Erich Ulrich sitting to the right of Mayor Eric Adams in September of 2022, when he was the Department of Buildings Commissioner. He has now been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney for various alleged counts of bribery undertaken in that role (and others). ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Former DOB Commissioner & His Associates Indicted For Bribery by Manhattan D.A. Erich Ulrich, 38, has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office for allegedly accepting $150,000 in bribes... News 18 Sep 2023 | 04:23
Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban (in the matching tan suits) at a September 6th press conference, where they proclaimed their desire to eliminate car thefts via police tech and PSA campaigns. ( Photo via NYC’s Mayor’s Office) As Overall Crime Rate Drops, Adams Targets Surging Car Theft Craze As the blaze of a disconcerting September heatwave beat down on assembled hangers-on, NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner... News 08 Sep 2023 | 10:22
Aleksandra “Ola” Witek with her two children. All three were said to have been slain by Edison Lopez, the boys’ father and fiancé of Alexsandra in a murder suicide on the UWS. Police discovered all four victims dead with stab wounds inside their W. 86th St. Apartment on the afternoon of Aug. 28th. Photo: GoFundMe Murder/Suicide Horror on W. 86th St: Super Slaughters Fiancé and Their 2 Little Boys Before Killing Self Even seasoned cops were rattled by the grisly murder scene that greeted them on the fourth floor of 328 West 86th St. Monday,... News 05 Sep 2023 | 03:12
CCTV cameras reportedly capturing 75 year-old Franz Vila with a 5 year-old girl, circulated by the NYPD on its Crime Stoppers app. The Manhattan D.A.’s office confirmed to Our Town that he has seemingly been indicted by a grand jury, for allegedly kidnapping the child and sexually abusing her at his UES residence. ( Photo via NYPD ) UES Suspect Indicted by Grand Jury for Kidnapping & Sexually Abusing 5 y.o. Queens Girl A man charged with allegedly kidnapping and sexually abusing a five-year-old girl he offered to babysit has reportedly been... News 03 Sep 2023 | 02:53
D.A. Alvin Bragg made a point of personally handing off the overdue checks to employees from Ampak Electrical Services, a now-defunct contractor hired to perform electrical work on Richard Branson’s Virgin Hotel. ( Photo via Rosa M. McDowell, Manhattan D.A.’s Office) First Payments From Stolen Wage Fund: D.A. Returns $50K to Electrical Workers Seven employees from the now-defunct contractor Ampak Electrical Services were remunerated a total of $50,000 on Wednesday,... News 01 Sep 2023 | 01:17
205 W. End Ave. Leila Meltzer, who attempted a 2021 purchase of an apartment at the building before losing her funds to hackers, has now sued her real estate attorney for failing to secure her communications. ( Photo via Google Maps) UWS Woman Says She Lost Over $764,000 In Real Estate Hack, Sues Attorney for Incompetence Leila Meltzer, who claims that she lost more than $750,000 to hackers impersonating her real estate attorney in 2021, is... News 31 Aug 2023 | 06:28
The police response to an August 20 hit-and-run incident, which allegedly saw 29 year-old Imani Lucas speeding a Honda Accord into seven pedestrians on a Midtown crosswalk. She reportedly told cops that she “prayed to God” while revving through a red light. She was finally caught on the LIE in Queens. ( Photo via Citizen) Suspect in Midtown Hit & Run That Injured 7 Charged With Attempted Murder A woman that allegedly ran over seven pedestrians in Midtown in her Honda Accord–before speeding through the Queens Midtown... News 28 Aug 2023 | 07:12
25 year-old Julia Fatum, an EMT, was reportedly attacked by a man she was transporting to Mt. Sinai West in an ambulance. Her alleged assailant now faces attempted murder charges. ( Photo via GoFundMe) Suspect Indicted for Stabbing EMT Inside Mt. Sinai Ambulance A man that allegedly stabbed an EMT worker transporting him to Mount Sinai West has been formally hit with attempted murder... News 28 Aug 2023 | 11:21
A security guard rushing to grab Chad Michael Busto (bottom left, red shirt) at the 92Y on August 21, after he attempted to reach Drew Barrymore (second from right) while claiming he “needed” to see her. ( Photo via vidsofceleb on TikTok) Drew Barrymore Stalker Arrested in Hamptons, Once Filed Lawsuit Against Reality Itself Drew Barrymore was accosted by a persistent stalker during an event at the 92nd Street Y on Aug. 21, which caused a brief... News 27 Aug 2023 | 05:17
The aftermath of a chaotic cop chase that ended with ten bystander injuries on August 1. Kyle Fernandez, the 20 year-old suspect that was allegedly driving the red Hyundai pictured above, has been formally indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. ( Photo via Citizen ) Suspect Indicted for Plowing Into Ten Pedestrians While Fleeing Cops Near Grand Central A young man that allegedly hit various pedestrians and a bicyclist–while fleeing from police in a stolen Hyundai–has now... News 22 Aug 2023 | 06:38
The DA claims that retired professor Lawrence Gray sold $45,000 worth of stolen jewelry through the prestigious Doyle Autioneers & Appraises on 175 E. 87th St. Photo: Doyle web site Dapper College Professor Arrested and Charged with Being High Class Jewelry Thief Retired professor John Gray had already been accused in a high-profile case in Rhode Island of stealing expensive jewelry... News 21 Aug 2023 | 04:51
Iqbal Ahmed said he was stabbed at the 34th St.-Herald Sq. subway station by a man he refused to give money to. A suspect has since been arrested as Ahmed recovers from the stabbing at Bellevue Hospital. ( Photo via GoFundMe) Herald Sq. Stabber Suspect Arrested, Victim Says He Was Attacked After Perp Asked For $ A man asking for money reportedly stabbed a senior citizen on the steps into the 34 St.-Harold Sq. subway on Sunday, August... News 20 Aug 2023 | 11:09
The scene of an August 15 Greenwich Village crash, when a cyclist was struck by a Mercedes-Benz fleeing the NYPD in a chase the began in Alphabet City. ( Photo via Citizen ) NYPD Chief to Cops: Rein In High-Speed Car Chases Dangerous cop chases have been on the rise in Manhattan, with two occurring in the same day on August 1. A similar incident... News 18 Aug 2023 | 03:41
NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig holds a press conference to announce the arrests of Luc Tatchiem Noubissi and Jhonatan Cortez-Lopez, two men who allegedly committed a string of sexual crimes against women in or near Riverside Park. ( Photo via NYPD) Two Men Apprehended In Connection With Multiple Sex Crimes Around Riverside Park This summer, several women fell prey to what seemed to be random sex crimes in or around the serene expanse of the UWS’s... News 15 Aug 2023 | 01:57
44 year-old Yenchun Chen made a remarkable escape from Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Hospital–where he was being treated for chest pain after complaining of heart condition during court proceedings–when used a rope made out of bedsheets to rappel out of a fifth-floor bathroom window. ( Photo via NYPD ) Prisoner Escapes From Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Using Bedsheet Rope, Possibly on the Lam in New Jersey A prisoner made a Spiderman-like escape on Aug. 9 from Mount Sinai Beth Israel at E. 16th St., slipping out a fifth-floor... News 12 Aug 2023 | 06:37
