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January 16, 2026 | Gothamist

Driver in Lower East Side July 4 crash that killed 4 is sentenced to 24 years to life Click For More

The New Jersey man who drove drunk and killed four people with his pickup truck at a Fourth of July barbecue in a Manhattan park in 2024 will serve more than two decades behind bars, prosecutors said Friday.

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January 16, 2026 | NY1

N.J. driver sentenced to 24 years to life for deadly Fourth of July crash Click For More

A New Jersey man was sentenced Friday to 24 years to life in prison for driving drunk and crashing into a crowd of people celebrating the Fourth of July on the Lower East Side in 2024, killing four and injuring seven others, prosecutors said.

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January 16, 2026 | ABC7

Man who drove drunk into Lower East Side crowd of July 4, killing 4, gets 24-years to life Click For More

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Daniel Hyden was sentenced on Friday to 24-years to life behind bars after killing four people by driving his pickup truck into a crowd celebrating July 4, 2024 in a Lower East Side park.

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January 16, 2026 | Pix11

Man sentenced for deadly July 4th drunk driving crash that killed 4 Click For More

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A man who crashed into a crowd of people and killed four on July 4th has been sentenced to 24 years-to-life in prison for the drunk driving incident, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced on Friday.

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January 16, 2026 | NY1

Manhattan DA calls for new law to fight cryptocurrency crime Click For More

The Manhattan district attorney is calling on state lawmakers to pass the CRYPTO Act, which would criminalize businesses exchanging, transmitting or trading cryptocurrency without a virtual currency license.

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January 15, 2026 | New York Times

Former Building Super Is Convicted of Stealing $350,000 From 98-Year-Old Click For More

The former super, Rosalind Hernandez, was living in a Chelsea apartment building and working as the superintendent when she befriended the resident, Antonio Ruas, and gained his confidence, prosecutors said. After a time, Mr. Ruas, a retired stone setter from Brazil who was in poor health, asked her to sell his apartment and tie up his affairs in exchange for $100,000.


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“The defendant knowingly killed three people by providing them fentanyl-laced drugs.” – D.A. Bragg. Learn more about this guilty plea:
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Watch to learn how the Gun Violence Prevention Initiative impacted young New Yorkers from Getting Out and Staying Out this summer!
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This morning, D.A. Bragg volunteered with the Met Council to pack food and distribute meals for the upcoming High Holidays! Thanks to the Met Council for all their great work and continuous support of our communities every day.