NYPD public information boss Tarik Sheppard has been demoted
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NYPD public information boss Tarik Sheppard has been demoted

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The NYPD’s hot-headed Deputy Commissioner of Public Information — who once called a New York Post reporter a “f–king scumbag” — was demoted this week, police sources said. Tarik Sheppard, a 21-year veteran of the NYPD, will be an assistant chief and commanding…

Man, 56, burned inside NYC’s Penn Station — cops probing cause of injuries
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Man, 56, burned inside NYC’s Penn Station — cops probing cause of injuries

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A man reportedly caught on fire inside Manhattan’s Penn Station on Friday night and investigators are probing what led to his burn injuries, authorities said. First responders swarmed the major transit hub around 7:50 p.m. after MTA police received a report of a…

Huge sinkhole along I-80 in NJ caused by abandoned mineshaft
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Huge sinkhole along I-80 in NJ caused by abandoned mineshaft

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The massive 40-foot by 40-foot sinkhole that opened up a major New Jersey highway Thursday was caused by an abandoned mineshaft, officials said. Construction crews are working around the clock to repair the ginormous hole along I-80 near Exit 40 in Wharton that…

Historic Knickerbocker Greys youth group spared from eviction — but fight might not be over yet
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Historic Knickerbocker Greys youth group spared from eviction — but fight might not be over yet

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An Upper East Side youth group has been spared from eviction from the Park Avenue Armory after a state stepped in to help ensure they could stay put despite planned renovations. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed a bill meant to stop the Park…

Alleged Grand Central Terminal slasher wails for his mom at first court appearance
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Alleged Grand Central Terminal slasher wails for his mom at first court appearance

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The man accused of two unprovoked slashings at Grand Central Terminal on Tuesday night cried out for his mother at his Christmas Day court proceeding — as a Manhattan judge ordered him held on $150,000 bail. Jason Sargeant, 28, was arraigned on charges…

Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC
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Inside the strange carnival with surreal rides by Dali and Basquiat that was lost for decades but is now open in NYC

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines It might be snowing outside, but at Hudson Yards, it’s always the summer of 1987. Thousands of thrill seekers and art lovers are flocking to Luna Luna — the world’s first-ever art amusement park that has finally made its way to the Big…

People walking by ritzy NYC building get doused with stinky mystery fluids — and no one knows who’s doing the dumping
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People walking by ritzy NYC building get doused with stinky mystery fluids — and no one knows who’s doing the dumping

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sopping-mad pedestrians are getting doused with oil, eggs and liquids reeking of chemicals tossed from the windows of a Williamsburg apartment building – but no one’s sure who’s doing the dumping. Locals in the trendy neighborhood claim they’re being “targeted” from a window…

Fire unions livid as funding for 9/11 health fund excluded from federal budget, funds in jeopardy
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Fire unions livid as funding for 9/11 health fund excluded from federal budget, funds in jeopardy

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Fire unions and advocates are calling out congress for failing to secure the funding for the 9/11 victim’s healthcare program after their agreement to keep the government open. Budget negotiations in congress have resulted in the failure to fund the WTC Healthcare program…

NYC DOE sends holiday invoices demanding cash from unvaxxed employees fired during COVID
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NYC DOE sends holiday invoices demanding cash from unvaxxed employees fired during COVID

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The city Department of Education has turned into Scrooge this holiday season, demanding cash from staffers it fired for refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Social worker Diane Pagen, terminated three years ago for violating the city’s vaccine mandate, received an “invoice” after Thanksgiving…

NYC grinches steal ‘thousands’ in food stamps from senior living residents ahead of holidays
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NYC grinches steal ‘thousands’ in food stamps from senior living residents ahead of holidays

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Big Apple grinches stole “thousands of dollars” of federally-funded food stamps from a Queens senior living center’s residents just weeks before the holidays, according to a charity and the building’s staff. B’nai B’rith Queens residents were left wondering how they could afford latke…