Nick Fugallo
The Archive
Subway rider returns cash-stuffed Chanel bag he found on subway
A subway rider pulled off a Christmas miracle for a Manhattan fashionista last week when he found and returned her cash-stuffed Chanel bag. “I was just doing what I hope...
Tuskegee Airmen pilot, WWII hero dies in Harlem at 100
Wilfred DeFour fought discrimination at home. Then he fought the Nazis in Europe. He helped America win both wars. DeFour was one of the last of the famed Tuskegee Airmen...
Hit-and-run driver kills college student crossing Queens street
A Manhattan college student was killed when a hit-and-run driver slammed into him in Queens, throwing him to the ground, cops said. Niklas Ahern, 29, of Tribeca, was crossing Continental...
Commuter survives psycho's shove onto subway tracks
A man was shoved onto the subway tracks by a complete stranger early Friday in Manhattan -- and would've been smashed by an oncoming train if it weren't for a...
Harlem deli owner thinks Powerball winner is one of his regulars
What’s the fastest way to get to $688 million? Take the A train. One of two tickets that hit all the numbers in Saturday’s massive Powerball lottery was sold at...
'He's a good guy': Family of driver who attacked Hasidic man say he's mentally ill
The car-service driver caught on video brutally beating a 62-year-old Hasidic man in the middle of a Brooklyn street is mentally ill and “off his meds” — but wasn’t motivated...
Sparse crowd celebrates NYC's annual Columbus Day Parade
Although this mother and toddler had a good time, thin crowds and empty stretches of sidewalk marked the 74th annual Columbus Day Parade along Fifth Avenue on a dreary Monday....
Man trying to break up argument stabbed on subway platform
A homeless man stabbed a good Samaritan in the chest in Queens Wednesday, after the victim attempted to break up an argument with a woman on a subway platform. After...
MS-13 gang member admits he killed to 'increase status'
An MS-13 thug Friday admitted to taking part in an April 2017 quadruple homicide that shocked Long Island. Freiry Martinez, 17, told federal Judge Joseph Bianco that he’d been part...
Tractor-trailer crashes into three homes
An out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling metal studs crashed into three homes on Staten Island early Monday, police said. The wild incident happened around 5:43 a.m. in the Mariners Harbor neighborhood of...
Monmouth Park gets exciting turnout for Week 1 of NFL betting
Sundays will never be the same at Monmouth Park’s William Hill sportsbook. The first weekend of the NFL regular season, with sports betting now legal in New Jersey, saw hundreds...
Swimmer dies after being pulled from water off Orchard Beach
A 29-year-old swimmer drowned in the waters off Orchard Beach in the Bronx Wednesday evening, authorities said. Adolfo Muñoz, of the Bronx, was pulled out and rushed to Jacobi Medical...
Two arrested as dismembered victim's tragic past is revealed
The identity of a woman whose body parts were placed in bags and dumped at two Bronx parks was released by police Wednesday as two arrests were made in the...
Why editor of Women's Health is now hated by city cyclists
She runs a health magazine, yet managed to tick off every cyclist in Park Slope. The editor-in-chief of Women’s Health legally parked her Subaru and took off for vacation —...
Firefighter busted for setting off string of blazes
A Long Island firefighter has been busted for setting off a string of blazes, including one started with a Molotov cocktail, authorities said Monday. Christopher Cordeiro, a 20-year-old member of...
Stranded pooch rescued at base of waterfall
New Jersey firefighters rappelled to the rescue of a dog trapped at the bottom of an 80-foot waterfall Sunday, pulling the pooch to safety — with the help of some...
Sickos busted for abusing kids at compound linked to controversial imam
The five people arrested for child abuse in New Mexico after they were found living with 11 children in “Third World” conditions are related to a controversial Muslim faith leader...
Tornado rips through Queens
Queens residents scrambled Friday morning to clear debris and call their insurance adjusters after a tornado slammed their College Point neighborhood, damaging homes, uprooting trees and downing wires. The twister...
False report of gunshots cause chaos at Brooklyn train station
A false report of a man with a gun caused chaos at a busy Brooklyn train station on Saturday afternoon, as terrified staphangers lost their minds -- and their shoes...
Toxic pipe blast is costing Flatiron businesses, residents
They’re steaming mad! Dozens of Flatiron buildings that were evacuated when an asbestos-laden steam pipe exploded last week remained no-go zones on Monday — leaving many business owners, workers and...