Tag Archives: NYC

Santos Melts Down At NYC Mayor Over Car Break-In

“Do you want to know what I got for Christmas? Oh Mayor Adams, you are so good at running this city. The Christmas gift I got is a first for me. I’ve never thought I’d experience this in my life, but I guess we’re back to New York City in the ‘70s. “This city only cares to fuck over Americans …

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NYC Synagogues Hit With Christmas Eve Bomb Threats

The New York Daily News reports: The NYPD is investigating disturbing bomb threats emailed to synagogues throughout the city on Christmas Eve Day, though the messages appear to be a hoax, cops said Sunday. Police described the threat as “not credible” but added, “we will continue to deploy resources to houses of worship around the city.” “These emails appear to …

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Dance Of The Sugar Plum Lesbians

This story makes its 20th annual appearance on JMG… Grand Central Terminal functions as the mechanical heart of midtown New York City, pumping out several thousand workers and tourists on one beat, then sucking in several thousand more on the next. The rhythms of the terminal are fascinating. Beat. Four thousand, inbound from New Haven. Beat. Three thousand, outbound to …

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New York City Mayor Has 293 “Special Assistants”

The New York Post reports: Mayor Adams padded the city payroll with 293 “special assistants” during his first full fiscal year in office — a more than 20% increase over his predecessor Bill de Blasio, The Post has learned. The bloated band of vaguely titled aides, accountable only to Adams, comprised roughly one-third of the Mayor’s Office staff during the …

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LaGuardia TSA Stops Man With 17 Bullets In Diaper

Gothamist reports: Authorities said a security checkpoint X-ray machine at LaGuardia Airport wiped an Arkansas man of his luggage after his bag triggered an alarm, prompting officers to unwrap 17 9mm bullets that had been “artfully concealed” inside of an otherwise clean disposable baby diaper, the TSA said. The man first told officials he didn’t know how the deadly diaper …

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NYC Teachers Union Sues Mayor Over Slashed Budget

ABC News reports: New York City’s teachers union is suing to block planned cuts to the city’s public schools, warning that steep budget reductions proposed by Mayor Eric Adams would weaken key education initiatives and violate state law. For months, Adams has argued that slashing city spending – including a $550 million cut in education funding – is necessary to …

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Central Park Count Finds Migratory Birds Are Staying

Gothamist reports: The 124th annual Christmas bird count concluded on Sunday with a tally of 9,673 birds in Central Park – including many species whose ranges have moved northward by as much as 200 miles due to climate change, according to scientists. A review of data since 2012 from the National Audubon Society’s Central Park count shows birds once thought …

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Eric Adams: NYC Is So Great, Every Day Could Be 9/11

The Guardian reports: Asked to sum up 2023 in New York City, the mayor, Eric Adams, chose to give New Yorkers a bizarre warning that they could “wake up” to another 9/11 terrorist attack on any given day. Asked by the WPIX-TV host Dan Mannarino to sum up a “very eventful” year in one word, Adams offered two: “New York”. …

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Man Sets Fire Outside NY Trump Judge’s Courtroom

The Insider reports: Four hours after testimony wrapped in the civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization, the lower Manhattan courthouse was evacuated after someone set papers on fire, then pulled and used multiple fire extinguishers on the same floor as the courtroom. The judge in the case, New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron, was in …

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Bronx Apartment Building Collapses During Repairs

The New York Daily News reports: A six-story Bronx apartment building partially collapsed Monday, officials said. First responders raced to the scene of the destruction on Billingsley Terrace near Phelan Pl. in Morris Heights just before 3:40 p.m., according to police. Numerous people were inside when the northeast corner of the 47-unit building crumbled, officials said. A man who works …

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NYC Man Wins $10 Million Lottery For Second Time

The New York Post reports: Some guys have all the luck. A Brooklyn man won $10 million on a scratch-off this week — a little over a year after he won his first $10 million playing the New York Lottery, the lottery said. Wayne Murray got a top prize Tuesday while playing the New York Lottery’s 200X scratch-off game. Last …

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NYC Mayor Wants Exemptions To Congestion Pricing

Gothamist reports: The MTA board is set to vote on the toll structure for congestion pricing on Wednesday – and now Mayor Eric Adams is ready to pump the brakes. Last week, an MTA advisory panel recommended a $15 base fare for the landmark plan to toll drivers entering Manhattan south of 60th Street. “Now is time to hear from …

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Manhattan Congestion Pricing Toll Likely To Be $15

The New York Times reports: The nation’s first congestion pricing program is taking final shape in New York City, and most drivers appear likely to pay $15 to enter some of the busiest streets in Manhattan as soon as next spring. Transit officials on Wednesday provided the clearest picture yet of the tolls they hope to implement to collect roughly …

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NYC Landlords Crack Down On Fire-Prone E-Bikes

Gothamist reports: The most unwanted tenants these days in New York City buildings are electric bikes. An increasing number of landlords and management companies are putting the kibosh on residents keeping e-bikes in apartments and bike rooms, even if they meet international safety standards. The crackdown comes as illegal or dangerous lithium batteries used in some e-bikes, scooters and mopeds …

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NYPD: Drunk Man Tried To Drive Down Subway Stairs

The New York Daily News reports: A drunken driver was busted Friday after he rammed his SUV into the entrance of a Washington Heights subway station, police said. Miguel Delacruz-Martinez, 25, was driving near Broadway and W. 157th St. about 9:15 a.m. when his black Nissan Rogue hopped the curb and ended up on the sidewalk, cops said. He continued …

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Cops: FL Man Threatened NYC Subway Mass Shooting

Tampa’s NBC affiliate reports: A Pinellas Park man was arrested Wednesday after he was accused of threatening a mass shooting at the New York City subway on Thanksgiving. According to an arrest report from the Pinellas Park Police Department, an anonymous tip pointed officers to Robert Trout III, 19, who posted a video on social media threatening an attack. “I’m …

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Lawsuit Accuses NYC Mayor Of 1993 Sexual Assault

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams has been accused of sexual assault and battery in legal papers filed late Wednesday under New York State’s Adult Survivor’s Act. The woman accused Adams of sexually assaulting her in 1993 when, according to court papers, they both worked for the city. Adams was an police officer at the time. “Plaintiff was …

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LIVE VIDEO: Macy’s 97th Annual Thanksgiving Parade

The New York Times reports: An anti-L.G.B.T.Q. group is organizing a boycott of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade over performances by nonbinary Broadway actors, in the latest attempt to force companies to reverse course on social issues that some far-right groups consider too liberal. The parade’s response: march on. The group, which is called One Million Moms, says it has drawn …

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Billionaire Trumper Claims Pandas Will Get NYC Out Of Its “Deep Doo-Doo,” Draw Ten Million Tourists Annually

Gothamist reports: Cute pandas will save the city’s economy – and ease tensions between the United States and China, local billionaire John Catsimatidis declared during a bizarre press conference on Tuesday. “New York is in deep doo-doo right now. We need tourism, we need people to come to New York,” Catsimatidis told reporters at his Midtown office. “Who doesn’t love …

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NYC Mayor Has Attended 80 Events Celebrating Turkey

Politico reports: As Brooklyn borough president, Eric Adams attended nearly 80 events over eight years to celebrate Turkey — including a flag-raising in 2015, a charity ball in 2018 and a Zoom meeting with the Turkish consul in 2020. In 2019, as he was embarking on a run for New York City mayor, he joined Martha Stewart at a gala …

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