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$2 million bail set for man charged with trying to drown 2 children at Connecticut beach
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A New York man has been charged with attempted murder after authorities said he tried to drown two young children at a Connecticut beach over the weekend. Romney Desronvil, 41, of the Queens section of New York City, was arraigned Monday in Milford Superior...
Former CNN anchor takes on professor in primary aimed at finding Democrat who can win on Long Island
A former CNN anchor and a retired chemistry professor are facing off in a Democratic primary to pick a challenger to U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota in an eastern Long Island congressional district that has been in Republican hands for a decade. John Avlon, who was a senior political analyst...
Search underway for 2 teens missing in the water of New York City beach
NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities were searching for two teenagers who went missing in the water at a New York City beach, police said Saturday. Police received reports of a possible drowning at Jacob Riis Park in Queens at about 6:30 p.m. Friday. Responding officers were told that two...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. June 13, 2024. Editorial: A wounded watchdog The state’s ethics body keeps suffering legal losses as lawmakers and the governor sit idly by. The cynical joke in state political circles is that a weak and ineffective ethics...
Police credit New Yorkers for suspect's arrest in the rape of a 13-year-old girl
NEW YORK (AP) — Residents of a New York City neighborhood were praised for their role in the arrest of an Ecuadorian accused of raping a 13-year-old girl, a crime that the city's police commissioner said “shocked our entire city.” Christian Geovanny Inga-Landi, 25, was arrested...
Dogs' digs at the Garden: Westminster show returning to Madison Square Garden next year
NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden is going back to the dogs. The Westminster Kennel Club announced this week that its storied dog show is returning next year to the Manhattan arena for the first time since 2020. That year's show was held weeks before COVID-19 was declared a...
A New York county with one of the nation's largest police forces is deputizing armed residents
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A suburban New York county with one of the largest police forces in the nation is training dozens of armed residents who could be called up during natural disasters and other major emergencies, sparking worry that the new volunteer unit amounts to an unsanctioned local...
This NYC vet makes house calls. In 'Pets and the City,' she's penned a memoir full of tails
NEW YORK (AP) — As a city kid, Amy Attas had big dreams of roaming the countryside, healing animals a la James Herriot's classic “All Creatures Great and Small.” How did it go? Well, the veterinarian made it from Queens to Manhattan, spending the last 32 years traversing the...
2 NYC officers and a gunman are shot and wounded during a pursuit, officials say
NEW YORK (AP) — Two New York City police officers and a 19-year-old man were shot and wounded early Monday during a confrontation and were hospitalized, officials said. Mayor Eric Adams said one of the officers was saved by his bullet-resistant vest. The officers...
What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
NEW YORK (AP) — Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers. The event is a favorite of photographers and often...
