Julian Roberts-Grmela

6 days ago | nydailynews.com | Julian Roberts-Grmela |Thomas Tracy

New York City cyclists fighting back against the NYPD’s new crackdown against e-bike riders are taking their outrage to the streets, claiming cops are over-policing two-wheeled travelers. More than 300 e-bike and pedal bike riders participated in a Critical Mass group ride on Friday from Manhattan’s Union Square to City Hall, where they rallied against new police policies they say are tougher on cyclists than drivers who commit the same infractions.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Julian Roberts-Grmela |Roni Jacobson |John Annese

The man who tragically lost his life after a waste-water treatment boat exploded on the Hudson River has been identified as Chief Marine Diesel Engineer Raymond Feige, Department of Environmental Protection city officials announced Sunday. Feige, 59, died Saturday morning after an explosion on the DEP-owned vessel which he was working on, cops said. The vessel, named the Hunts Point, was undergoing maintenance and docked next to the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility near W.

2 weeks ago | nydailynews.com | Julian Roberts-Grmela |Leonard Greene

Charges have been dropped against a police agitator accused of trying to break into an NYPD officer’s Brooklyn home after prosecutors reviewed video of a protest outside the cop’s house. Terrell Harper, 42, was facing attempted burglary, felony criminal mischief and other charges after a chaotic Sept. 23 protest at the officer’s Sunset Park home.

2 weeks ago | ems1.com | Thomas Tracy |Julian Roberts-Grmela

By Thomas Tracy, Julian Roberts-GrmelaNew York Daily NewsNEW YORK — The man accused of murdering EMS Lt. Alison Russo took the stand at his trial Friday, denying that he knifed Russo to death just steps from her Queens EMS station. Peter Zisopoulos claimed he was fast asleep in his apartment when Russo was murdered, even though police said he stabbed the beloved EMT lieutenant in full view of witnesses and surveillance cameras during the Sept. 29, 2022, slaying.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Roni Jacobson |Julian Roberts-Grmela

Two young sailors who lost their lives in the mechanical failure and crash of the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc into the Brooklyn Bridge have been identified as América Yamilet Sanchez and Adal Jair Marcos, Mexican authorities confirmed Sunday. The vessel — which serves as a school ship for cadets — was departing for Reykjavik, Iceland, when it lost power around 8:30 p.m. Saturday and drifted into the bridge, snapping all three masts, killing Sanchez and Marcos. “América wasn’t just a cadet.