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LISTEN: The Mayor Dares You To ‘Cancel Me’ 

Mayor Eric Adams answers reporters’ questions during his weekly off-topic press conference at City Hall.

Just after Katie Honan and Harry Siegel recorded on Monday morning, a jury acquitted Daniel Penny of negligent homicide, the NYPD found the man they believe shot down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and the  City Council sued the mayor for declaring a state of emergency rather than implement the solitary confinement ban they passed into […]

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Suspected Assassin of Health Insurance Boss Nabbed in Pennsylvania

NYPD officials say the suspected killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is in custody in Pennsylvania after evading arrest for more than five days.  An employee at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Penn., recognized the suspected gunman from photos that had been circulated widely by police and called local authorities. He was identified as 26-year-old Luigi […]

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Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely

A jury on Monday acquitted Daniel Penny in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a crowded F train in a killing that electrified the city.  Penny, a 26-year-old former Marine, walked out of Manhattan Supreme Court a free man after the jury found he was not guilty of negligent homicide, the only remaining charge […]

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Trump Bump at NYC Marriage Bureau as Couples Rush to Tie the Knot

Mott Haven couple Ryan Addario and Nicholas Caycedo kiss after getting hitched at the city’s marriage bureau in Manhattan.

New York City saw a spike in marriages in the weeks following Donald Trump’s electoral victory, driven in part by same-sex couples and those with concerns about their immigration status. The City Clerk’s office, which oversees the Marriage Bureau, recorded 8,537 marriage license appointments made in November 2024, the month when Trump was reelected. That’s […]

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Transit Workers Say MTA Too Slow to Protect Subway Cabs

Nearly a year after the MTA pledged to make quick fixes to prevent vandals from breaking into train crew cabs, subway cars on only three lines have upgraded locks on worker compartments, according to the agency. Agency numbers reveal that among the entire subway fleet of more than 6,400 train cars, only those that run […]

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