Rocco Parascandola

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Rocco Parascandola |Chris Sommerfeldt

NEW YORK — The NYPD has launched a hate crimes investigation into allegations that a man threatened to blow up mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s car, according to sources and a recording obtained by The New York Daily News. The unidentified man made the threat in a voicemail left with Assemblyman Mamdani’s office in Queens on Wednesday. It was one of at least four threatening voicemails the person has left in recent weeks, according to the New York Police Department.

1 week ago | thederrick.com | Rocco Parascandola |Thomas Tracy

NEW YORK — A 55-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by a stranger on a Queens train after he repeatedly asked her, “Where are you from?” police said Thursday. The victim was on a westbound E train entering the 75th Avenue station on Queens Boulevard in Glen Oaks around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when Naved Durrni, 34, approached her, cops said. Thank you for reading! Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading.

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Roni Jacobson |Rocco Parascandola

A man was struck by lightning in Central Park, police said on Thursday afternoon. The lightning bolt struck at 3:45 p.m. on the park’s East Drive near E. 100th St. according to cops. The man’s identity was not immediately known. EMS transported him to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is in stable condition, a police source said. This is a developing story. Check back for more information.

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Rocco Parascandola

A man has been charged with assaulting two straphangers in a wild knife attack at the Grand Central subway station, police said Thursday. Gavin Ferguson, 30, of the Bronx, was charged with attempted murder and felony assault. He fled the scene after yesterday morning’s confrontation but was later spotted by an officer a few blocks away on Second Ave. near E. 40th St.Police said the suspect stabbed and wounded a 28-year-old man, then attacked a second man, 32, who intervened.

1 week ago | nydailynews.com | Thomas Tracy |Evan Simko-Bednarski |Rocco Parascandola

A 47-year-old man riding an e-bike in Central Park died after he crashed into a pedestrian, police said Thursday. Salvador Nico Garcia hit a 41-year-old man in the crosswalk on East Drive near East 97th St. about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. Nico Garcia was thrown from his electric bike by the impact and slammed his head on the curb. Medics rushed him to Mount Sinai Morningside but he could not be saved. The pedestrian suffered a cut on his hand but did not need medical attention.