'Desperate Time' For Cash-Strapped Bronx Animal Shelter
A no-kill Bronx animal shelter may have to close if more donations don't start pouring in soon, putting dozens of animals' lives at risk, its owner said.
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A no-kill Bronx animal shelter may have to close if more donations don't start pouring in soon, putting dozens of animals' lives at risk, its owner said.
As droves of people have left New York City for the Memorial Day weekend, those who stayed behind were enjoying a picture-perfect day in a less-crowded, less-chaotic city.
The accident happened at the intersection of 4th Avenue and 40th Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
The job fair, which began at 9 a.m., was held at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens.
The beaches were closed Friday night and all day Saturday due to a wastewater plant malfunction that released thousands of gallons of sewage into Oyster Bay Harbor, the Nassau County Department of Health said.
The city Medical Examiner's Office has begun to fingerprint every body who dies an unnatural death -- an accident, medical complication or even suicide or homicide, would be fingerprinted.
According to officials, 31-year-old Anthony Perez, of Yonkers, was driving his ATV northbound on Broadway when he tried to pass a Ford Explorer.
Police say Elliot Rodger, 22, was behind a violent rampage near University of California, Santa Barbara that left six others dead and 13 injured before he apparently took his own life.
The driver of a 2013 Acura slammed into a tree on Ocean Parkway between Avenue O and Avenue P in the Midwood section of Brooklyn at around 3:30 a.m., police said.
The health department's bureau of vital statistics reported only a fraction of deaths caused by accidents or preventable medical complications compared to the medical examiner's office.
Coney Island was among the many local beaches and boardwalks that was open for business this Memorial Day Weekend.
Police provided new details about the scope of the killings as they described how he went from one location to another and opened fire on random people and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement before he crashed his BMW.
The accident happened near the intersection of Broadway and West 259th Street around 5:25 p.m., police said.
The pope started his historic trip to the Middle East, arriving first in Jordan.
From the Blue Angels to the Golden Knights parachute team, necks were hurting as the crowd strained to catch every minute of the sky-high action.
