Today: September 08, 2024
Today: September 08, 2024

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A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests

A woman has been arrested on hate crime charges in the vandalism of the homes of the Brooklyn Museum’s leaders during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests

A woman is arrested in vandalism at museum officials' homes during pro-Palestinian protests
Crime|News|Political

Administrative judge says discipline case against high-ranking NYPD official should be dropped

A New York Police Department administrative trial judge has recommended that a disciplinary case against the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer be dropped, arguing that the police watchdog agency that investigated the case lacked jurisdiction

Crime|Education|News|Opinion

Commission says New York judge should be removed over profane rant at graduation party

A New York watchdog panel says a judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high school graduation party should be removed from office

News|Opinion|Political

'I can't breathe': Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death

It has been 10 years since the chokehold death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York City police officers made “I can’t breathe” a rallying cry

'I can't breathe': Eric Garner remembered on the 10th anniversary of his chokehold death
News

Ex-NYPD officer is convicted of assault for punching a man 6 times

A former New York City police officer has been convicted of assault for punching a man in the face six times and breaking his nose in 2021

Ex-NYPD officer is convicted of assault for punching a man 6 times
Business|News|Technology

DA says he shut down 21 sites stealing millions through crypto scams

Authorities in New York City say they have disrupted an online fraud operation that stole millions of dollars by duping victims into making phony cryptocurrency investments

News|Political

Judge reject's Trump's bid for a new trial in $83.3 million E. Jean Carroll defamation case

A federal judge in New York has rejected Donald Trump’s request for a new trial after a jury awarded $83.3 million in damages to a longtime magazine columnist who sued the former president for defamation

News

Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response

New York City police officials are defending their decision to initially keep quiet about a potentially dangerous accident that happened as officers cleared pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University this week when a sergeant accidentally fired his gun into a dark office

Police defend decision not to disclose accidental gunshot during Columbia protest response
Entertainment

New lawsuit accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually abusing college student in the 1990s

A woman who says Sean “Diddy” Combs subjected her to violence and abuse over several years in the 1990s has filed a lawsuit in New York accusing the rapper of sexual assault, battery and gender-motivated violence

New lawsuit accuses Sean 'Diddy' Combs of sexually abusing college student in the 1990s
Entertainment

Sophie Turner sues to force estranged husband Joe Jonas to turn over children's passports

Actor Sophie Turner has sued her estranged pop star husband Joe Jonas to force him to turn over the passports of the couple’s two young daughters so she can take them to England

Sophie Turner sues to force estranged husband Joe Jonas to turn over children's passports
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?

Twice per year, New Yorkers and visitors are treated to a phenomenon known as Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and sinks below the horizon framed in a canyon of skyscrapers

What is Manhattanhenge and when can you see it?
Environment|Science

NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner Audubon

The conservationist group known as NYC Audubon has changed its name to NYC Bird Alliance to distance itself from the pro-slavery views of ornithologist and illustrator John James Audubon

NYC bird group drops name of illustrator and slave owner Audubon
Education|Opinion|Political

What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues

Would Lisa Simpson set up a tent at New York University to protest the war in Gaza

What would Lisa Simpson do? NYU student protesters asked to ponder ethical issues
News|Opinion|Political

A nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza 'genocide' in speech

A nurse was fired by a New York City hospital after she referred to Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide” during a speech accepting an award

A nurse honored for compassion is fired after referring to Gaza 'genocide' in speech
News|Political

As Trump's hush-money trial nears an end, some would-be spectators camp out for days to get inside

In the early days of Donald Trump’s hush money trial it was possible for members of the public to snag a seat without spending days lining up

As Trump's hush-money trial nears an end, some would-be spectators camp out for days to get inside
Education|News

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology broke through fencing to retake the area, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide commencement ceremony following weeks of demonstrations

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment
Entertainment|News

Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations

A woman has sued the hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs claiming he and two other men raped her 20 years ago in a New York City recording studio when she was 17

Lawsuit accuses Sean Combs, 2 others of raping 17-year-old girl in 2003; Combs denies allegations
Business|Environment|News

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit

Most drivers would pay $15 to enter Manhattan’s central business district under a plan released by New York officials

Drivers would pay $15 to enter busiest part of NYC under plan to raise funds for mass transit
Business|News

After fire kills 3, NYC officials say retailers, delivery apps must do more to ensure e-bike safety

New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter’s lithium ion battery killed three people

After fire kills 3, NYC officials say retailers, delivery apps must do more to ensure e-bike safety

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