After her speech, Spencer was making her way across Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre and was confronted by anti-trans activists who questioned her views, before a scuffle broke out between groups. Video footage taken at the screen and subsequently shared on social media shows Spencer being chased by two men, one which was wearing a placard that read 'There's No Such Thing As A Transgender Child' and the other wearing one that said 'Keep Men Out Of Women's Spaces'.
The protest, which happened during Ramadan, called "Stop the Islamic takeover of New York City" was led by Jake Lang, a far-right influencer. He promoted the protest on social media which drew about 20 participants. A counter protest, "Run the Nazis out of New York City, Stand Against Hate" happened simultaneously, drawing roughly 125 participants at its peak.
Toronto police are investigating the shooting at a synagogue near Bathurst St. and Glencairn Ave. shortly after midnight. Officers discovered bullet holes in the front door of a building, but no injuries were reported, said police on social media.
Zachariah Padilla, from Brooklyn, was struck just after 11 a.m. near Linden Boulevard and Rockaway Parkway in East Flatbush, according to police. The child was walking with his mother before he darted into the street. An unidentified driver operating a Ford SUV was traveling northbound on Linden Boulevard when the vehicle hit the child, who was running eastbound on Rockaway Parkway toward Church Avenue.
The AG's office argued in court filings that the murder charge, combined with Onduto's 2025 assault of a patient, were sufficient to establish she posed a threat to the public if allowed to continue at her job.
This is a tragic and violent attack which has cost the life of Mr Alshmari, and left a woman injured. We are doing everything we can to establish exactly what happened and why, and the public's response has been fantastic. We've had CCTV, dashcam and mobile footage shared with us, which has been very helpful for the investigation.
We believe this to be a contained incident with a man in custody. We understand how deeply distressing and concerning this incident is and we will have extra officers in the area to offer reassurance to the community.
Both technologies involve cameras mounted on poles designed to read license plates, and at a moment when Americans are rightly more alert to the dangers of unchecked surveillance, it makes sense that people would approach any new camera with skepticism. But similarity at the surface is not sameness in design. These systems are built for different purposes, governed by different statutes, and constrained by different guardrails.
After closer inspection, engineers determined that parts of the sign's façade material are at risk of further failure due to cracking, corrosion and rain saturation and the extent of instability is still being evaluated. After consulting with the property owner, plans are underway to remove unstable portions of the sign and make repairs while preserving as much of the historic material as possible.
The NYPD is closely monitoring events in Iran and the Middle East and coordinating with our federal and international partners. As is our protocol and out of an abundance of caution, we will be enhancing patrols to sensitive locations throughout the city, including diplomatic, cultural, religious, and other relevant sites.
The state of our city is resilient, disciplined and forward looking. We are not without challenges. But we also have remarkable strengths. Fiscal challenges placed tension between what we want to do and what we can afford to do.
One of these random kids decides to grope one of my friend's breasts. She then turns around and throws a drink at him. And another one rolls up on me, spits in my face. Then the first guy that rolled up on me, socks me in the face and they just start destroying my car.
At least one Walnut Creek police officer shot a person early Thursday near an elementary school, authorities said. In a statement, police said the shooting happened in the area of Alvarado Avenue and Buena Vista Avenue, near Buena Vista Elementary School.
A Tuesday morning Bee-Line bus ride along Route 119 in Greenburgh, near the White Plains border, turned violent when police say a 15-year-old boy stabbed an adult man on board. The victim suffered wounds to his head, chest and one hand and was taken by Greenburgh EMS to Westchester Medical Center, where officials described his injuries as serious but not believed to be life-threatening.
