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Eric Adams Aides and Donors Expected to be Indicted by Manhattan DA
Mayor Eric Adams’ former chief advisor, a close associate he put in charge of city leases and two key supporters of the mayor are expected to be indicted by the Manhattan district attorney on Thursday on influence-peddling charges. This will be her second indictment for one-time Chief Advisor Ingrid Lewis-Martin, a longtime Adams confidant: She […]
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Ukrainian Refugees in NYC Watch Trump and Putin, Uncertain of Their Next Steps
This spring, not long after the second inauguration of Donald Trump, Irina Khorina saw her hopes for a new life in the United States collapse. Two years earlier, she and her teenage daughter, Viktoria, had fled the war in Ukraine. They landed in New York, determined to begin again. Irina found a job in sales […]
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NYPD Commissioner Tisch Declines to Punish Cop Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Driver
Despite a plea by the city’s Civilian Complaint Review Board that she reconsider, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Friday made final a ruling that Lt. Jonathan Rivera should not face discipline for the October 2019 shooting death of a 31-year-old driver following a car stop in The Bronx, according to documents obtained by THE CITY. […]
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6-Year-Old NYC Elementary School Student and Her Mom Deported
A 6-year-old girl and her mother — whose arrests by ICE last week sparked widespread condemnation — were deported to Ecuador Tuesday, local elected officials said. Martha and her 6-year-old daughter were flown to Ecuador early Tuesday morning, according to Assemblymember Catalina Cruz, who confirmed the deportation with congressional liaisons in Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’s office. […]
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BronxNet Community TV Cuts 13 Staffers as Cable Cash Dries Up
BronxNet, the community media center, announced on Tuesday that it laid off nine of its 69 staffers on June 18, citing a decline in subscribers and public investment and warning it might have to shut its facility in the East Bronx soon. The press release announcing the cuts to the public affairs and education TV […]
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