Caroll Alvarado
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My brother turned parents' $10M home into hoarder hell: suit
A multimillionaire hoarder has squandered his brother’s inheritance by turning the family’s $10 million brownstone steps from Central Park into a wasteland of rotting garbage, toxic mold and vermin infestations,...
11 arrested in Times Square after protests over Stephon Clark's death
Police faced down flying bottles Wednesday evening during a wild demonstration in Times Square over the Sacramento police shooting, law enforcement sources said. Ten protesters were booked for disorderly conduct,...
Child, 8 others injured after handicapped driver's car jumps curb
Nine people — including a 6-year-old boy — were injured when a car driven by a person in a wheelchair who uses hand controls to operate the vehicle hopped a...
Cop goes easy on teen for hitting him, she brags about hating cops on Facebook
This might make NYPD cops think twice about cutting someone a break. A teen slugged a Brooklyn police officer in the face, but the cop took it easy on her...
Grand Central becomes a makeshift hotel for stranded commuters
Unlucky commuters were forced to bed down on the steps of Grand Central Station early Thursday, stranded in the city after Winter Storm Quinn snarled area rail lines. “I’m stuck...
Swastikas scratched into cars in Brooklyn
An anti-Semitic vandal scratched swastikas into at least two vehicles in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn on Wednesday, police said. The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force was investigating the...
Feds bust twin brothers from the Bronx for trying to build bombs
Cops have busted twin brothers from the Bronx for allegedly stockpiling explosive materials and crafting bombs inside their home -- with help from high school students. Christian Toro, a former...
Masked attacker fatally stabs grandparents outside Brooklyn home
A husband and wife who owned a store that sells religious articles were stabbed to death by a masked attacker outside their Brooklyn home Wednesday, police said. The couple was...
Bronx residents fuming over unsightly car graveyard
A Bronx street has become a dumping ground for clunker cars — some without license plates — that are taking up valuable parking spots and creating an eyesore, local residents...
Mom sues for $45M over missing stop sign that caused son's crash
Queens mom plans to sue the city for at least $45 million over a missing stop sign, which she said caused a crash that left her 1-month-old son with brain damage....
Man's murder conviction tossed after more than 20 years behind bars
A Bronx man who spent more than 20 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit walked free Monday — after new evidence revealed he hadn’t received...
NYC 'heat wave' will be short-lived
This touch of spring will be gone in a flash. Temperatures are expected to climb to a balmy 62 degrees today, before dropping over the weekend. After brutal arctic winds...
Man killed in random subway attack was 'sweetheart' dad of 10
A Staten Island man who was pushed to his death on a Brooklyn subway platform Wednesday was a dad of 10 who had been heading home after arguing with officials...
Ferry ride from hell finally ends in Brookyn
Commuters finally arrived at a Brooklyn marine terminal late Wednesday night after being held captive on a grounded ferry boat for nearly six hours. The passengers said they were exhausted...
Good neighbor helps nab suspected package thieves
A Queens man helped cops snag two suspected package thieves — and the purloined parcel was returned before the victim even realized it was missing, officials said Monday. Rich Ramnarine...
NYPD cops dress up to spread holiday cheer
Brooklyn police officers traded their uniforms to play a less serious — but equally as rewarding role — on Thursday evening, when they dressed as Santa Claus and superheroes to...
Family of Port Authority bombing suspect is 'outraged' at investigators' tactics
The family of the alleged ISIS-inspired Port Authority bomber said they were “heartbroken” by the attack on Monday and blasted law enforcement agencies for what they claimed were heavy-handed tactics...
Charter school parents say de Blasio isn't giving students enough space
Fuming Success Academy parents blasted Mayor de Blasio Thursday for failing to provide adequate accommodations for the charter network’s burgeoning population of middle-schoolers. Parents outside a Success school in Rosedale,...
O’Neill: Brooklyn College should embrace cops, not 'push them away'
Police Commissioner James O’Neill on Monday ripped Brooklyn College for trying to keep cops off their campus by restricting officers who have to relieve themselves to a run-down bathroom on...
Two workers injured after manhole suddenly explodes
Two Manhattan Con Edison workers faced a nightmare on the job Saturday when a manhole they were working on suddenly exploded, officials said. The contractors were inside the hole at...