NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations
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NYPD officers identify 3 protesters arrested in Times Square during Tyre Nichols demonstrations

Police on Saturday identified three Manhattan residents arrested in connection with violent Tyre Nichols demonstrations in Times Square. Candy Nicole, 25, was charged with assault, hate crime assault, and two counts of obstruction of governmental administration for punching a cop in the nose and another in the head in the…

Grand Central’s LIRR terminal to finally open Wednesday
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Grand Central’s LIRR terminal to finally open Wednesday

The long-delayed Long Island Railroad terminal beneath Grand Central will finally open Wednesday – albeit as part of a soft-launch with limited service. After 15 years of construction on the $11.6 billion transit hub, the MTA will offer some shuttle service between Jamaica, Queens and the new LIRR terminal as…

Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment
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Rikers guard punched inmate in face; fellow officers covered it up: indictment

Three city correction officers have been accused of covering up the assault of a Rikers Island inmate by one of their own, prosecutors announced Tuesday. Carl Williams, 31, Roy Dewar, 58, and Jatan Das, 64, were indicted on charges of official misconduct and multiple counts of falsifying business records, Bronx…

‘Real Housewives’ star Jen Shah to face sentencing for telemarketing fraud scheme
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‘Real Housewives’ star Jen Shah to face sentencing for telemarketing fraud scheme

Disgraced “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Jen Shah will be sentenced by a federal judge in Manhattan Friday for running a yearslong telemarketing scam that targeted elderly Americans.  Federal prosecutors want Judge Sidney Stein to hand the fallen reality TV star up to 10 years in prison over…

Connecticut State Rep. Quentin Williams killed in car crash
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Connecticut State Rep. Quentin Williams killed in car crash

A Connecticut state lawmaker was killed on the road early Thursday morning after a wrong-way driver slammed into him and his vehicle erupted into flames, authorities said. State Rep. Quentin Williams was fatally struck on his trip home from the governor’s inauguration ball — and just hours after being sworn…