Newburgh and Staten Island score big in Take 5 drawing
Two $9,618 winning Take 5 tickets sold in Newburgh and Staten Island NEW YORK, NY – Two lucky New Yorkers each scored a $9,618 payday after winning top prizes in the August…
Boy struck by thrown object at Barclays Center, Injured
BROOKLYN, NY – A trip to the Barclays Center turned dangerous Tuesday night when a child was hit by an object thrown by an unidentified man. Around 8:45 p.m. on August 5,…
Gunmen on bikes shoot man in Bronx street attack
BRONX, NY – A Thursday night in the South Bronx turned violent when three men on bicycles opened fire, striking a 50-year-old man in the arm. At around 9:55 p.m. on June…
Man attacked with metal pipe during argument in East Harlem
MANHATTAN, NY – A Sunday night dispute on a quiet East Harlem block turned violent when a man was struck with a metal pipe. Around 9:56 p.m. on August 3, a 67-year-old…
NYPD searching for suspect in lower Manhattan Citibank robbery
MANHATTAN, NY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a midday bank robbery in the Financial District last month. According to investigators, the…
NYPD searching for suspect in lower Manhattan Citibank robbery
MANHATTAN, NY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with a midday bank robbery in the Financial District last month. According to investigators, the…
NYPD seeks suspect who opened fire at two men in the Bronx
Bronx, NY – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who fired a gun at two people in Claremont last month before fleeing the scene. The incident happened…
Bronx man shot dead on Westchester Avenue; NYPD investigating
BRONX, NY – A man was fatally shot in the head late Thursday night in the Soundview section of the Bronx, police said. According to the NYPD, officers responded to a 911…
Fake deliveryman robs elderly woman in Lower East Side apartment
Manhattan, NY – A man posing as a delivery worker forced his way into a 77-year-old woman’s Lower East Side apartment Tuesday afternoon, knocking her to the ground and stealing cash and…
Illegal Alien Faked His Own Death to Re-Enter U.S. After Multiple Deportations
New York, NY – A Dominican Republic national with a history of violent crime and repeated illegal entries into the United States has been sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for…
Early-morning shooting rattls Brooklyn block when a suspect opened fire and vanished into the night
Brooklyn, NY – Police are searching for a man who discharged a firearm during an early morning incident in Sunset Park over the weekend. It happened Saturday, August 2, at about 3:50…
Man arrested after 94-year-old assaulted inside Upper East Side building
Manhattan, NY – A 94-year-old man was punched in the face inside a Madison Avenue building earlier this week, and police have arrested a suspect in connection with the attack. The incident…
Man sought after forcible touching incident near Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, NY — A 34-year-old woman was walking near Flatbush Avenue and Sterling Place on the afternoon of July 8 when a man approached her from behind and grabbed her buttocks before…
New Jersey group slams NYC after Harlem Legionnaires’ outbreak sparks urgent calls for broader prevention measures
New York, NY – A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has left 67 people sick and three dead since late July, prompting renewed demands for New York City to overhaul its…
NYC Powerball ticket hits for $1 million
Manhattan, NY – It happened in Midtown when one lucky Powerball player purchased a second-prize-winning ticket worth $1 million ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing — making Diamond News on 2nd Avenue the…
Man robbed at gunpoint near Grand Concourse as suspects flee with cash and passport
BRONX, NY — A 44-year-old man was walking near McClellan Street and Grand Concourse on Tuesday night when two armed individuals confronted him and robbed him of cash, cards, and a passport…
$50K Powerball ticket sold at Brooklyn gas station
Brooklyn, NY – A third-prize-winning Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Brooklyn for the August 6 drawing, according to the New York Lottery. The winning ticket was purchased at Flat Gas…
Teen surrounded and robbed of iPhone in bold Bronx daylight ambush
Bronx, NY – As he stood on a busy Bronx corner Thursday morning, a 15-year-old boy was surrounded by a group of strangers who snatched his iPhone and threatened to stab him…
Upper East Side man, 94, sucker-punched in broad daylight
New York, NY – As he stood near a building on Madison Avenue Tuesday evening, a 94-year-old man was suddenly punched in the face by a stranger in a shocking daylight assault.…
Feds bust $68 million Medicaid con linked to Brooklyn day cares
BROOKLYN, NY – A 54-year-old Brooklyn woman has pleaded guilty to leading a massive fraud scheme that siphoned more than $68 million from Medicaid through her adult day care businesses. Zakia Khan,…
Gunman gets 25 years for killing mother and her dog in Brooklyn smoke shop shooting
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Manhattan man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting a 36-year-old woman and killing her dog during a 2022 shooting inside a Bedford-Stuyvesant smoke…