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As coronavirus cases spike across the country, New York officials are set to replace its COVID-19 travel advisory list with a new testing process for all travelers. As pointed out by Deadline, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the change during his press briefing Saturday, as the nation quickly approaches holiday travel season. The Democratic lawmaker said that beginning […]
A New York City man is recovering at the hospital after falling through a sinkhole on a Bronx sidewalk, and winding up in a pit filled with rats, NBC New York reports. Leonard Shoulders, 33, was waiting for the bus across the street from Saint Barnabas Hospital Saturday when the sidewalk collapsed beneath him. Surveillance footage […]
Landlords in New York City are warning of an imminent catastrophe, as hundreds of small building owners struggle to stay afloat amid the health crisis. In the months since the pandemic was declared, countless residents have experienced income and job losses due to the government-enforced lockdowns. Lawmakers have attempted to assist these households through rent freezes and a […]
In its sixth week in theaters, Tenet earned just $2.1 million domestically, pushing its U.S. total to $48.3 million. The Christopher Nolan-directed film has undoubtedly felt the absence of the New York market. While 48 states have reopened their indoor movie theaters in some form, New York has remained closed since March at the behest of Governor […]
Amy Cooper, the white woman who went viral for accusing a Black man of threatening her in Central Park, reportedly made a second call in which she falsely told the police that a birdwatcher “tried to assault her.” The New York Times reports that Cooper not only called police to say the Black birdwatcher, Christian Cooper, had […]
Some New York City public schools will have to shutter just days after they fully opened due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in certain neighborhoods. On Sunday, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed that he will “rewind” the reopening of schools in nine neighborhoods that have seen a testing positivity rate of over three percent […]
Shots were reportedly fired during an armed robbery in front of Patron of the New in New York City on Sunday. According to a report from Tribeca Citizen, the shots occurred at 5:10 p.m. local time on Franklin Street outside the shop, with NYPD officials stating that “four shell casings” were discovered outside. A witness, meanwhile, […]
Kevin Durant said on the latest episode of The Old Man and the Three podcast with J.J. Redick that he “never planned on going to the Knicks.” “I didn’t want to be the savior of the Knicks or New York,” Durant said, per Bleacher Report. “I didn’t care about being the king of New York. That […]
An NYPD union leader is facing calls for his resignation after launching a “homophobic” attack on Ritchie Torres, the Bronx’s first openly gay elected official. The remark in question was made less than a week ago on the Sergeants Benevolent Association’s official Twitter account. The since-deleted tweet, which was credited to SBA president Ed Mullins, came after Torres and other local […]
A Brooklyn couple was taken off of a New York City ferry in handcuffs Saturday night after they refused to follow the captain’s order requiring everyone to wear a face covering, Gothamist reports. The two were headed back home from Manhattan when they were asked to get off the boat while it was docked at Brooklyn […]
