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A Long Island man was arrested on Thursday after he allegedly stabbed and killed his elderly father during a Zoom video chat, police told The New York Times. Prosecutors said 72-year-old Dwight Powers was on a Zoom call with more than 20 people at his home in Amityville, New York when he was attacked by his son, Thomas Scully-Powers. The 32-year-old […]
A new study shows that if the U.S. had enforced social distancing guidelines one week earlier in March, around 36,000 fewer people would have died from COVID-19. The research comes from Columbia University disease modelers who say if the country had started issuing lockdowns on March 1, two weeks before many stay-at-home orders had taken effect, […]
On Monday, governors from the U.S.’s three most populous states (California, Texas, and New York) all indicated that pro sports could actually come back to those places at some point soon, but without fans. Soon being a relative and subject-to-change term, of course. Those three states have 32 big four sports teams between them. And, […]
People have done desperate things to get a haircut during the COVID-19 shutdown. But for one barber, these actions have had dire consequences. A barber in Kingston, New York — about 90 miles from New York City — contracted the coronavirus while illicitly cutting hair, CNN reports. Ulster County health officials are currently searching for anyone who […]
DMX was sentenced to one year in prison in 2018 after he was charged with 14 federal counts of tax fraud, and now he’s in tax-related trouble again. As XXL Magazine reports, the Yonkers rapper has received a tax warrant for $224,845.82 from the State of New York. “That’s a state warrant arising out of the old case,” […]
It’s a question that has been igniting arguments for decades. Who is the King of New York? Twenty-five years after heated discussions about artists like JAY-Z, Nas, and Biggie broke out across the five boroughs and beyond, the debate continues today. A new generation of artists are jockeying to wear the crown in the city that birthed rap. […]
On Thursday, people took to the streets of Commack in Long Island to protest the lockdown orders that have been instituted in New York to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Protestors today in #Commack calling for @NYGovCuomo to reopen non-essential businesses. Some are seen wearing face masks or coverings, while others are not. pic.twitter.com/emyLEMNaGD […]
Lil Tjay has just unleashed the video for “Zoo York” featuring Fivio Foreign and the late Pop Smoke. Taken from the 19-year-old Bronx native’s State of Emergency mixtape, the track sees him adopting the sound of Brooklyn drill. The video features Lil Tjay and Fivio Foreign surrounded by a crowd, while Pop Smoke only appears via archival […]
A Canadian-born doctor on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic has had her green card application denied, a decision she called a “slap in the face.” In an interview with CNN’s Chris Cuomo, Dr. Julia Iafrate said that she is still treating patients in New York despite the bad news. “I’m putting my life on the line every […]
Spike Lee has once again paid tribute to the city that raised him. On Thursday night, the Academy Award-winning director/writer debuted his short film titled, New York, New York. Lee described the three-and-a-half-minute video as a “love letter” to the city and all of its residents, as they persevere through the coronavirus pandemic. The film is soundtracked by Frank […]
