Author: NY Daily News

Two workers were hospitalized after a massive cement ceiling collapsed on top of them Thursday morning during construction of the $87 million Orchard Beach Pavilion renovation in the Bronx, authorities said. The men, who work for Titan Construction, were temporarily trapped under a 20-foot by 15-foot slab of concrete during the refurbishment of the 140,000…

A CVS pharmacy clerk was freed on $100,000 bond Thursday for the stabbing of a serial Manhattan shoplifter earlier this month in a final, fatal confrontation. Scotty Enoe, 46, was turned loose a week after his arrest, surrendering his passport and agreeing to wear an ankle monitor pending his next court appearance on charges of…

Relatives and colleagues of an MTA subway cleaner severely beaten at a Bronx station last year said they are tired of legal delays as mental health experts determine the competency of his alleged attacker. MTA cleaner Anthony Nelson, 36, is still recovering from injuries he suffered in August when he was beaten by a homeless…

The widow of a man mowed down when a minor Upper East Side fender-bender escalated into a fatal clash thought her beloved spouse was simply running late when he failed to pick her up after work. Alex Garcia, 53, told the Daily News she finally made a Wednesday call to husband Robert Velez Alvarez —…

The girlfriend of the driver accused of fatally mowing down a stranger during a crazed road rage clash on the Upper East Side had a front-row seat to the mayhem — and claims her boyfriend and their children are the true victims. Quenteria Daniels, 27, was being driven to work by boyfriend Andre Mosby with…

One of the two men suspected of wounding a 5-year-old girl in a Bronx stray bullet shooting has been nabbed out of state, police sources said Thursday. The suspect is in police custody in Pennsylvania and is about to go through extradition proceedings so he can be brought back to the city to be charged,…

A driver accused of intentionally running over a motorist who had just slashed his tires during a wild road rage clash sparked by a Upper East Side fender bender has been charged with manslaughter, police said Thursday. Andre Mosby, 26, is also charged with assault for the crazed confrontation that unfolded on E. 60th St.…

Police are looking for help identifying a masked man who robbed a Staten Island convenience store with a high-powered rifle. The man, dressed in a black vest, black pants and a black T-shirt, burst into the Veterans Convenience Store on Veterans Road West around 11:30 p.m. Saturday pointing what looked like an assault rifle at…

Two workers were seriously injured Wednesday morning when an improperly stored acetylene gas tank exploded in an area under construction in the landmarked Manhattan building where AT&T was once headquartered, authorities said. One worker was sent to Weill Cornell Hospital and another was taken to Bellevue for serious injuries about 6:30 a.m. after a blast…

A yeshiva reform group demanded Wednesday that state education officials follow up on what it believes was a lax city investigation of whether seven ultra-Orthodox schools provide students with basic education in subjects like reading and math. New York State Education Department rules require private and religious schools — including yeshivas — to offer basic instruction…