Tag: NY News

Americans Celebrate 415 Million People Quitting the CCP at Falun Gong Parade in New York

July 20 marks a solemn anniversary. It is the day one of the most unconscionable persecution campaigns in the history of mankind began—one that is still continuing. For many years, it was an obscure anniversary, but people around the world have increasingly become aware of it. On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)…


‘Courageous Group of People’: NY Parade Highlights Persecution of Falun Gong, 415 Million People Quitting the CCP

July 20 marks a solemn anniversary, the day on which one of the most unconscionable persecution campaigns in the history of mankind began. For many years, it was an obscure anniversary, but now more and more people around the world are becoming aware of it. On July 20, 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched…


Long Island Serial Killer Probe Not Over After Architect Is Charged in 3 of 11 Deaths

RIVERHEAD, N.Y.—Authorities on Long Island are vowing to continue investigating a string of killings known as the Gilgo Beach murders after charging an architect in the deaths of three of the 11 victims. Rex Heuermann, 59, is accused of killing Melissa Barthelemy, Megan Waterman, and Amber Costello over a decade ago. He is also considered…


A New Look at an Old Clue Helps Investigators Arrest the Man Accused of Gilgo Beach Murders

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y.—The first find was startling: a woman’s skeletal remains cast into the dunes along a remote Long Island highway. Then came the shock. Days after that discovery in December 2010, police discovered parts of three more women nearby on a spit of sand known as Gilgo Beach. The remains of six other people…


Scooter-Riding Gunman Sought for Attack That Hurt 4 People, Including 2 Children, at New York Park

NEW YORK—Police on Tuesday were hunting for a gunman who opened fire in a crowded park, wounding four people including two young children, authorities said. Two masked men dressed all in black rode a scooter to St. James Park in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m., Chief of Patrol John…


Man Accused of Shooting at 6 From Scooter in NYC Is Arraigned on Murder, Other Charges

NEW YORK—A man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other people in a series of apparently random shootings while riding a scooter in New York City was arraigned Monday on charges including murder and attempted murder, prosecutors said. Thomas Abreu, 25, was arraigned in a hospital in five shootings that occurred in Queens…


Gunman on Scooter Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder, for Series of New York City Shootings

NEW YORK—A Brooklyn man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other men in a series of shootings while riding a scooter in New York City is charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Sunday. In all, six apparently random shootings occurred in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday, according to police. The motive…


Extreme Flooding Overwhelms New York Roadways and Kills 1 Person

NEW YORK—Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways, and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. braced Monday for potentially punishing rains. As the storm moved east, the National Weather Service extended flash flood warnings into…


Judge Halts Minimum Wage Law for Food Delivery Workers in NYC

A New York state judge has temporarily paused a law that would have raised the minimum wage to nearly $18 an hour for food delivery workers in New York City. The ruling is in favor of four delivery food services—DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber, and New York-based Relay Delivery—which filed lawsuits to temporarily block the law. New York State Supreme…


New York to Deploy Shark Monitoring Drones to Beaches Amid Rise in Attacks

In response to a slew of shark sightings and reported attacks across beaches in New York, authorities announced that dozens of new drones will be deployed to monitor the state’s coastlines to ensure beachgoers’ safety. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a press release on July 7 that the squadron of drones will be deployed to…