According to prosecutors, he forced a male detainee to perform oral sex on him on two occasions and attempted to have penetrative sex with him. Johnson faces two counts related to the alleged assaults and a third accusing him of lying to federal agents about the incidents after his DNA was found on the victim's prison jumpsuit.
According to the NYPD, responding officers found a 38-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left leg at around 12:30 a.m. He was taken to a hospital and is expected to recover. Police say there are no arrests or suspect descriptions at this time.
Stuart Cinema and Café made history in 2018 when it became New York's first Black Latina-owned movie theater, establishing itself in the Greenpoint neighborhood as both a creative hub and community gathering space. Founded by producer and entrepreneur Emelyn Stuart, the 50-seat venue was born out of her frustration with the barriers facing independent filmmakers-from distributor gatekeeping to outdated screening facilities and inattentive staff.
Police found 24-year-old Jayden Smith with gunshot wounds to the torso inside a club on Alabama Ave. near Stanley Ave. in East New York, around 4 a.m. on Sunday. Medics rushed Smith to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to cops.
I heard commotion. I did come down to look. And then that's the time the fire, the window exploded. As Thomas and her kids evacuated, she saw the flames bursting out of a front window, and a man catch on fire. I think he was burned a bit, but he was speaking. He was asking for help.
Edwin Delgado, 53, was riding his bike south on 16th Ave. when the cement truck driver, heading in the same direction, hit him near 49th St. in Borough Park shortly before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to law enforcement.
As alleged, the defendant preyed on vulnerable members of the community, subjecting his victims to threats, violence, and manipulation so that he could sell their bodies for his own profit. Today's arrest demonstrates our office's unwavering commitment to aggressively prosecute sex traffickers, especially when minors are involved.
SeltzerFest is becoming a place where heritage, comedy, food, and fizz all collide. It's nostalgic without being precious, funny without being ironic, and deeply New York in spirit.
On Sunday, I dragged myself away from the famed Staten Island St. Patrick's Parade to visit NYC's latest feathered celebrity - a Trumpeter Swan loafing off a fast-ferry dock in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It didn't take long to find; it seemed like every passerby was stopping to photograph this stunner, phones up and Instagram-ready.
If you don't get your stuff together, you're not going to graduate with your friends. After struggling through high school, the then-17-year-old Ramdass wanted to ensure she would graduate with her friends. Heading to a local Barnes and Noble bookstore, Ramdass had one goal: Buy a book, because at that age, she had never read a novel from start to finish.
The idea for Canopy really began with a very personal experience. I gave birth to my first baby in New York City on March 24, 2020, right in the earliest days of the pandemic when the city was in full 'shelter in place.' Overnight, there were no playgroups, no mom gatherings, no places to go with a baby. The normal ways that parents meet each other and find support totally disappeared.
This walk works to raise awareness for people out there regarding screening for colon cancer. It's truly a preventable disease and at 45 years old, everybody should be screened. We are excited to have our community members join us, and I'm excited to say we've raised almost $20,000 for the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.
The bustling community that exists there has kept me there and keeps me excited about the future, because I think the best is yet to come for the Bronx. Robert Rodriguez, managing director and Northeast divisional director for business banking at JPMorgan Chase, expressed his enthusiasm about the borough's potential and his personal commitment to the community as a Bronx native.
