Britney Spears’ journey from teen phenom to guardianship
A Los Angeles court on Friday will discuss whether to end the legal arrangement, called a conservatorship, that has controlled the personal and business affairs of Britney Spears since 2008. Following...
View ArticleSecond period explosion propels Rangers over Blue Jackets
An onslaught of rapid-fire goals in the second period helped the New York Rangers trounce the Columbus Blue Jackets in a high-scoring contest on Saturday night, 5-3. The showdown started out grim for...
View ArticleAG James’ office investigating police shooting in Brooklyn
Prosecutors with the Attorney General’s office are investigating a police shooting from Nov. 11, which saw an NYPD officer fatally shoot a 65-year-old man in Bath Beach. The probe comes as part of a...
View Article‘It’s the pandemic, stupid!’ Biden advisers blame COVID-19 for inflation woes
President Joe Biden's economic advisers defended his policies on Sunday amid rising inflation that they said was a global issue related to the COVID-19 pandemic, not a result of the administration's...
View ArticleThe gasoline is too damn high: Schumer says New York drivers desperately need...
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer argued Sunday that New Yorkers' financial tanks are running on empty thanks to the sharp rise in gas prices since last year, and the lawmaker called for federal...
View ArticleLady Gaga hails Britney Spears as an inspiration after conservatorship lifted
Pop star and actress Lady Gaga on Saturday celebrated singer Britney Spears' release from a conservatorship imposed more than a decade ago after a mental health breakdown, calling Spears an inspiration...
View ArticleCrawling along: MTA bus speeds are down in all five boroughs, agency stats show
Bus speeds have slowed down in all Five Boroughs last month, according to statistics from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The citywide average bus speed in October was 7.9 miles per hour,...
View Article‘Get out of his way’: Adams supporters blast BLM leader Newsome for riot...
A coalition of Black and Brown community activists rallied in support of Eric Adams on Nov. 14 following verbal barbs between the mayor-elect and Black Lives Matter of Greater New York leader Hawk...
View ArticleMike White picked four times as Jets turn in a stinker against first-place...
Three weeks after Mike White threw the best game Jets fans had seen in over 20 years, he delivered one of the worst performances Jets fans had seen this year. White was picked four times in the Jets'...
View ArticleThinking caps: What federal infrastructure dollars could mean for masking...
The passage of President Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in Washington last week sparked a flurry of pushes to address the degradation and division caused by New York City's urban...
View ArticleBroadway review |‘Assassins’ draws historical connection to January 6
Are the protesters who violently stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 the contemporary descendants of the men and women who assassinated and attempted to assassinate the Presidents of the United States? This...
View ArticleOp-Ed | The East Village needs more Citibike docks, and we need them now
A few weeks ago in my neighborhood of the East Village, I found myself on an unplanned journey wandering around with three other stranded travelers. All of us had returned home for the evening via Citi...
View ArticleMore than 600,000 vaccinated New Yorkers rolled up sleeves for COVID-19...
New York's battle against COVID-19 continues to get a boost, one vaccinated arm at a time. Over 620,000 previously vaccinated New Yorkers have receive booster shots since the federal government...
View ArticleBanjo bonanza: Buff Brooklynites take aim at Brooklyn Folk Festival’s annual...
Brooklyn Folk Festival returned to St. Ann's Church for their 13th year over the weekend, and those without much musical skill still had the chance to get their hands on an instrument at the festival's...
View ArticleEnd of watch: NYPD salutes heroes fallen from 9/11-related illnesses at...
“Fidelis ad mortem,” translates to “faithful until the death,” a Latin phrase the NYPD often use when an officer has reached the end of their watch. Through a stream of glistening tears from...
View Article‘Infrastructure Week’ is here at last: Biden inks $1 trillion bipartisan...
In need of a political boost, President Joe Biden signed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Monday at a ceremony that drew Democrats and some Republicans who were instrumental in getting the...
View ArticlePATH trains to get OMNY-like tap-and-go fare payment in 2023
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey wants to roll out a new tap-and-go fare payment system on its PATH trains similar MTA's OMNY, allowing interstate straphangers to use their smartphones or...
View ArticleHochul, de Blasio spend Sunday at Brooklyn churches as 2022 governor’s race...
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Bill de Blasio both made visits on Sunday to Black churches in Brooklyn, a staple campaign stop for citywide and statewide candidates, providing evidence that the 2022...
View ArticleMayor still weighing changes to middle and high school admissions
Mayor Bill de Blasio said he is still trying to decide on whether to follow through on changes to public middle and high school admission criteria proposed last year. In a major policy shift, last...
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