When will the politicians listen? When will something finally be done to end the senseless violence? Now it seems we are not even safe in our houses of worship. The recents massacre of six inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin — the second such mass slaying in as many months — has hit home. Queens, [...]
While increased security at local movie theaters and debate over gun control brought the Aurora, Colorado, shooting closer to home, a Queens comedy club came together to raise money for an aspiring comedian who was injured during the rampage. On Monday, July 30, the Laughing Devil Comedy Club in Long Island City hosted a fundraiser [...]
Penn State tears down Paterno statue On the same day construction workers with jackhammers dismantled the iconic statue of the late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno that had stood outside Beaver Stadium for 11 years, the NCAA said it will announce sanctions against the university Monday morning during a press conference. NYDailyNews “Dark Knight Rises” stars [...]
New Yorkers injured in Colorado “Dark Knight Rises” shooting At least two local men survived the Aurora massacre – a Brooklyn band member, who posted graphic photos of his injury online, and a recent graduate of Syracuse University. Christopher Rapoza, who plays bass for the punk band The Toothaches, described the horror at the Colorado theater, [...]
In the wake of the Aurora, Colorado massacre on opening night of “The Dark Knight Rises,” the NYPD announced they will provide police presence at theaters showing the film. “As a precaution against copycats and to raise the comfort levels among movie patrons in the wake of the horrendous shooting in Colorado, the New York [...]
An MTA cop was stabbed in the eye this morning at the Jamaica LIRR station, it has been reported, and the officer’s reporter was killed during the altercation. The MTA officer, identified as John Barnett, suffered a serious wound to his left eye but he’s expected to survive, MTA Chairperson and CEO Joseph Lhota told The [...]
DOE takes two ‘politically connected’ schools off the chopping block, axes 24 others [New York Post]
Air man’s dogged pursuit [New York Post]
Occupy Protesters Turn Focus To Mounting U.S. Student Debt [NY1]
Mother, Sister Of Queens Terror Suspect Testify On His Behalf [NY1]
Rapper Talib Kweli emcees at St. John’s University [Daily News]
While NY Giants sit tight with No. 32 pick, NFC East division rivals Washington Redskins, Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys load up to challenge Big Blue [Daily News]
Plainclothes officer shoots man in Queens Village A plainclothes officer shot a man who pointed a gun at him inQueensVillageyesterday, law enforcement sources said. The 30-year-old man was wanted in connection with a shooting that took place earlier this month and his gun was recovered at the scene, cops said. A spokesman for the Fire [...]
A 37-year-old Astoria resident was fatally shot in a liquor store on the evening of Saturday, April 7. Skaka Ryan was in the shop, located at 24-04 34th Avenue, at roughly 7 p.m. when he was shot in the torso and left leg by an unidentified gunman. Police arrived on the scene following a 911 [...]
New crane horror: Worker dies in W. Side collapse at subway pit [New York Post]
French Academic Found Dead In His Midtown Hotel Room [NY1]
Off-Duty School Safety Agent Awaits Arraignment On Rape, Weapons Charges [NY1]
Woman Dies Following Cooking Accident In Jackson Heights Home [NY1]
Key approval is won for Willets Point project [Crain's New York]
NYPD investigating image on Al Qaeda forums as possible threat to New York City [Daily News]
Authorities still looking for motive in Oakland shooting rampage at small Christian college that left seven dead [Daily News]
‘Rape’ victim dad’s anguish [New York Post]
Handyman Convicted Of Murder Of Manhattan Building Cleaner [NY1]
Boy, 10, shot in Williamsburg [New York Post]
Koch endorses Queens House pol [New York Post]
Prosecutors want ‘Millionaire Madam’ lawyers to zip it [Daily News]
