NJ councilman banned from public office for role in illegal gambling ring tied to Lucchese crime family
NJ Councilman Anand Shah pleaded guilty to running a Lucchese mob-linked gambling ring and using $900,000 in proceeds to fund his campaign.
NYC-funded puppet show turns into Israel bashing hatefest: ‘Came out of nowhere’
A Brooklyn mom was horrified when a performance at the International Puppet Fringe Festival, which took place in lower Manhattan earlier this month, morphed into an anti-Israel political attack.
Trump announces ‘biggest oil deal in world history’ with Venezuela to secure 65 billion reserve barrels
The president says the deal will secure 65 billion barrels for US oil reserves.
Mamdani’s free childcare expansion still isn’t funded — and providers are scrambling to open schools: ‘Many trusted him’
Strapped providers have dipped into personal accounts to open by Sept. 10 as they await six-figure payments from the city.
Former Red Sox catcher Rich Rowland dead at 62
Rowland played 98 games over six seasons with the Tigers (1990-93) and Red Sox (1994-95). In 240 career at-bats, he hit .213 with a .646 OPS.
Man sets himself on fire in lobby of Google office building in Lower Manhattan
Multiple people called 911, and first responders rushed the 63-year-old to Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.
WNBA legend says Enes Kanter should be banned by the league
Angel McCoughtry, a 13-year WNBA veteran and five-time All-Star, did not hold back while reacting to Enes Kanter Freedom’s ejection from the Sky-Fever game on Sunday and the league’s dildo problem.
580-pound pile of cocaine worth $10M seized from NYC storage unit in largest bust in decades: NYPD
The NYPD and DEA announced that Nelson Salcedo, of Englewood, New Jersey was arrested for stashing cocaine in a Long Island City storage unit.
Male model cleared of charges in fatal punching of NYC straphanger as video backs self defense claims: DA
Manhattan prosecutors dropped charges against model Nassadir Tate, 22, in the fatal Penn Station punching after video showed self-defense.
Judge axes Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s confession in long-delayed 9/11 terror case — in major blow to feds
A military judge threw out 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s 2007 confession, ruling the statements were not voluntarily given.