Happenings For Aug. 16, 2017
Events happening on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.
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Events happening on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017.
Police are looking for a man who stalked a woman from Brooklyn to Manhattan and bit her during an attempted sexual assault.
Residents waited four years for a Long Island park to be cleaned up following an illegal dumping scandal, but some in the community say it still needs a lot of work.
The Symbio Wildlife Park welcomed an adorable baby emu named Echo!
After three members of the same family were killed in crashes in Lindenhurst, those who live and work in the area insist something must be done to stop tragedies on a busy roadway.
A couple who recently moved into a new home discovered a baby sparrow that had fallen out of her nest. They took the bird in and named her Sandy. But even though she has the freedom to fly with the other birds in the neighborhood all day long, every night, Sandy returns home to Sierra and Doug.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that the lowered flags will honor the bravery and service of 30-year-old Army Sgt. Roshain Brooks, who was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.
Former teacher Jennifer Caswell, who pleaded guilty in 2015 to having sex with her 8th grade student, will now have to pay him $1 million for causing him emotional distress, in a ruling by an Oklahoma federal judge.
It's clear there's a real homeless crisis across the globe, and sometimes it can be hard to know where to start, but one little boy is a great reminder that anyone can make a difference.
A New York City taxi driver lay dead for 18 hours in his car without anyone noticing him on the Manhattan street.
Joshua Mileto died Thursday at Sachem East High School when a 400-pound, 10-foot log he was carrying with teammates somehow slipped and hit him.
Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" to say if it were up to him, top adviser Steve Bannon would be gone from President Donald Trump's administration.
It happened just after 1 p.m. Monday at the Sunoco gas station on Gates Avenue in Bed-Stuy.
Four police officers are among eight people hospitalized after being exposed to carbon monoxide in New Jersey late Monday.
If you're like most people, you spend way too many hours planning vacations.
