Barbara Russo

1 week ago | amny.com | Barbara Russo

A person was struck by lightning in Manhattan’s Central Park as storms rolled through the humid, sticky city Thursday afternoon, NYPD officials said. According to law enforcement sources, the person was struck on East Drive and 100th Street at 3:43 p.m. on June 19. Police could not yet confirm the person’s sex or age. Officers from the 23rd Precinct, EMS and firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a 911 call about the incident.

1 week ago | amny.com | Barbara Russo

The AccuWeather forecast predicts severe weather with damaging winds, scattered thunderstorms, and high heat in NYC on Thursday afternoon into the evening rush hour. Very warm temperatures and high humidity will cover the city, leading to possible heavy thunderstorms with hail and heavy winds reaching up to 31 mph later in the afternoon and evening. Thursday’s high-low temperatures are expected to be 89 and 67 degrees, according to Accuweather. Gov.

1 week ago | amny.com | Barbara Russo

Uber and Lyft drivers who are members of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance rallied outside of City Hall, calling on the City Council to pass Int. 0276. Dozens of drivers from Uber and Lyft demanded city lawmakers do more to protect their jobs during a lively protest at City Hall on Wednesday. The workers, who were from the New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA), urged the NYC Council to pass Intro.

1 week ago | amny.com | Barbara Russo

A Bronx woman received a crushing blow after state lawmakers refused to act on legislation this week that would have granted her access to the pension of her late mother, a slain NYPD cop. Det. Miosotis Familia was shot and killed execution-style as she worked an NYPD command post in the Bronx on July 5, 2017. Since then, her daughter, Genesis Villella, 28, legally adopted her two younger siblings, as Familia was a single mother, and took on full parenting responsibilities.

1 week ago | politicsny.com | Barbara Russo

Posted on A Bronx woman received a crushing blow after state lawmakers refused to act on legislation this week that would have granted her access to the pension of her late mother, a slain NYPD cop. Det. Miosotis Familia was shot and killed execution-style as she worked an NYPD command post in the Bronx on July 5, 2017.