Philadelphia shoppers will soon have to pay 10 cents for a paper bag
Philadelphia shoppers will soon have to pay 10 cents per paper bag after Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Thursday allowed a bill imposing the fee to become law without her…
‘Lion King’ star Vincent Jamal Hooper among displaced after 5-alarm Manhattan fire
Broadway actor Vincent Jamal Hooper, currently starring as Simba in “The Lion King,” was among the tenants displaced last weekend after a 5-alarm fire at a Washington Heights apartment building.…
NJ pet sitter accused of fatally shooting dog
A New Jersey man is facing charges after allegedly shooting a dog he was looking after. The Berkeley Township Police Department said it responded to a call from a woman…
Minnesota man admits to beating co-worker to death with sledgehammer
A Minnesota man bludgeoned his co-worker to death with a sledgehammer because he simply didn’t like her, and admitted to planning the killing “for some time,” authorities said Wednesday. David…
Brooklyn super who died after being beaten with cell phone was trying to hold suspect for cops: witness
The Brooklyn building super who was beaten with a cell phone and later died of an apparent heart attack wrapped his arms around the attacker to try to hold him…
Philly Council president says Mayor Parker was ‘strategic’ in dropping diversity contracting goals
One of Philadelphia’s top lawmakers defended Mayor Cherelle L. Parker on Thursday, saying her administration’s recent decision to eliminate some diversity goals in city contracting is “strategic.” “Our mayor’s walking…
The shutdown is over. The people whose SNAP benefits were frozen are still ‘kind of in shock’
On Wednesday morning, more than 300 people lined a narrow street in Nicetown, waiting to pick up groceries in a parking lot. Some held the hands of young children in…
NYC man gets 5 years for bar fight stabbing after girlfriend licked reality star
A New York City man set to appear in an upcoming Netflix series was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for stabbing another man in a Colorado bar…
Advocates urge NYC schools request pause on class-size caps before Mamdani takes office
Education advocates made a last-ditch effort Thursday to persuade New York City officials to request a delay of the state’s class-size law before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani takes office. The 2022…
Cops save suicidal girl, 16, who jumped in freezing Harlem River
A suicidal 16-year-old girl has a second chance at life, thanks to a trio of quick-acting cops who pulled her from Manhattan’s Harlem River moments after she plunged in. The…