Some members quit as Stonewall Democrats stand by Stringer
Several members of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City quit in disgust after the club voted to uphold its endorsement of mayoral candidate Scott Stringer. The club held an emergency vote on...
View ArticleLatin music star Prince Royce on early roots and returning to the Bronx for a...
Latin pop superstar Prince Royce recently returned to his home borough for a live (and livestreamed) show. Born and raised in the Bronx, Royce says that he got his start by singing in the shower. Both...
View ArticleWall Street opens higher as mega-cap stocks rise
Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday, powered by a rally in mega-cap stocks after a downbeat jobs report eased valuation concerns. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 29.74 points, or...
View ArticlePfizer-BioNTech files for U.S. approval of COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer Inc and German partner BioNTech SA have filed for a full approval for their COVID-19 vaccine, which is now authorized only for emergency use, the drugmakers said on Friday. A nod by the U.S....
View ArticleMayor’s office brings live performances to vaccination sites with launch of...
A handful of New York City's vaccination sites are going to have special performances for those who are in line to receive a vaccine and the staff at each site. The Mayor's Office of Media and...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts four former police officers in George Floyd’s death
A federal grand jury in Minneapolis has indicted four ex-police officers involved in the arrest and death of George Floyd on charges they violated Floyd's civil rights while detaining him last year,...
View ArticleSEE IT: ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ films in ‘old’ Coney Island
Coney Island was transported back in time this week as stars of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” took to the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk to film scenes for the show’s upcoming fourth season. Set in the...
View ArticleU.S. CDC panel to vote on using Pfizer COVID-19 shot in adolescents
An advisory panel to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will meet on Wednesday to review data on the use of Pfizer Inc and partner BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents aged...
View ArticleNo say yet on whether City will offer remote learning this fall
Mayor Bill de Blasio still won't say whether public school students will be allowed to take classes online this fall after previously hinting students would be given the option to do so. During an...
View ArticleNYSE to ease floor restrictions for vaccinated traders
The New York Stock Exchange will allow more traders to return to its 11 Wall Street trading floor, based on vaccination rates, and ease restrictions for people who have had a shot, its President Stacey...
View ArticleU.S. hiring takes big step back as businesses scramble for workers, raw...
U.S. job growth unexpectedly slowed in April, likely curbed by shortages of workers and raw materials as rapidly improving public health and massive government aid fueled an economic boom. The Labor...
View ArticleNew York City area comedian releases music video showing the importance of...
A New York City area comedian has released a music video showing the importance of being vaccinated. Since the start of the pandemic, Paul Costabile has been creating parodies based on different...
View ArticleCops seeking creep who raped woman inside Riverside Park
Detectives in Manhattan are on the hunt for the creep who sexually assaulted a woman inside Riverside Park early Saturday morning. Law enforcement sources said the victim was attacked in an apparent...
View Article‘You feel naked’: Some Americans hesitate to shed masks despite eased outdoor...
Anita Glick felt somewhat liberated as she walked her friend's dog around Washington's Capitol Hill neighborhood this week, her face mask looped around a wrist thanks to U.S. health authorities' new...
View ArticleNYC SHOOTINGS: Six people wounded in Bronx and Harlem
Bullets continued to fly on the streets of New York City between Friday night and Saturday morning, with another six people injured in separate incidents across the Bronx and Harlem. Law enforcement...
View ArticleAMC expects people to return to theaters as vaccine rollout gathers pace
AMC Entertainment Holdings said on Thursday its business was expected to improve in the coming months as the mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccines draws moviegoers back to the cinema chain's theaters. A...
View ArticleHow confusion around Biden policies birthed a new refugee camp on the U.S....
A red pickup truck pulls up next to a migrant tent encampment in the Mexican city of Tijuana, its bed filled with loaves of bread and clothes. Men, women and children run to meet it. "A line! Form a...
View ArticleBomber bullet points: Voit returning soon, latest on Urshela, Britton
Shortly before rain began soaking Yankee Stadium while also stalling the Bronx Bombers and Washington Nationals anticipated 1:05 p.m. Saturday start, manager Aaron Boone provided a few good news...
View ArticleThree people wounded in Times Square shooting as cops seek suspects
Cops are searching for the gunman who shot three people, including a four-year-old girl, after a dispute turned violence in Times Square on Saturday afternoon. Law enforcement sources said the shooting...
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