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Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest
Videos Show Street Racer Taunting Cops With Dangerous Stunts Before Newark Arrest The social media accounts of the 19-year-old Queens man who was arrested in Newark for his dangerous stunts show him taunting police across the tri-state area. Antonio Ginestri, who'd been wanted by the NYPD and other agencies, had a history of provoking cops into pursuing him and then posting the videos on YouTube, amassing millions of views. Ginestri also operated a TikTok with more than 139K followers and had 23.1K followers on Instagram. Following his May 21 arrest in Newark, NYPD Deputy Commissioner, Operations Kaz Daughtry said: "One of the most prolific street racers in NYC can no l…

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CAUGHT: Fugitive Gang Member Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed By Mahwah PD CAUGHT: Fugitive Gang Member Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed By Mahwah PD
Caught: Fugitive Gang Member Wanted For Attempted Murder Nabbed By Mahwah PD A fugitive member of the Crips who was wanted for attempted murder in New York City was nabbed by Mahwah police on Route 17, authorities said. Hakeem “Flow Cash” Jamison, 28, was a passenger in a 2005 Mercedes E500 driven by a Vermont woman who committed several motor vehicle violations before Officer John Lange stopped her on the northbound highway near the Route 287 flyover, Capt. Guido Bussinelli said. Sgt. Richard Albro quickly joined his colleague during the 10:15 a.m. stop on Monday, Aug. 28, the captain said. After getting conflicting stories from the driver, 44-year-old Jill Steel…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91 'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91
'Chairman Of The Board': Yankees Great Whitey Ford Dies At 91 He won more World Series games than any other pitcher, retired with a winning percentage that remains a modern-day record and was the best hurler on what was baseball’s best team for years. Hall of Famer Whitey Ford died Thursday at his Long Island home at 91, the New York Yankees announced Friday. In a sad coincidence, New York City’s two greatest-ever pitchers – Ford and the Mets’ Tom Seaver – died less than six weeks apart. Born on Oct. 21, 1928 in Manhattan, Edward Charles Ford grew up an only child in the same Astoria, Queens neighborhood as Tony Bennett. The blond-haired Ford pitch…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Blue Skies At Night (VIDEO): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens Blue Skies At Night (VIDEO): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens
Blue Skies At Night (Video): NJ Sees Glow Cast By Con Ed Transformer Explosion In Queens The glow from a transformer explosion Thursday night in Queens could be seen from New Jersey. "Arcing" at the Con Ed substation at a 31st Street in Astoria cast a blue glow over a massive cloud of smoke that could be seen for miles (see video by Peter Zanin, above). It also closed down La Guardia Airport, delayed the MTA's No. 7 train and sent power surges through parts of the borough. "There was a brief electrical fire at our substation in Astoria, which involved some electrical transformers and caused a transmission dip in the area," Consolidated Edison tweeted at 10:37 p.m. "We're …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At 20 Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At 20
Pine Bush HS Grad, College Football Player Roland Smith Dies At 20 Roland LaShain Smith III of Montgomery died on Tuesday, Jan. 30. He was 20. The cause of death was cardiac arrest, which occurred while he was playing basketball, according to a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $10,000. He was born on Nov. 18, 1997 in Astoria Queens.  After moving to Middletown with his family in 2003, Roland attended Truman Moon Elementary School. He then attended Crispell Middle School in Pine Bush, and graduated from Pine Bush High School in 2015. In 2016 Roland began studying Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College where he also played football. He …

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