New York Protesters Won’t Be Silenced By Curfew
New York City is under curfew this week after the weekend’s protests against police brutality erupted into violent clashes between…
Feds: $31M trip-and-fall scam used homeless people as pawns
Authorities say they’ve taken down a criminal racket in which corrupt lawyers and doctors used hundreds of desperate people, including…
Dropping in on Romare Bearden [Preview]
To purchase http://www.crystalproductions.com/ProductDesc.aspx?code=CP1916&type=0&eq=&desc=Dropping-in-on-Romare-Bearden-DVD&key=it In this sixth DVD of the Dropping in on… series, Puffer lands in New York City to…
‘Rick and Morty’ Actor Spencer Grammer Knifed Outside NYC Restaurant
Actor Spencer Grammer and a companion were treated for knife wounds they sustained trying to break up a confrontation outside…
New Yorkers ‘no longer trust the police,’ state attorney general says
Two weeks of protests and unrest in New York City after the death of George Floyd only intensified the overwhelming…
New York’s Queer Liberation March Ends In Violent Clash With Police
LGBTQ advocates offered a scathing rebuke of the New York City Police Department after a peaceful protest ended in a…
NYPD Announced Internal Review After Black Man’s Violent Arrest. 3 Months Later, Silence.
On a mild Wednesday evening in March, about two weeks before the pandemic all but shut down New York City,…
Former NYC detective recommends ‘throwing out the book’ on police training
A retired top New York City detective is recommending “throwing out the book” on training for would-be police officers across…
New law lifts secrecy from Garner officer’s complaint file
After years of secrecy, a leak and a recent change in state law, New York City’s police watchdog on Monday…
Juneteenth Will Be An Official Holiday In New York City Starting In 2021
Juneteenth, which marks the effective end of slavery in the United States, will become an official holiday in the country’s…
NYPD To Reassign 600 ‘Anti-Crime’ Plainclothes Officers Amid Protests
New York City’s police department will transition the roughly 600 plainclothes officers that make up its “anti-crime” units into other…
JPMorgan to bring back more traders to office next week: source
FILE PHOTO: A sign outside the headquarters of JP Morgan Chase & Co in New York, September 19, 2013. REUTERS/Mike…
New York City Curfew Lifts Early Following Peaceful Protests
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City lifted the curfew spurred by protests against police brutality ahead of schedule Sunday…
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Unveils Proposed Police Reforms Amid Nationwide Protests
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced a proposal to cut the New York Police Department’s budget…
Protests continue in NYC amid lingering tensions over curfew
Protests over the death of George Floyd are continuing in New York City as thousands take to the streets and…
‘No criminality’ found in the death of transgender inmate on Rikers Island: Prosecutor
Layleen Polanco was found dead in solitary confinement in June 2019. June 5, 2020, 9:39 PM 5 min read 5…
New Yorkers Said ‘F**k The Police,’ So The Police Rioted
NEW YORK — Thousands of New Yorkers over the last few days have taken to the streets in all five…
De Blasio, Police Commissioner Defend NYPD As Violent Police Videos Go Viral
New York City’s mayor and police commissioner on Sunday both defended local officers engaged in violent standoffs with protesters as…
Metropolitan Museum Of Art Announces Tentative Reopening Plan
New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is tentatively planning to reopen at the end of this summer with major…
New York Churches Open COVID-19 Testing Sites In Push To Reach Minority Communities
The first day of coronavirus testing at Bethany Baptist Church, a historic Black congregation in Brooklyn, New York, got off…
Rapper Nick Blixky fatally shot in NYC; no suspect arrested
Up-and-coming Rapper Nick Blixky has been shot and killed in New York City May 11, 2020, 12:45 PM 1 min…
Coronavirus updates: 5,000 deaths in NYC with links unclear to virus, CDC report says
A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed more than 284,000 people worldwide. More than 4.1 million people across…
‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Pays Sweet Homage To Luminous New York
In the last sketch of the “Saturday Night Live” season finale, cast members dreamed of a sparkling New York before…
NYC Social Distancing Arrests Have Been Disproportionately Black So Far
Arrests related to social distancing violations in New York City have overwhelmingly involved Black residents, according to initial data, raising…
Taylor Swift Just Gave Nurse On The Front Line Of Coronavirus The Sweetest Surprise
A nurse working on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City received a handwritten note from…
New York’s Cuomo warns against ‘blindly’ reopening states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday pushed back against what he called premature demands that…
Please Stop Writing ‘Why I Left New York’ Pandemic Essays
Broadway: shuttered. Neighborhood bars and restaurants: delivery and pickup only. The subway: emptied of commuters. As New York City buckles…
Black people in NYC twice as likely to die from COVID as white people: Data
The startling data was released by the city’s Health Department Friday. April 17, 2020, 5:28 PM 4 min read 4…
Coronavirus set to usher in big changes at U.S. offices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The novel coronavirus may do to U.S. office rentals what e-commerce did to malls, or so…
Michael Che Pays Rent For Grandma’s Building After She Dies From Coronavirus
After his grandmother died this month from the coronavirus, the “Saturday Night Live” star on Wednesday pledged to pay rent…
In NYC, ‘stark contrast’ in COVID-19 infection rates based on education and race
As COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to mount in New York City, the epicenter of the United States’ outbreak, researchers…
Harvey Weinstein Faces New Sexual Assault Charge In Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles prosecutors have charged imprisoned former film producer Harvey Weinstein with an additional count of…
The Way The Lucky Ones Live During A Pandemic
I wake up at 7:45 a.m. and roll out of bed, out of my pajamas and into my day leggings.…
U.S. records 700 coronavirus deaths in a single day for first time
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government raced to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals to ease the strain on overwhelmed…
With hospitals under siege, U.S. to build hundreds of temporary coronavirus wards
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States aims to build hundreds of temporary hospitals to ease pressure on medical centers…
Releases, infections, fear: U.S. coronavirus crisis in jails and prisons looms
As the COVID-19 virus continues its relentless march across the nation, the looming crisis inside America’s jails and prisons appears…
Woody Allen Releases Memoir After Quietly Finding New Publisher
NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen’s memoir, dropped by its original publisher after widespread criticism, has found a new home,…
Weinstein Moved To Upstate Prison Day Before 68th Birthday
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was transferred to a state prison in New York on Wednesday as he begins…
Trevor Noah’s Attempt To Imitate Italy’s Balcony Singers In New York Goes Awry
But “The Daily Show” host received a rude response in the setup comedy bit released Tuesday on YouTube. “Shut the…
Broadway Goes Dark As NYC Bans Large Gatherings Amid Coronavirus
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) has announced a one-month ban on gatherings of 500 people or more in New…
A NYC Sex Work Exhibit Aims To Shatter Stigma Around The World’s Oldest Profession
After a variety of different career endeavors, Jacqueline Francis knew she’d found a personal calling when she tried stripping for…
A hospitalized Weinstein ‘has not given up,’ his lawyer says
Harvey Weinstein is in the hospital with the next chapter of his legal saga in limbo By TOM HAYS Associated…
JetBlue plane passenger diagnosed with coronavirus after landing in Florida
Passengers were allowed to leave without seeing a doctor. March 12, 2020, 11:58 AM 2 min read A passenger on…
Daytime Talk Shows Are Suspending Live Audiences Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Some daytime talks shows, including “The View,” “Good Morning America” and “The Wendy Williams Show,” are forgoing live studio audiences…
NH-based bus company stops warrantless immigration checks
Concord Coach Lines is the latest bus company to announce it will no longer allow Border Patrol officers onto buses…
Bloomberg In 2011: New York City Has ‘Virtually No Racial Problems’
Billionaire and then New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg claimed in 2011 that the city had “virtually no discrimination” and…
This Puerto Rican Filmmaker Found Her Voice In Trump’s America
When Zoé Salicrup Junco was a 9-year-old living in Puerto Rico, her parents took her to see “Contact,” the 1997…
NYPD creates new approach to prevent officer suicides
Officials say the new approach will make it easier for officers to seek help. February 18, 2020, 11:50 PM 5…
Lynn Cohen, who played Magda in ‘Sex and the City,’ dies
An actress best known for playing the nanny Magda in “Sex and the City” has died at age 86 February…
Bloomberg Says He ‘Inherited’ Stop And Frisk. NYC Activists Recall A Different Story.
NEW YORK — New York City activists and academics expressed outrage Tuesday after Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg issued a…
NYPD cops shot in the Bronx in 2 separate ‘assassination’ incidents, 1 suspect in custody
A New York City police lieutenant was shot in the arm Sunday morning after an armed suspect opened fire inside…
Passenger slashes mother in face with knife after child throws up on bus
The suspect was allegedly enraged after the bus was taken out of service. January 30, 2020, 9:29 AM 3 min…
Hasidic And Black Leaders Celebrate Communal Ties On MLK Day
NEW YORK ― Hasidic Jewish, Black and Latino elected officials, clergy and community activists gathered on Monday for a day…
Sunny Hostin Calls Bloomberg’s Stop And Frisk Reversal A ‘Political Move’
“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin questioned Democratic hopeful Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday over why he changed his tune about the…
Police investigating deaths of infant twins at homeless shelter
Police are now investigating if there was foul play involved. January 12, 2020, 1:00 PM 3 min read Police are…
Bloomberg won’t release women who sued him from secrecy agreements
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg told ABC News this week he will not take any steps to release women who…
New York education leader appears on child sex crime charge
A high-ranking New York City education official accused of arranging a sexual encounter in Wisconsin with someone he thought was…
Don Larsen, Yankees Pitcher Who Threw Only Perfect World Series Game, Dead At 90
NEW YORK (AP) — Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a…