• Ten stabbed to death in Suriname

    Ten people, including several members of one family and neighbors, have been stabbed to death in the Caribbean Community nation of Suriname in an incident that authorities are blaming on possible mental issues involving the main suspect.Police said that a 43-year-old father of five apparently went berserk at his home in Commewijne District just across the Paramaribo harbor and attacked his family members, killing four of them before barging into the homes of two neighbors, where he also fatally
  • Less than two weeks left to apply for housing lottery for nine units in Morrisania, rent starts at $2,022

    Less than two weeks left to apply for housing lottery for nine units in Morrisania, rent starts at $2,022
    Sign up for our weekly email newsletter to stay updated on the latest housing lotteries in New York City.A housing lottery will be closing on Monday, Jan. 5, for nine units in a 7-story mixed-use building at 1119 Boston Rd. in Morrisania.The building has 40 housing units, with 31 at market rate. All nine units set aside are intended for those earning 80% of the area median income and with an asset limit of $129,600.[caption id="attachment_138208" align="alignnone" width="900"] The inte
  • Cops question persons of interest in Bronx woman’s deadly stabbing

    Two people of interest are being questioned in connection with a deadly stabbing in the Bronx late on Saturday night.Police said Shashamanie Thompson, 30, was killed inside the apartment building where she lived at 1182 Ogden Ave. in Highbridge just after 10 p.m. on Dec. 27.Officers from the 44th Precinct raced to the location after receiving a 911 call regarding an assault in progress.[caption id="attachment_137821067" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Police said Shashamanie Thompson, 30, was
  • Bronx double shooting: Connecticut teen killed, another youth injured in gun violence at public housing complex

    Bronx detectives are on the hunt for the suspect who shot two teens at a public housing complex on Saturday night, killing one of them.Police said the bloodshed occurred at the Eastchester Gardens Houses located at 1219 Adee Ave. at about 6:25 p.m. on Dec. 27.Officers from the 49th Precinct rushed to the location after receiving a 911 call about shots fired inside the complex. Upon arriving at the scene, they found 15-year-old Eric Aitken of Waterbury, CT, with a gunshot wound to his chest. 
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