His daughter Leah Hennessey confirmed that he died at his New York home on Friday (Feb. 28). He was 75. Johansen was born in Staten Island in 1950 and started his career in the late 1960s singing ...

After a Bronx man was arrested for setting a pitbull puppy on fire in Albany, one local lawmaker is pushing for increased penalties for animal cruelty crimes.

In this Feb. 19. 2016, file photo, singer Buster Poindexter, a/k/a David Johansen, performs at City Winery in New York. Bobby Bank/Getty Images, FILE After several years as a solo artist ...