Tag Archives: NYC

NYC Mayor To Stoners: “Enjoy Yourself, Light Up”

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams promised Friday to not take a “heavy-handed” approach toward those who sell marijuana illicitly in the city and gave New Yorkers his blessing to smoke more pot. While New York legalized recreational weed use last year, the licensing system that’s supposed to regulate cannabis sales isn’t expected to kick off until late …

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Names “Gun Violence Czar”

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams named a veteran violence interrupter as his “gun violence czar” Thursday as the city braces for the summer months when shooting rates historically tend to surge. Andre Mitchell — founder of Man Up!, a Brooklyn-based anti-violence group that has attracted scrutiny from city authorities in the past — will serve in the …

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NY Gov Cuts Ribbon On New $4B LaGuardia Terminal

AM New York reports: Governor Kathy Hochul and officials with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey along with Delta Air Lines cut the ribbon on LaGuardia Airport’s new Terminal C Wednesday, June 1. The $4 billion project, which will open to the public Saturday, June 4, consolidated the former terminals C and D into one space, marking …

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Gunmaker Glock Sued Over Subway Mass Shooting

The New York Daily News reports: A Brooklyn woman shot and severely wounded in a mass shooting aboard a Brooklyn N train last month will file a lawsuit Tuesday against Glock, which manufactured the 9-mm. gun used in the 33-bullet attack on straphangers. Ilene Steur, 49, was shot in the buttocks and suffered life-changing injuries during the gas mask-wearing gunman’s …

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$2M Gold Relic Stolen From Brooklyn Catholic Church

The Associated Press reports: Police say someone busted into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic and removed the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week. The incident happened at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, known as the “Notre Dame” of Brooklyn’s Park Slope neighborhood. The tabernacle, …

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Gunfire Scare Sparks Panic At Brooklyn Arena [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Ten people were injured at the Barclays Center early Sunday morning when a loud noise heard on the street outside incited panic, sending throngs of people running as they tried to escape what they thought was a gunman. Crowds were leaving the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, around 1 a.m., after a boxing match between Gervonta …

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NY AG Takes Down 41-Member NYC Shoplifting Ring

Gothamist reports: An organized ring of shoplifters stole more than $3.7 million worth of retail goods — ranging from luxury clothing and handbags to cosmetics and coffee pods — and then resold them on eBay, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. “These individuals stole millions of dollars of luxury goods and massive amounts of over-the-counter-medications and products from …

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Adams Wanted Subway Shooter To Surrender To Him

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams came under unfriendly fire Wednesday for his role in a bizarre day of negotiations with a subway murder suspect, with critics suggesting the ex-cop needed to let the NYPD handle things. Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead, a controversial figure with a pair of criminal convictions, said he brokered discussions about the suspect turning …

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Suspect Surrenders In NYC Subway Killing Of Gay Man

The New York Times reports: A 25-year-old man sought by New York police in the shooting death of a subway rider over the weekend surrendered at a precinct in Chinatown on Tuesday afternoon. Andrew Abdullah had been wanted in connection with the killing of Daniel Enriquez, a passenger who was shot by a lone gunman on Sunday while riding a …

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NYC Will Bid To Host 2024 Democratic Convention

Yahoo News reports: Eight years after New York City’s failed attempt to host the Democratic National Convention, Mayor Eric Adams is giving it another shot. The Democratic mayor is entering a national contest with his counterparts from Chicago, Atlanta and other cities to host the presidential nominating convention in 2024. The mayor’s team is finalizing its application ahead of a …

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NYPD Names Suspect In Subway Killing Of Gay Man

The New York Post reports: Police are looking to question a Brooklyn man with a lengthy rap sheet in connection to the unprovoked, broad-daylight shooting death of a subway rider on the Manhattan Bridge, law enforcement sources told The Post Monday — as cops released surveillance images of the suspect in the deadly incident. The sources said they were looking …

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NYC Libraries Launch “Banned Books Challenge”

Via press release from the New York Public Library: The New York Public Library is building on its efforts to combat recent trends in nationwide book bans and challenges—with a new challenge of our own. Together with Brooklyn Public Library and Queens Public Library, we call upon New Yorkers to stand with us against book banning by reading about the …

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New York City Removes Its Last Public Payphone

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports: The final New York City public pay telephone was being removed on Monday morning. It was on 7th Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The city began removing payphones in 2015 and replacing them with public Wi-Fi hotspots. The city has removed thousands of payphones across all five boroughs in the past several years. In 2014, …

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REPORT: Eric Adams Mulling 2024 White House Bid

The New York Post reports: Mayor Adams may be eyeing a White House run if President Biden doesn’t seek a second term, confidantes and City Hall insiders told The Post. “Eric has told me repeatedly that he thinks that he has a platform to run for national office, for president in 2024. He has said that repeatedly. He thinks New …

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Bill De Blasio Formally Announces Bid For US House

Gothamist reports: Former Mayor Bill de Blasio officially announced Friday that he will run for U.S. Congress, entering what is expected to be a crowded field of Democratic contenders for a newly carved out 10th district — stretching from Lower Manhattan to the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Borough Park and Park Slope. “People are hurting, they need help, they need help …

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NYC Council Member Wants Staten Island To Secede

NY1 reports: It’s the attempted secession of Staten Island, the sequel. “If we could be our own city, we could control our own destiny in terms of education,” said City Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli. “We could control our own destiny in terms of law enforcement, we could control our own destiny in terms of how big the government is, …

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NYC Officials Investigate Possible Monkeypox Case

NBC New York reports: Health officials are investigating a possible case of monkeypox in New York City, according to the city’s health department. The patient is being cared for at NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue, according to health officials. The Health Department’s Public Health Lab will conduct preliminary tests to determine if the patient does have monkeypox. Monkeypox is …

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Adams Rejects Guidance On Masks Despite High Alert

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams is not reinstating the city’s indoor face mask mandate despite a recommendation from the city Health Department to do so in light of a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. Guidance from the Health Department recommends that the government moves to “require face masks in all public indoor settings” when the …

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De Blasio Forms Committee To Explore US House Run

Gothamist reports: Five months after leaving office, former Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that he would form an exploratory committee to run for the newly drawn 10th Congressional District, which includes Lower Manhattan and the Brooklyn areas of Park Slope and Borough Park. De Blasio is among seven individuals have so far expressed interest in the 10th District …

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REPORT: De Blasio Plans House Bid Due To New Map

The New York Post reports: Ex-New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told a state lawmaker he plans to run for New York’s newly drawn 10th Congressional district — the seat entrenched Rep. Jerrold Nadler is vacating to fight it out with former longtime ally Rep. Carolyn Maloney in the rejigged 12th. De Blasio told state Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (D-Borough …

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