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NYC Activates New ‘Safety Action Plan’ as Police Continue Search for Times Square Shooter

New York City officials say detectives are seeking the suspect in the shooting of an innocent bystander who was visiting Times Square with his family over the weekend. NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio addressed the June 27 incident at a press briefing on June 28, saying the shooting at the tourist hotspot was “absolutely unacceptable.” “This…


Voting Ends, Wait for Results Begins in NYC Mayoral Primary

NEW YORK—The votes are in. The polls are closed. But the top contenders may have a long, anxious wait ahead of them for results in New York City’s mayoral primary, the first citywide election to use ranked choice voting. With the debut of the ranked voting system and a mountain of absentee ballots still at…


Asian Man Pushed to Ground, Kicked in Head During Brutal NYC Assault: Video

A 61-year-old Asian male was pushed to the ground and kicked several times in New York City on April 23, said the NYPD Hate Crime Task Force. The unnamed victim was kicked in the head several times and is now in critical condition, police said. The attack occurred at 3rd Ave & E. 125 St. in Harlem…


NYC Public School Asks Parents to ‘Reflect’ on Their ‘Whiteness’

A New York City public school is facing scrutiny after it sent students’ parents a handout asking them to identify where they land on a scale of “whiteness.” The New York Post reported that parents of students at East Side Community High School received the document from Mark Federman, the school’s principal. The handout features…


Significant Winter Snowstorm to Hit East Coast, New York, Boston

A strong snowstorm will hit the mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States starting on Sunday and lasting until Tuesday—with tens of millions of Americans coming in the path of the weather system. “Heavy snow and a wintry mix will produce hazardous travel from portions of the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley to the Mid-Atlantic, including the…


Cuomo Dismisses AG’s Nursing Home Death Report: ‘Talk to the Federal Government’

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his first public comments to reporters after the state’s Democratic attorney general faulted his administration for undercounting nursing home deaths amid the pandemic. Cuomo, a Democrat, said the criticisms against him were a “political attack” against him that started under former President Donald Trump’s administration. “Where this starts is…


SEC Says It’s Reviewing Recent Trading Volatility Amid GameStop Frenzy

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the top U.S. financial regulator, said Friday that it is reviewing recent trading volatility that led to the rise of GameStop, AMC, and others. The agency said it would protect retail investors and promised to investigate actions taken by hedge funds and brokerages that might “disadvantage investors or otherwise…


Articles of Impeachment to Be Delivered to Senate on Monday: Schumer

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the House’s article of impeachment against President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, in what some constitutional law experts have said is an impossible task. “I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate…


Pelosi: Articles of Impeachment to Be Delivered to Senate on Monday

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the House’s article of impeachment against President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, in what some constitutional law experts have said is an impossible task. “I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the articles will be delivered to the Senate…


Article of Impeachment to Be Delivered to Senate on Monday: Pelosi

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that the House’s article of impeachment against President Donald Trump will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, in what some constitutional law experts have said is an impossible task. “I have spoken to Speaker Pelosi who informed me that the article will be delivered to the Senate…