Flaco, the owl who endeared himself to New Yorkers in sightings around Manhattan, had underlying conditions consistent with urban wildlife when he died last month, zoo officials said. Flaco was roughly 13 years old when he was found dead Feb. 23 in the courtyard of an apartment building in New York City’s Upper West Side,… Continue reading Flaco, owl whose death shocked NYC, had evidence of bird herpes and rodenticides
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Drew Barrymore rushed from NYC stage by Reneé Rapp after man yelling ‘You know who I am’ approaches
Drew Barrymore and singer/actor Reneé Rapp abruptly left a New York City stage on Monday after a man approached while yelling, “You know who I am,” according to video from the event circulating on social media. The talk show host and actor was leading a conversation with Rapp, star of “The Sex Lives of College Girls,”… Continue reading Drew Barrymore rushed from NYC stage by Reneé Rapp after man yelling ‘You know who I am’ approaches
NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City officials want to ease pressure on overcrowded homeless shelters by housing migrants in a federal jail that once held mobsters, terrorists and Wall Street swindlers before being shut down after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide. The proposal, suggested in an Aug. 9 letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration, came as New York… Continue reading NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide
Man indicted for anti-Asian hate crime in NYC Koreatown attack
A Massachusetts man was indicted on hate crime charges this week after prosecutors said he assaulted an Asian couple in Manhattan’s Koreatown neighborhood. Marc Jensen, 33, allegedly approached the unnamed couple, who are both of Korean descent, while they were waiting for an Uber around 1:30 a.m. on May 23, according to a press release… Continue reading Man indicted for anti-Asian hate crime in NYC Koreatown attack
Teen suspect in NYC stabbing of a dancer is indicted on a hate-crime murder charge
NEW YORK — A 17-year-old was indicted on a hate-crime murder charge in a stabbing that followed taunts and confrontation over a group of men dancing shirtless to Beyoncé as they gassed up their car, prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors concluded O’Shae Sibley’s death was motivated by anti-Black and anti-LGBTQ bias, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. “It’s… Continue reading Teen suspect in NYC stabbing of a dancer is indicted on a hate-crime murder charge
Fatal stabbing of NYC gay man is being investigated as a possible hate crime
A 28-year-old gay man was stabbed to death in Brooklyn over the weekend, in what authorities are investigating as a possible hate crime. O’Shae Sibley, who was a professional dancer and choreographer, was dancing at a gas station late Saturday, playing music from Beyoncé and vogueing when he was approached by a group of men… Continue reading Fatal stabbing of NYC gay man is being investigated as a possible hate crime