The Forward

Why a forgotten teacher’s grave became a Jewish pilgrimage site

Strangers still visit the Rochester tombstone, lighting candles and whispering prayers, nearly a century after his passing.

Family told it must remove brothers’ gravestone after it was deemed ‘inappropriate’

A Colorado cemetery is forcing a family to remove an "inappropriate" headstone bearing images of upraised middle fingers.

NYC mom crushed alive after falling into trash compactor — as residents heard her terrified screams

Michelle Montgomery, 39, likely tumbled into the trash chute while trying to retrieve her purse on Jan. 31, police sources said.
ABC7 New York

Woman found dead in trash bag in NYCHA building believed to be tragic accident

BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- A woman's death, initially suspected to be a homicide, is now believed to be the result of a tragic accident inside a NYCHA building in Brooklyn, according to detectives.

Family for religious reasons blocks autopsy of man, 81, who died on frigid Brooklyn roof

The family of an 81-year-old man who died alone on the frigid rooftop of his Brooklyn apartment building has blocked a city medical examiner autopsy for religious reasons, the Daily News has learned.

Brooklyn day care teacher accused of sexually abusing four girls as cops seek more victims

Devante Brown, 30, who worked as a teacher at a childcare center in Bushwick, was arrested Wednesday on charges he subjected two 5-year-old, a 6-year-old and a 9-year-old to sexual abuse several ...
QNS

Where does St. Saviour’s Church go from here? Middle Village residents debate its future at cemetery site where lithium-ion battery storage facility was proposed

The future of the dismantled St. Saviour's Church and the proposal for a lithium-ion battery storage facility were the big issues debated at the Middle ...