Eric Bellucci, the 30-year-old Staten Island resident accused of killing his parents before fleeing to Israel and attempting to travel on to China, gave a jailhouse interview to the Post and proclaimed his innocence, "I was set up... All I know is I went home and found my family dead." However the Post points out, "But Bellucci didn't say why -- if that was true -- he never called police and told them his parents were dead, or why he responded to that discovery by fleeing the country." more ›

The Staten Island resident accused of killing his parents in their Annadale home and then fleeing to Israel is now in NYC custody. Eric Bellucci, a 30-year-old whose relatives describe him as schizophrenic, was apprehended at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Avi on Friday and there are reports on why he went to Israel: He was "obsessed with a Jewish heritage he may not even have" and told a friend he was working with the Mossad. more ›

Relatives of Staten Island resident Eric Bellucci were relieved after he was arrested in Tel Aviv, Israel. The 30-year-old Stuyvesant High School graduate is suspected of fatally stabbing his parents in their Annandale home on Tuesday night before fleeing the country, and his relatives "feared he would come back to kill them." His uncle said, "Now he can't harm himself or anyone else. What he did was very dramatic and bad. His sister and brother still love him. We won't exclude him out of the family. But we won't embrace him, either." more ›

The 30-year-old Staten Island resident, who police believe killed his parents in their Staten Island home on Wednesday night, was arrested in Israel today. Eric Bellucci, described as a "brilliant but troubled" Stuyvesant High School and Williams College grad, was spotted by an airport employee at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv at 2:30 a.m. EST. He was "trying to book a flight to Beijing, China via Istanbul on Turkish Air" with his credit card, but when that didn't work, he attempted to get cash and was reportedly acting suspiciously. more ›

The Daily News reports that a dancer in the Alvin Ailey dance company was forced to dance "to convince Israeli airport security he was no Islamic terrorist." Abdur-Rhaim Jackson's first name aroused attention, and he explained that his father "converted to Islam and gave me this name." He also showed them a brochure with his photographs in it, prompting them to ask him to dance, "I was embarrassed, but I was afraid to do something wrong that may cause me to look suspicious." So he did and then was asked to dance again for another guard before being allowed to pass. Jackson said he would not formally complain, "We're only here to bring positive light to our lives and the people here." The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an international tour and many other events. more ›

MOVIE: BAM pays homage to the late Barbara Stanwyck tonight with a screening of Forbidden. The 1932 Frank Capra-directed film (which tells the tale of a librarian who has fallen for an unobtainable/married man) was supposedly influenced by his real-life affair with the leading lady. Critic and historian Elliott Stein will discuss the film after the 6:50 screening. 4:30, 6:50 and 915pm // BAM Rose Cinemas [30 Lafayette Ave., Fort Greene] // $11 Meanwhile, the... more ›

Wooster Collective spotted this amazing exterior on 4th Street, between Avenue C and Avenue D. It was painted by Cern and Cekis from Chile. Check out more of their painting at ArtCrimes. Their style is similar to Os Gemeos from Brazil-- you might remember them from when they were in New York last year. more ›

Every week art is freshly hung or taken down from the walls somewhere in this city. This week Gothamist suggests you check out these openings & closings... more ›