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'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC 'Black Panther' Stuntwoman From Virginia Hurt By Fleeing Driver In NYC
Carrie Bernans NYC Crash A stuntwoman known for her work on the "Black Panther" is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in New York City, according to her mother and NBC New York. Carrie Bernans, 29, who IMDB says was born in Hopewell and raised in Richmond, VA, suffered broken bones and chipped teeth in the incident on Monday, Jan. 1, her mother, Patricia said on Instagram. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carrie Annie Bernans ✨ (@carriebernans) View this post on Instagram A …

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by Cecilia Levine
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MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse MANE EVENT: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By NYPD Horse
Mane Event: Armed Times Square Robber Chased Down By Nypd Horse A horse walks into Times Square.... and chases down a man accused of robbing a street vendor, NYPD body cam footage shows. The bandit likely didn't realize he'd stirrup that kind of trouble after using a broken piece of glass to threaten a vendor who caught him swiping seven pairs of sunglasses, city police said. Now Ignacio Lewis, 34, is saddled with criminal charges. Lewis's tale of whoa began soon after he ignored a mounted officer's orders to put his hands against the wall, an NYPD Twitter post shows. In the video, Lewis takes one look at the horse, slowly turns and then bolts down W…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes ‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes
‘Miracle On Hudson’ Called To Mind As Woman, Boy Are Killed, Others Rescued After Boat Capsizes A woman and a 7-year-old boy were killed when a private boat from New Jersey capsized near Manhattan on Tuesday, bringing to mind for many the “Miracle on the Hudson.” UPDATE: Police ID Boy, Woman Killed In Capsized Boat On Hudson River. “My heart breaks for all those involved in today’s tragic boating accident,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference on the Manhattan side of the river. “This is a devastating moment for their families and our city.” The 50-year-old adult and boy were pulled from beneath the boat and taken to Mount Sinai and Bellevue hospitals, where they …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death
Fugitive Dubbed 'Real-Life Tony Soprano' Couldn't Hide From The Law, Even In Death He was considered one of the last of the old-time mobsters, a "real-life Tony Soprano" listed as one of New Jersey's most wanted fugitives. Even six feet under, though, Tony Mota couldn't evade his pursuers. After eluding capture for nearly 25 years for a gruesome murder committed in Hudson County, Anthony Mota was found buried in the country where he was born, the Dominican Republic. Mota had been collecting debts for high-level Colombian drug dealers in New York City when he and a group of accomplices abducted a Queens man on Dec. 13, 1997, authorities said. The victim, 38-year-old …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting
Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting UPDATE: An ex-con from the Bronx shot rapper “Lil TJay” and a companion during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, authorities said. Mohamed Konate, 27, was being held Wednesday evening pending extradition to Bergen County to face charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced shortly before 8 p.m. Konate shot Tione Jayden "Lil Tjay" Merritt, 21, of the Bronx multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and wounded Antoine Boyd, 22, also of the Bronx, at the Promenade a short distance south of the George …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting
Rapper Critically Injured, Companion Stable In NJ Shooting UPDATE: An ex-con from the Bronx shot rapper “Lil TJay” and a companion during a robbery attempt in Edgewater, authorities said. Mohamed Konate, 27, was being held pending extradition to Bergen County to face charges that include attempted murder, armed robbery and weapons charges, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Wednesday night. Konate shot Tione Jayden "Lil Tjay" Merritt, 21, of the Bronx multiple times, leaving him with life-threatening injuries, and wounded Antoine Boyd, 22, also of the Bronx, at the Promenade a short distance south of the George Washington Bridge short…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SUCKER PUNCH: NY Rangers Fan Knocks Tampa Fan Unconscious Leaving MSG SUCKER PUNCH: NY Rangers Fan Knocks Tampa Fan Unconscious Leaving MSG
Sucker Punch: NY Rangers Fan Knocks Tampa Fan Unconscious Leaving MSG A New York Rangers fan viciously cold-cocked an unsuspecting Tampa Bay Lightning fan -- and then punched a Good Samaritan who tried to grab him -- following the Blueshirts' playoff loss Thursday night at the Garden. A now-viral Twitter video shows James Anastasio, 29, of Staten Island spinning around and throwing a haymaker left as fans filed out of MSG after the Lightning's 3-1 Stanley Cup semifinal victory. The brutal -- and cowardly -- sucker punch knocked the victim out cold. Fight at MSG #NYR #NoQuitInNY #Fights #TampaBay pic.twitter.com/xxL9oD1if1 — Scott Kaplan (@ScottKaplanOn) …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Brooklyn College Student Vanishes In DC Brooklyn College Student Vanishes In DC
Brooklyn College Student Vanishes In DC A massive search has been launched for a college senior from Brooklyn who vanished during a work trip to Washington DC last month. Tijae Baker, 23, was last seen April 29 by her mom, days before she left for an art convention in DC, according to those her knew her and the NYPD. Sources say she had been with a woman named Radisha Brown, and was last seen on May 1. Baker says her daughter became unresponsive after boarding the bus to go on the trip and has not been seen since. Tijae Baker is described as 5-feet 7-inches tall, and 130 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. 

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by Annie DeVoe
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Brooklyn Resident, 20, Captured, Charged In NJ Mall Shooting Brooklyn Resident, 20, Captured, Charged In NJ Mall Shooting
Brooklyn Resident, 20, Captured, Charged In NJ Mall Shooting New Jersey State Police seized a 20-year-old Brooklyn resident who they said shot a man during a robbery attempt at the American Dream Mall in East Rutherford earlier this month. The NYPD and members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force helped detectives from the New Jersey State Police Troop “B” Criminal Investigation Office and the NJSP Fugitive Unit capture Anwar Stuart at his home on Monday, April 25, authorities said. Stuart is charged with attempted murder, attempted robbery, conspiracy, unlawful possession of a weapon, and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose in the April…

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by Jerry DeMarco