The Internet likened a March 2021 assault near Times Square to the notorious death of Kitty Genovese 57 years earlier.
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Snopes→ Missing Film Designer Found Dead Under Garbage in NYC Home
An Emmy-winning production designer who was known to be a hoarder has been found dead under a pile of garbage in her New York City home.
Snopes→ FBI: NYC Morgue Workers Stole Credit Cards from Dead People
The FBI arrested two former city employees accused of stealing bank cards from dead bodies taken to New York City’s mortuary and racking up thousands of dollars in charges.
Snopes→ Suspect in Attack on Asian American Woman in NYC is Arrested
The victim was walking to church in midtown Manhattan when police said a man kicked her in the stomach, knocked her to the ground, stomped on her face, shouted anti-Asian slurs before calmly walking away.
Snopes→ Video Shows Asian American Woman Assaulted on NYC Street
“I don’t know who attacks a 65-year-old woman and leaves her on the street like that," NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said.
Snopes→ St. Patrick’s Day in NYC to Be Largely Virtual For 2nd Year
Thanks to COVID-19 restrictions, celebrations will be muted in 2021.
Snopes→ NYC Steakhouse Stunt: A Wax Don Draper Hanging at the Bar
It’s a promotion that could be straight out of the “Mad Men” Don Draper playbook.
Snopes→ Case Dropped After Woman in Racist NYC Run-In Gets Therapy
Amy Cooper's lawyer praised prosecutors for a "thorough and honest inquiry” into the allegations and said he agreed with the decision to dismiss the case.
Snopes→ Does Andrew Yang Want To Rename NYC Because ‘There Isn’t an Old York’?
Andrew Yang is running for mayor of New York, not Old York.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Please Consider Buying’ Girl Scout Cookies from ‘Troop 6000,’ ‘Entirely Made up of Girls Living in NYC’s Homeless Shelters’
On February 1 2021, a screenshot of a tweet was shared to Imgur which contained the claim that anyone interested in Girl Scout cookies without a scout to buy from could obtain an order from “Troop 6000,” whose scouts live in New York Cit
Snopes→ NYC to Terminate Trump Contracts After Capitol Insurrection
The Trump Organization operated a number of venues and sites in New York City parks.
Snopes→ Sheriff: Defiant NYC Bar Owner Struck Deputy with His Car
The co-owner of a New York City bar that authorities said has been defying coronavirus restrictions was taken into custody after running over a deputy with a car.
Snopes→ NYC Bar Owner Who Defied Coronavirus Restrictions Arrested
Protesters shouted as deputies arrested Danny Presti, the co-owner of Mac's Public House on Staten Island.
Snopes→ NYC’S First African American Mayor, David Dinkins, Has Died
Dinkins' death came just weeks after the death of his wife, Joyce, who died in October at the age of 89.
Snopes→ Video Shows Unauthorized Man with Flamethrower Atop NYC Bus
A rapper who said he was making a tribute to a legendary New York City hip-hop group was recorded shooting a flamethrower from the top of an occupied city bus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Did NOT Officially Order ‘All Police And Citizens To Stop Sharing The Booking Photo Of His Daughter Caught Up During Rioting’
Did New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially order "all police and citizens to stop sharing the booking photo of his daughter caught up during rioting"? No, that's not true. The claim that de Blasio "officially" ordered police and ci
Snopes→ Margaret Sanger’s Name To Be Dropped from NYC Clinic Over Eugenics Connection
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York will remove the name of pioneering birth control advocate Margaret Sanger from its Manhattan health clinic because of her “harmful connections to the eugenics movement,” the group announced.
Snopes→ From Shops to Dining Out, NYC Reopening Hits ‘Biggest Piece’
New York City, once the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, hits a major milestone as shops, offices, and restaurants are allowed to reopen with restrictions.
Snopes→ NYC Police Officer Charged with Violently Shoving Protester
A New York City police officer caught on video violently shoving a woman to the ground during a Brooklyn protest over George Floyd’s death has been charged with assault.
Snopes→ Study: Virus Death Toll in NYC Worse Than Official Tally
New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Snopes→ Is NYC’s COVID-19 Death Rate at Least 250x Higher Than Tokyo’s?
A viral tweet from software engineer John McAfee raised questions about social-distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Death Rate In NYC Is NOT 200 Times Higher Than World’s 10 Largest Cities
Is the rate of coronavirus-related deaths being reported out of New York City 200 times higher than the death rates of the world's largest 10 cities? No, that's not true: A meme making the claim uses inaccurate numbers for the total deaths in
Snopes→ NYC Subway Will Halt Overnight Service Due to Coronavirus
The famously 24-hour train service will be shut down every day at 1 a.m. so trains and stations can be disenfected.
Snopes→ Police Called After NYC Funeral Home Puts Bodies in Trucks
The Brooklyn funeral home, overwhelmed by coronavirus victims, had rented four unrefrigerated trucks to store corpses.
Snopes→ A24 to Auction Movie Paraphernalia to Benefit NYC Charities
The May Queen dress from "Midsommar," Kevin Garnett's jersey from "Uncut Gems," and other items will be auctioned off to support the production company's hometown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Hospitals Compensated For COVID-19 Patients Under Stimulus, But NO Evidence NYC Hospitals Inflating Coronavirus Numbers
Are hospitals compensated 15% more for COVID-19 patients under the stimulus package -- and, with that financial incentive, are New York City hospitals inflating their coronavirus numbers? No, this is misleading: According to the bill passed by
TruthOrFiction→ Did Los Angeles and NYC Announce ‘No More Concerts In 2020’?
A newly-created Twitter account’s unsubstantiated claim was still shared widely on the platform by readers perhaps dreading the long-term ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic on Los Angeles and New York City. Touting it as “BREAKING NEWS
Snopes→ Death Toll Soars After NYC Counts ‘Probable’ Fatalities
The official death toll from the coronavirus soared in New York City after health authorities began including people who probably had COVID-19, but died without ever being tested.
Snopes→ NYC Coronavirus Deaths Exceed 3,200, Topping Toll for 9/11 Attacks
The 2001 terror attacks killed 2,753 people in New York City and 2,977 people overall.
Snopes→ Tiger at NYC’s Bronx Zoo Tests Positive for Coronavirus
A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere.
Snopes→ Governor to Take Ventilators for NYC as Hospitals Buckle
With coronavirus deaths surging in New York, the governor announced he will use his authority to seize ventilators and protective gear from private hospitals and companies that aren’t using them.
Snopes→ NYC Mayor Urges National Enlistment Program for Doctors
Mayor Bill De Blasio said on CNN that the country should be on a wartime footing to meet the coronavirus threat.
Snopes→ Poorer NYC Neighborhoods Hit Hardest by Virus
People living in one Queens zip code just south of LaGuardia Airport were roughly four times as likely to have tested positive as people in the gentrified section of Brooklyn that Mayor Bill de Blasio calls home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBS DID Air Video From Italian Hospital During Coronavirus Outbreak, Claiming It Was Of Overwhelmed NYC Hospital
Did CBS News use video from a hospital in Italy during the coronavirus outbreak, claiming it was footage from New York City? Yes, that's true: Claiming to show footage of an overwhelmed hospital in New York, CBS This Morning aired footage that
Snopes→ Coronavirus Deaths in NYC Top 1,000 as City Prepares for Worse
Authorities are racing to build temporary hospitals in Central Park, sports complexes, and other spaces in the crowded city.
Snopes→ Navy Hospital Ship Arrives in NYC to Back Up Health Systems
The USNS Comfort will be used to treat non-coronavirus patients while hospitals treat people with COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.
TruthOrFiction→ Did the NYC Department of Health Issue ‘COVID-19 Sex’ Guidelines?
On March 21 2020, Facebook and Twitter users began sharing purportedly official guidelines for COVID-19 and sex, attributed to the New York City Health Department: the NYC department of health says that during the COVID-19 pandemic “you are your s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A NYC Man With Suspected Coronavirus Did NOT Drop Dead In The Middle Of The Street
Did a man wearing a mask - and suspected to have coronavirus - drop dead on a street in Queens, New York? No, that's not true: The story was put out by a site that shares satirical stories and includes as its tagline a disclaimer which reads,
TruthOrFiction→ Online Trolls Seize on Anti-Semitic NYC Attacks for Anti-Black Disinformation Effort
In the wake of a series of anti-Semitic attacks in New York City during Hanukkah 2019, online troll sites and fake social media accounts moved to foment both disinformation and tension by pitting Jewish and Black communities against one another. As CN
Snopes→ NYC Ups Policing in Jewish Areas After Spate of Attacks
Around the city, police have gotten at least six reports this week of attacks possibly propelled by anti-Jewish bias.