Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty to lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty on March 4 to two counts of perjury. He admitted to lying …
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Venezuelan migrants attack police while robbing NYC Target: prosecutors
A group of Venezuelan migrants with prior arrests has been busted for allegedly raiding a New York City Target store and then attacking police officers – the latest in a wave of migrant crimes sweeping the Big Apple. Many of them, however, are back out on the streets after being cut loose without bail. Six migrants allegedly plucked various items …
Read More »Blue state squatters put on notice with 'aggressive' law and order bill: 'People are getting killed'
A New York Republican lawmaker is railing against the state’s squatting “epidemic” with a bill that would allow police to immediately evict squatters, while ushering law and order back into the Democratic-run state, he said. “We need to make sure that we fix this huge epidemic right now. And it’s coming more and more and more,” Republican state Sen. Mario …
Read More »College at center of 'Free Palestine' library attack hit with student lawsuit: 'Pro-Hamas hate'
FIRST ON FOX: A group of Jewish students filed a lawsuit against Cooper Union, a private college located in Manhattan, Tuesday over reportedly failing to protect students from an increase in cases of antisemitism following the outbreak of war in Israel last year, Fox News Digital has exclusively learned. “Cooper Union has failed to adequately protect not just our clients …
Read More »Owner of NYC home that went up in flames says he can't get rid of squatters who 'have more rights' than him
The New York City man whose million-dollar home went up in flames late last year says he cannot get rid of squatters who “have more rights” than homeowners. Zafar Iqbal, 53, told the New York Post he has repeatedly tried to renovate the house but they “keep coming back.” He pays $6,000 a month for the Brooklyn property after paying …
Read More »American Culture Quiz: From bald eagles to bold Oscar snubs, how high does your knowledge soar?
APP USERS: Click here to get this new quiz! How well do you know birds of prey and box-office blockbusters? The American Culture Quiz from Fox News Digital tests your command each week of our national heritage, history, pop-culture and top personalities. This week’s quick tackles everything from “Star Wars” to sourdough essentials to the April assassination of Abraham Lincoln. …
Read More »Retired Venezuelan general who defied Maduro gets over 21 years in US prison
NEW YORK (AP) — A retired three-star Venezuelan army general who twice tried to mount coups against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sentenced Monday to over 21 years in prison after he admitted providing weapons to drug-funded rebels. Cliver Alcalá, 62, of Caracas, Venezuela, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein in Manhattan after pleading guilty last year …
Read More »Container ship's engines die outside NYC, comes to stop near Verrazzano bridge
A large container ship lost propulsion in waters near New York Harbor Friday evening before tugboats pulled it to a stop at an anchorage near the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge. The scene evoked last month’s tragedy in Baltimore Harbor when another container vessel slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, knocking it down and killing a half-dozen people who were conducting maintenance …
Read More »Migrant mayhem: NYC shelter guard hurt as 5 illegals attack another in his bed
NYPD officers arrested five men at the Randall’s Island migrant shelter early Monday morning after they allegedly pounced on another man in his bed and injured a security guard during the brawl, according to authorities and local media. Five men, between the ages of 20 and 33, are accused of pummeling another man as he ate food in his bed …
Read More »Here's why guys assaulting women on TikTok will probably get away with it
It’s all over TikTok: pretty, young women are getting punched in the face in seemingly random attacks on the streets of New York City. Thelatest incident occurred on Wednesday in Chelsea, leaving the 23-year-old victim with a broken nose. The “scraggly-haired menace” is still at large, but even if he’s taken into custody, don’t expect the punishment to last long. …
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