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Man punched out cousin in Queens, left him to be run over by car: DA
Man punched out cousin in Queens, left him to be run over by car: DA
Jonathan Velez was charged with assault and reckless endangerment for allegedly punching his cousin Manuel Rivera, 39, to the ground in Ozone Park on Aug. 2, then leaving him there to be run over b…
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February 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Mamdani names Stanley Richards, formerly incarcerated criminal justice reformer, to run NYC jails
Mamdani names Stanley Richards, formerly incarcerated criminal justice reformer, to run NYC jails
Mamdani entrusted Stanley Richards, who was formerly incarcerated and executive vice president at The Fortune Society, with overseeing the Big Apple’s jails, aiming for both a safer jail syst…
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February 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Streamer Aspen Kartier arrested for animal cruelty after disturbing viral video
Streamer Aspen Kartier arrested for animal cruelty after disturbing viral video
Rapper and streamer Aspen Kartier was arrested on charges of animal cruelty after a video went viral that appeared to show her beating her puppy.
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February 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
NYPD lieutenant busted for shoplifting while working off-duty security at yoga boutique
NYPD lieutenant busted for shoplifting while working off-duty security at yoga boutique
Multiple sources confirm John Ruis was off-duty and working a security detail at an Alo Yoga boutique when he was caught on surveillance camera stealing a $275 charm off a $3,500 Alo Odyssey bag.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Leonard Greene: What I’m reading — Harlem’s Schomburg center issues list of 100 books by Black authors
Greene: What I’m reading — Harlem’s Schomburg center issues list of 100 books by Black authors
The “100 Black Voices” book list features recommendations from some of the leading voices in Black history, literature, scholarship and art, as well as the Schomburg Center’s extended l…
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January 31, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Latest Epstein files dump shines more unsavory light on former Prince Andrew
Latest Epstein files dump shines more unsavory light on former Prince Andrew
Among the millions of Epstein files released this week, there are photos of the man formerly known as Prince Andrew on his hands and knees, hovering over an unidentified woman on the floor.
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January 31, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Dan Sohail prayed at N.J. yeshiva day before ramming car into Brooklyn Chabad headquarters
Dan Sohail prayed at NJ yeshiva day before ramming car into Brooklyn Chabad headquarters
The day before he’d be charged with ramming his car into the doors of Chabad World Headquarters in NYC, Dan Sohail prayed at a yeshiva in Carteret, New Jersey and declared: ‘God calls me every day.…
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January 31, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Madison Square Garden threatens lifetime ban for fighting in arena
Madison Square Garden threatens lifetime ban for fighting in arena
Madison Square Garden has issued a statement warning that anyone fighting at the arena could face a lifetime ban after multiple brawls broke out during an event on Friday.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Man, 59, found dead in Queens apartment building with massive head injuries
Man, 59, found dead in Queens apartment building with massive head injuries
The victim was found inside a nine-story building on Nameoke Ave. near Redfern Ave. around 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
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January 31, 2026 at 8:03 PM
‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy shares emotional tribute to Catherine O’Hara
‘Schitt’s Creek’ star Dan Levy shares emotional tribute to Catherine O’Hara
Dan Levy shared an emotional tribute to TV mom Catherine O’Hara, who’d also been real-life friends with his dad for 50 years.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:45 PM
NYC doorman killed in wrong-way crash with NYPD sergeant had dreamed of becoming a cop
NYC doorman killed in wrong-way crash with NYPD sergeant had dreamed of becoming a cop
“The irony is that he regularly donated to funds supporting police officers, as he always dreamed of becoming one himself,” family members said of Manuel Boitel.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Bill Madden: In the Spirit of ’76, Yankees need to install Graig Nettles in Monument Park
Bill Madden: In the Spirit of ’76, Yankees need to install Graig Nettles in Monument Park
We are coming up on the 50th anniversary of the 1976 season, a landmark season for the Yankees.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Cold-related deaths jump to 13 in NYC as deep freeze continues
Cold-related deaths jump to 13 in NYC as deep freeze continues
City Hall officials announced late Friday that the cold weather-related death toll since last Sunday’s massive snowstorm had risen to 13.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Mike Lupica: Hall of Fame voters embarrass themselves with Bill Belichick snub
Mike Lupica: Hall of Fame voters embarrass themselves with Bill Belichick snub
Here is what happened this week with voting for the Pro Football Hall of Fame as just enough point missers decided that Bill Belichick, who only won six Super Bowls as a head coach, wasn’t worthy o…
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January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
After 900th win, St. John’s coach Rick Pitino has sights set on 1,000
After 900th win, St. John’s coach Rick Pitino has sights set on 1,000
Not long after he surpassed 900 wins as a Division I head coach, Rick Pitino set his sights on another rarely reached milestone.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Today in History: January 31, first Black quarterback plays and wins the Super Bowl
Today in History: January 31, first Black quarterback plays and wins the Super Bowl
Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to play in the Super Bowl, led the Washington Redskins (now Washington Commanders) to a 42-10 victory over the Denver Broncos and was named Super Bowl MVP…
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January 31, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Cam Thomas ignites, rookies close as Nets beat Jazz to snap skid
Cam Thomas ignites, rookies close as Nets beat Jazz to snap skid
Brooklyn beat the Utah Jazz 109-99 at Delta Center, improving to 13-34 and snapping that skid behind a bold starting lineup that featured three rookies and a breakout performance from Egor Dëmin in…
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January 31, 2026 at 3:25 PM
14-year-old girl raped in Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town, suspect ID’d: NYPD
14-year-old girl raped in Manhattan’s Stuyvesant Town, suspect ID’d: NYPD
Germaine Parham, 33, raped the teen inside a building near First Ave. and First Avenue Loop in the private, non-doorman, downtown Manhattan complex around 11:42 a.m., cops said.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Man gets 12 years prison for 1996 cold-case killing of pregnant Bronx mom
Man gets 12 years prison for 1996 cold-case killing of pregnant Bronx mom
Gregory Fleetwood, 69, was sentenced to 29 years for choking the life out of 36-year-old Jasmine Porter on Feb. 5, 1996, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark announced.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title
Elena Rybakina finally won her second Grand Slam title with a victory over top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open on Saturday, and it was something of a testament to quiet achievers.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Mired in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors, Knicks win 5th in a row buff.ly/ARtGda4
Mired in Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors, Knicks win 5th in a row
The Knicks are quietly making a case that they don’t need Giannis Antetokounmpo after all.
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January 31, 2026 at 3:43 AM
NBC’s Stephanie Gosk files for divorce from Ex-‘Today’ host Jenna Wolfe
NBC’s Stephanie Gosk files for divorce from Ex-‘Today’ host Jenna Wolfe
The women tied the knot in 2013, the same year Wolfe announced she was a lesbian and that the couple were expecting their first child.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:30 AM
NBC’s Stephanie Gosk files for divorce from Ex-‘Today’ host Jenna Wolfe
NBC’s Stephanie Gosk files for divorce from Ex-‘Today’ host Jenna Wolfe
The women tied the knot in 2013, the same year Wolfe announced she was a lesbian and that the couple were expecting their first child.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Minor earthquake measuring 2.4 shakes New Jersey on Friday
Minor earthquake measuring 2.4 shakes New Jersey on Friday
A small earthquake with a magnitude of 2.4 rattled parts of western New Jersey on Friday. No damage or injuries were reported.
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January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
DOJ files reveal Elon Musk tried multiple times to visit Epstein Island
DOJ files reveal Elon Musk tried multiple times to visit Epstein Island
Elon Musk appears to have tried multiple times to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. One email released by the DOJ shows him hoping to attend the “wildest party.”
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January 31, 2026 at 1:30 AM