Manhattan Man Indicted for Allegedly Pouring Boiling Liquid on Four People in Midtown Attacks

Manhattan Man Indicted for Allegedly Pouring Boiling Liquid on Four People in Midtown Attacks

NEW YORK — A 42-year-old man has been indicted for allegedly pouring boiling liquid over four different people within two hours earlier this month in midtown Manhattan, the district attorney’s office announced Thursday. Larry Martin is charged with four counts of second-degree assault and four counts of first-degree attempt to commit the crime of assault … Read more

Man Hit in Head with Glass Beer Bottle in Manhattan Subway Station, Attacker Flees – Police Investigating

Man Hit in Head with Glass Beer Bottle in Manhattan Subway Station, Attacker Flees – Police Investigating

NEW YORK — A man was hit in the head with a glass beer bottle in a busy Manhattan subway station after his attacker asked him for money, according to a senior police official. The incident occurred after 10 pm on Wednesday at the Columbus Circle air conditioning station at Eighth Avenue and West 59th … Read more

Remembering Bernardo Palombo: Musician, Activist, and Founder of El Taller Latino Americano in New York

Remembering Bernardo Palombo: Musician, Activist, and Founder of El Taller Latino Americano in New York

New York mourns the death of Bernardo Palombo who, with his music, activism and work, especially with the immigrant community, left a deep mark on our city. Palombo, born in Argentina, but based in New York since the late 1960s, died of cancer at the end of last month shortly before his 76th birthday. He … Read more

Judge Juan M. Merchan Prepares for Historic Criminal Trial: Donald Trump’s Hush Money Case

Judge Juan M. Merchan Prepares for Historic Criminal Trial: Donald Trump’s Hush Money Case

Judge in Trump’s Hush Money Case Faces Intense Preparation Judge in Trump’s Hush Money Case Faces Intense Preparation NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a … Read more

Mysterious Pair Caught on Camera Leaving NYC Apartment of Woman Found Dead in Closet: Authorities Searching for Answers

Mysterious Pair Caught on Camera Leaving NYC Apartment of Woman Found Dead in Closet: Authorities Searching for Answers

Two still unidentified people were captured on security camera images of an apartment in Manhattan few days before the body of a 52-year-old tenant was discovered inside a canvas bag in her closetthe authorities reported. The pair were described as a dark-skinned man and woman, both in their 20s, who were filmed getting into the … Read more

Breaking the Age Discrimination Barrier: City Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez on Valuing Older Adults

Breaking the Age Discrimination Barrier: City Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez on Valuing Older Adults

In our Pura Política segment, we spoke with the City Commissioner for Elderly Care, Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez, about the importance of valuing our older adults. “It is important to ensure that we have a link between the young population and older New Yorkers,” says Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez. Age discrimination is one of the last ones left in … Read more

Luxury Apartment Drug Bust in Hell’s Kitchen Nets Almost 40 Pounds of Narcotics – NYC Police Seize $1.1 Million Worth of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

Luxury Apartment Drug Bust in Hell’s Kitchen Nets Almost 40 Pounds of Narcotics – NYC Police Seize $1.1 Million Worth of Cocaine and Methamphetamine

New York authorities seized almost 40 pounds of narcotics from a luxury apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattanin a raid that prevented more than $1.1 million worth of cocaine and methamphetamine from being sold on the streets of New York. The New York Police Department (NYPD) arrested Jovanny Salas, 29, and Sergio Peralta, 34, on March … Read more

Restaurant Industry Mourns Loss of Thousands to Covid-19 in New York City Vigil

Restaurant Industry Mourns Loss of Thousands to Covid-19 in New York City Vigil

The restaurant industry was the second most affected in cases of death during Covid 19. Four years into the pandemic, advocates and workers came together to pay tribute to those who died in 2020. New York state told them their income was too low to receive benefits like unemployment insurance, said Saru Jayaraman, the president … Read more

Breaking News: First-Generation Doctors Overcome Obstacles to Fulfill Dreams of Residency Acceptance

Breaking News: First-Generation Doctors Overcome Obstacles to Fulfill Dreams of Residency Acceptance

Who would think that an envelope could change the destiny of several young people who on Friday found out which residency program they were accepted into. “I’m going to Columbia, and that was my ‘first choice,’ I’m very, very grateful,” said Stephanie Peña, medical student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “We stayed in … Read more

Spring Preview: High Temperatures Reach 70 Degrees – Why It’s so Hot and How Long It Will Last

Spring Preview: High Temperatures Reach 70 Degrees – Why It’s so Hot and How Long It Will Last

A spring preview will occur on Thursday. High temperatures are coming and we could reach 70 degrees. Here’s why it will be so hot and how long it will last. Temperatures in the 70s in March are not common, but they do happen. We typically see steady readings in the 70s as we reach Mother’s … Read more