Paul Rickard, a former police chief and director of Hope Not Handcuffs, won the Republican primary for Mount Hope supervisor by a 2:1 margin on June 27. Rickard got 248 votes, compared to 124 votes for the incumbent supervisor, Matthew Howell. The vote tally includes ballots from the early voting period and election day; absentee…
5 Revelations From New Report on Jeffrey Epstein’s Death
A new watchdog report detailed an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s death. Here are five takeaways. Epstein’s Phone Call Epstein was found dead in his cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on Aug. 10, 2019. The day before, he was allowed to make an unrecorded, unmonitored call, which went against Bureau of Prisons policy….
New York Drivers to Be Charged to Enter Lower Manhattan in 2024
June 28, 2023
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Drivers in New York City will soon be charged to enter Manhattan, marking a win for environmental activists who say the move will help reduce congestion and improve air quality, but raising concerns over the impact on business owners, including taxi drivers. Announcing the news in a June 27 press release, Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat,…
Self-Professed ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Defrauding Landlords
June 28, 2023
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NEW YORK—A Florida man who dubbed himself the “Wolf of Airbnb” pleaded guilty to a wire fraud charge Monday, admitting gaining about $2 million illegally by defrauding landlords and cheating a government pandemic program. Konrad Bicher, 31, of Hialeah, Florida, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court, agreeing not to appeal any prison sentence that…
Father Arrested After 3-Week-Old Baby Is Killed by Crossbow in Upstate New York
COLESVILLE, N.Y.—An upstate New York man shot his companion with a crossbow while she was holding the couple’s 3-week-old daughter, killing the child and injuring the woman, authorities said. Sheriff’s deputies and emergency medical workers responded to a 911 call and found the injured woman and baby at a home in the town of Colesville…
After Banning Gas Stoves, New York City Goes After Wood and Coal-Fired Pizzerias
Officials are looking to ban wood and coal-fired ovens in New York City restaurants citing health reasons—a proposal that could severely hit many of the city’s iconic pizzerias. “All New Yorkers deserve to breathe healthy air and wood and coal-fired stoves are among the largest contributors of harmful pollutants in neighborhoods with poor air quality,”…
Richard Ravitch, Civic ‘Titan’ and Leader Who Rescued NYC in the 1970s, Dies at 89
Richard Ravitch, former New York Lieutenant Governor and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) chairman credited for bringing the city out of crisis in the 1970s and 1980s, died Sunday night at age 89. His wife, Kathleen M. Doyle, confirmed to The New York Times Ravitch’s passing. “Dick Ravitch was a titan of New York’s civic world who…
Orange County IDA Approves Tax-Exempt Bonds for Buyer of Glen Arden
June 26, 2023
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The Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) on June 21 approved the re-issuance of a decades-old tax-exempt bond to facilitate the pending sale of Glen Arden. Glen Arden is a Goshen-based, high-end retirement community that has been mired in financial distress for years and failed to pay local taxes since 2021. Bethel Communities Management proposed…
NYC Gets $25 Million for E-bike Charging Stations, Seeking to Prevent Deadly Battery Fires
NEW YORK—After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four lives, New York City officials announced Sunday that they are receiving a $25 million emergency grant from the federal government to fund scores of charging stations citywide. Mayor Eric Adams hopes the stations will provide a safer way…
Supreme Court Votes 6–3 to Uphold Murder Conviction Based on Another Defendant’s Confession
The Supreme Court upheld by 6–3 along ideological lines the conviction of Adam Samia, who was found guilty in a murder-for-hire scheme on the strength of another person’s written confession. In the June 23 ruling the six conservative justices found that Samia’s constitutional right to confront and cross-examine his co-defendant while he was being tried…
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