Explore More A 14-year-old died after he fell between subway cars in the Bronx on Friday night, police said.
The teenager was riding a northbound No. 5 train when he possibly slipped while moving between two train cars near the East 180th street station, police said.
He was declared dead at the scene, cops said.
Police are looking for witnesses and surveillance footage to see if the boy had climbed up on top of the train and was “subway surfing” when he fell, sources said. Read More...
JOHN YANG: The publishing world has a new infusion of enthusiasm and energy, all because of an online community of book lovers gathering on TikTok, known as BookTok.
It's not just a place for book recommendations and reviews.
It's also helping to drive book sales.
Geoff Bennett takes a look at this growing phenomenon.
LEE LYNCH, Therapist: I remember going to a Barnes and Noble and I saw a book type table and that kind of went over there and looked at some of the books that were on that I remember seeing those books and being like, Oh, I'm interested in this like what is this GOEFF BENNETT: Lee Lynch isn't alone step inside a bookstore in the last year. Read More...
Explore More Buttleggers love New York.
That’s because it is fertile ground for their illegal activities, since it is now more expensive than ever to buy smokes in the Big Apple.
New York has “the worst smuggling problem in America,” said Scott Drenkard, with the Tax Foundation.
The least one can now legally pay for a pack in New York City is $13, which was recently raised from $10.50.
“For someone who smokes cigarettes regularly, cigarettes [for a month] can cost as much as two months’ worth of groceries, family cell phone bills for a year, or a vacation,” according to Dr. Read More...
