terror on the streets of new york

Accused bike-path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov tells judge he only answers to Allah

Accused bike path terrorist Sayfullo Saipov told a Manhattan federal court judge Monday he doesn't respect his authority -- while prosecutors said they want to empanel an anonymous jury to...

Lawyers for 'bike path terrorist' demand release of wire-tapped calls

Lawyers for accused "bike path terrorist" Sayfullo Saipov want prosecutors to reveal intercepted calls between their client and other ISIS supporters. The attorneys argue in papers filed late Friday evening...

Feds were watching bike-path terrorist for years before attack: lawyer

The ISIS-inspired man who is accused of killing eight people in a Halloween 2017 terror attack by driving a truck down a crowded bike path along the West Side Highway...

Judge pushes trial for 'bike path terrorist' back six months

A judge pushed back the trial for West Side “bike path terrorist” Sayfullo Saipov on Tuesday, giving his family another six months to try and arrange visas to see the...

Judge denies 'bike-path terrorist' request to drop death penalty over Trump's tweets

A judge has denied the request by “bike path terrorist,” Sayfullo Saipov -- who is accused of running a truck into a crowd killing eight -- to block prosecutors from...

De Blasio blames staffers for botched memorial ceremony

Mayor de Blasio is pointing the finger at his own staff for messing up Wednesday’s memorial ceremony for the West Side Highway terror attack. Hizzoner on Thursday apologized for the...

De Blasio completely disgraced terror victims at memorial

As low as our opinion of him is, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s performance at Wednesday’s memorial ceremony was still a shock. A year after a truck-driving terrorist took eight lives...

Mourner refuses to shake de Blasio's hand at terror attack memorial

A mourner at a memorial for the West Side Highway terror attack on Wednesday refused to shake Mayor Bill de Blasio's hand — after the city only let loved ones...

De Blasio forgets to honor terror attack victims at their memorial

He came to pay his disrespects. Grieving loved ones invited to a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the downtown terror attack heard Mayor de Blasio praise the politicians who...

Bill aims to strengthen rental truck ID requirements

Truck rental businesses would be required to verify the identification of their customers under legislation being introduced Wednesday on the first anniversary of the West Side bike path terror attack....

Feds will seek death penalty for alleged 'bike path terrorist'

Manhattan federal prosecutors say they’ll seek the death penalty for “bike path terrorist” Sayfullo Saipov, who stands accused of killing eight people in an ISIS-inspired attack in lower Manhattan last...

Elite NYPD anti-terror unit writes 'BS' tickets to fill quotas: whistleblowers

Members of the NYPD’s elite Strategic Response Group -- about 700 highly trained, heavily armed cops who respond to terrorism, mass protests and gun violence -- say their bosses are...

Alleged bike-path terrorist's lawyers use Trump's tweets in defense

President Trump’s tweets criticizing the Justice Department are being used against him in the case of "bike path terrorist" Sayfullo Saipov, who stands accused of mowing down dozens of people...

Bus matron hurt in NYC terror attack sues over injuries

The bus matron whose vehicle was hit by a rental truck allegedly driven by West Side terrorist Sayfullo Saipov in last Halloween’s bike-path attack is suing the city for $5...

Alleged bike path terrorist tells court only Allah can judge him

The alleged West Side bike-path terrorist told a Manhattan judge on Friday that “Islam is leading a war,” and said he could only be judged by Allah. As a hearing...

Alleged bike-path terrorist faces additional murder charges

Manhattan federal prosecutors have added six counts of attempted murder to the eights counts of actual murder facing the alleged West Side truck terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, according to newly filed...

Police union honors first responders to NYC terror attack

The city’s largest police union Thursday honored the four heroic NYPD officers who stopped the Manhattan bike path terrorist last Halloween — along with 49 other Finest who have distinguished...

FDNY will honor responders to bike path terror attack

As their truck rumbled down West Street on Halloween 2017, six members of FDNY Squad 18 thought that they were on their way to a school bus crash at Chambers...

School staffers resort to makeshift barriers to stop car attacks

Staffers at a downtown Manhattan school have resorted to using their own cars to barricade their playground from a potential terrorist vehicle-ramming attack. “The kids have recess here, and it’s...

Victims of bike path terror attack file $600M suit against city

Victims of Manhattan’s bicycle-path terror attack have filed notices to sue the city and state for more than $600 million — saying authorities were well aware that the area was...