New Yorkers could get a $500 ‘inflation refund’

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(Albany, NY) – Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul unveiled a plan on Monday (Dec. 9, 2024)  to send “inflation refunds” to New Yorkers who fall under a certain income threshold. The checks would cost the state $3 billion

UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Suspect Arrested

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(New York, NY) – A suspect has been arrested in the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. After Thompson was shot dead last Wednesday outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, a massive manhunt ensued — spanning

Daniel Penny found not guilty

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(New York, NY) — A Manhattan jury has found Daniel Penny not guilty in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a subway last year.  The jury acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide Monday morning. A guilty

Adams’ Plan for High Crime Neighborhoods

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(Bronx, NY) – It’s well known that certain neighborhoods in New York City are more crime-plagued than others. But Mayor Eric Adams says he’s confident that the city’s new pilot program can solve the issue, over the

She is no spring chicken

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(New York, NY) — The world’s oldest known wild bird is going to be a new mother. A spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, reports a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named, Wisdom laid an egg last

NJ high school coach among six killed in crash

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(Newark, NJ) — Students and staff at Hudson Catholic High in Jersey City are mourning one of their own today. The school’s football coach, 32-year-old Lamar McKnight was one of six people killed late Friday night in

Those drones are back in NJ and NYC

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(Toms River, NJ)  — Those car sized drones were spotted again over the weekend. This time on Staten Island and down the Jersey Shore. Police in Ocean County caught video of the drones, but have no idea