Elizabeth Hagen
The Archive
Women brawl at the YMCA during Christmas party
The holiday spirit took a beating at a YMCA on the Lower East Side, where witnesses said a family Christmas party went from merry to scary and cops wound up...
Man killed mom over 2-pack-a-day smoking limit, DA says
A man on trial for stabbing to death his philanthropist mother in their Upper East Side apartment more than three years ago committed the horrific crime because his mom wouldn’t...
Political operatives charged with campaign-finance crimes
Two political operatives charged with campaign-finance crimes were cheered in court Monday by their Working Families Party allies. Campaign manager David Jones and treasurer David Thomas were charged with grand...
Another tourist climbs Brooklyn Bridge to snap picture
A French tourist was arrested for scrambling up a cable of the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday to take a photo, authorities said — the third security breach this year at...
Man's body found in the Hudson River
A young man’s body was found floating in the Hudson River Tuesday afternoon, just hours after witnesses reported that a young Asian man abandoned a bicycle on the New Jersey...
Child in mom's 'mercy killing' not abused by dad: witness for mom
A defense witness for the pharmaceutical millionaire on trial for fatally poisoning her autistic son backfired Monday when the doctor testified that the slain boy and his father appeared to...
Schumer urges Obama to send Ebola experts to NYC
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Obama administration to immediately send a team of experts to the Big Apple to ensure the safety of New Yorkers should someone test...
Man falls to his death in NYC after 'argument with couple'
A Manhattan man jumped to his death from the 33rd floor of a Midtown building after a loud quarrel with a couple inside the apartment, sources said. The victim, 32,...
Unattended religious candle caused deadly Queens blaze
A religious-rite candle caused a deadly Queens fire that claimed the lives of two young brothers left home alone — with no working smoke detectors, authorities said Tuesday. Melted wax...
Would-be cop killed during bloody brawl outside nightclub
An aspiring cop was killed and another man left in critical condition during a bloody brawl with baseball bats and guns outside a Bronx club early Sunday, police said. “He...
The regular office building with a wild sex club
They’re swinging free! A wild swingers club has been operating out of a Financial District office building — with wall-shaking sex parties throughout the workday — and the cops say...
Man won't move out of his apartment despite horrid conditions
An East Village man is hanging onto his rent-stabilized apartment for dear life. Rory Denis has endured deafening construction and dusty conditions for nearly a year and a half, all...
Most cyclists are still ignoring red lights despite NYPD crackdown
For New York cyclists, red lights means go almost 80 percent of the time — despite an NYPD crackdown and the recent deaths of two pedestrians hit by bikes, The...
Shirt of SEAL who killed bin Laden on display at 9/11 museum
Visitors to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum marveled Sunday at the shirt worn by a US Navy SEAL when he killed Osama bin Laden during a daring, nighttime...
Man dies after leap from Midtown hotel
A man jumped to his death from a Midtown Manhattan hotel Tuesday morning, cops said. The unidentified 45-year-old man was staying on the 10th floor of the Gem Hotel on...
Victim of Hamilton Heights fire was popular high school student
The teenage girl killed when an overloaded electrical cord sparked a fast-moving fire in a Manhattan building was a popular high school student who liked goofy selfies and sang in...
Fatal apartment fire sparked by overloaded extension cord
The fast-moving fire that killed a teenage girl and left nearly a dozen families homeless was sparked by an overloaded extension cord, and spread when a tenant escaped and left...
Thousands attend Dominican Day Parade in NYC
Thousands of revelers lined Sixth Avenue for Sunday’s raucous Dominican Day Parade, which rattled windows and shook the sidewalks with blaring music from its colorful floats. Flag-waving spectators cheered as...
New city program aims to expose illegal van operators
A new city program will help riders figure out what commuter vans aren't playing by the rules, as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio's "Vision Zero" plan to end traffic...
Olive Garden dishwasher was fired for being too religious: suit
A fired dishwasher is suing Olive Garden, saying he was fired the chain restaurant’s Flatiron outpost for being too religious. Muhammad Milhouse, of Brooklyn, who calls himself a “devout Christian,”...