Victoria Manna

Staten Island

Multimedia Journalist at Spectrum News NY1

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Drone activity causes issue at N.Y. airport

Dec 14, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Victoria Manna

Gov. Kathy Hochul said drone activity caused problems at Stewart International Airport in Orange County Friday night. She says the runways of the airport, located west of Newburgh, were shut down for about an hour because of drones reported in the airspace nearby. “This has gone too far,” Hochul said in a statement. Meanwhile, elected officials have been speaking out after a series of unexplained drone sightings in New York and elsewhere in the region.
New York City singer recounts her journey to the U.S. and 'The Voice' stage

Nov 8, 2024 | spectrumnews1.com | Victoria Manna

Songwriter Nini Iris sings about her life. At 28, it's already filled with a long journey. Ten years ago, the then-teenager packed her suitcase in her home country of Georgia and used her savings to fly to the United States, moving to New York City with nowhere to stay.
Car explosion in Queens damages several nearby homes and vehicles

Nov 7, 2024 | ny1.com | Victoria Manna

This surveillance video shows an SUV exploding on 133rd Street in South Ozone Park. You can see parts of the vehicle fly into nearby homes and cars. “I was in my apartment with my kids. We hear this big boom. And it’s like lightning we saw like lightning. So I told my kids. Get out. Get out, you guys get out. So we quickly. I grabbed my stuff with my passport. You know I don’t know what is next. We run out,” Ernana Fredericks, a resident, said.
Slave cemetery buried beneath strip mall honored with memorial on Staten Island

Jul 11, 2024 | ny1.com | Victoria Manna

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — When it was discovered that a strip mall was built on top of a slave cemetery on Staten Island, a filmmaker and descendants of those buried advocated for a memorial at the site. Now, that is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Some residents say Staten Island beaches lack popularity

Jul 1, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Victoria Manna

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Vigil for teen who went missing at Jacob Riis Park

Jun 28, 2024 | ny1.com | Victoria Manna

Aminatu Noah says her only child, Elyjah Chandler, went missing while swimming at Jacob Riis park last Friday. Police say he and his 17-year-old friend went into the water as a large wave formed and never came out. “I still feel like I’m dreaming, to be honest,” Noah said.
Protestors outside Hochul's office call for congestion pricing implementation

Jun 12, 2024 | ny1.com | Victoria Manna

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Third Avenue office Wednesday, demanding she backtrack her decision to hault congestion pricing. “Congestion pricing is about more than just funding the subway. Congestion pricing means accessible stations, less asthma, less pollution, less traffic violence,” Kathy Park Price, a Brooklyn organizer for Transportation Alternatives, said. What You Need To KnowHundreds of protesters gathered outside Gov.
3 Black men sue American Airlines citing discrimination

May 31, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Victoria Manna

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Protests continue at Columbia University following crackdown

Apr 20, 2024 | spectrumnews1.com | Victoria Manna |Nia Clark

Friday marked the third day of protests at Columbia University. A day earlier, more than 100 students were arrested and suspended from school for setting up an encampment in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Protests continue at Columbia University following crackdown

Apr 19, 2024 | spectrumlocalnews.com | Victoria Manna

Friday marked the third day of protests at Columbia University. A day earlier, more than 100 students were arrested and suspended from school for setting up an encampment in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.