#Elderly man violently shoved to ground in Brooklyn

#Elderly man violently shoved to ground in Brooklyn

“#Elderly man violently shoved to ground in Brooklyn” An 81-year-old man was violently shoved to the ground outside of a Brooklyn liquor store, police said. The victim was attacked by another man last Tuesday outside the store on Flatbush Avenue near Avenue D in Flatbush, according to cops. Surveillance footage provided by police caught the…

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#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey

#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey

“#Protesters urge end to violence against women in Turkey” ISTANBUL — Thousands of people joined a Women’s Day march in central Istanbul on Monday to denounce violence against women in Turkey, where more than 400 women were killed last year. As in previous years, riot police put up barricades and blocked demonstrators from marching to…

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#Zachery Ty Bryan pleads guilty in choking case

#Zachery Ty Bryan pleads guilty in choking case

“#Zachery Ty Bryan pleads guilty in choking case” “Home Improvement” actor Zachery Ty Bryan cut a plea deal Tuesday to avoid jail time in the “choking” attack on his girlfriend in Oregon last year, according to reports. The 39-year-old actor pleaded guilty to misdemeanor counts of menacing and fourth-degree assault in exchange for three years…

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#One dead, two injured in upstate NY neighbor dispute

#One dead, two injured in upstate NY neighbor dispute

“#One dead, two injured in upstate NY neighbor dispute” An upstate man was shot dead and his son was wounded in a violent scuffle between neighbors that also saw a woman get slammed in the face with a shovel, state police said. William Kratz, 44, was arrested after the bloody scrap in Baldwinsville shortly after…

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#’Nobody tried to help me’

#’Nobody tried to help me’

“#’Nobody tried to help me’” A woman whose 2-year-old son was pummeled by a panhandler on a Manhattan subway train described on Sunday how she pleaded for help during the attack — but “no one did nothing.” The 21-year-old mom — who asked to remain anonymous out of fear of the on-the-loose attacker — said…

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#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops

“#NYC subway is safe, but needs more cops” The MTA insisted Saturday that it’s safe to take the subway after a string of assaults that left two homeless riders dead last week and countless others shaken.  Still, officials are again calling for more cops and mental health services to deal with the violent mentally ill…

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