5-year-old found alone in New York City leads police to mother's body
STAMFORD, Connecticut -- Police are looking for the father of a five-year-old found abandoned in New York City after the girl led investigators to her mother's body.Around 10 a.m. on Monday, November 14th, police found the girl wandering alone through Manhattan's bustling Port Authority Bus Terminal, Stamford Police Captain Richard Conklin told WTIC.When police interviewed the little girl, she said her father, Elmer Gomez Ruono, left her alone at the terminal.
Crowd, bundled against chill, views Rockefeller Center tree
NEW YORK — It's beginning to look — and feel — a bit like Christmas in Manhattan.A couple of hundred adults and kids — many bundled in coats, hats, gloves and scarves — gathered in a 40-degree chill Saturday morning to watch workers putting up the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
NYPD baffled by case of baby thrown from building in 1993
NEW YORK -- She was less than 24 hours old when police say she was thrown from the second floor of an apartment building, a red and white dish towel tied around her neck and her umbilical cord and placenta still attached.She died from strangulation and a superintendent found her body, in a trash bag, in a courtyard between two apartment buildings in Brooklyn, reports the New York Times.But that was Nov. 8, 1993.Almost 23 later, police say they have no leads on who killed the child and "zero idea" about the identity of Baby Jane Doe's mother.They believe she was young, but not necessarily living in one of the two buildings.
Man terrified of becoming homeless, allegedly kept grandmother's body in garbage bags for 5 months
RIDGEWOOD, New York -- A Queens man, terrified that his 85-year-old grandmother's death would leave him homeless, kept her decomposing body wrapped in at least 10 garbage bags for almost half a year, until a concerned relative led police to the horrifying discovery, a law enforcement source said.The woman, identified as Erika Kraus-Breslin, died in May, according to a law enforcement source.Her grandson, 30-year-old Christopher Fuhrer was arrested after months of trying to cover up her death, putting air freshener in a fan to minimize the smell, which began the day after she died, the police source said.On Wednesday, October 5th, officers were sent to her home on 65th Street near 68th Avenue by a concerned family member who called police, NYPD said.When they arrived, police were met by Fuhrer, who directed them to a bedroom where Kraus-Breslin's wrapped corpse was lying on the floor.Fuhrer faces a charge each of not reporting death to a health officer, burial/body removal without permit, and improper burial, police said.The medical examiner will determine Kraus-Breslin's cause of death.
"I'm the NY bomber:" NYPD investigates online manifesto by individual claiming responsibility for explosion
NEW YORK — A manifesto by an individual claiming to be responsible for detonating an explosive in Chelsea, New York Saturday, September 17th, injuring 29 people, has been discovered online and police confirmed Sunday they are now investigating its validity.The investigation is in its early stages, and the primary concern is credibility behind the posting titled, “I’m the NY Bomber: This is will be my manifesto,” sources tell FOX6's sister station PIX11.The individual titles two posts, “Taking a human life” and “Manufacturing Test Explosives,” and claims the reason for Saturday night’s attack is bringing attention to issues surrounding those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.Below is an excerpt from the posts:
9/11 tribute: Two giant towers of light illuminate New York's night sky
NEW YORK -- Two giant towers of light illuminated the Sunday night sky in lower Manhattan as a visual memorial to those who lost their lives on 9/11.The National September 11 Memorial and Museum's "Tribute in Light" art installation just south of the World Trade Center site switched on just after sundown Sunday.
NYPD marks 9/11 anniversary with parade to honor fallen
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department has marked the upcoming 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a parade to honor its 23 officers who died at the World Trade Center.Friday's parade through lower Manhattan also commemorated 99 officers who died of illnesses after participating in the rescue and recovery operation.
Missing jogger’s body found; detectives believe she may have been strangled
NEW YORK – There is evidence that a 30-year-old New York City woman who disappeared during an afternoon jog was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted, police said Wednesday, August 3rd.Karina Vetrano's body was found in a marshland in Queens hours after she went missing while on a solo run at 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to NYPD Chief Robert Boyce.
Horse manure is bursting into flames in New York summer heat
THROOP, N.Y. – Upstate New York residents called 911 complaining of smoke and foul odors after scorching summer heat caused horse manure to spontaneously catch fire earlier this month.According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, authorities received "multiple calls complaining of smells and smoke emanating from a burning pile of horse manure in the town of Throop" on July 5.The fire started spontaneously at a stable where the owners were storing large piles of manure, according to the DEC.
A peek inside Tommy Hilfiger's NY penthouse, on the market for $69M: "We have too many homes"
NEW YORK -- A sneak peek inside fashion mogul and billionaire Tommy Hilfiger's New York penthouse -- on the market for $69 million.The duplex penthouse is located inside "The Plaza" on Fifth Avenue in New York's Central Park.The Plaza is known as a hotel, but also has residences, most occupied by private billionaires like Hilfiger.Hilfiger purchased two Plaza apartments in 2007 and broke down walls to create one giant penthouse."I heard that they were building apartments in The Plaza and though it would be really cool to live in a hotel because you get the services," Hilfiger said.The $25 million in renovations to Hilfiger's home included, among other things, columns from Monaco, Picassos and Basquiat.The most unique addition is an "Eloise room" dedicated to The Plaza's most fictional resident.Luxury listings are down by about 20 percent -- so does that worry Hilfiger when it comes to selling his penthouse?"My feeling is that triple-a real estate, anywhere in the world, will always hold its value and increase over time.
Viral photos a reminder to never sleep with your phone
NEW YORK — The NYPD is urging people not to leave their cellphones near their beds because the phones could catch fire.On Monday, February 15th, Deputy Inspector Wilson Aramboles of the NYPD’s 33rd Precinct tweeted a collection of ghastly pictures showing charred pillow cases, blackened bedding and burnt phones.
Man caught in subway doors dragged to his death in NY
NEW YORK — A commuter trying to get onto a train just as its doors were closing became caught in those doors and was dragged to his death in Queens, an MTA official told WPIX.The incident happened about 6:45 p.m. Monday at the Union Turnpike-Kew Gardens station, the agency's spokesman said.The man, who has not been identified, was trying to board a southbound F train when he became stuck and was dragged as the subway pulled out of the station, officials said.He was pronounced dead at a hospital.Further details were not immediately available.
See it: Elementary school choir sings "I'm Gonna Love You Through It" to teacher battling cancer
STATEN ISLAND, NY -- Every year, Public School 22 sings a special song.
10 injured after piece of mechanical equipment being lifted by crane broke free in Manhattan
NEW YORK — New York City officials say a piece of mechanical equipment being lifted by a crane at an office building in Manhattan broke free and fell about 28 stories to the sidewalk below.
Teen kills himself after being bullied, heartbroken mother pleads "don't let anyone be treated like my son"
NEW YORK -- Even the simplest of words can affect teens in a big way.
150 pounds worth $50M: Investigation into NYC drug traffickers nets largest heroin seizure ever
NEW YORK (AP) — An investigation of a pair of New York City drug traffickers has resulted in a record seizure of more than 150 pounds of heroin from Mexico worth at least $50 million, authorities said Tuesday.The Drug Enforcement Administration and Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget Brennan called the heroin seizure the largest ever recorded by the DEA in New York state.
Mother viciously beats woman over parking space as husband cheers her on, children watch
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. (WITI) -- A vicious attack was caught on camera that appears to show a mother beating another woman in a New York mall parking lot as her children watched and husband cheered her on.Editor's note: This video contains graphic language and violence.
Watch 500 years of New York City history in a 47-second elevator ride
The time-lapse, panoramic animation will be seen on walls in elevators that service One World Trade Center's observatory.It simulates how New York City looked from the year 1500 to today.
Mother of 5 shot execution-style in stairway of Bronx apartment building
NEW YORK -- A mother of five was gunned down in the stairway of her Bronx apartment building this week and police are still searching for her killer.Michelle Box, 41, was shot execution-style at 1985 Webster Ave.
TSA officials rescue Chihuahua hiding inside owner's suitcase
NEW YORK -- An adorable stowaway Chihuahua was rescued from a checked suitcase at LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday.