Eric Feldman

United States

General Assignment Reporter at Spectrum News NY1

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Articles

New Yorkers recount journeys home after being stuck in Israel

1 week ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

As the sirens blared, Jules Shalhov couldn’t believe what was flying over him: a rocket was flying overhead, set to land somewhere in Israel, as he raced into his bomb shelter. “A home got hit in Ramat Gan. Which is like 10 minutes away from where I live,” he said.
Queens man searching for kidney donor

1 week ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

Marc Perez wraps up his day at work, but in reality, he can’t take it easy. He has to get ready for what has become almost a second job — his fight to live. Three times a week, for four hours each time, he drives about 10 minutes from his home in Bayside, Queens to the hospital. That’s where he receives kidney dialysis. Without this, he would die. “One of the criteria for getting on dialysis is you have to be below 15% kidney function,” Perez said.
Exclusive: 5 teachers help save colleague who went into cardiac arrest

1 week ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

A preschool teacher is crediting a group of colleagues and first responders with saving her life after she went into cardiac arrest at her Upper East Side school earlier this year. Olivia McAndrew lost consciousness inside the library at Yorkville Community School, also known as P.S. 151, during a routine Monday afternoon staff meeting. She was later revived after her coworkers performed CPR and used an automated external defibrillator, or AED, while waiting for emergency responders to arrive.
Former city investigators say NYPD obstructed most of their investigations

1 month ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

Mac Muir said he clicked on a New York Post story about body camera footage being released in what happens before an NYPD officer shoots a man wielding a knife. “Drop the knife! Drop the f—ing knife,” can be heard on the portion of the tape released.
Children's shoe store in Morningside Heights to close

1 month ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

For nearly 20 years, kids in Morningside Heights could get fitted for their shoes at The Shoe Tree. But outside is a sign to let customers know they will be closing shop. “That is a hard thing to give up," said Karen Dixon, who co-owns the store.
Family has Knicks season tickets for over 60 years

1 month ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

Lew Gelman looks at a holiday card that he has in his basement. It’s from 1992, wishing him a happy new year. The holiday card wasn’t from just anyone. It was from former Knicks captain Willie Naulls. The two developed a friendship that included a request from an NBA player in today’s game. “Willie Naulls was having a problem with his car and asked me to do him a favor and drive him in to two Knick games,” Gelman said.
Regis High School students take in papal transition

1 month ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

Clayton Prisament's high school English class turned into "pope watch" on Thursday afternoon at Regis High School in Manhattan. “Instead of doing English class, we just put on the Sistine Chapel right on the big screen, the smart board, and just sat and watched waiting to see who the next pope is,” the high school junior said.
Meet the man behind the music at Knicks games

1 month ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

For more than 30 years, fans have heard Ray Castoldi at Knicks and Rangers games at Madison Square Garden. But what they may not have realized, is when the crowd roars, “Defense," they're often responding to him. Castoldi has played the organ and run the music at the “World's Most Famous Arena” since 1989, after playing nightclub gigs in the city.
A Brooklyn woman asked the pope for a miracle. Here's how it changed her life

2 months ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

In the living room of Julia Bruzzese’s Brooklyn home hangs a photo that captures the moment she says changed everything. “It was like God extending his hand and saying it would be okay,” she recalled. That hand belonged to Pope Francis. The moment came during his 2015 visit to New York City—at a time when a then-12-year-old Bruzzese was grappling with a mysterious illness and a crisis of faith.
Brooklyn woman reflects on blessing from Pope Francis

2 months ago | ny1.com | Eric Feldman

In the living room of Julia Bruzzese’s Brooklyn home hangs a photo that captures the moment she says changed everything. “It was like God extending his hand and saying it would be okay,” she recalled. That hand belonged to Pope Francis. The moment came during his 2015 visit to New York City—at a time when a then-12-year-old Bruzzese was grappling with a mysterious illness and a crisis of faith.