Nov 03 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on New York gun rights case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The court was hearing arguments in its biggest guns case in more than a decade, a dispute over whether New York's law violates the Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms.”… Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: Albany County sheriff defends sex crime complaint against Cuomo By Michael Hill and Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press A New York sheriff is defending his decision to file a complaint against former Gov. Andrew Cuomo that accuses the Democrat of a misdemeanor sex crime. Continue reading
Oct 22 Robert Durst charged with 1982 murder of wife Kathie Durst By Karen Matthews, Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Robert Durst has been charged with murder in New York in the death of his first wife nearly four decades after she disappeared. Continue reading
Oct 07 WATCH: Governors in Northeast discuss gun violence prevention By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press The governors of four northeastern states agreed Thursday to share information about firearms purchases to help detect and investigate straw buyers and other gun crimes. Continue reading
Oct 05 NYC public libraries will end late fees in push for equity By Associated Press New York City's public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials, city officials announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 04 COVID vaccine mandate takes effect for New York City teachers and staff By Karen Matthews, Associated Press It is one of the first school district mandates in the country requiring employees to be inoculated against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 5:35 Artist Shahzia Sikander’s work explores a plethora of extraordinary realities By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Artist Shazia Sikander is straddling worlds and using her art to examine how we see the past and present, east and west. Jeffrey Brown has the story from New York for our art and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Sep 23 New York health chief, defender of Cuomo policies, resigning By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker has submitted his resignation. Continue reading
Sep 19 As leaders reconvene at UN, climate and COVID top the list By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press With the coronavirus pandemic still raging in many parts of the world, leaders from more than 100 nations are heading to New York this week for the United Nations' annual high-level gathering — a COVID-inflected, semi-locked down affair that takes… Continue reading
Sep 17 New York millionaire Robert Durst guilty of best friend’s murder By Brian Melley, Associated Press Durst, 78, was convicted of the first-degree murder of Susan Berman, who was shot at point-blank range in the back of the head in her Los Angeles home in December 2000 as she was prepared to tell police how she… Continue reading