Stringer: New York City DOE costs city and state $179 million in federal aid
The New York City Department of Education cost the city and state over $179 million in federal aid after failing to properly submit paperwork to receive reimbursements for some physical therapy,...
View ArticleNYC SHOOTINGS: Man dies of injuries from Brooklyn 4th of July shooting, two...
The death of a man who was shot on a Brooklyn street has been officially ruled a homicide. According to police, at 9:02 p.m. on July 4 officers responded to a 911 call regarding a man shot in front of...
View ArticleTake a free interactive soundwalk through Lower Manhattan with Arts...
Arts Brookfield is hosting a free walking tour of Lower Manhattan right now, and all it requires is for you to bring along your own ear buds and smartphone. Why would you ever leave home without those...
View ArticleWall St set to open higher on megacap tech boost, strong earnings
Wall Street's main indexes were set to open higher on Friday, helped by megacap technology stocks and strong earnings from social media companies Twitter and Snap, with investors eyeing business...
View ArticleConstruction of new UBS Arena in Elmont is in its final stretch
The New York Islanders can look forward to dropping the puck next season at the UBS Arena, located at Belmont Park in Elmont, as completion of the $1.1 billion venue is on track to open as planned for...
View ArticleCiti Foundation awards $25 Million to support Black-owned small businesses in...
As COVID-19 winds down, and New Yorkers begin to emerge, trepidatiously, from their homes, many are finding that their favorite local businesses are boarded-up, closed down, or sold. Now, Citi...
View ArticleInvestigation continues after charges dropped against Queens teacher who...
The mystery surrounding the arrest of a Sunnyside teacher for threatening his students in an Elmhurst school deepened Thursday, July 22, when the charges against him were suddenly dropped before he was...
View ArticleSunset on the Hudson Concerts return for the 2021 summer season
Sunset on the Hudson's in-person concerts came back this month and kicked off with a performance from Resistance Revival Chorus on July 8. This summer, Hudson River Park is bringing together both...
View ArticleA Minute With: singer Alessia Cara on being open about mental health
Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara sings about mental health and her battle with insomnia in new single "Sweet Dreams" released earlier this month, from her upcoming third studio album. The "Scars...
View ArticleDisturbed Staten Island man shot by cops after swinging metal pipe at them
A police officer shot an emotionally disturbed man in the chest who swung a metal pipe at them inside a Staten Island home on Friday night, police reported. The 45-year-old man is listed in stable...
View ArticleNYC SHOOTINGS: Two gunned down in Queens and Brooklyn, perp sought in Bronx...
Two men were slain on the streets of Brooklyn and Queens in a pair of separate shootings on Saturday morning, police reported. Law enforcement sources said an unidentified shooter executed a...
View ArticleSchumer pushes hopes of help for NYC in federal infrastructure bill at...
Promises, promises that more money is coming. That seemed the order of the day as Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright (D-Manhattan) held a special district meeting with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck...
View ArticleFirefighter cuffed in Queens for alleged sex assault of ex-girlfriend
A New York City firefighter wound up in handcuffs on Friday afternoon on charges that he sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend at her Queens home earlier this month. James P. Kennedy, 36, was booked at...
View ArticleFlush from Reddit rally, GameStop plots store revival
When GameStop Corp shares surged by more than 2,500% in January, some customers joked to store staff they should thank the investors who fueled the video game retailer's extraordinary rally for their...
View ArticleOlympics | Softball battle for gold looks down to Japan, U.S., Canada
Canada, Japan and United States on Saturday emerged as the softball gold medal contenders at Tokyo 2020 after wins that knocked Italy, Mexico and in all probability Australia out of contention in the...
View ArticleBrooklyn creep places his junk on woman’s head, then punches her: cops
Cops in Brooklyn are looking for the creep who sexually assaulted a 28-year-old woman as she sat on the sidewalk last week. The NYPD released on Saturday morning video footage of the attacker behind...
View Article‘Worth the wait’: New York marriage bureau reopens for in-person weddings
Sae Feurtado and Richard Kissi's long wait to say "I do" finally ended on Friday, when in-person weddings resumed at the Manhattan Marriage Bureau after a 16-month shutdown. Before COVID-19, thousands...
View ArticleQueens man indicted in attempted kidnapping of 5-year-old boy
A grand jury indicted a Fresh Meadows man, who on Friday, July 23, was arraigned in Queens Supreme Court on charges of attempted kidnapping and other crimes for allegedly grabbing [1] a 5-year-old boy...
View ArticleCoca-Cola leans on early pandemic lessons to prepare for Delta variant hit
Coca-Cola Co will rely on its pandemic-tested strategy of focusing on bigger brands and doubling down on its supply chain to combat a potential impact from the Delta variant of the coronavirus, its...
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