All news by author: Lorena Mongelli

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Curtis Sliwa criticizes the homeless 'humanitarian crisis' at Penn Station
On Wednesday, New York City mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa criticized the homeless "humanitarian crisis" at Penn Station, asserting that not enough is being done to address the issue
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Man, 33, killed in Upper East Side shooting
The bullets flew on East 95th Street between First and Second avenues around 9:30 a.m., striking a 43-year-old in the back and a 33-year-old in the head and shoulder, cops said.
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George Gonzalez, Brooklyn-born cop killed at Pentagon, laid to rest
George Gonzalez, 37 -- whose brother is an NYPD officer -- was on patrol Aug. 3 at a transit hub outside the Pentagon when he was killed in the unprovoked attack, cops said.
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Video footage to be presented as evidence against former NYPD officer Michael Valva in son's murder trial
A judge ruled on Thursday that video evidence is admissible in the trial of former NYPD officer Michael Valva, who, along with his ex-fiancée, was accused of killing his 8-year-old son. The judge determined that a police search conducted last year was "lawful."
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Vaccine hesitancy hits Gov. Cuomo panel tasked with tackling it at NYCHA complexes
A member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's task force to improve access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the Big Apple's public housing complexes still hasn't gotten the shots himself months into the inoculation campaign.
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An 8-year-old girl from the Bronx was tragically killed when a granite handrail collapsed on her
Authorities reported that a tragic incident occurred when a marble handrail fell and killed an 8-year-old girl while she was playing outside her Bronx home
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Sommelier charged for 3 NYC arson attacks, including rival restaurants
Caleb Ganzer was first busted after he was caught starting a fire to Prince Street Pizza's outdoor dining shed in the early hours of July 13.
Crime • Views: 733
Staten Island man's murder conviction overturned after 23 years in prison
Grant Williams, 50, was ultimately exonerated following a considerable amount of evidence proving he was mistakenly found guilty in 1997
Sports • Views: 625
Yankees supporter apprehended by arena security expresses regret for 'foolish' act
On Wednesday, the Yankees fan who was knocked down by stadium security after running onto the field expressed regret for the "foolish" act, acknowledging that he experienced a "moment of poor judgment."
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Florida tower survivor describes anguished cries of trapped neighbors
Steve Rosenthal, 72, said he first heard the "largest thunderclap'' of his life around 1:30 in the morning Thursday.
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Florida survivor recalls escape from collapsing condo: ‘You need to run’
She grabbed her ID and credit card and a couple of religious tokens, including her Virgin of Guadalupe gold medallion, and fled.
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Expectant mother and her 1-year-old daughter are among the 159 individuals still unaccounted for in the Florida condominium collapse
Additional names of those unaccounted for in the tragic condominium collapse in Florida have come to light. Among them are a pregnant woman with her one-year-old child and an Argentinian plastic surgeon with his family
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A distressed family member believes more efforts should be made to find people in the Florida building collapse
A man with family members missing in the tragic Florida condo tower collapse expressed on Friday that insufficient efforts are being made to locate survivors in the 30-foot heap of debris
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Parents of kids involved in chaotic Bronx shooting voice their concerns: 'It's a traumatic experience for us.'
The father of the two Bronx children caught in last week's shooting has finally spoken out, revealing that he witnessed the terrifying violence as it happened right in front of him
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Man fatally shot outside Chelsea’s Dream Hotel, Busta Rhymes later seen nearby
A 25-year-old man was shot dead early Thursday outside the high-end Dream Hotel in Chelsea, cops said.
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Billboards outside NYC schools call for ‘diversity not indoctrination’
A series of mobile billboards stationed outside of elite New York City private schools on Monday called out their "woke" curriculum and for "diversity not indoctrination."
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Exclusive | It’s the Wild West Village! Neighborhood overrun with graffiti, garbage: locals
It's not just Soho -- the West Village is looking more like the wild west as of late with scrawls of spray paint covering storefronts and mounds of stinking garbage cluttering sidewalks.
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Woman accused of killing Army vet in 2018 remains free on paltry bail as case lingers
A woman charged in the murder of a US war vet in Manhattan in 2018 has remained free on paltry bail for more than a year as the case drags on — with her latest hearing Tuesday adjourned over technical issues.
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Ex-NYPD cop, former lover blame each other in 8-year-old’s garage death
The former lovers each face second-degree murder raps for allegedly forcing Thomas, who was autistic, to sleep in an unheated garage.
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Victim of NYC subway attack urges for increased police presence to 'avoid disorder.'
A victim in the series of brutal subway slashings has urged for an increased police presence to curb the wave of random violence affecting the system
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Michael Valva remains expressionless as prosecutors present pictures of his son's clothing
The former NYPD officer accused of killing his 8-year-old autistic son remained expressionless in a Long Island courtroom Wednesday as prosecutors revealed photos of the boy's shirt
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Michael Valva, an NYPD officer accused of his son's murder, becomes emotional in court when the 911 call is played
Michael Valva and his fiancée Angela Pollina became emotional as they sat at opposite ends of a table in Suffolk County Supreme Court during a pre-trial hearing when the call was played
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Private eye tried to ‘shake down’ client after murder exoneration: prosecutors
A retired NYPD detective-turned-private eye was indicted Monday in an alleged failed "shakedown" of a former client whose murder conviction he helped overturn, prosecutors said.
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Subway attack survivor urges mayor: 'Take these crazies off the streets'
Randall Weaver, 60, urged the mayor to increase efforts to ensure commuter safety in light of the recent string of unprovoked assaults on the transit network
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Grieving widow remembers Anastasios Tsakos, beloved NYPD officer lost to a drunk driving incident
At the funeral, the widow of Anastasio Tsakos—the NYPD officer who was killed by a drunk driver—cried as she recalled her husband as "the love of my life."