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Brewster Man, 24, Beaten, Kicked In Head By Assailant In Batman Costume
BREWSTER, N.Y. -- A Brewster man was in serious condition Monday after being beaten by a man in a Batman costume at Fenwick's bar in the Bronx, according to a New York City Police Department spokesperson.
The 24-year-old man was at a Halloween party at the bar at W. 238th St., near Waldo Avenue, when he was attacked by the costumed man who kicked and punched him in the head and body, police said.
The man went to a friend's apartment where he was up all night vomiting, said the NYPD.
When a friend could not wake up the man a few hours later, he called an ambulance which took him to Allen P…
Autopsy Photos Of Man Shot By White Plains Cops Can Remain On Facebook
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Graphic autopsy photos of a man shot and killed by White Plains police will be allowed to stay on Facebook, following a ruling by a federal judge on Friday, according to lohud.com.
Defense attorneys had asked the photos to be taken down from the Facebook page of Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., whose father, a retired corrections officer, was killed on Nov. 19, 2011, by White Plains police, said lohud.com.
Chamberlin posted the photos just days before a hearing on the admissibility of evidence, including the photos, in the family's $21 million lawsuit against the city and the …
New City Native, Clarkstown South Grad Makes History At West Point
Earlier this year, New City native Brig. Gen.Cindy Jebb, made history when she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the first woman to serve as academic dean at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Jebb, who attended Clarkstown South High School in West Nyack, is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
As a former member of the social sciences department at West Point, she has taught courses in comparative politics, international security, cultural anthropology, terrorism and counterterrorism, and officership.
Commissioned as a military intelligence officer, Jebb served in …