Police say that a 24-year-old man was beaten with a piece of wood by a group of men and then fatally stabbed in upper Manhattan early this morning. The incident occurred outside of Lucky Seven Tapas Bar on St. Nicholas Ave. in Washington Heights around 4:30 a.m. "I heard screaming, yelling," a witness named Eddie told the Daily News. "It sounded like a huge group, they chased him down the street. It looked like he was running for his life." more ›

Six months ago Sergey Mamontov, a 50-year-old Russian immigrant from Sheepshead Bay, decided to welcome a roommate into his apartment. But it seems they didn't click, and the unidentified 55-year-old roommate ended up moving into Mamontov's refrigerator. more ›

The woman seen in a MTA surveillance video being beaten and apparently abducted at a Long Island Rail Road station has come forward to tell the MTA that she's "safe." more ›

Police are searching for a man who was captured on surveillance video brutally beating and abducting a woman outside an LIRR station last weekend. In the video below, you can see the man punch the victim in the stomach after she exited a train at the LIRR's Ronkonkoma Station on Sunday, March 4, at approximately 7:40 a.m.—and then he proceeds to harass and physically hurt the woman for several minutes around the station before throwing her in the back of his car. more ›

Police have charged a suspect in the fatal beating of a 59-year-old Bronx father who was mugged for $15. Devon Downs, 29, was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the death of former cab driver Bimal Chanda last fall. An accomplice who also joined in on beating Chanda with a metal object has not been caught yet. “The family is really happy to hear about the arrest, they never thought this day would come,” said Chanda family friend and spokesman Mohammed Ali. “Detectives told us it was a really hard case and that it was hard to identify the suspects.” more ›

The victim of a brutal beating following a Ranger-Flyers hockey game earlier this year spoke to NBC New York about the ordeal. NJ cop and Iraq War veteran Neal Auricchio showed where his orbital bone was broken—and also his still-bloodied eye—and described the altercation outside of Geno's Steaks, "They grabbed my friend's hat, threw a cigarette in it, threw one at me." more ›

The NJ man accused of viciously beating two Rangers fans after the Rangers-Flyers game in Philadelphia is back in custody, after a judge raised his bail from $100,000 to $400,000. more ›

Earlier this week, we were horrified by the video of two New Jersey men beating up a homeless man, seemingly for fun. Taylor Giresi, 20, and a 17-year-old accomplice were both arrested and charged with aggravated assault; they're also accused of stealing 50-year-old victim David Ivins bicycle as well. And now, Ivins has reportedly suffered a seizure. more ›

A Queens man has been found guilty of beating a woman to death and ripping out her heart and lungs after she turned down his romantic advances and didn't find him a job. Huang Chen was sentenced to 29 years in jail for the death of 46-year-old Qian Wu. Wu had taken out six restraining orders against Chen, following repeated instances of harassment. “The victim was left at the mercy of a raging psychopath, a monster who had no business being in our state, in our county, in our country,” said Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter. more ›

Yesterday it was reported that a gang of football fans beat up a Jets fan after last Sunday's game at MetLife Stadium—the fight started after one of the assailants allegedly taunted, “You all deserved what happened on 9/11!” Police have arrested Merle Lee, 35, of Newton, NJ, and charged him with third-degree aggravated assault for attacking 23-year-old Queens resident James Mohr; they also insist that only Lee was involved in the attack. The Post reveals that Lee has a long rap sheet, including three years in a NJ prison on a drug-dealing charge, and convictions for drug-possession, theft, DWI and other offenses. more ›

Last week, all charges were dropped against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. Rayon McIntosh, who served ten years for the manslaughter death of a friend in 2000, vowed to never work at a McDonald's again after the experience, but worried about finding new work after video of the incident went viral. But the Post reports that he's back on his feet: he’ll be distributing and marketing free restaurant booklets put out by a Harlem real-estate company. “I hope people don’t recognize me. I don’t want the attention. I’m glad to be back to work,” McIntosh told them. more ›

Last week, a jury voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. While 31-year-old Rayon McIntosh is off the hook, a jury has now voted to indict Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards, the two women who jumped over the counter, on burglary charges. more ›

Yesterday, a jury voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. Rayon McIntosh told DNAInfo he was relieved the jury agreed that he was acting in self-defense during the altercation on October 13, and added that he and other employees had been asking management to get security for their location for months: "We were begging them to get security," McIntosh told them by phone. "The McDonald's itself is a problematic store. It has a high, concentrated number of people every day. In the Village, it's crazy." more ›

A jury has voted to dismiss all charges against the McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location in October. According to DNAInfo, the jury agreed that 31-year-old Rayon McIntosh was acting in self-defense during the altercation on October 13. "Over the last 11 days the grand jury considered the evidence and voted to dismiss in the interest of justice," Assistant District Attorney Jaime Mendoza said. "We ask Mr. McIntosh be freed." more ›

A deaf woman was allegedly abducted in Williamsburg early Monday morning, and two people have been arrested and charged with attempting to prostitute her. Steven Benoit, 25, and Jasmine Wilkins, 19, were arrested for allegedly kidnapping the 28-year-old woman, who hasn't been identified. “They told her to be a prostitute, and she wanted no part of it. They were punching her in the face and pulling her hair," the victim's grandmother, Grace Schenk, told the Post. more ›

Last week, we watched in horror as three men viciously beat up a man who scolded them for spitting on the L train. Now, police have arrested one of the alleged attackers in the beating. Tayari McClellan, 19, of Brooklyn, has been charged with assault and harassment after an anonymous tipster called the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline. Police say McClellan has eight prior arrests for robbery, assault and fare evasion. Watch the video of the confrontation below the jump. more ›

Yesterday, we watched in horror as three men viciously beat up a man who scolded them for spitting on the L train. The Post was able to locate the victim, 25-year-old Daniel Endara, who spoke out about the incident, and why he stood up to the men on the same evening as his own birthday celebration: “I feel we’re in a generation that laughs at people getting beat up. That isn’t entertainment. They should have at least called the cops.” more ›

According to the Post, a 75-year-old woman was beaten with a nail-studded wooden plank by a homeless man in midtown yesterday evening. Police confirmed the woman was discovered bleeding from the head with bruises all over her body after being attacked by a suspect with a 2-by-4 piece of wood. “I stepped outside and saw a woman laying near a puddle of blood,” said witness Rasheeda Kin, a security guard at a building nearby. more ›

The family of the Bronx man who was mugged and beaten over the weekend for $15, and died a few days later of his injuries, claim the attack may have been a hate crime. Family members and neighbors gathered last night outside the funeral home where services for 59-year-old Bimal Chanda, who was Bengali, were held. While police say there's no indication of a hate crime, Chanda's widow believes there had to be a different motive, since the two muggers brutally beat him, yet left his wallet filled with credit cards and $90 in cash, only taking $15 from his pocket: "I've been hearing things, from other family, friends and relatives, other Bengali people, they've been getting mugged on a daily basis, and it's really not acceptable," one family member told NBC. more ›

A Bronx man who was mugged and beaten over the weekend for $15 died from his injuries yesterday. Police say that 59-year-old Bimal Chanda was moving out of his apartment in Fordham when he was attacked by two men who repeatedly struck him with a metal object. more ›

The McDonald's cashier who used a metal rod to beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location sat down for an exclusive jailhouse interview with the Daily News today. Rayon McIntosh gave his version of events for the first time, and defended himself and the actions which may have left one woman with permanent brain damage: "I was just working at my job when I was attacked for no reason. I'm not a heartless person," he said. more ›

The McDonald's cashier who beat up two customers who slapped him and then jumped over the counter at the West Village location appeared in court yesterday. Rayon McIntosh, 31, was charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon for using a metal rod to hit Denise Darbeau and Rachel Edwards last week. His co-worker testified that Darbeau was offended that McIntosh wanted to check the authenticity of the $50 she used to pay for her food, taunting, "Bitch ass n--ga, checking my money like it's fake." more ›

While Rayon McIntosh, the McDonald's cashier who was arrested after beating two unruly customers with a metal rod at the West 3rd Street joint, was charged with felony assault and criminal possession of a weapon, many people seemed to support his reaction. His dad points out to the Post, “You can’t go into a person’s workplace and attack them. Let’s be real now -- this was self-defense." more ›

The 20-year-old who is accused of brutally beating up an 81-year-old grandfather last week confessed to cops that he did it—all for the old man's gold chain. Cameron "BillyBam" Roebuck gave the police a nonchalant rundown of his crime just after he was arrested: "I was following [the victim for a few blocks]. I saw the gold chain on his neck. I followed him to the building. I remember choking him and I took his chain and wallet," he said, according to police records (which seem to suggest he's the Hemingway of hoodlums). more ›

Over the weekend, New Yorkers watched in horror as surveillance footage surfaced showing a young man brutally beating an 81-year-old Bronx grandfather last Thursday. On Sunday the NYPD arrested 20-year-old Cameron "BillyBam" Roebuck in relation to the attack (a tipster helped them out) and today we now know who is really to blame: Facebook. When Roebuck isn't busy with alleged criminal activities (he's been arrested six times since 2008 on charges ranging from assault to burglary) he is apparently an avid Facebook gamer. But unlike some state assemblymen, Roebuck's game of choice is Zygna's Cafe World. more ›

Police released a sketch of a man who tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn. According to WCBS 2, "The attack happened on Sunday, Sept. 25 around 1:30 a.m. at Bushwick and Johnson avenues. Police say the suspect grabbed a 25-year-old woman, threw her to the ground and tried to rape her." more ›

An 81-year-old Bronx grandfather was attacked and beaten by a thief, and the whole altercation was caught on video. Octogenarian Jose Rodriguez described the attack to the News, recounting that he was jumped by the assailant and put in a chokehold in the lobby of his Parkchester apartment building Thursday afternoon: "I was going to give him what he wanted. I wasn't going to put up a fight, but he punched me in my face. I don't know why he did that." Watch below: more ›

The drunken construction worker who admitted to brutally beating a nurse at a Hell's Kitchen bar last year was sentenced to 16 years in prison yesterday. Mbarek Lafrem, a 32-year-old Moroccan man, had pleaded guilty to charges of assault and attempted sex abuse in July, with his lawyer saying Lafrem thought it was the "right thing" to do. But at the sentencing yesterday, he tried to withdraw his plea deal at the last minute, which was rejected by the judge. “It does appear to be a boilerplate motion filed by many defendants who are often having buyer’s remorse, so to speak, after having time to contemplate their plea. It appears to be a last-ditch effort,” said Shanda Strain, an assistant district attorney. more ›

Last night TMZ was reporting that pop singer Gavin DeGraw was brutally beaten after a night out in New York City, noting he was still in Bellevue Hospital under observation. Today some more details come to light, with the Daily News reporting that DeGraw was intoxicated when he left a restaurant in the East Village at around 4 a.m. yesterday morning. On 1st Avenue between 5th and 6th streets he was accosted and brutally beaten by a group of men, after being separated from his friends, according to ABC. And his drunken nightmare didn't end there... more ›