Self defense is a crime under Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. Jose Alba is the victim protecting himself yet he is held in Riker on $250,000 bail.

Austin Simon, 34, was killed Friday July 1 around 11 pm at Broadway and 139 Street, was already on parole for assaulting a cop at the time of the deadly encounter — and had at least eight prior busts, including for assault, robbery, and assault during a domestic dispute. Update July 8, 2022. Bail reduced … Read more

Strengthening gun laws or weakening good citizens? US Supreme Court struck down New York’s 1911 Sullivan Act!

Sullivan Act has to do with small firearms, not rifle, shotgun, ammunition nor body armor in the legislation signed into law on July 1, 2022. Carrying licensed guns outside of home had been limited to government purposes instead of self-protection thus the NEW YORK STATE RIFLE & PISTOL ASSOCIATION, INC., ET AL. v. BRUEN, SUPERINTENDENT … Read more

Parts of Ruby, 76th and 77th Streets are underwater. “The Hole” was not the dump before, but it has been ignored by the City.

When a pumping station on South Conduit Station was demolished in the 1980s, parts of the area became a marshland. The City talked about raising the land; building pumps; or buying out lot owners… In the meantime, the 20 some families that still live here have to bear with difficulties walking to their car after … Read more

Police charged Glenn Hirsch with murder of Zhiwen Yan (严志文) Great Wall deliveryman killed on April 30, 2022

Update: August 29, 2022. Glenn Hirsch shot himself on August 5. His suicide note was revealed. Update: June 28, 2022. Even readers in Hong Kong were shocked that his lawyer said the ‘duck saucer killer’ did not do it! June 2, 2022. His wife Kunying Zhao is angry that the police could not tell her … Read more

Train tressel between Bessemer Babbage is an ideal cover…

The section below is not paved. And there is a throughway where the 13′-5″ Clearance sign is. Due to its out-of-sight location, illegal activities have been observed by nearby neighbors such as opening of stolen Amazon packages, drug selling, and other undesirable activities. A suggestion is to enforce ticketing of cars parked underneath or to … Read more

Fake jewel scammer at Rego Park/Forest Hills

A senior was offered fake jewelry in exchange for cash. It happened in Staten Island and Queens. Updated June 25, 2022. Yours truly was also targeted Saturday when a well dressed Middle East man in his 30s with someone sitting in the back stopped next to me while I was walking on the sidewalk on … Read more