Cops are hunting the creep who hurled a racist insult at an Asian man before bashing him in the head with a thermos in Manhattan, cops and police sources said. The unsuspecting victim was walking on Amsterdam Ave. near W. 113th St. in Morningside Heights at about 10:15 a.m. on Monday, June 17 when the […]
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Cops nab unhinged man who hurled racial slur, can of beans at Muslim woman in Manhattan subway station
Police nabbed the unhinged man who hurled a racial slur — and a can of beans — at a Muslim woman in an unprovoked attack at an Upper East Side subway station, cops said. Andre Johnson, 36, of Stuyvesant Town, was arrested Thursday in Manhattan and hit with charges including attempted assault in the third […]
NYC homeless man accused of setting stranger on fire on subway hurled flaming alcohol: prosecutors
The disturbed homeless man accused of setting a stranger on fire onboard a Manhattan subway train was ordered held on $250,000 bail Monday — as prosecutors revealed it was a flaming can of alcohol he hurled. Nile Taylor, 49, was arraigned in Manhattan Criminal Court for both the attack over the weekend and a similar […]
Racist, homophobic remarks hurled during ‘Zoom bombing’ of local town meeting
Racist, homophobic remarks hurled during ‘Zoom bombing’ of local town meeting A barrage of antisemitic, racist, and homophobic slurs were hurled via teleconference during a Matthews Board of Commissioners meeting Monday night. It’s all part of a nationwide trend called “Zoom bombing.” People can join a video conference from anywhere in the world and make […]
RI lawmakers hurled these 48 questions at RIDOT over the bridge closure. How they answered.
PROVIDENCE – On the Friday before legislative oversight committees dig into the Washington Bridge fiasco, state transportation officials sent lawmakers a torrent of documents, including inspection reports, a timeline of the crisis and responses to 48 questions posed in advance by lawmakers. Among them: What’s next for the Washington Bridge? “Who, how and when [was] […]