Happy Monday: Lirr Hit With Cancellations, Delays In Morning Commute
A disabled Long Island Rail Road train scrambled morning commutes on Monday, April 13, though normal service was nearly restored by the afternoon.
The disabled non-passenger train was reported west of Jamaica Station around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, April 12, an MTA spokesperson told News 12 Long Island.
The broken train was removed from the tracks before 8 a.m. Monday, but that was late enough to cause multiple cancellations, Newsday reported. On the Ronkonkoma Branch, the 5:49 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma to Penn Station was canceled, while on the Babylon Branch, the 5:38 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. trains …
White Plains Stairwell Rape: Attack Happened Over Hours At City Center, DA Says (Update)
New details have emerged in a disturbing sexual assault case at a Westchester County shopping complex, where prosecutors say a woman was attacked for hours while unconscious.
Xavier Fonseca Overton, 22, of Astoria, Queens, was arraigned Thursday, April 9, on a felony complaint charging him with five counts of first-degree rape and one count of first-degree sexual abuse, the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office said on Friday, April 10.
As previously reported by Daily Voice, the incident happened late Tuesday, April 7, inside a stairwell at the City Center in White Plain…
MA Ranked No. 2 For Innovation In US, New Study Finds: Here's Why
The nation's capital and several Northeast states are driving research, innovation, and business growth, according to a new study.
WalletHub released its 2026 list of Most & Least Innovative States on Wednesday, March 18. The report evaluated all 50 states and Washington, DC, using 25 indicators tied to innovation.
The metrics include the share of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workers, research and development spending, and tech industry presence.
Washington, DC, retained its place as the nation's innovation leader, according to WalletHub. The District sto…
Woman Hit Wife With Car, Baseball Bat In Schenectady, She Admits In Plea Deal
A New York woman admitted to attacking her wife and a friend with a car and a baseball bat before leading state police on high-speed chases with kids in the car, authorities said Friday, March 27.
Juanita Moore, a 25-year-old Schenectady resident, copped to one count of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree attempted assault on Wednesday, March 25, the Schenectady County District Attorney’s office said.
The incident began on Halloween 2024, when Moore hopped in a Hertz rental car and drove to a home “where she knew her wife was staying with a friend,” the district attorney’s of…
LI Cops Manhandled, Injured 80-Year-Old Woman In Roosevelt, Then Filed Bogus Charges: Lawsuit
Nassau County police officers yanked an 80-year-old woman from her car and tossed her to the ground, then claimed she attacked them and filed criminal charges, according to a federal lawsuit.
Betty Cater, now 81, filed the suit Friday, March 20 in New York’s Eastern District. The criminal charges against her were later dropped.
She accused the cops of excessive force, false arrest, fabricating evidence, and malicious prosecution in the suit. Three officers — Michael Shannon, Anthony J. Catinella, and Lt. Daniel Decastro — are named as defendants in the suit, along with Nassau County, its po…
