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Hudson Valley Company Will Repair Charging Bull Damaged In Attack On Wall Street, Report Says
A Hudson Valley foundry has been tasked with repairing the iconic Wall Street Charging Bull statue after a man from Texas went on a rampage during an anti-Donald Trump rant.
Rock Tavern-based Polich Tallix, the Orange County company that makes the Oscars statuette, has been hired to fix the statue, which has extensive damage near the right horn of the charging bull.
The damage is expected to cost upwards of $15,000, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Tevon Varlack, 43, of Houston, climbed the bull at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14 and began smashing a metal banjo against…
Ex-Met Wally Backman, Long Island Ducks Manager, Charged In Domestic Dispute
Former Mets second baseman Wally Backman, now manager of the Long Island Ducks professional baseball club, was arrested following a fight with a woman on Long Island, police said.
Officers responded to a call of a domestic dispute around 7:45 a.m., Friday, Aug. 30, said the Riverhead Police.
During an investigation, the woman -- who is reportedly Backman's girlfriend -- told police that Backman, 59, of Deer Park, pushed her against a wall and then grabbed and twisted her left hand, causing injuries that required medical attention, according to a criminal complaint obtained by the Riverhead …
Man, Worker Charged In Westchester Road-Rage Incident, State Police Say
A 44-year-old area resident and a construction worker are both facing charges after state police say the man returned to a roadwork zone in Northern Westchester with a baseball bat, leaving a child unattended at home, after the worker had earlier damaged his car.
The incident happened around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, when troopers responded to Oregon Road in Cortlandt after being called by Rafael V. Bermejo, who stated the worker struck his vehicle, state police said.
An investigation found Bermejo, a Cortlandt resident, acted in an erratic and aggressive manner, disobeyed a c…