Tough luck: MTA bus driver gambled in Atlantic City on sick leave, busted...
When he should've been behind the wheel, an MTA bus driver was instead playing the roulette wheel on the Jersey Shore while calling out on paid sick leave. Now, he's paying the price. The bus driver...
View ArticleWhite kindergarten applicants accepted into high-performing, out-of-zone NYC...
White students are more likely to get into high-performing elementary schools outside their school zone than Black, Latino, and Asian students, according to a new study by the city's Independent Budget...
View ArticleMTA cops have lowest vaccination rates in the transit agency
Metropolitan Transportation Authority's own police force has a far lower vaccination rate against COVID-19 than their colleagues in other parts of the sprawling transit agency. Only 60.3% of the...
View ArticleWitt’s World: The Santa Land Parade
[caption id="attachment_363" align="alignleft" width="191"] Stephen Witt[/caption] Last Saturday morning I had the pleasure of ushering in the Christmas season by marching with Attorney General and...
View ArticleFeds launched Cuomo sexual harassment probe
The Department of Justice has launched a probe into sexual harassment allegations against former Governor Andrew Cuomo, according to newly-released documents. An October legal contract released...
View ArticleMembers of 32BJ Health Fund severs relationship with NewYork-Presbyterian...
Members of 32BJ and elected officials rallied at 165th and Washington Avenue outside NewYork-Presbyterian Thursday morning where they unveiled a new ad campaign which admonishes the hospital for what...
View ArticlePoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with returning NYC Council Member...
Click here to subscribe to the PoliticsNY YouTube channel. [1] After eight years as our Manhattan Borough President, Gale Brewer is returning to her old NYC Council seat on Manhattan's Upper West Side,...
View ArticleNY GOP strengthens fight against noncitizen voting
State Republican Chair Nick Langworthy and NYC Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli are joining a chorus of politicians ready to sue the city over a bill allowing noncitizen residents to vote in city...
View ArticleFive new Omicron cases detected in New York, Hochul and de Blasio urge calm...
Five new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been detected among New York State residents, including four in New York City, Governor Kathy Hochul announced late Thursday, Dec. 2. The new...
View ArticleHell on hot wheels: ‘Madman’ takes school bus on wild joyride through Brooklyn
A man is in police custody after taking a school bus on a destructive joyride through Brooklyn Thursday afternoon. Police received a report of a stolen school bus on the Brooklyn side of the Jackie...
View ArticleCity to give away 9000 Nets tickets to municipal employees in December
Thousands of city employees will be eligible to watch Brooklyn's ball team play this month, as municipal workers will be eligible for free tickets to watch the Nets play at Barclays Center. The city is...
View ArticleProbationary fireman from Brooklyn dies after medical emergency during...
A Brooklyn man who was training to be a fireman died on Friday morning after suffering a medical episode during training. Probationary Firefighter Vincent Malveaux, 31, was at the FDNY Training Academy...
View ArticleVaccine makers could make Omicron-specific booster, says Fauci
COVID-19 vaccine makers have contingency plans to deal with the Omicron variant that include a combination vaccine against the original version and the variant as well as a variant-specific booster...
View ArticleSupermarkets are closing across NYC — here’s what this means for New Yorkers
A pizza place, a Famous Brands department store, a liquor store, a Chinese restaurant and a Sherwin-Williams Paints store line the street leading to a small fruit and vegetable stand that sits outside...
View ArticleAlec Baldwin denies responsibility for fatal shooting on movie set
Alec Baldwin on Thursday denied responsibility for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of his Western movie "Rust," saying he would have killed himself if he believed it was his fault....
View ArticleExclusive: Advocacy groups say ‘It’s up to Speaker Johnson now’ to end...
After years of tireless advocacy and many deaths in the prison system, human rights group #HALTsolitary say they see a light at the end of the tunnel with the possible abolishment of solitary...
View ArticleTrump, rape accuser Carroll battle in defamation appeal
A lawyer for Donald Trump on Friday urged a U.S. appeals court to find the former president immune from author E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit arising from her allegation that he raped her, an...
View ArticleCaesars Sportsbook promo code offers best weekend bonuses for packed schedule
Our new Caesars Sportsbook promo code will unlock the best bonuses throughout a weekend of college football conference championship games, NFL Week 13 action, and busy NBA, college hoops, and NHL...
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