The 17-year-old victim was entering the bathroom inside the lower level of the library at Kingsborough Community College in Manhattan Beach about 11:35 a.m. Monday when she felt someone coming in behind her, cops said.
Jahvier Perez, 26, faces attempted murder, assault and child endangerment charges in the grisly Saturday morning attack, which may have left the two-year-old brain-damaged, police sources said.
The on-duty driver was heading south on Flatbush Ave. near Avenue R in Marine Park around 6 p.m. when he lost control of his truck, said police.
Mamadou Bah, 19, an immigrant from Senegal who dreamt of playing pro basketball, died after he stumbled into Gentlemen’s Quarters Salon on Church Ave. near Ocean Ave. in Flatbush just before 10 p.m. Tuesday.
The 8:15 a.m. crash at Pennsylvania and Blake Aves. in East New York happened just paces from three neighborhood schools and about two miles from where a 10-year-old girl was fatally struck by a school bus Tuesday, officials said.
Folks in the neighborhood where the 7-year-old was struck and killed 24 hours earlier couldn’t help but notice the new arrivals Friday: Two guards positioned at the intersection near a homemade memorial honoring the lost and lovable child.
More than 200 mourners filed into the Love Fellowship Tabernacle church in East New York Thursday night for Payson Lott’s wake and funeral. The youngster was struck and killed by an unlicensed driver as he crossed a street in his neighborhood.
The beloved 49-year-old priest, born in Mexico City, passed away Friday evening at the Wyckoff Medical Center in Brooklyn, the diocese said. Father Jorge, as he was known to worshippers, served as the diocesan coordinator of the ministry for Mexican-Americans among his other duties.
The fourth-year DA told the Daily News in an interview that his focus has shifted dramatically during the crisis, as trials and grand juries have been put on hold across the state.
The closure applies to Catholic elementary schools in Manhattan, Staten Island and the Bronx, the area covered by the New York Archdiocese. It will last from March 16 through March 20, “with the possibility of a lengthier closure,” according to diocese officials.
Twenty-two of the city’s 25,000 paraprofessionals have died from the coronavirus, a rate four times higher than the rest of the 150,000-employee Department of Education, according to the agency’s data.
The Department of Health has announced that a further 18 people who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 here have died, and has also announced an additional 219 confirmed cases of the virus.
Club Players Association chairman Micheál Briody accepts that counties will have to greatly alter the structure of club competitions if a window for playing does become available later this year.
A suspect accused in the shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed black jogger killed in a Georgia suburrb more than two months ago, was involved in a previous prosecution of the 26-year-old runner back when he worked for the local district attorney’s office.
As devastating as the NYC numbers are, they represent a steady decrease from early April, when there were 533 new confirmed deaths on April 7 and 6,155 new cases on April 6.
Not long after William the Conqueror named Remigius de Fécamp bishop of what was then the largest diocese in the country, he decided to move the seat of the diocese to a more central location. For the next 20 years, Remigius oversaw construction of a magnificent new cathedral in Lincoln, only to die days before its consecration. Today, its architecture is considered to be priceless. When Queen Eleanor died nearby in 1290, which parts of her body were buried at the cathedral? Discuss
A bacterial “probiotic” may enhance athletic performance. But it’s a long way from being ready for use in humans.
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Thwaites Glacier is melting fast. But to understand how climate change is driving its decline, scientists need to send instruments through 2,000 feet of ice into the water below.
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Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.
Dúirt Príomh-Oifigeach Leighis na Roinne Sláinte an Dr Tony Holohan go bhfuil an ceann sprice a chuireamar romhainn bainte amach againn agus go bhfuil cosc curtha againn anois ar leathadh an ghalair Covid-19 inár measc.
Tá an coróinvíreas ag spreagadh fearg, fuath agus ciníochas i measc daoine a deir Ceannaire na Naisiún Aontaithe. Dúirt Antonio Guterrez an méid sin agus srianta san Eoraip agus san Astráil á maolú de réir a chéile.
Soap is restricted and hand sanitizer is contraband at correctional facilities. We need to stop admitting people accused of low-level crimes.
Nearly one month after the death of Kobe Bryant, the NBA announced the Lakers and Clippers will play a rescheduled game on April 9.
Hours after Kobe Bryant's death, speculators were registering domain names connected to the tragedy. Merchandise tied to the Lakers legend is in heavy demand.
Loyola Marymount asked Los Angeles residents to name their favorite athlete and favorite team. Who finished just behind LeBron James and the Lakers?
For Ethan Anderson and others who'd grown up in the long shadow Kobe Bryant cast, it seemed Bryant would always be there, his presence looming forever over Los Angeles.
Jonah Mathews had 23 points and Daniel Utomi added 19 points and 10 rebounds as USC beat Arizona State 71-61 for a weekend sweep of the Arizona teams.
USC guard Kyle Sturdivant knows the grief for his father won't fade anytime soon, even as he returns to the game he and his father once bonded over.
As the NCAA, its member universities, and the conferences they represent contemplate how to proceed with college athletics amid the threat of coronavirus, USC will continue for the foreseeable future without fans present.
When USC guard Jonah Mathews beat UCLA with a last-second shot, he hoped it would be the start of a magical March run. Instead, it was the final game of his career.
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In this pandemic, we need an emergency increase in the number of green cards issued to immigrants with critically required skills.
Being born black in America means facing the likelihood of poorer health outcomes over a lifetime.
A Texas grand jury has been hearing evidence that could form the basis for criminal charges related to the opioid overdose death of Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs.
Angels manager Joe Maddon believes Shohei Ohtani can bat .300, and the Japanese two-way star has re-integrated a leg kick to help get him there.
Set in 2033, Amazon's new sci-fi series follows a dead character who has been brought back to "life" as a lookalike avatar in a virtual world. Upload is smart, funny — and imaginatively complicated.
Long and intense heat waves are nothing new in Southern California and the Southwest, but amid COVID-19, public health experts are warning they could become deadlier for people self-isolating in homes they can't keep cool.
Rondell Russell, 22, was taken into custody soon after he shot 48-year-old Otis Adams during a confrontation at Russell’s building on Powell St. near Pitkin Ave. in Brownsville, part of NYCHA’s Seth Low Houses, about 10:10 p.m. Thursday.
Kings goalie Jonathan Quick knows it takes some time to regain his form after a long break. He says NHL goalies will be tested if the season resumes.
As devastating as the NYC numbers are, they represent a steady decrease from early April, when there were 533 new confirmed deaths on April 7 and 6,155 new cases on April 6.
An extensive search was launched Thursday for a teenager who allegedly stabbed his younger brother to death in the Florida Keys community of Islamorada, authorities said.
Between 83,000 and 190,000 people could die of COVID-19 in Africa, with 29 million to 44 million infected, in the coronavirus pandemic’s first year if containment measures do not work, the African regional office of the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday.