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COVID hospitalizations drop in New York as state emerges from winter surge; Queens home renovation site where dumpster mishap killed neighbor had no work permits; White House cites Trump’s ‘injecting disinfectant’ in squabble with Flordia Gov. DeSantis over COVID treatments
Burglary suspect tried to rape nurse on Rikers Island, was stopped by another inmate: D.A.; Mayor Adams brings back NYPD plainclothes unit as part of sweeping anti-crime plan: ‘We will have boots on the ground’End of NYC’s MetroCards delayed until 2024 amid software issues with tap-to-pay OMNY system…
NY expands absentee voting after defeat of ballot measure;Hochul fast-tracking plan to get mental health workers into N.Y. subways; Sinema’s sins deserved censure, says Bernie Sanders
NYC dog owners say rats at Brooklyn park are spreading disease to their pets; Bronx prosecutors withdraw 133 cases linked to former NYPD narcotics detective accused of perjury; NYC Mayor Adams converts first paycheck into cryptocurrency in bid to fulfill campaign promise
Gov. Hochul unveils $216 billion spending plan for New York in first budget address; Bronx native Cardi B to cover funeral costs for all 17 victims of deadly borough high-rise blaze; Senate Democrats push to avert a filibuster in order to pass voting legislation
U.S residents can order free at-home COVID test kits from feds starting Jan. 19; Fiery Bronx gas explosion building collapse kills elderly resident, injures 7 others: ‘The pieces just went everywhere;NYC Mayor Adams concedes he feels unsafe when taking the subway, acknowledging concerns of transit riders…
Off-duty NYPD cop pummels drunk driver, spews anti-Middle Eastern hate, in crazed road rage clash; NYPD veteran fired for hitting on women during busts; Knicks fans react to NYC Mayor Adams at Madison Square Garden following MLK Jr. speech
NYC gallery displays works of autistic and special needs artists; Former NYPD cop sentenced to prison over best friend’s death; Sen. Kyrsten Sinema slammed after blocking voting rights reforms
NYC Mayor Adams avoids contact with Bronx landlord who served on transition committee to prevent issues with investigation; Activists, pols back detainee food strike at Rikers over poor conditions, lack of services; Mayor Adams’ new jails commissioner pressured top investigator to ‘get rid of’ 2,000 disciplinary cases, then fired her after she resi…
Mayor Adams puts younger brother in charge of his security detail despite lingering ethics concerns;Ronnie Spector, Ronettes singing sensation and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, dead at 78; Jan. 6 panel requests interview from GOP leader Kevin McCarthy
Suspect who shoved Asian man onto Queens train tracks nabbed months later after subway groping: NYPD; Bronx fire death toll drops to 17, including 8 children, as faulty self-closing doors blamed for lethal smoke spread; Biden, Harris push voting rights in Atlanta but some civil rights activists say too little, too late…
Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday; Betty White had a stroke 6 days before death: report; Supreme Court skeptical of Biden’s workplace vaccine rule
NYC Mayor Adams defends controversial appointments of brother and ex-cop with ties to corrupt businessman; Space heater sparks deadliest NYC fire in decades, killing at least 19 Bronx building residents, 9 of them children; Manhattan DA Bragg defends easing up on minor crimes in face of criticism from new NYPD Commissioner Sewell, police unions…
NYPD Internal Affairs boss asked to leave — by the former high-ranking cop he once investigated; N.Y. lawmakers pitch insurrection commemoration marking Jan. 6 as ‘Democracy Day’; Biden rips into Trump on Jan. 6 anniversary as former president complains: ’He can’t accept he lost’
Cops rushing to assault called in by Mayor Adams found just one man, who denied fight: sources; COVID cases surge in NYC courts: ‘Everyone who is entering these spaces is getting sick’; New Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg won’t pursue fare beating, resisting arrest, other non-violent, non-felony charges, angering cop union;…
New York’s COVID hospitalizations keep surging, positivity rate at 23%; Mayor Adams not ruling out vetoing noncitizen voting bill, angering NYC Council progressives; Takedown targets alliance of three gangs responsible for four senseless killings: Brooklyn DA
COVID cases surge in city jails, with seven-day positive test rate hitting 37%; Trump’s children subpoenaed as part of NY AG’s fraud probe; Hochul to pitch term limits, ban on outside income for New York’s statewide elected officials
Ex-NYPD highway cop says officers already record traffic stops — advocates believe data will prove suspicions about racial profiling; Victim of NYC anti-gay hate crime says subway attack left him afraid to publicly show affection (EXCLUSIVE); AOC slams GOP’s ‘very obvious, strange, and deranged sexual frustrations’…
Two NYPD officers put on desk duty after ignoring gunshots inside Brooklyn apartment: sources; Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty of recruiting underage victims for Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse; Calls mount for other Jeffrey Epstein enablers to face charges after Ghislaine Maxwell guilty verdict
Mayor-elect Adams taps City Hall ‘fraud’ watchdogs, defends potential selection of scandal-scarred ex-cop; New York’s daily COVID positivity rate surges to almost 20%; Judge rules against Proud Boys using First Amendment defense in Jan. 6 case
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rants against ‘fake religion’ Kwanzaa as Black holiday begins; Dems planning next steps for Build Back Better, says Maryland senator; Trump made several versions of Jan. 6 video praising Capitol rioters — and outtakes could be used against him
Power company scraps plan for natural gas turbines in Gowanus, Brooklyn;NYC’s outgoing Mayor de Blasio dodged criminal trouble despite myriad investigations over his two terms; Amid omicron woes, U.S. surgeon general notes ‘tremendous progress’ against pandemic
Hochul makes fabrication of COVID vaccination cards a state crime: EXCLUSIVE; Eric Adams pushes back on incoming NYC Council members’ demand to end solitary confinement at Rikers; No verdict at Ghislaine Maxwell trial as jury heads home for Christmas holiday
Retired cop says NYPD boss repeatedly raped her at Yankee Stadium: lawsuit; Off-duty NYPD cop busted for DWI after Queens crash; Jurors in Ghislaine Maxwell trial scrutinize victims’ testimony in first full day of deliberations
NYC schools confront staff shortages, test and trace delays as COVID cases mount; CNN anchors Don Lemon and Brian Stelter speak at sentencing of Trump supporter who threatened journalists: ‘My family was in danger’;Ghislaine Maxwell was a ‘sophisticated predator’ and Jeffrey Epstein’s ‘right hand,’ prosecutor says in closing arguments of NYC sex tr…
Be careful during holiday travel due to omicron, Fauci says; Sen. Elizabeth Warren tests positive for COVID; Manchin says ‘no’ to Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ package
Long lines at COVID testing sites return, omicron in ‘full force’ as NYC sounds the alarm; NYC Education Dept. dismisses rumors of systemwide shutdown as school COVID-19 cases rise; Michael Cohen sues U.S., Donald Trump, claiming retaliation for book
Mayor-elect Adams downplays influence of former NYPD chief who helped pick new police commissioner; Senate set to raise debt ceiling and avert national default till 2023; Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham address texts sent to Trump team amid Capitol chaos
Suburban New York cop among half-dozen charged in sex-trafficking of underage girls from Mexico; NYPD seriously punished just 1% of cops accused of misconduct, NYCLU study finds; Donald Trump Jr. led text-message chorus pleading for dad to end Jan. 6 riot: ‘He’s got to condemn this s--t ASAP’
De Blasio insists he has only fundraised ‘in good faith’ despite damning letters from NYC ethics watchdog; Three Brooklyn restaurant owners busted for trying to bribe city employee over health inspections; Jan. 6 panel votes for contempt charges against Mark Meadows
