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  • Kitchen Worker Injured After Subway Attacker Hits Him With Beer Bottle, Tells Public ‘It’s Not Safe Anymore’

    Kitchen Worker Injured After Subway Attacker Hits Him With Beer Bottle, Tells Public ‘It’s Not Safe Anymore’

    A kitchen worker in Midtown was injured when a stranger struck him in the face with a beer bottle, reports the NY Post. The incident occurred on Wednesday at the Columbus Circle subway station. The victim, Rafael Galves Garcia, 44, was approached by a disturbed individual who asked him for $1. As a result of the attack, Garcia received six stitches and expressed concerns about the safety of the area.

    “The guy came up to me and asked for money,”

    Garcia told The Post in Spanish Thursday afternoon.

    “I told him, ‘No, I don’t have any money.’”

    “I thought he was leaving but he came back and asked me the same thing.”

    That’s when the stranger grabbed the plastic bag that Garcia was holding and tried to tear it away from him, according to his account.

    “What I had in the bag was a plastic water bottle and some chips,”

    Garcia said.

    “He grabbed it from my hand and I tried to get it from him, and in that moment he hit me with a glass bottle.”

    According to the authorities, Garcia suffered a cut on his forehead and experienced minor bleeding as a result of the impact. He was immediately transported to Mount Sinai West Hospital, where he is currently in stable condition. Garcia stated that he received six stitches to close the gash.

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  • Man Posing As Amazon Employee Robs NYC Homes, Stealing $35K in Cash, Jewelry, and Child’s Savings

    Man Posing As Amazon Employee Robs NYC Homes, Stealing $35K in Cash, Jewelry, and Child’s Savings

    A person posing as an Amazon employee is accused of stealing approximately $35,000 worth of jewelry and valuable items, including money that was set aside for a 12-year-old girl, reports the NY Post. 

    The suspect is believed to be responsible for nine burglaries and break-ins in the Astoria, Sunnyside, and Long Island City area between January 2023 and March 5.

    During a burglary on February 28, the suspect entered a residence in Sunnyside, wearing an Amazon delivery vest.

    He went through a window and made off with around $9,000 in cash and $1,800 worth of unspecified items. 

    One of the victims, a single mother named Estrla Islas, shared with FOX 5 that the burglar gained entry through a bathroom window searched through her belongings, and took the money she had saved for her daughter.

    “He took almost like $9,000,”

    Islas told the network.

    “$9,000 in cash.”

    In the recent March 5 incident, a suspect entered a home in Sunnyside by sneaking in through a window. According to authorities, the thief took jewelry and other belongings valued at $6,500, as well as around $200 in cash. 

    This burglary is just one of five similar incidents where the thief targeted jewelry. The total of stolen items amounts to approximately $34,705, according to the police. As of Thursday, the cat burglar remains at large.

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  • 8-Year-Old Boy Caught With Firearm In Backpack One Day After Pointing It At Another Student

    8-Year-Old Boy Caught With Firearm In Backpack One Day After Pointing It At Another Student

    On Thursday, an 8-year-old boy in Brooklyn was found with a gun in his backpack at school. The day before, he had threatened another student with the same firearm. The unloaded firearm was discovered during a search at around 10:30 a.m. at P.S. 158 – The Warwick Community School in East New York, per the New York Post. 

    According to sources, on Wednesday, the boy had threatened another student with the firearm. The student who was threatened informed their mother, who then reported the encounter to the school. School officials later performed a backpack search based on the report.

    It is currently unclear if anyone will be charged regarding the weapon. Reports added that the school doesn’t have metal detectors. The sources mentioned that letters will be sent to inform families about the incident.

    “Guns have absolutely no place in the hands of our young people, and this incident is a deeply concerning example of the consequences of the proliferation of guns in our society and in our city,”

    said Jenna Lyle, the city Department of Education spokeswoman. 

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  • Former Nude Art Performer Files Lawsuit Against Museum of Modern Art For Negligence, Claiming That Staff Allowed Patrons To ‘Fondle’ His Genitals

    Former Nude Art Performer Files Lawsuit Against Museum of Modern Art For Negligence, Claiming That Staff Allowed Patrons To ‘Fondle’ His Genitals

    A former nude artist has filed a lawsuit against the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) alleging that the staff “turned a blind eye” to patrons groping his genitals during his performance at an exhibition, as reported by the NY Post. The plaintiff, John Bonafede, claims that his genitals were touched by five men on seven separate occasions at the 2010 exhibit titled

    “Marina Abramovich: The Artist is Present”.

    The lawsuit was filed in a Manhattan court on Monday.

    In his role, Bonafede was tasked with reenacting one of Abramovich’s previous artworks. This involved standing still for 75 minutes, while maintaining eye contact with a woman in a similar pose, in a piece called

    “Imponderabilia.”

    As part of the exhibition, visitors were encouraged to walk between the two performers to go into the next gallery. 

    However, according to the lawsuit obtained by The Post, Bonafede alleges that on seven separate occasions, he was

    “fondled and/or groped”

    by 5 different

    “older men.”

    The lawsuit claims that the men would turn sideways, lower their hands, and

    “linger for a moment before moving through into the next gallery room.”

    The lawsuit also accuses a MOMA security guard of witnessing the assault but not intervening. 

    “We are well aware of the challenges posed by having nude performers in the galleries for this exhibition,”

    the museum admitted in a statement to The Post.

    “Any visitor who improperly touches or disturbs any of the performers is escorted from the museum by MoMA security.”

    However, the lawsuit claims that MOMA did not tell visitors not to touch exhibits and refused to provide the identities of the alleged harassers to Bonafede. He filed a lawsuit under the New York Adult Survivors Act and is seeking an unspecified amount in damages. The complaint deadline expired, but he was granted an extension.

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  • Church Employee’s Throat Slashed In NYC For Confronting Man Urinating On Car, Police Say

    Church Employee’s Throat Slashed In NYC For Confronting Man Urinating On Car, Police Say

    A man in New York City had his throat slashed after confronting another man who was urinating on a car, according to the police per the NY Post. 

    The incident took place on Sunday evening at 404 East 14th Street. According to authorities, an unidentified individual was caught urinating on a car when an older man approached him to stop. The alleged urinator then pulled out a box cutter and viciously slashed the man’s neck, resulting in a

    “serious injury with significant bleeding,”

    reports state.

    The suspect quickly fled the scene on foot, leaving the victim in critical condition. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) rushed the victim, identified as John Mach, a 54-year-old caretaker at Immaculate Conception Church according to The New York Post (despite the NYPD giving his age as 66), to Mount Sinai for immediate medical attention.

    As of Tuesday, the suspect remains at large, and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities are actively working to apprehend the perpetrator and bring justice to the victim.

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  • Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection To A String Of Unprovoked Stabbings In NYC, Resulting In At Least 5 Injuries

    Person Of Interest Arrested In Connection To A String Of Unprovoked Stabbings In NYC, Resulting In At Least 5 Injuries

    A suspect has been arrested in connection with a series of random stabbings that occurred in Queens, reports CBS News.  

    At least five individuals were injured. An attack occurred on Tuesday and has been going on since January 8th, reports state. Police are investigating a similar crime in Brooklyn where a 28-year-old man was stabbed on a J subway train on Wednesday.

    “We have an unidentified individual who’s walking around the street randomly stabbing people with a hunting knife. There’s no connection between individuals, and it seems to be unprovoked,”

    NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said.

    On Jan. 8. at 6:20 p.m., a 61-year-old man was stabbed in the lower back at 137th Avenue and 157th Street.

    “In this incident, the suspect actually laughed in the victim’s face after he stabbed him,”

    NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said.

    A 34-year-old woman was stabbed on Tuesday at 158th Street and 134th Avenue. On Wednesday morning, two stabbings occurred near Guy Brewer Boulevard at 134th Avenue. The victims were a 41-year-old man and a 74-year-old man. The final incident happened at Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue. The victim and the suspect had an altercation on a bus over a seat. They both got off the bus, and the suspect stabbed the victim. 

    Fortunately, all the victims are expected to survive.

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  • Multiple Injured As Driver Attempts To Flee Police Through The Streets Near Madison Square Garden Following New Year’s Eve Festivities

    Multiple Injured As Driver Attempts To Flee Police Through The Streets Near Madison Square Garden Following New Year’s Eve Festivities

    Several individuals were harmed and taken to a hospital in New York City on New Year’s Day after a 44-year-old driver drove on the sidewalk and collided with vehicles while attempting to escape from the police near Madison Square Garden, per the NY Post. 

    According to an NYPD spokesperson, officers were called to the scene at around 1:34 a.m. on Monday after receiving reports of a potential crime at the intersection of West 33rd Street and 7th Avenue, which is only a few blocks away from the renowned New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square.

    “While conducting the investigation, officers attempted to intervene in a dispute that occurred in a vehicle,”

    the spokesperson added.

    “The 44-year-old male individual then struck multiple vehicles before fleeing at a high rate of speed westbound onto the sidewalk of 34th Street.”

    According to the spokesperson, a 39-year-old woman was

    “pinned underneath”

    a food truck after being struck by the 44-year-old driver. She was transported to Bellevue Hospital and is currently in stable condition. The driver was apprehended at 34th Street and 9th Avenue and is currently in critical but stable condition. The driver’s name has not been released by the NYPD. 

    Additionally, six more pedestrians who were injured during the chase were also taken to Bellevue Hospital. Fortunately, all of them are in stable condition. An officer involved in the incident was taken to NYU Langone Medical Center with minor injuries and is in stable condition. The spokesperson emphasized that the investigation is still ongoing.

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  • 21-Year-Old New York Student Sentenced To A Year In Dubai Jail After Touching An Airport Security Officer’s Arm During a Strip Search

    21-Year-Old New York Student Sentenced To A Year In Dubai Jail After Touching An Airport Security Officer’s Arm During a Strip Search

    A New York City college student has been sentenced to one year in prison by the United Arab Emirates, reports the NY Post. Elizabeth Polanco De Los Santos, 21, who attends Lehman College in the Bronx, was accused of assaulting an airport security guard during a connecting flight in Dubai earlier this year.

    After being prohibited from leaving Dubai for nearly three months, she was later sentenced to a year in prison.

    “Elizabeth only intended to transit through Dubai for six hours but she’s been there for months on end and has lost $50,000 in expenses and lawyers costs,”

    said Detained in Dubai founder Radha Stirling. 

    In July, De Los Santos and a friend were traveling back to New York from Istanbul. Originally planning to transit through Paris, they decided to change their flight to have a layover in Dubai to explore the city.

    The trouble began at the airport security when the staff asked Los Santos to remove a waist compressor she needed to wear due to recent surgery. 

    Taken to a private booth, female staff members not only handled the compressor roughly, causing pain to her healing scars, according to her mother, but also refused to assist her in putting it back on.

    Frustrated, Los Santos called out to her friend for help, leaning past a security guard who was blocking her way.

    “I gently touched her arm to guide her out of the way, then desperately started crying to my friend for help,”

    she told Detained in Dubai.

    After a security guard filed a complaint, Los Santos was confined for hours and forced to sign a form in Arabic. Upon her attempt to leave, a travel ban was imposed due to the ongoing court case. After weeks in hotels, she managed to pay a 10,000 AED ($2,700 US) fine and depart following a judge’s permission. Unfortunately, Dubai prosecutors contested, leading to a one-year prison sentence on Monday.

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  • Sea Lion Breaks Free From Central Park Zoo, Explores Flooded New York City

    Sea Lion Breaks Free From Central Park Zoo, Explores Flooded New York City

    Earlier this week, New York City was hit with severe flooding, prompting Governor Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency.

    In the midst of the flooding, a sea lion also managed to escape from Central Park Zoo, Insider reported. However, the Wildlife Conservation Society ensured that the sea lion never left the zoo’s perimeter and was closely monitored by zoo staff during its brief adventure before returning safely.

    During the flood, subway stations were immersed in water. The flooding even caused closures to Terminal A at LaGuardia Airport and the shutting down of FDR Drive in Manhattan, along with other road closures and transportation disruptions. The increasing threat of rising sea levels in New York and other areas has made it more likely for excessive rainfall to cause sudden and extreme flooding, reports note. 

    Unfortunately, this is not the first time that floods and natural disasters have resulted in zoo animals escaping from their enclosures.

    In June 2015, heavy floodwaters destroyed much of a zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia, leading to the escape of numerous animals including lions, tigers, bears, and a hippopotamus. Tragically, the flood also claimed the lives of at least 12 people.

    Authorities had to take drastic measures, such as tranquilizing a hippo that was wandering down one of Tbilisi’s main streets, and shooting six wolves to protect public safety. Several other animals also drowned during the flooding.

    These incidents serve as reminders of the urgent need to address the consequences of climate change and the potential dangers it presents to both human and animal lives.

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  • Elderly Woman Savagely Beaten 50 Times With Her Own Cane In Horrifying NYC Subway Attack, Captured On Video

    Elderly Woman Savagely Beaten 50 Times With Her Own Cane In Horrifying NYC Subway Attack, Captured On Video

    A horrifying incident unfolded in a Harlem subway station as a man viciously assaulted a 60-year-old woman, mercilessly striking her over 50 times with her own cane, per the NY Post. Captured in disturbing footage, the assault occurred around 3:30 a.m. last Friday at the West 116 Street and Lenox Avenue station, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD).

    The shocking two-minute video exhibits an unidentified male assailant lunging at the woman with an umbrella, while she attempts to defend herself using her cane. The suspect is then seen wrestling away the cane, causing the woman to collapse to the ground, with her screams echoing through the station. The assailant then unleashed a barrage of more than 50 strikes to her head, stomach, leg, arms, back, and hands, shattering the wooden device in the process.

    The alarming footage captures the attacker relentlessly pummeling the defenseless woman’s head with his fists, as his pants begin to sag in the process. Remaining motionless on the ground momentarily, the woman suffers several additional kicks from her assailant before the video abruptly ends.

    Despite a 911 call reporting the assault, no MTA workers, police officers, or fellow subway riders intervened during the incident, as revealed by NYPD sources. The victim, who reportedly had no prior connection to the suspect, was transported to a nearby hospital where medical professionals believe she is in stable condition.

    The unidentified assailant managed to flee the scene before law enforcement arrived, leaving behind a trail of unanswered questions. At present, no arrests have been made, and the investigation into the attack continues, according to NYPD officials.

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