SEE IT: Masked-up New Yorkers welcome in 2022 by the thousands in Times Square
Even with the Omicron variant raging, thousands of New Yorkers were back in Times Square on New Year's Eve to watch the ball drop and ring in 2022. After the 2021 festivities were closed to all but a...
View ArticleFactbox | Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory
Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations,...
View ArticleFIRST BABY OF 2022: Brooklyn couple welcomes first newborn of new year
New York City's first baby of 2022 is a Brooklynite! Leyla Gessel Tzunun Garcia came into the world at exactly 12 a.m. on Jan. 1 at Coney Island Hospital. According to New York City Health + Hospitals,...
View ArticleNew Year’s Day college football bowl game predictions, ATS picks
New Year's Day promises five fantastic college football games beginning with the Outback Bowl as Penn State and Arkansas kick things off. The holiday slate wraps with Baylor and Ole Miss in the...
View Article‘No one will outwork me’: Mayor Adams’ first day includes eventful subway...
While most New Yorkers were recovering from New Year's fun, Mayor Eric Adams was getting right to work on his first day on the job Saturday morning. Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York...
View ArticleThe 21 Most Expensive Hamptons Home Sales of 2021
This past year has been another banner year in Hamptons real estate during the COVID-19 pandemic when wealthy New Yorkers continued to see value in private spaces near some of the most beautiful...
View ArticleExclusive FanDuel promo code unlocks 150-1 odds for Cowboys-Cardinals
An absolutely loaded NFL Week 17 schedule kicks off on Sunday and amNY readers can get in on the action without needing a FanDuel promo code. Instead of inputting a promo code, our readers can access...
View ArticleOil heads for biggest annual gain since at least 2016
Oil prices fell on Friday but were set to post their biggest annual gains since at least 2016, spurred by the global economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic slump and producer restraint, even as...
View Article‘This is not going to be a city of violence,’ Mayor Adams says after off-duty...
Hours after taking office, Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell were outside NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center on Saturday afternoon responding to an off-duty...
View ArticleSchumer to Washington: Give New York state first dibs on new COVID-19...
The federal government will send out newly-authorized COVID-19 antiviral pills to New York this month, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who on Sunday urged Washington to give the...
View ArticleGiants beaten down by Bears in another miserable offensive showing
Remarkably enough, the New York Giants found a way to one-up its dubious offensive showing with its worst, most pitiful performance yet this season. With backup quarterback Mike Glennon re-taking...
View ArticleJets blow 14-point lead, fall to Bucs in final home game of season
If there is one thing that a team should never do is to give Tom Brady too much time to mount a comeback, and the New York Jets were reminded of that lesson hard way on Sunday. The Jets blew a...
View ArticleAntonio Brown’s meltdown vs. Jets leads to Bucs release
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' second-half comeback to defeat the New York Jets was one of the headlining games of a wild Sunday-afternoon slate of games in Week 17. However, a nine-play, 93-yard...
View ArticleMTA keeps three subway lines suspended Monday due to COVID crew shortages
Three subway lines will remain out of service Monday, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority struggles from staffing shortages due to the surge in COVID-19. Exactly how many workers are out sick...
View ArticleClosest call: Off-duty officer shot in head on New Year’s Day in East Harlem...
The police officer who was shot in the head during the early hours of New Year's Day was released from hospital on Jan. 2 to thunderous applause from police officers as well as Mayor Eric Adams, Police...
View ArticleFull speed ahead: Mayor Adams talks gun violence at discussion, honors...
On Mayor Eric Adams' second day on the job, he wasn't showing any signs of slowing down. After taking the subway to work at City Hall on his first day, he opted for two wheels on his second day, and...
View ArticleBattered Knicks start off new year with loss to Raptors
The new year started the same way that the old one ended for the Knicks: with a loss. New York dropped its first game of 2022, 1201-105 to the Toronto Raptors in a nearly empty Scotiabank Arena. The...
View ArticlePolitical Odds & Ends, Jan. 3, 2021
Rajkumar’s Legislation Protecting Domestic Workers Signed into Law [caption id="attachment_52270" align="alignleft" width="192"] Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar[/caption] Assemblywoman Jenifer...
View ArticleKnicks do Lakers a favor; acquire, waive Denzel Valentine after 3-team swap
Valentine's Day came and went six weeks early for the Knicks. New York did the Los Angeles Lakers a solid on Monday, acquiring fifth-year swingman Denzel Valentine as a part of a three-team deal that...
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