Tag: New York

A man randomly stabbed 19-year-old college student Alan Ryvkin in the neck near City Hall in Manhattan on Wednesday morning. Ryvkin was heading to court for an unregistered vehicle ticket when the attack occurred. While he spoke with a woman outside the municipal building, a stranger approached from behind and stabbed him, sadly, leaving him bleeding. Despite the shocking assault, Ryvkin managed to survive, per the New York Post. 

Ryvkin said,

“When he walked away, the dude looked at me and smiled with the knife in his hand… I didn’t know who it is. I don’t know what it is. I got stabbed and I sit on the ground and start bleeding out.”

The attacker, dressed in a dark leather jacket and brown hat, fled down Reade Street and was still at large by early Wednesday afternoon.

Medics swiftly took Ryvkin to Bellevue Hospital, where he received treatment for the stab wound located between his lower neck and upper back.

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Officials reported that a man, Cody M. Johnson, was discovered dead in northwestern New York, being guarded by his loyal Pit Bull. The 39-year-old was found in Lewis County by a local camp owner, per USA TODAY. 

James Blackwell of the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department wrote in an email,

“His dog Afton had not left … Cody alone, and [the dog] was located in good health.” 

Blackwell also wrote that it appears the 39-year-old likely died from exposure to the cold weather while outdoors. However, an autopsy is scheduled for Saturday morning, according to the Lewis County District Attorney and Coroner, Jeff Tompkins. 

Johnson’s dog resisted moving until investigators offered him water and biscuits, calming him down. A family friend is caring for the dog, which will go to Johnson’s relatives in North Carolina. Johnson was reported missing Sunday afternoon after last being seen at home in Watson early Saturday morning. He made a phone call later on that morning, which was his last communication.

#Clique, let’s keep Cody M. Johnson’s family in our thoughts and prayers! 

Prosecutors revealed that Remon Gibson, a 43-year-old drug dealer from Bellport, was apprehended after law enforcement officials discovered 33 pounds of illegal drugs in his residence, including a dangerous amount of fentanyl. This amount of fentanyl is enough to potentially kill everyone on Long Island. The drugs were found on Sept. 25, with a significant amount left on a nightstand in a room next to where two kids slept, per the New York Post. 

Officials found seven kilograms of fentanyl and over eight kilograms of cocaine at the home, with some cocaine hidden in a trap behind a shed. Some drug bricks were marked

“COVID-19.”

“The amount of deadly narcotics seized in this operation is staggering ..There was enough Fentanyl here to kill every man, woman, and child on Long Island,”

said District Attorney Raymond Tierney. 

During a search of Gibson’s home, investigators found $80,000 in cash, half a kilogram of zylazine, drug paraphernalia, and more. He pleaded not guilty to several charges.

Suffolk County Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro set the 43-year-old’s bail at $200,000 cash, $800,000 bond, or a $2 million partially secured bond. He has since posted bail, officials reported.

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Prosecutors have charged 29-year-old Osvel Diaz with attempted murder for brutally beating a 62-year-old deli worker in Queens. Surveillance footage reveals Diaz repeatedly kicking and punching the victim until he was unconscious, then continuing to attack him, according to WPIX. 

The victim, Abdul Alshawish, remains in the hospital after suffering severe injuries including a brain hemorrhage and multiple facial fractures. Diaz, who was apprehended on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder and assault and is currently held without bail.  

Melinda Katz, the Queens District Attorney said,

“Business owners and their workers should never have to fear that they will be the targets of violence.” 

#Clique, what are your thoughts? 

According to the police, a suspect engaged in a racially-motivated fight in Brooklyn and assaulted a 77-year-old man by striking him with a metal scooter. This incident took place earlier this month, officials say, per WPIX. 

Officials noted that the suspect assaulted the victim near 25 Melrose St. in Bushwick at approximately 2:15 p.m. on June 3. The victim, a Hispanic man, was hit in the face with the scooter, resulting in a facial cut, bruising, and swelling. Following the incident, he was transported to the hospital for treatment.

It isn’t clear how the verbal disagreement escalated; however, reports note that racial slurs were tossed amid the argument. The suspect fled following the assault. 

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According to the NYPD, a man was brutally stabbed in an unexpected assault while walking to his car on the Upper West Side, per the New York Post. 

The victim, a 30-year-old, was assaulted by a stranger near a CVS Pharmacy without any provocation. The suspect fled the scene and no arrests have been made yet, reports the New York Post. 

The man was transported to a nearby hospital and is currently in stable condition.

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Authorities reported that a substitute teacher, 27-year-old Jasskirat Saini, engaged in disturbing interactions with a 14-year-old student at Hillcrest High School in Queens, New York. Saini allegedly showed the student his hickeys and made inappropriate comments, leading to his arrest, per the New York Post. 

The 27-year-old told the teen,

“If I was a student at Hillcrest, I would make you fall in love with me by having sex with you, so you can never stop thinking about me.” 

“You are a teacher and are not supposed to be saying something like that,”

the student told him after his shocking and inappropriate comment, per a criminal complaint. 

The teacher then laughed following the teen’s response. 

According to prosecutors, the substitute teacher is accused of engaging in multiple creepy interactions with the student for over a month and a half. He repeatedly questioned if she thought he was attractive and expressed his desire to have a sexual relationship with her. He also touched her inappropriately. 

During another encounter, Saini reportedly flaunted hickeys on his neck from his girlfriend and expressed his desire for the student to be old enough to date him. In front of other students, he insisted she sit next to him, brushing away the other kids and calling them annoying. He also asked her to spend time with him outside of school hours, demanded a hair tie as a keepsake, and uncomfortably moved her chair closer to his, causing their knees to touch.

Saini was apprehended at the school on Monday following a complaint from the girl’s father. He is facing charges of child endangerment and harassment. During his arraignment at Queens Criminal Court, he was released without bail but mandated to stay away from the student.

#Clique, what are your thoughts?