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Yahoo
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Woman punched and kicked in face on Queens subway by man with history of anti-Muslim attacks
NEW YORK — A 55-year-old Muslim woman was attacked by a stranger on a Queens train after he repeatedly asked her, 'Where are you from?' police said Thursday. The victim was on a westbound E train entering the 75th Ave. station on Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills around 4 a.m. Wednesday, when Naved Durrni, 34, approached her, cops said. 'Where are you from?' Durrni, who was wearing a surgical mask, asked as he pestered her with questions. 'Who are you? Are you Muslim?' When the woman said she was Muslim, Durrni ruthlessly attacked her, punching and slapping her in the face, head and neck repeatedly and kicking her in the face, according to the criminal complaint against him. The onslaught left the woman with a broken nose and a fractured orbital bone, as well as bruises and swelling to her eye and neck, cops said. Durrni fled the station and was apprehended about a mile away at Kew Gardens Road and 126th St., cops said. Police charged him with assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment. Durrni has a history of anti-Muslim attacks. In June 2021 he assaulted a Muslim couple as they walked near Liberty Ave. and Lefferts Blvd. in South Richmond Hill, punching a 31-year-old man in the back and tugging on a 24-year-old woman's hijab, punching her in the arm while screaming anti-Muslim statements at both of the victims, the Daily News previously reported. An hour later he attacked another Muslim couple, punching a 56-year-old woman in her face repeatedly and breaking her nose. Also in 2021, he followed a 38-year-old woman on Sutphin Blvd., near 94th Ave. in Jamaica, flashing a knife and yelling anti-Muslim slurs, cops said. Durni was convicted of aggravated harassment in September 2022 in Queens, according to the complaint in his most recent assault. He was remanded without bail. His next court appearance is June 26 in Queens Criminal Court.
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mamdani campaign reports threatening, anti-Muslim messages to NYPD
NEW YORK (PIX11) – Assemblymember and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani revealed he has received death threats in the final days of early voting before Tuesday's Democratic primary in the New York City race for mayor. The NYPD confirmed it has launched a hate crimes investigation after Mamdani's campaign reported four separate voicemails, all making threatening and anti-Muslim statements. More Local News 'Over the next 10 days, you will not be able to turn on your TV, check your mail or watch a video on YouTube without seeing an attack on our movement. There will be lies to stoke fear, suspicion, even hate,' Mamdani said at a recent rally. The caller is alleged to have threatened to blow up Mamdani's car when leaving a voicemail at the candidate's Queens office. Mamdani's campaign said he doesn't own a car, but deemed the threat serious enough to bring to police. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running against Mamdani in the primary, posted on X, 'This is an atrocious threat of political violence against Mr. Mamdani. It is unacceptable — I strongly condemn these threats…' Mamdani has continued to make appearances at rallies and neighborhoods across the city in his final push leading up to the primary. No arrests have been made. This story comprises reporting from The Hill. Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
New York Times
7 hours ago
- General
- New York Times
The Fast-Food Gimmick That Became an Unlikely Muse for Chefs
In 2020, Fernando Strohmeyer was scrolling through Reddit in the back of Aunt Ginny's, a dive bar in Ridgewood, Queens, when a video of someone making a homemade Crunchwrap Supreme caught his eye. It didn't matter that he had never tasted the Taco Bell original. Recipes for the fast-food staple have spread online like open-source code. Soon, he was making one, too. From his small kitchen at Aunt Ginny's, Mr. Strohmeyer serves six-sided wraps that are browned on both sides and filled with the 14-hour pernil he learned to make from his Puerto Rican mother. His version — 'the Crispwrap Ultimate' — is considerably thicker than the source material, with a cross-section that looks more like your actual aunt's seven-layer dip. 'As long as you have that crunchy thing in the middle and you know how to fold it, you can put anything in there,' said Mr. Strohmeyer, 44. Introduced by Taco Bell as a special on June 22, 2005, the Crunchwrap Supreme wildly outperformed company expectations, becoming the fastest-selling menu item in the fast-food chain's history. Twenty years later, it is as much a novelty food as a playful framework for chefs. They reinterpret its nostalgic layers — ground beef, nacho cheese, a tostada shell, lettuce, tomato and sour cream enrobed by a 12-inch flour tortilla — with ingredients that are deeply personal. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
9 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Will This Race Produce an Ally or Adversary for the Next New York Mayor?
The heated Democratic mayoral primary in New York City has been engulfed by ideological arguments over the city's management and the leadership vacuum among national Democrats. Similar issues are animating the party's race for public advocate, an office that serves as a kind of municipal government watchdog. The incumbent, Jumaane Williams, is being challenged by Jenifer Rajkumar, a state assemblywoman from Queens, and Marty Dolan, a retired insurance executive. Mr. Williams, who is supported by leading Democratic officials and organizations, has focused much of his message on how he plans to use the office to make New York more affordable. He has also vowed to ward off the threat of President Trump's anti-immigration policies, especially given Mayor Eric Adams's perceived cooperation with those efforts. An Emerson College survey last month showed Mr. Williams more than 40 points ahead of his two challengers, with roughly 15 percent of voters still undecided. As a heavy underdog, Ms. Rajkumar, his main rival, has gone into attack mode. While she has discussed her plans for how she would use the office, she has also questioned Mr. Williams's progressive views and whether they match the city's current political mood. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
9 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Times
Black Voters Take Center Stage as N.Y.C. Mayor's Race Enters Final Days
It had barely been two months since Adrienne Adams became the last Democrat to join the New York City mayoral primary race when she got a call from a number she did not recognize. It was Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old state assemblyman who had stormed to second place in the polls. He broached the idea of the two cross-endorsing each other. Ms. Adams, 64, the first Black person to lead the City Council, needed the help. She was working furiously to raise enough money to meet the threshold for public matching funds. She, in turn, had something Mr. Mamdani needed: support from the city's critical older Black electorate. It may have seemed like a perfect fit, but Ms. Adams did not see it that way. She and her advisers felt that Mr. Mamdani — a democratic socialist who has made campaign vows to make buses free, open city-owned grocery stores and freeze the rent for some apartment dwellers — was too far to the left and would alienate her base of moderate Democratic voters in southeast Queens. As the Democratic primary for mayor enters its final days, a familiar dispute is playing out between the left and the city's crucial Black electorate. Despite being pressured to cross-endorse Mr. Mamdani, Ms. Adams seems set on doing the opposite, criticizing him during the candidates' second debate. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
