Tag Archives: Manhattan

Manhattan Parking Garage Collapses, Multiple Injuries

New York City’s CBS affiliate reports: Emergency responders have rushed to the scene after a collapse at a parking garage in Lower Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. at Ann Street near Nassau Street in the Financial District. FDNY officials say several people are injured and others may be trapped. Video from the scene showed multiple cars …

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White Powder Again Sent To Office Of Manhattan DA

ABC News reports: The New York City Police Department responded to a new threatening letter sent to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday, according to police sources. The sources told ABC News the letter contained a white powder and was discovered just after 3 p.m. in the basement mailroom at 80 Centre Street. The DA’s office later said the …

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NYC Comedy Club Loses $3M Suit Over Anti-Vax Post

Upper East Site reports: In a victory for free speech, a Manhattan judge has dismissed a $3 million lawsuit against Upper East Site brought by The Comic Strip, the iconic Upper East Side comedy venue whose antisemitic and anti-vaccination social media post last year embroiled the venue in controversy. The judge even went as far to say that allowing the …

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Cultists Deluge NY Judge And His Family With Threats

NBC News reports: In the 24 hours since former President Donald Trump’s arraignment, the presiding judge and his family have received multiple threats, two sources familiar with the matter said. One official said “dozens” of threats have recently been directed at Judge Juan Merchan and his chambers but did not give an exact time frame for them. The New York …

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Trump Threatened With Gag Order For Violent Posts

Mediaite reports: Judge Juan Merchan said he would not issue a gag order at this time, but warned Trump not to incite violence. Fox News’s Bryan Llenas interviewed Fox legal producer Jake Gibson, who was in the courtroom during the arraignment, about some of the details regarding the proceedings. “The prosecution brought up all of the social media posts that …

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LIVE VIDEO: Manhattan DA Holds Press Conference

PBS NewsHour reports: New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg will hold a news conference on Tuesday following former President Donald Trump’s arraignment. The event is scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m. More details are expected to emerge Tuesday about the Manhattan district attorney’s case against Trump. The indictment has remained under seal since the grand jury investigating hush money payments …

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Trump Pleads Not Guilty To All 34 Felony Charges

Reuters reports: Donald Trump, the former president and front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records after an investigation into hush money paid to a porn star. A photo taken by a photographer in the courtroom showed Trump sitting at the defense table, flanked by lawyers. Five photographers were …

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Trump Now In Courtroom After Being Fingerprinted

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump has been processed as a criminal defendant, including having his fingerprints taken. Trump then entered a Manhattan courtroom for an unprecedented arraignment. Trump didn’t speak to the press as he headed into the courtroom at 2:28 p.m., nearly one hour after he entered the courthouse at 1:23 p.m. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg …

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Trump Placed Under Arrest At Manhattan Courthouse

NBC News reports: Donald Trump has arrived at the New York City courthouse where he was arrested and will be arraigned later Tuesday on dozens of charges related to hush money payments — the first time in American history that a former president will face criminal charges. Trump arrived at the courthouse at 100 Centre St. in Lower Manhattan in …

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LIVE VIDEO: Trump Surrenders At NYC Courthouse

The New York Times reports: Donald J. Trump is expected to surrender to the authorities in Manhattan on Tuesday and appear in court for the first time as a criminal defendant to face more than two dozen felony charges, a remarkable spectacle that will play out before a divided nation. On Tuesday morning, as helicopters circled overhead, the streets outside …

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Cultist Tries To Destroy Anti-Trump Banner As Clashes Grow Between Extremists And Anti-Trump Protesters

The Independent reports: MAGA favorite Marjorie Taylor Greene has attended a chaotic rally in protest against Donald Trump’s indictment in New York on Tuesday – as the former president is hit with a string of criminal charges. Clashes between pro- and anti-Trump demonstrators took place, prompting the NYPD to try to separate the groups.  Ms Greene took aim at New …

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What To Expect During Today’s Historic Arraignment

The New York Daily News reports: Trump, 76, is expected to appear before State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan in Manhattan around 2:15 p.m. Tuesday on still-unknown criminal charges stemming from prosecutors’ long-running investigation into his business dealings. Trump is expected to arrive at the DA’s offices in the lower Manhattan courthouse at 100 Centre St several hours before appearing …

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Judge Allows Still Cameras Before Trump Arraignment

ABC News reports: Judge Juan Merchan will allow five pool still photographers to snap for several minutes before the arraignment formally starts, according to a decision issued Monday night. No video cameras will be allowed, though Judge Merchan conceded, “That this indictment involves a matter of monumental significance cannot possibly be disputed. Never in the history of the United States …

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Roadblocks, Barricades Ahead Of Trump’s NYC Arrival

Reuters reports: New York City police have thrown up metal barriers around Trump Tower and blocked roads near Manhattan Criminal Courthouse as they brace for potential protests ahead of Donald Trump’s expected surrender to prosecutors on Tuesday. The former president is due to be arraigned at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon, after his indictment in a grand jury probe over hush …

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Secret Service Tours Manhattan Criminal Courthouse

The Washington Post reports: An advance team of Secret Service agents — mostly comprised of New York field office agents — conducted a site tour of the courthouse on Friday to map Trump’s path in and out of the building, according to a law enforcement official involved in the planning. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to …

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Trump’s Arraignment Scheduled For Tuesday At 2:15PM

The Associated Press reports: Former President Donald Trump is set to be arraigned Tuesday after his indictment in New York City, court officials said Friday. Trump’s planned surrender will usher in the unprecedented scenario of a former U.S. commander-in-chief being arrested and arraigned. Trump’s indictment, announced Thursday, came after a grand jury probe into hush money paid during the 2016 …

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Politico: Manhattan Grand Jury To Break For A Month

Politico reports: The Manhattan grand jury examining Donald Trump’s alleged role in a hush money payment to a porn star isn’t expected to hear evidence in the case for the next month largely due to a previously scheduled hiatus, according to a person familiar with the proceedings. The break would push any indictment of the former president to late April …

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Cultist Pulls Knife On Family At Manhattan Courthouse

Politico reports: A Donald Trump supporter protesting the Manhattan district attorney’s probe of the former president pulled a knife on a family with two small children Tuesday outside Manhattan Criminal Court, according to a court official. The man and woman with two children in strollers accidentally bumped into the Trump supporter while crossing the intersection of Hogan Place and Centre …

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Trump Hush Money Grand Jury Reconvenes In NYC

The New York Daily News reports: The Manhattan grand jury hearing about Donald Trump’s “hush money” payment to porn star Stormy Daniels returned to court Monday, a law enforcement source told the Daily News. The grand jury, which usually starts the day at 2 p.m., was in the building by 1 p.m., the source said. It was unclear whether prosecutors …

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Gang Indicted In “Roofie” Murders Of NYC Gay Men

The New York Post reports: Six members of a gang that preyed on gay men at Hell’s Kitchen nightclubs have been indicted over the “roofie” murders of John Umberger and Julio Ramirez last year. Warrants were issued Friday afternoon for the arrest of three of the men for first-degree murder, while all six men have been hit with charges of …

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