President Trump on Tuesday criticized Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio’s handling of reopening businesses in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, accusing them of “destroying” New York City. “New York City must stop the Shutdown now,” the president tweeted. “The Governor & Mayor are destroying the place!” Cuomo and de Blasio have drawn fierce …
The brother of Daniel Prude ripped Rochester police as “some cold-blooded damn killers” who “assassinated” the father of five back in March. Joe Prude made the impassioned speech Monday night to hundreds of protesters who gathered for the sixth straight night in the upstate New York city. “They didn’t want that tape to come out,” …
And they’re off — to getting a temporary bump in their take-home pay. The Nassau County Off-Tracking Betting Corporation has taken up President Trump’s call and is giving workers a pause in paying the 6.2 percent payroll tax, which funds Social Security. The move will provide OTB employees more take-home pay in the short term …
Five teachers have sued the city seeking to work from home in the upcoming school year because of health concerns posed by the coronavirus pandemic, new court papers show. “Absent the requested relief, Petitioners and those educators similarly situated will face the Hobson’s choice of choosing between their own and their families’ safety, health, and …
The 62-year-old Bay Ridge man gunned down while walking his dog Monday morning was a beloved perfume salesman who doted over both his close friends and his Cocker Spaniels — which he named after the Three Stooges, friends and neighbors said. Michael Scully, who was shot outside his Brooklyn home shortly before 7 a.m., was …
Three climate-change protesters were arrested Monday after climbing into the Columbus Circle globe sculpture outside of the Trump Hotel. The trio — who cops say are apart of the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion — were cuffed during a protest Monday afternoon. The protesters climbed into the globe structure and hung a banner that said …
A state parole officer will soon have the unenviable task of supervising an ex-con who lured another parole officer to his death 35 years ago. In the latest decision to spark outrage over a convicted killer being cut loose, the Parole Board has authorized the release later this month of Perry Bellamy, who set up …
A man and a teen were arrested for carrying guns near the Brooklyn Labor day celebration where five people including a 6-year-old were shot early Monday — but neither is charged in the shooting, police sources said. Kervins Noel, 21, and the unidentified 15-year-old boy were hit with the charges Monday night after the shooting during …
A four-alarm blaze ripped through a Bronx junkyard on Monday, sending flames shooting high into the sky near the Hunts Point Market. More than 160 firefighters responded to the fire shortly before 4:30 p.m., the fire department said. Video of the fire posted on Twitter shows the rear of A & M Auto Wrecking at …
The 6-year-old boy who was hit by gunfire near a pre-dawn J’Ouvert celebration in Brooklyn early Monday had one of his leg bones shattered by the bullet, his mother said Monday evening. Maxwell Cesc-Dinho was recovering from surgery at Kings County Hospital to repair a shattered femur bone after being shot at about 3 a.m. …