In response to a viral video of a Bronx man putting an officer in a headlock, that outraged police unions, New York mayor Bill de Blasio said there is “a lot to do to heal the relationship between police and the community.” “That starts with standing together and advancing reforms, […]
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Comments from Alexandria Ocasi-Cortez on her theory about crime spiking in New York City have gone viral and been slammed relentlessly, as the congresswoman believes it all boils down to people being broke and hungry. Asked about the increase in crime in her city during a recent virtual town hall, […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has banned all large public events for the next three months, citing the Covid-19 pandemic – only to make a belated exception for Black Lives Matter rallies, incensing Americans far outside the city. Fresh off painting a giant “Black Lives Matter” mural on Fifth […]
The pro-Trump organization Women for America First has sent a formal request to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting a permit to paint a street mural similar to the Black Lives Matter one he allowed outside Trump Tower. “We have retained counsel should de Blasio continue infringing upon […]
Michael Cohen, the former attorney of US President Donald Trump, is back in federal custody after reportedly refusing to comply with conditions necessary for his home confinement agreement with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). “On May 21, 2020, Mr. Cohen was placed on furlough pending placement on home confinement,” a […]
New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray joined activists on Thursday to paint Black Lives Matter on the street in front of Trump Tower. De Blasio does this as violence soars in his city and businesses are still locked down. Advertisement – story continues below […]
New York City workers, community leaders and volunteers joined together Thursday morning to paint the phrase “Black Lives Matter” along Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, which runs in front of US President Donald Trump’s Trump Tower. Following in the footsteps of Washington, DC, San Francisco, Hollywood, Chicago and several other cities across […]
The story of the economy as told by five macroeconomic indicators including Chinese stocks, New York City real estate, coronavirus cases and more. In this extended Brief, NLW tells the story of the economy through five themes: Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives […]
Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred to federal lockup in NYC ahead of her court date. Jeffrey Epstein’s pimp Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested last Thursday morning by the FBI, and now she faces two counts of conspiracy to entice minors to travel to engage in illegal sex acts, two counts of conspiracy […]
Three people were murdered in New York overnight into Thursday, in line with a grim trend that saw police responding to the highest number of shootings in over 20 years last month amid a leftist push to divest from the force. The murders took place in the space of 20 […]
Christians and Jews are being openly persecuted against in the United States while Black Lives Matter militants are given special treatment. There is zero equality under the law. This is pure Marxism. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday defended his decision to ban religious gatherings while allowing Black Lives […]
Amid a larger cultural reckoning with race following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, employees at the historic American Kennel Club were hoping to join a number of other companies and organizations in making Juneteenth a company holiday. Instead, while the nonprofit’s staff were hard […]
De Blasio’s New York City Shootings are up 51% in New York City year over year.Rioters trashed the the city earlier this month.And De Blasio killed the business community during his COVID-19 lockdown. Advertisement – story continues below But De Blasio is going to cut $1 billion from the police […]
Thousands of protesters flooded the streets of lower Manhattan on Sunday for the Queer Liberation March for Black Lives and Against Police Brutality, a rallying cry against police violence that combined the spirit of Pride with the ongoing calls of the Black Lives Matter movement. Late afternoon reports on social […]
A fireworks display rises above an empty park on Wednesday in Brooklyn. According to New York City officials, complaints about fireworks have skyrocketed in recent weeks. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A fireworks display rises above an empty park on Wednesday in Brooklyn. According to […]
On Monday, New York City moved into Phase II, allowing New Yorkers their closest sense of normalcy in months. But even though the transition to the second phase of reopening symbolizes New York City’s progress in containing the coronavirus, it doesn’t necessarily provide a reprieve from the restrictions and worries […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that without aid from Albany and Washington, as well as concessions from labor groups, every department would face unprecedented job cuts (Image credit: Frank Franklin II/AP) Source link
Chelsey Drapeau, a hair stylist in Brooklyn, bought an avocado-printed dress for her first appointment since the New York shutdown began. “I was like, ‘What to wear?’” Drapeau told The Daily Beast. “The season has changed since I last worked [in March]. I went through my closet and got rid […]
A man was filmed throwing a lit firework at a sleeping homeless man in Harlem. Advertisement – story continues below “It’s unclear exactly when the horrifying incident occurred, but cop sources told the Post it occurred on Lenox Avenue near West 113th Street in Harlem,” the New York Post reports. […]
The New York Mayor ordered a statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback, flanked by a Native American man and an African man, to be removed, arguing it feeds into racial stereotypes. “The American Museum of Natural History has asked to remove the Theodore Roosevelt statue because it explicitly depicts Black […]
They won’t stop til they crush the system. In August 2017 far left protesters demanded the New York Museum of Natural History remove their famous Teddy Roosevelt statue. The protesters carried signs that read “Black Lives Matter” and “Abolish white supremacy.” The scene outside of @AMNH today as #DecolonizeThisPlace‘s anti-#ColumbusDay tour covered the […]
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio had harsh words for parents and neighborhood groups “taking the law into their own hands” by cutting locks on city playgrounds, but has continued to defend the protesters who crowd city streets. The mayor scolded New Yorkers for busting open padlocked playgrounds, during a […]
The army of contact tracers hired by New York City to conduct the ‘test and trace’ campaign to weed out coronavirus infection vectors will reportedly not be allowed to ask people if they attended Black Lives Matter protests. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on May 8 that NYC would be […]
Avenues, the expensive private school based in Manhattan that was famously attended by Suri Cruise and counts the children of tycoons, rock stars, and Oscar-winners among its students, is setting up a 3,500-square-foot campus in the Hamptons to cater to children whose parents have fled the city for the salubrious […]