Jury Finds Former NRA Chief LaPierre Misspent Gun Group’s Funds, Owes $4.4M February 26, 2024 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the...
Jury Awards Carroll $83 Million in Defamation Case Against Trump January 28, 2024 By Jennifer Peltz, Larry Neumeister and JAKE OFFENHARTZ A jury awarded $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll on Friday in a stinging and expensive rebuke to former President...
Firefighters Find No Victims in Debris of Collapsed Bronx Apartment Building December 13, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, Jennifer Peltz and Joseph B. Frederick Firefighters said they didn`t find anybody trapped in an enormous mound of rubble Monday after a corner of a seven-story...
New York Drying Out After Soaking by Record Rainfall October 2, 2023 By Bobby Caina Calvan, Jennifer Peltz and JAKE OFFENHARTZ New York City began drying out Saturday after being soaked by one of its wettest days in decades, as city...
Manhattan Crane Collapse Linked to Owner, Operator With Past Safety Violations July 31, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan...
New York City Construction Crane Catches Fire, Collapses and Crashes July 27, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and Karen Matthews A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm...
New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle Suits Over Arrests of 2020 Protesters July 21, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf...
NYPD Officer Blows Whistle on ‘Courtesy Cards’ That Shield Some From Traffic Tickets June 2, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of “courtesy cards” by friends and relatives of...
New York City Transit Halts Service Alerts on Twitter After Suspension May 2, 2023 By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Shortly after midnight last Thursday, several New York City subway trains slowed to a crawl as emergency crews tended to...