Category: New York City News
Texas dad fatally shoots carjacker who tried stealing his car with his family inside
“It’s just a blessing that the kids and the family walked away with no injuries.” https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/texas-father-fatally-shoots-would-be-carjacker-who-tried-stealing-his-car-with-his-young-children-inside/
Ohio brothers who posed as Middle Eastern royalty receive lengthy sentence for $21M fraud scheme
“You basically flaunted it by driving around in a Rolls Royce and taking private planes.” https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/ohio-brothers-who-posed-as-middle-eastern-royalty-jailed-over-21m-fraud-scheme/
NY could ban common ingredient found in pizza and bagels over health concerns
“New Yorkers deserve to know what they are consuming,” the bill states. https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/new-york-could-ban-common-ingredient-found-in-pizza-and-bagels-over-health-concerns/
Islanders’ Matthew Schaefer named finalist for Calder Memorial Trophy after historic year
Schaefer was announced alongside Montreal’s Ivan Demidov and Anaheim’s Beckett Sennecke. https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/sports/islanders-matthew-schaefer-named-finalist-for-calder-trophy/
Giants’ multi-homer game goes to waste as Padres light up Logan Webb
An early lead with their ace on the mound wasn’t enough for the Giants to beat the Padres. https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/sports/giants-multi-homer-game-goes-to-waste-as-padres-light-up-logan-webb/
LIU athletics placed on three-year probation after NCAA eligibility probe
LIU was placed on a three-year probation by the NCAA following an investigation. https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/sports/liu-athletics-placed-on-three-year-probation-after-ncaa-eligibility-probe/
US Coast Guard seeks owner of sailboat moored near missing mom Lynette Hooker’s vessel on night of disappearance
Coast Guard investigators are searching for the owner of a sailboat that was moored near the Lynette and Brian Hooker’s 45-foot sailboat, the “SV Soulmate.” https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/world-news/us-coast-guard-seeks-owner-of-sailboat-moored-near-missing-mom-lynette-hookers-vessel-on-night-of-disappearance/
Minor league hockey fans throw debris on ice, refuse to leave arena after bizarre overtime goal
The Sweetest Place on Earth turned sour on Tuesday night when minor league hockey fans began throwing debris onto the ice after they didn’t believe…
Indiana firefighter duo return lost American flag to stranger’s home: ‘It doesn’t hurt to help a neighbor’
“Doing a small act of kindness or doing something good for somebody whether anybody’s watching or not, if everybody did that, the world would be…
Trump-backed candidates take out GOP incumbents in Indiana, dominate Ohio primary in big night for president
In Indiana, Trump’s revenge campaign against incumbent state senators who torpedoed his push last year to redraw the Hoosier state’s congressional boundaries was largely successful…