Jennifer Bain
The Archive
Three-alarm fire leaves one dead, several hurt in Brooklyn
A Friday morning blaze killed one person and left several others critically injured in Brooklyn, authorities said. The three-alarm fire broke out in a deli on Buffalo Avenue near Eastern...
Aretha Franklin honored in subway graffiti
Fans paid tribute to the undisputed "Queen of Soul" with a series of graffitied signs and messages in Tribeca's Franklin Street subway station. "ARETHA" was scrawled in white marker above...
Rapper Casanova turns himself in for assault on woman at Chelsea diner
Brooklyn-born rapper Casanova turned himself in to police Wednesday morning after being accused of assaulting a woman in a Chelsea diner. Casanova, who was born Caswell Senior, surrendered at the...
Goats enjoy brief escape on way to Brooklyn butcher
You gotta be kidding! More than 20 goats escaped from a truck headed to a Brooklyn slaughterhouse Tuesday when the driver pulled over for a nap — and it's the...
Mourners join mom in final farewell to family killed in wreck
Some 700 mourners gathered Saturday with a New Jersey mom to pay their final farewell to her husband and four daughters killed in a horrific car crash last month. Mary...
Al D'Amato's future ex-wife arrested for beefing with neighbor
The soon-to-be ex-wife of former Senator Al D’Amato was arrested on Long Island Friday morning – the second time in more than four weeks – for allegedly flipping off her...
Rogue goat may have helped dozens of farm animals escape
Dozens of goats and sheep brought for slaughter escaped from a New Jersey livestock auction house Wednesday night — and the facility’s manager believes another goat who had bolted to...
Manganos want corruption retrial moved off Long Island: lawyer
Former Nassau County executive Edward Mangano and his wife Linda were back in court Wednesday, where lawyers said they may seek to have their corruption retrial moved outside of Long...
ACS worker who served time for murder arrested for assaulting child
Mayor de Blasio’s troubled Administration for Children’s Services employed a convicted killer as a juvenile counselor — without running a mandatory criminal background check — and he assaulted a child...
De Blasio surprisingly arrives early for jury duty
Notoriously tardy Mayor Bill de Blasio actually showed up early for jury duty at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday. The mayor, who postponed a previous jury notice six months ago,...
State unveils new overpass to ease LaGuardia Airport traffic
The state on Tuesday unveiled a new overpass to connect LaGuardia Airport to the Grand Central Parkway in order to ease traffic problems that have plagued the area for years....
Victim in fatal shooting was 'crying for help': neighbor
A victim in the double fatal shooting on a sleepy Long Island block desperately called out for help as he lay dying on a rainy street, a neighbor told The...
Couple shot dead on Long Island street
A couple was fatally gunned down on a dead-end Long Island street Wednesday night, authorities said. The double homicide occurred around 11:20 p.m. on Lakeway Drive in West Babylon, according...
City shuts down valet parking at La Marina
An embattled Upper Manhattan restaurant and lounge that’s infuriated neighbors for years with its valet-parking operation has finally been barred from stashing patrons’ vehicles. A Friday letter to La Marina from...
Inside Cuomo’s plan to have your face scanned at NYC toll plazas
Big Governor is watching you. Facial-recognition cameras at bridge and tunnel toll plazas across the city are already scanning drivers’ visages and feeding them into databases to catch suspected criminals,...
De Blasio breaks North Carolina travel ban for Junior Olympians
Following desperate last-minute appeals, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday provided a “narrow exemption” to his North Carolina travel ban so young Staten Island track and field stars can compete...
Wild car chase from Staten Island courthouse leaves 1 dead, another shot
A person was killed and an innocent bystander was shot in the face when a chaotic courthouse gang fight spilled out onto the streets of Staten Island Tuesday. The perps...
'They're all gone': Mom survives crash that killed husband, 4 daughters
A New Jersey father and his four daughters are all dead after a pickup truck crossed a highway median and struck their minivan in Delaware — leaving only the mother...
Grimm rails about his conviction at poll for GOP primary
Ex-Rep. Michael Grimm bristled Tuesday morning after voting in the GOP 11th District congressional primary on Staten Island when he was asked about his tax-fraud conviction and stint behind bars....
2 shot outside restaurant by men with skateboards: cops
A group of trigger-happy skate punks shot two men outside a Latin restaurant in Queens early Saturday morning, police said. The men were walking by the crew — some with...