NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani appears on ABC’s “This Week” on June 28. Credit: ABC Screenshot Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 28, 2026 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing a [...]
The president was delivering a law and order speech at the Nassau County Police Academy when he mentioned Jacob Freytes, a boy who was killed by a stray bullet while sitting on his bike outside a bodega in the Bronx.
AI:During a law and order speech at the Nassau County Police Academy, President Trump paused his remarks to offer condolences to the parents of 12-year-old Jacob Freytes, who was killed by a stray bullet while riding his bike in the Bronx. This moment occurred as the President addressed the ongoing crisis of urban violence and the breakdown of civilization in American cities, contrasting his focus on public safety against the coordinated efforts of the radical left-wing press to ignore the escalating tide of chaos caused by failed social experiments.Open
A former New York deputy police commissioner is accused of helping her son after a courthouse shooting. Thoughts? Please head to the website to purchase some merch: www.nelliemiranda.com
A 20-year-old reputed gang member allegedly opened fire on a rival just minutes after leaving a Bronx courthouse, and prosecutors say his mother, a deputy police commissioner, and his ex-con father drove him away from the scene. Chase Lackard had been inside the Bronx Criminal Court on a 2024 gun possession charge. Roughly twenty minutes […] The post Mount Vernon deputy police commissioner allegedly drove getaway car after son's Bronx gang shooting appeared first on American Almanac .
A 20-year-old reputed gang member allegedly opened fire on a rival just minutes after leaving a Bronx courthouse, and prosecutors say his mother, a deputy police commissioner, and his ex-con father drove him away from the scene. Chase Lackard had been inside the Bronx Criminal Court on a 2024 gun possession charge. Roughly twenty minutes after that appearance, he allegedly carried out a drive-by shooting targeting a rival on June 29, the New York Post reported . His mother, 49-year-old Jennifer Lackard, then the Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner, and his father, James Lackard, a convicted heroin dealer who served 10 years in federal prison, allegedly waited outside and served as getaway drivers. A Bronx grand jury indicted all…Open
Vincent Pastore, the Bronx-born actor best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's landmark series "The Sopranos," was found dead at his home Saturday, a Vietnam veteran whose second act in Hollywood spanned more than three decades. Pastore's manager of over 30 years, Robert Attermann, confirmed the death to USA TODAY on Aug. 1. […] The post Vincent Pastore, actor who played Big Pussy on 'The Sopranos,' dead at 80 appeared first on American Almanac .
Vincent Pastore, the Bronx-born actor best known as Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's landmark series "The Sopranos," was found dead at his home Saturday, a Vietnam veteran whose second act in Hollywood spanned more than three decades. Pastore's manager of over 30 years, Robert Attermann, confirmed the death to USA TODAY on Aug. 1. A neighbor had not heard from Pastore in three days before his body was discovered at his home in the Bronx, New York. He was 80. No cause of death has been disclosed. The circumstances surrounding Pastore's death are under investigation, though no investigating agency has been publicly identified. Pastore is survived by his daughter, Renee. From the Navy to the screen, Pastore built a career the…Open
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The road redesign to prioritize buses, the first such project in the borough, had been put on hold after the Trump administration objected to a similar plan in Manhattan.
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An Italian-American civil rights group accused New York City’s socialist mayor of “cultural erasure” after his office released an immigration map that omitted several well-known immigrant communities. Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s map of immigrant enclaves included places such as “Little Palestine” and “Little Bhod-Tibet,” but excluded communities long populated by the city’s historically significant Italian, Irish and Jewish populations, New York Post reported Wednesday. This apparent oversight sparked outrage from local Italian-Americans. (RELATED: City Officials Raise Somali Flag After Cancelling Independence Day Fireworks) “This is not a clerical error. This is cultural erasure,”…Open
City parks officials will put about 70 seasonal playground associates in New York City parks this summer to run free games and activities for any young person who shows up.