Lorena Mongelli
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Online fundraiser started for family of slain NYPD officer
The family of the slain NYPD Officer Anastasios Tsakos has set up an online fundraiser to support his wife and two kids.
'An amazing guy': Brother of NYPD cop killed by drunk driver speaks out
The NYPD cop who died from his injuries after being hit by a drunk driver in Queens early Tuesday was "an amazing guy" who adored playing with his two children.
'Worse than death': College student doused with acid recalls attack
The Long Island college student who was doused with acid in her own driveway said she endured a “worse than death experience."
LI Stop & Shop shooter was 'troubled employee,' officials say
The Long Island Stop & Shop grocery-cart worker who went on a murderous rampage -- killing one worker and wounding two others -- was a “troubled employee” who had previously...
Ecuadorian girls dropped over border wall ‘finally reunited’ with family
The two Ecuadorian sisters dumped by human smugglers over the US-Mexico border wall have been reunited with their parents in New York City, officials said Wednesday. The girls, Yareli, 3, and Yasmina, 5, had been...
Long Island Stop & Shop shooting suspect in custody, officials say
The suspect in the deadly shooting at a Long Island Stop & Shop was nabbed Tuesday afternoon — hiding out in a building about 2 miles from the murder scene,...
Man charged in shooting death of Bronx construction worker, cops say
The man who allegedly gunned down a female construction worker in the Bronx earlier this week has been charged with her murder, police said early Friday. Jose Everaldo Reyes, 66,...
Suspect in NYC construction worker shooting allegedly used retired cop's gun
A 66-year-old man allegedly shot Lizbeth Mass, 52, six times in the groin, thigh, shoulder, hip and back while she was on her lunch break at City Island Avenue and...
Gat on a hot tin roof: Teen playing with gun on NYC rooftop allegedly shoots pal
A teen playing with a gun on a Manhattan rooftop shot his pal in the hand Monday morning, according to cops and police sources. The 18-year-old and his friend, the...
Coney Island, baby: Seaside attractions reopen after more than a year
The fun is officially back in Coney Island! Amusement parks and iconic attractions like the Wonder Wheel and the bone-shaking Cyclone roller-coaster in the southern Brooklyn seaside fun land reopened...
Young sisters dropped over border wall by smugglers may be reunited with parents — in NYC: officials
The two Ecuadorian sisters dumped by human smugglers at the border wall may soon be reunited with their parents in New York City, according to an official. Magdalena Nunez, of...
'Daddy was coming over for my birthday — and he shot people': Child's heartbreaking 911 call
A 9-year-old Brooklyn girl whose mom and two half-sisters were fatally gunned down by her dad hid in a closet and wept to a 911 operator, “Daddy was coming over...
Man kills three women in murder-suicide at Brooklyn apartment
A man killed his child’s mother and her two daughters inside a Brooklyn apartment before turning the gun on himself outside Monday night, police and sources said. The 9-year-old daughter...
75-year-old who was sucker-punched calls on NYC to fix mental health crisis
A 75-year-old woman who was randomly slugged in the face by a man in upper Manhattan is a retired crime reporter -- and is now calling on city officials to...
Man suspected of brutally beating Asian woman may have pulled knife on someone else right after
The race-hating suspect caught on video brutally beating an Asian woman on a Midtown street may be a local cook who pulled a steak knife on a guy right after...
Building staff punished for doing nothing during Asian woman's brutal attack
The clip shows several men from the building standing near the door -- feet from where the attack unfolded -- without lifting a finger to help.
Crowds, no masks and a $100 cover charge: NYC's hottest illicit nightclub allegedly had it all
It's their party and they'll die if they want to. The tenants of a Tribeca apartment have turned their pad into a crowded, mask-free illicit nightclub complete with bouncers, booze...
NYC expanding free preschool for 3-year-olds
The city will expand free schooling for 3-year-olds by 16,500 seats in the Fall, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday. The Department of Education's 3-k program will soon provide seats in...
At least one dead after massive fire erupts at NY nursing home
A massive fire broke out early Tuesday at an assisted-living facility in Rockland County — killing at least one resident, and leaving a firefighter unaccounted for. Officials responded to a...
De Blasio welcomes high school students back, details new opt-in period
Mayor Bill de Blasio welcomed some 55,000 9th through 12th graders back into the buildings Monday as Big Apple’s high schools re-opened for in-person learning for the first time since...