattan Criminal Court judge ordered him...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsFeb 13, 2021 at 11:01 amAn NYPD cop was arrested for driving drunk on duty, police said Saturday.Officer Paulius Simulevicius, 33, was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired around 10:45 a.m. Friday after he was spotted drunk behind the wheel of a marked squad car in lower Manhattan, cops said.AdvertisementNo injuries were reported.Simulevicius, who joined the department in 2015, recorded a 0.071 on a Breathalyzer test Friday morning, officials said.AdvertisementA Manhattan Criminal Court judge ordered him...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily News and Police Bureau ChiefJan 21, 2021 at 5:24 pmThe hunt for a Brooklyn serial killer ended where it began five years ago: Inside the building where he lived alongside his three elderly victims.A homicidal handyman confessed Thursday to killing a trio of senior citizens inside the Brooklyn NYCHA building they shared with increasing unease over the years, police said.AdvertisementThe victims, all women between the ages of 78 and 83, often relied on accused killer Kevin Gavin for help around their homes before the suspect turned murderous inside their Woodson...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily News and Police Bureau ChiefJan 21, 2021 at 5:24 pmThe hunt for a Brooklyn serial killer ended where it began five years ago: Inside the building where he lived alongside his three elderly victims.A homicidal handyman confessed Thursday to killing a trio of senior citizens inside the Brooklyn NYCHA building they shared with increasing unease over the years, police said.AdvertisementThe victims, all women between the ages of 78 and 83, often relied on accused killer Kevin Gavin for help around their homes before the suspect turned murderous inside their Woodson...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJan 23, 2021 at 4:40 pmA 2-year-old pup was hit and killed by a subway train in East Harlem on Saturday after she broke free from her owner and jumped down on the tracks, police said.Hope, a mixed breed dog, was taken into the 110th St. Station near Lexington Ave. around 10 a.m. when she broke free and hopped onto the roadbed.AdvertisementCops responding to several 911 calls went into the tunnels to look for Hope, who was sprinting between the 110th and 125th St. stations, police said.Cops were in the process of capturing the dog when she was hit by a...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsJan 23, 2021 at 4:40 pmA 2-year-old pup was hit and killed by a subway train in East Harlem on Saturday after she broke free from her owner and jumped down on the tracks, police said.Hope, a mixed breed dog, was taken into the 110th St. Station near Lexington Ave. around 10 a.m. when she broke free and hopped onto the roadbed.AdvertisementCops responding to several 911 calls went into the tunnels to look for Hope, who was sprinting between the 110th and 125th St. stations, police said.Cops were in the process of capturing the dog when she was hit by a...WW…

AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 08, 2021 at 1:59 pmAn Asian man waiting for a Manhattan subway train was hit in the chest by a bigoted stranger who invoked the name of Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, cops said Thursday.The 42-year-old victim was waiting for a Brooklyn-bound B train at the W. 86th St. station on the Upper West Side when Janaria Kelley, 55, allegedly accosted him just before 3 p.m. Wednesday Advertisement“If you’re not Bruce Lee, then f--- off!” Kelley yelled without provocation before striking the victim in the chest, according to cops.After an unprovoked assault of an...…AdvertisementBy New York Daily NewsApr 08, 2021 at 1:59 pmAn Asian man waiting for a Manhattan subway train was hit in the chest by a bigoted stranger who invoked the name of Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee, cops said Thursday.The 42-year-old victim was waiting for a Brooklyn-bound B train at the W. 86th St. station on the Upper West Side when Janaria Kelley, 55, allegedly accosted him just before 3 p.m. Wednesday Advertisement“If you’re not Bruce Lee, then f--- off!” Kelley yelled without provocation before striking the victim in the chest, according to cops.After an unprovoked assault of an...WW…