Author: Newyorki

Federal authorities have charged 11 people in what the U.S. Justice Department describes as one of the largest marriage-fraud prosecutions in American history, accusing the defendants of operating a multimillion-dollar network that arranged more than 1,000 sham marriages to help foreign nationals obtain U.S. immigration status. A two-count federal indictment unsealed on August 12 alleges that the operation lasted for more than a decade and primarily matched U.S. citizens with foreign nationals, many of them citizens of China, for marriages that prosecutors say existed solely to obtain immigration benefits. According to prosecutors, the network was centered largely in New York…

A man and a woman have died following a shooting inside a Staten Island home, with New York City police investigating the incident as a possible murder-suicide connected to a domestic dispute, according to law-enforcement sources. The shooting occurred shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, August 13, at a residence at 14 Garth Court, within the NYPD’s 122nd Precinct. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found two people suffering from gunshot wounds inside the property. Police identified the woman as Dana Foley, 39, who had suffered a gunshot wound to her torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The man,…

A Bronx family is mourning the death of 16-year-old John Nunez, who police say was fatally shot while he and a friend were handling a firearm inside an apartment, as investigators continue working to determine exactly how the weapon discharged. The shooting occurred shortly after 5 a.m. Monday, August 10, inside a residence at 1346 Prospect Avenue in the Morrisania section of the Bronx. Officers responding to a 911 call found Nunez suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe Nunez and another teenager were handling a gun when it discharged.…

New York City police and fire officials are investigating a blaze that tore through a row of businesses in the Bronx as a possible arson attack, leaving a 33-year-old store worker with severe burns and damaging several neighboring businesses. The fire erupted shortly after 10:10 p.m. Tuesday at 4 West 183rd Street, near Jerome and Davidson avenues in the Fordham area of the Bronx. Firefighters responded to the scene as flames spread rapidly through the commercial strip and brought the blaze under control a little more than an hour later. According to authorities, the 33-year-old man working inside one of…

The death of a 40-year-old woman who was found unresponsive inside a Brooklyn apartment earlier this month has officially been ruled a homicide, according to the New York Police Department, as detectives continue investigating the circumstances surrounding her death. Police identified the victim as Erika Miranda Tlacuatl, 40, of Brooklyn. Officers responded to a 911 call at approximately 3:42 a.m. on August 1 at a residence on 64th Street in Brooklyn, where they discovered Tlacuatl unconscious and unresponsive inside the apartment. Emergency medical personnel pronounced her dead at the scene. The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner subsequently…

The New York City Council has approved a package of legislation known as the SCOOP Act, introducing new measures aimed at reducing dog waste on sidewalks and improving cleanliness across public spaces in the five boroughs. The legislation, approved Thursday, includes plans to install dog-waste bag dispensers on public trash cans, giving dog owners easier access to bags when walking their pets. The initiative is part of a broader effort to encourage owners to clean up after their dogs and reduce waste left on sidewalks, streets and other public areas. The package also calls for a public education campaign focused…

The New York City Council has approved legislation allowing restaurants to operate roadway outdoor dining throughout the year, removing seasonal restrictions that previously required street dining structures to be dismantled during the winter. The measure passed Thursday, August 13, by a 37-5 vote. Under the existing Dining Out NYC program, sidewalk cafés can already operate year-round, but restaurants using roadway space are limited to the period between April 1 and November 29. Restaurants have therefore been required to dismantle and store their roadway setups during the colder months before reinstalling them in the spring. The newly approved legislation, Introduction 655-A,…

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case stemming from the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a development that could significantly reshape the high-profile prosecution. A person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that Mangione is expected to enter a guilty plea during a hearing in Manhattan federal court. His lawyers have been holding discussions with federal prosecutors over a possible resolution of the case, although the specific charge or charges covered by a potential plea have not been publicly confirmed. Mangione, 28, faces two federal stalking charges connected…

Police in Nassau County have launched a double-homicide investigation after two brothers were found fatally shot inside their family’s home in Hempstead, Long Island, on Wednesday morning. Authorities responded to the residence on Angevine Avenue in Hempstead shortly after 10:20 a.m. on August 12, where officers discovered two men suffering from fatal gunshot wounds in the basement area of the house. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. Family members identified the victims as Dave Adamson, 52, and Gary Adamson, 49. According to relatives, the brothers lived at the home with their parents and were part of a family of…

The New York Police Department says law enforcement agencies have removed more than 3,200 firearms from New York City streets so far in 2026, as officials credit a coordinated multiagency strategy with helping drive shootings and murders to historically low levels. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced the figures alongside federal, state and local law enforcement partners. Police crossed the 3,000-gun threshold on July 27, less than two months after reaching 2,000 seizures in early June, and have since recovered more than 200 additional firearms. The total has reached 3,259 guns, according to figures reported following the announcement. Brooklyn accounted for…