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As recently as last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called marijuana a gateway drug, and when he allowed New York to develop a medical marijuana program, he made sure it was the strictest in the country. But just this past week, Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, who Cuomo picked to lead the department in 2015, said that […] -
It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere and car trips to the beach or for vacation are climbing, but gas prices have also been up in recent months. In May, one gas station was found charging almost $5 per gallon for regular unleaded gas. Here are some tips to keep gas expenses down: When buying a […]
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At the end of May, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the creation of a new advisory commission to change the city’s property tax system. The goal is to make the tax law easier to understand, fairer, and simpler, without taking away money from the city services. But it’s not going to be easy. Frederick Peters, […]
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Joe Crowley, a Democratic representative for New York’s 14th Congressional District covering Queens and the Bronx, has been in office since 1998 and hasn’t had a primary challenger since 2004. This year he’s being challenged from the far left by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has proposed such controversial measures as abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency known […]
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Nick Calabrese, the oldest retired NYPD officer still alive, was honored by the Detectives Endowment Association of New York City in May. After the news broke, the Yankees reached out to the 101-year-old and invited him to Yankee Stadium for a visit. Calabrese has always been a Yankees fan and has been around long enough to have seen Babe […]
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Two members of the New York Red Bulls are part of Panama’s first FIFA World Cup team. Fidel Escobar and Michael Amir Murillo, both defenders and starters for the national team, are from Panama City. Murillo, 22, made his debut in professional soccer when he joined the Panam soccer club San Francisco FC in La Chorrera. “Despite his defensive […]
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Firefighters rescued a woman trapped in rubble after a vacant building collapsed onto two neighboring buildings in Poughkeepsie, New York, on Monday. The woman, a hair salon employee, was trapped for several hours, and firefighters risked their own lives to rescue her as the building was still unstable when they went in, ABC7 reports. She […]
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U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel wants a new two-year contract with voters in Westchester and the Bronx representing New York’s 16th Congressional District. But not if Jonathan Lewis, a Scarsdale businessman and one of three primary challengers, captures residents’ votes in next Tuesday’s primary. He’ll also be running against Joyce Briscoe and Derickson Lawrence. The two […]
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To inspire traffic safety at crossings, New York state has released a Public Safety Action video on the rules of the road when crossing at an intersection. The Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee of New York shared a quirky video on its Facebook page, with the caption “Pedestrian safety is a shared responsibility. … Be respectful […]
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The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for parts of New Jersey and New York on Monday, prompting some schools to close early. It predicted temperatures in the low 90s and possibly up to 100 in some places, and warns that when the humidity is factored in, temperatures will feel even higher. In Mamaroneck, […]
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The World Cup is such a big deal that even impersonators of players in the tournament are turning heads. At the Port Authority Bus terminal, look-alikes of Lionel Messi, a forward for the Argentina national team; Cristiano Ronaldo, a forward for the Portugal national team, and Neymar da Silva Santos Jr., a forward for the Brazil national team, […]
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Under a bill passed on June 13 by the New York State Senate, anyone over the age of 21 who promotes or profits from the prostitution of minors will be charged with sex trafficking and face 25 years in prison. The bill is now on the desk of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and […]
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UFC fighter, Kamaru Usman and his manager, Ali Abdelaziz were involved in a brawl with a fan, during the inaugural Professional Fight League (PFL) show. According to Odilon Cedillo, who captured the video at the Madison Square Garden event, Usman and Abdelaziz first saw the fan kneeling during the national anthem. They then ordered him […]
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The body of a woman likely killed by an alligator in Davie, Florida, has been found by police. Authorities confirmed Saturday morning that the remains of Shizuka Matsuki had been discovered in a lake at the Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park, ABC 15 Arizona reported. Matsuki, 47, went missing while walking her dogs by the […]
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A fire and explosion at a camp for teens in Monroe, New York, has left nine people injured; including three in critical condition. The teens, who were from a Brooklyn yeshiva, smelled gas when they returned to their bungalow at the Quaker Hill Cottages, just after midnight on Friday. The executive director from their yeshiva, […]
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A mobile phone company founded by a group of New Yorkers advertises no contracts, no fine print, and no more Saturday afternoons wasted waiting in line for help at a store. It may sound too good to be true, but one local startup says it is making it happen. The founders call the company Wing, […]
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A Long Island, New York, man was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly draining his mother’s bank account of $4.5 million to fund his lavish lifestyle. Samuel Bernstein, 24, of Roslyn, Long Island, was charged with first degree grand larceny after he allegedly accessed his mother’s bank account electronically and took money from a fund she […]
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One of New York City’s last saxophone repairmen, Perry Ritter, has an impressive celebrity client list. Chris Potter, Michael Brecker and Lenny Pickett from “Saturday Night Live,” are among the musicians who have had their instruments serviced by Ritter. His business, Perry Ritter Woodwind Repair on 47th Street, is a musical epicenter where legendary saxophonists […]
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NEW YORK—A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived claims against the Battery Park City Authority by 18 workers who became ill after cleaning up debris at the World Trade Center site following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the agency’s challenge to “Jimmy Nolan’s Law,” a […]
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Retired NYPD Police Officer Scott Blackshaw spent 20 years on the force and more than 100 hours working the Ground Zero pile after September 11. Years later, he was spending two to three days a week getting holistic infusions as he fought his toughest battle yet—brain and spinal cancer. “I just wanted to ride around […]
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NEW YORK—The face of the first president of the United States is well imprinted on our minds. We see it countless times on the one-dollar bill. We take it for granted that this iconic image of George Washington and the portrait by Gilbert Stuart from which it was derived is what he really looked like. […]
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NEW YORK—“Loverly” through and through, the Broadway revival of the 1956 musical “My Fair Lady” shows itself to be a good fit for the 21st century. Special credit must go to director Bartlett Sher for allowing the underlying messages of the musical to shine through in this new production. With book and lyrics by Alan […]
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Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue in New York City need no introduction, but few may know the stories behind these streets and their buildings. In fact, while the imposing walls of the limestone apartment buildings that frame Central Park may feel like the very fabric of the city, these buildings are a relatively modern creation, […]
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A report said that fashion designer Kate Spade, who was found dead in her apartment, committed suicide. She was 55. Law enforcement sources told TMZ that a “housekeeper found Kate’s body” at 10:20 a.m. in New York City, adding “she hanged herself using a scarf tied to her bedroom door knob” and left a note. […]
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NEW YORK—Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of rape and sexual assault, his lawyer said, in the first cases involving the disgraced producer to be tested in criminal court since scores of accusers emerged last year. More than 70 women have accused the Miramax film studio’s co-founder of sexual misconduct, […]
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A 10-year-old girl was violently robbed as she was entering her apartment in the Bronx on the afternoon of May 25. The attacker, yet to be identified, followed the girl into the building’s lobby on Holland Avenue in Allerton. He grabbed her cell phone from her and hit her with it. He then threw her […]
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A 10-year-old girl was violently robbed as she was entering her apartment in the Bronx on the afternoon of May 25. The attacker, yet to be identified, followed the girl into the building’s lobby on Holland Avenue in Allerton. He grabbed her cell phone from her and hit her with it. He then threw her […]
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