Just after midnight in the new hours of Dec. 9, 1944, New Yorkers saw the British ship Monarch slip silently out of the harbor, carrying members of the US Army’s 125th Evacuation Hospital on their way to deploy to the front lines of Europe in World War II. Among them, another ordinary New Yorker, but extraordinary to me: my great-great-aunt Lt. Luella …
Read More »Family of California Gov. Newsom acquires Marin County home for $9.1M
The family of California Gov. Gavin Newsom acquired a multi-million-dollar home in a Marin County purchase early in November. Local media outlets such as the San Francisco Standard and San Francisco Chronicle reported the purchase of the 5,600-square foot Kentfield home occurred Nov. 14. The luxury home was acquired via a limited liability company owned by Newsom’s wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a source …
Read More »Brooklyn restaurant at center of illegal migrant-driven food-vending scheme
A dingy Brooklyn restaurant with a laundry list of revolting health violations is at the center of an illegal vending scheme involving dozens of migrant women, who hawk meals made in its filthy kitchen on street corners across the Big Apple, The Post has learned. With growing concern over such unregulated and potentially dangerous operations popping up citywide, The Post …
Read More »Former Brooklyn Nets co- owner sues Citibank over closed card
A former co-owner of the Brooklyn Nets who spent millions on his Citibank credit card claims the bank “unceremoniously dumped” him — and his 29 million “Thank You Points” worth $300,000. Arthur Rabin, a co-founder of Wear Me Apparel who sold his interest in the Brooklyn basketball team a few years ago, claims he plunked down $200,000 to $300,000 on …
Read More »Dartmouth College sorority and fraternity members charged in student Won Jang death
A sorority and two members of a fraternity have been charged, months after an ill-fated party led to the death of a 20-year-old student at Dartmouth. The Alpha Phi sorority was charged as a corporation by police in Hanover, New Hampshire, with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house, and two members of the Beta Alpha Omega fraternity were charged with …
Read More »NYC thief, Deikel Alcantara, accused of stealing gold-plated 9/11 memorial rose, laughs at arraignment
The man accused of stealing a $3k gold-plated rose from a church’s 9/11 memorial laughed through his arraignment on Saturday night as prosecutors listed a string of crimes that he allegedly committed within the last month. Deikel Alcantara, 21, was admonished by Judge Simiyon Haniff for his egregious behavior — fidgeting, smiling, and laughing as the court heard of his …
Read More »Colorado dentist, James Craig, accused of poisoning wife with protein shake, tried to enlist ex-con in prison
A Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife’s protein shakes tried to rig his murder trial by getting a fellow inmate to plant evidence that would make the woman’s death appear to be a suicide, according to reports. Dr. James Craig wrote a jailhouse letter to a former inmate trying to persuade the ex-con to commit perjury by placing phony …
Read More »Former flight attendant granted final wish to fly one last time amid terminal cancer battle
A elderly California woman battling terminal cancer was on cloud nine when she was granted one final wish to soar the skies – more than 50 years after landing her dream job as a flight attendant. Janet McAnnally, 79, recently stopped all treatments for her stage 4 lung cancer diagnosis, opting instead to enjoy the time she has left, which …
Read More »‘Gilgo Beach’ killings suspect Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife to sell LI house
It’s a killer deal. A home buyer who has $700,000 and doesn’t mind eating breakfast near where cops frantically searched for the bodies of murdered prostitutes could soon see the real estate deal of a lifetime. Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann’s estranged wife plans to sell the family’s Long Island home and move far away from the site …
Read More »Connecticut couple accused of stealing nearly $1M of Lululemon merch in organized theft scheme
A Connecticut couple stole nearly $1 million worth of Lululemon merchandise during a two-month, cross-country theft spree, cops said. Jadion Richards, 44, and Akwele Lawes-Richards, 45, were busted on Nov. 14 for swiping the swanky fitness wear from shops in Minnesota, Utah, Colorado, New York and Connecticut since September, according to a criminal complaint obtained by multiple outlets. The alleged …
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