Officials: Queens Man Impersonates Dead Twin Brother, Steals $581K In Welfare Benefits
Thomas Murphy, 52, is accused of using his dead twin brother Robert's social security number and signing up for social service benefits in his name.
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Thomas Murphy, 52, is accused of using his dead twin brother Robert's social security number and signing up for social service benefits in his name.
Neighbors who oppose the Al-Madany Islamic Center project worry that 42,000 mosque and community hall will draw hundreds of people to the area, ruining the quality of life while jamming local streets with traffic.
Laura Plotkin, director at the Center for Safety and Change in Rockland County, says Janay Rice's actions of defending her husband are not uncommon among victims of domestic abuse.
Damique Fennell, 23, was convicted last month of the sexually motivated attack of the 27-year-old woman at a Midtown Holiday Inn in February 2013.
The parents of a 5-year-old Staten Island boy are suing the maker of a plastic T-ball set that they claim seriously injured their son.
Last week, organizers of the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade they are ending a ban and allowing OUT@NBCUniversal, a group representing LGBT employees at NBC Universal, to march under its own banner.
It's soon going to be more expensive to ride the PATH train than taking the subway.
A man who allegedly tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn last month is also wanted for attacking another woman that same morning, according to the NYPD.
Police are looking for a man who they said snatched a chain from the neck of an 84-year-old woman in the Bronx.
Authorities are investigating after anti-Semitic graffiti was found spray-painted on a sidewalk in a predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhood of Rockland County.
Tonight in New York City: Meet Jason Segel at Barnes & Noble, listen to Laverne Cox and her twin brother speak at Baruch Performing Arts Center, or celebrate NYC Honey Week with a lecture about bees and honey harvesting.
New York City is filled with people on their feet walking everywhere. Mix feet on the go with the stylistic flair of the amazing New York City and one can find the best stores to shop for shoes in any mix of styles, fabrics and prices.
Nearly 4 million elderly Americans are abused every year, but experts say finding good home health care is particularly difficult.
A man and woman were found shot to death in Flushing, Queens Monday evening, in a suspected murder-suicide.
AARP said Monday that many Baby Boomers plan to leave New York state as they retire -- and take a slice of the state's economy with them.
