Bronx hoopers become first sponsored HS athletes in state
Now that high school and collegiate athletes can cash in on their name, image and likeness (NIL), two Bronx high school basketball players are the first in the state to do so. Top high school...
View ArticleOne year later, New York lawmakers look back at the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
One year after thousands of supporters of former President Donald Trump launched an attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, New York lawmakers who were in Washington, D.C. on that day of infamy reflected...
View ArticleOp-Ed | Don’t give up on Build Back Better: An Op-Ed for New York communities
In the twentieth century, America transformed its built environment. We built the roads, highways, and interstates that made automotive transit efficient and fast. We built houses and apartments at a...
View ArticleAbolish 421-a tax break for developers, Hochul says
Governor Kathy Hochul wants to do away with the state's 421-a tax break for residential real estate development in New York City, and replace it with a new program more tailored to creating and...
View ArticleAt least 13 killed in Philadelphia rowhouse fire
At least 13 people, including seven children, were killed Wednesday morning when a fire engulfed a rowhouse-turned-apartment in the city’s Fairmount neighborhood, officials said. Firefighters responded...
View ArticleAdams makes three point plan to aid hospitals amid the ongoing COVID-19 surge
Mayor Eric Adams made a trip to Elmhurst Hospital — the original COVID-19 epicenter of the city's pandemic — on Wednesday afternoon to outline a new program assisting medical centers treating the...
View ArticlePolitical Odds & Ends, Jan. 6, 2022
Clarke Statement on Haitian Prime Minister Assasination Attempt [caption id="attachment_50197" align="alignleft" width="192"] U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke[/caption] U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D-Brooklyn)...
View ArticleNets overcome 19-point deficit for win over Pacers in Kyrie Irving’s debut
It looked as though it was going to be another one of those nights for the Nets. Lance Stephenson was on his way to a 30 point night, and Brooklyn found itself down by 19 in the second half to the...
View ArticleFanDuel promo code unlocks wild Alabama-Georgia CFP odds
The CFP National Championship is almost here and surprise, surprise, it's Alabama and Georgia. These two dominant SEC schools are meeting for the second time this year and the latest FanDuel promo code...
View Article‘Our democracy is sacred’: Candlelight vigil on Upper East Side remembers...
Elected officials and Upper East Side residents mourned the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack on its first anniversary Thursday. Supporters of former President Trump who attempted to prevent the peaceful...
View ArticleRecent parolee arrested for fatal stabbing in Concourse
The New York Police Department has apprehended a recently-paroled suspect involved in the fatal stabbing of a 49-year-old man in an apartment building in Concourse on Wednesday. According to police,...
View ArticleIn South Brooklyn, a reckoning for Malliotakis a year after Jan. 6 insurrection
A year after the deadly attack at the United States Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, southern Brooklyn and Staten Island Representative Nicole Malliotakis is still defined in the eyes of some constituents for...
View ArticleMayor Adams vows NYPD will be ‘omnipresence’ on subways, Gov. Hochul...
Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul held their first joint appearance since the former took office Thursday to announce a slate of measures to combat crime in the New York City subways and...
View ArticleLawmakers on the Move, Jan. 7, 2022
Hochul Calls for Special Election to Fill Brooklyn, Manhattan Assembly Seats [caption id="attachment_60455" align="alignleft" width="192"] Governor Kathy Hochul[/caption] Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday...
View ArticleDraftKings Sportsbook NY pre-registration goes live, get bonus now
DraftKings Sportsbook NY has opened up the pre-registration process and that's excellent news for those looking to wager once the app goes live. Because New York online sports betting [1]figures to be...
View ArticleFanDuel New York now offers $100 pre-registration bonus
The long wait is nearly over as New York online sports betting [1] is set to go live this weekend and FanDuel New York is offering an excellent pre-registration sportsbook bonus. This pre-registration...
View ArticleHow to pre-register for best NY online sports betting promos, bonuses
NY Sportsbok betting apps [1] are now open for a pre-registration period, serving as a precursor to the state's full rollout of betting operations on Saturday. With the pre-launch window of New York...
View ArticleWhiplashed Wall Street muted after mixed payrolls data
U.S. stocks and Treasuries were muted on Friday as investors sought to interpret mixed messages of payrolls numbers and its potential impact on Federal Reserve policy in the final session of a...
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