Nov 28 Big balloons, wet weather and 21 protesters arrested at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade By Associated Press The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Continue reading
Nov 27 New York City now requiring some to place their trash into bins for pickup By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press New York City is now requiring some residents place their trash into garbage bins for pickup. Continue reading
Nov 18 Police arrest man after series of knife attacks that killed 2 in New York City By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Officials say a man has carried out a string of stabbings across a swath of Manhattan that killed two people and critically wounded a third. Continue reading
Nov 01 New York City Mayor Adams gets April trial date as his lawyers try to get bribery charge tossed By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Democrat’s lawyers are fighting to throw out a bribery charge, one of five counts in a case that U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho said will go to trial April 21, 2025. Continue reading
Oct 28 Fact-checking Trump’s claims at Madison Square Garden rally By Matthew Crowley, Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Trump said the Republican Party he leads "has really become the party of inclusion, and there’s something very nice about that."… Continue reading
Oct 21 Jury selection begins for trial of man charged in subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Jury selection is set to begin in the criminal trial of the U.S. Marine Corps veteran who placed Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold aboard a New York City subway train last year. Continue reading
Oct 08 Former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams charged with witness tampering, destroying evidence By Michael R. Sisak, Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press Federal prosecutors allege that Mohamed Bahi told a businessman and campaign donors to lie to the FBI in June. Continue reading
Oct 03 How Black leaders in New York are grappling with the bribery charges against Eric Adams By Aaron Morrison, Matt Brown, Associated Press Some Black leaders now fear that Adams' indictment may tarnish the broader political representation that was achieved. Continue reading
Sep 27 New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleads not guilty to taking bribes and illegal campaign contributions By Jake Offenhartz, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press The Democrat entered the plea before a packed courtroom gallery in Manhattan a day after prosecutors revealed charges alleging that he accepted overseas travel and illegal campaign donations from people looking to buy his influence in city government. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks after being indicted by federal prosecutors By Jake Offenhartz, Associated Press “From here, my attorneys will take care of the case so I can take care of the city,” Adams said at a hastily assembled news conference after the charges were made public. Continue reading