Teen shot inside Kings Plaza mall
A 14-year-old teenager was shot in the leg inside the Kings Plaza mall Monday afternoon, the latest act of gun violence in Brooklyn involving adolescents [1]. The incident occurred a little before 2:30...
View ArticleAdams taps former Bloomberg official Aggarwala as new environmental...
Mayor Eric Adams unveiled slate of new administration appointments to tackle climate change and environmental justice in New York City Monday, including former Mayor Michael Bloomberg official Rit...
View ArticleJames Harden remains questionable; LaMarcus Aldridge out vs. Suns
It was a good news, bad news kind of day for the Nets. On the plus side, James Harden practiced on Monday, but LaMarcus Aldridge was officially ruled out of Tuesday's game in Phoenix. The hand strain...
View Article‘It’s just an easy lifestyle’: Rick Pitino finding success, enjoyment at Iona
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — Rick Pitino sounds like a coach who is pretty happy with where he is. Two years into his tenure as the head of Iona College's men's basketball program [1], things seem to be on the...
View ArticleNew Congressional District Maps Introduced in Albany
[caption id="attachment_62330" align="alignleft" width="192"] Jeffrey M. Wice, Adjunct Professor/Senior Fellow at New York Law School.[/caption] A new and long-awaited proposed New York congressional...
View ArticleBrooklyn diocese removes Queens church pastor from ministry over child sex...
An internal investigation led the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn to remove a Queens church pastor from the ministry over accusations of sexual misconduct with minors. Bishop Robert Brennan...
View ArticleOff-duty cop indicted for Islamophobic hate crime in Kensington road rage...
An NYPD officer is facing hate-crime charges for a road rage incident that culminated in his hurling Islamophobic slurs at a Muslim driver in Kensington, after which he allegedly spat on, punched, and...
View ArticleNY Lawmakers on the Move, Feb. 1. 2022
Espaillat to Host Annual State of the District Address [caption id="attachment_51213" align="alignleft" width="192"] U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat[/caption] U.S. Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan,...
View ArticleCaesars Sportsbook NY Super Bowl promo offers 100% bonus
Caesars Sportsbook NY is going big with a massive Super Bowl promo. The launch of online sports betting in New York came just in time for the NFL Playoffs. The Super Bowl is the biggest betting day of...
View Article‘Hate has no place in our city’: Adams addresses plans to combat rising...
New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered a leadership briefing during a meeting held by the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) on Feb. 1. Mayor Adams’s leadership remarks and...
View ArticleBSE Global CEO John Abbamondi resigning at the end of NBA season
John Abbamondi, the CEO of BSE Global, the parent company of the Nets [1] and Barclays Center, is resigning at the end of the NBA season. His tenure will come to an end in July and a search for his...
View ArticleOp-Ed | Phil Banks must forge public safety collaboration at City Hall and...
Over the past three decades, New York City has made great progress in reducing crime, but the last two years have brought troublesome trends. There is a demand for a new approach to public safety and a...
View ArticleTwo Harlem shootings leave one man dead and another critically injured
Harlem was plagued by two separate shootings that claimed the life of one man, and has left another in critical condition on Feb. 1, police sources said. The first incident occurred at 11:12 a.m. on...
View ArticleNY Lawmakers on the Move, Feb. 2, 2022
Myrie’s Black History Month Legislation [caption id="attachment_34946" align="alignleft" width="193"] State Senator Zellnor Myrie[/caption] State Sen. Zellnor Myrie (D-Brooklyn) said yesterday that...
View ArticleReview |‘MJ’ is a sanitized Michael Jackson tribute
“What do you have to say about the recent allegations?” a mob of reporters and paparazzi ask Michael Jackson at a press conference towards the end of the first act of the new Broadway musical “MJ.”...
View ArticleState of the City: Washington Heights City Council Member Carmen De La Rosa
Carmen De La Rosa is part of the freshman class of City Council members, a historic group of majority-women legislators. She joins Morgan C. Mullings on this episode of State of the City to talk about...
View ArticleNo plans to amend NYC vax mandate preventing Kyrie Irving from playing in...
New York City's new mayor Eric Adams doesn't have any plans to amend the current vaccine mandate that has prevented Kyrie Irving [1] from playing at the Barclays Center. That was what a spokesperson...
View ArticleAdams appoints new officials in administration’s effort to strengthen New...
Looking to keep his goal of building a stronger and more accessible social safety net for New Yorkers, Mayor Eric Adams announced the addition of three new members of his administrative staff dedicated...
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