Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández pleaded not guilty Tuesday to drug and arms trafficking in a New York court. Hernández, extradited to the United States last month, faces three charges: criminal association to import cocaine, possession of weapons and destructive tools, and criminal association to use weapons and destructive tools. He is currently incarcerated … Read more
A 51-year-old woman was shot and killed, allegedly by her boyfriend, who police say also wounded a neighbor in Queens Monday morning. The incident happened at a third-floor residence on Fresh Pond Road in Ridgewood. The dead woman, Migdalia Ortega, was shot in the head. The victim was a civilian employee of the NYPD. The … Read more
Police investigate a shooting in Upper Manhattan in which two teenagers were injured. The incident occurred this Saturday afternoon at Duke Ellington Circle, between 110th Street and Fifth Avenue, in East Harlem. Police presence after a shooting in East Harlem. – According to the uniformed officer, a 13-year-old boy was shot in the leg; while … Read more
This Friday, an 18-year-old girl was found dead in a Brooklyn home. Authorities arrested the victim’s boyfriend as a suspect in the incident. Dylan Diaz, 26, is in custody. The uniformed woman has identified the victim as Damaris Maravilla, 18 years old. They report that they responded to an emergency call inside a home located … Read more
An investigation determines that lithium ion batteries for electric bicycles and skateboards were the cause of a large fire in Brooklyn. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday in an apartment building located on Seventh Avenue in Sunset Park. More than 130 firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the flames. During … Read more
With punches, kicks in the face and all over the body, and stab wounds… this is how the victim was attacked by more than a dozen antisocials who did not stop until their aggressiveness was satisfied. In a matter of seconds they beat him, they threw a metal garbage can at him while he was … Read more
Five MTA workers were recognized as heroes for their efforts to save lives during Tuesday’s shooting at the N train station in Sunset Park. When the time to act comes, you have to act, said Parla Mejía, a bus driver honored on Friday. Mejia was near the N station on 36th Street where the shooting … Read more
A 16-year-old man was stabbed in the chest Thursday afternoon near a Duane Reade chain store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, according to police reports. The incident occurred around three in the afternoon and the injured man was taken to hospital. There are no arrests at this time and the police are continuing their investigation. … Read more
Two people were injured after their car crashed into an Upper East Side outdoor dining area Monday night. In the images you can see the remains outside The Sefton restaurant, located on First Avenue between 73rd and 74th streets. Affected restaurant: The Sefton – Police said there were two people in the car, a 29-year-old … Read more
In Sunset Park, parents and students from schools near the shooting experienced -in first person- the resulting chaos, when they went with their children to the campuses at around 8 in the morning. For security, the municipal government ordered the closure of all schools in the area, decreeing a shelter order, by which no one … Read more