Developer gives first look at planned skyscraper near Grand Central Terminal — but lacks key piece to make it a reality
It's time to build or bolt for Madison Avenue's BXP. Developers are itching to build a skyscraper at 343 Madison between East 44th and 45th Streets, a block-long vacant lot currently owned by the MTA. But the impressive 46-story, 950,000-square-foot tower, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and unveiled here for the first time, needs an […]
Judge agrees to recuse himself from Central Park Five defamation suit against Trump
A federal judge agreed Friday to step down from overseeing the now-acquitted Central Park Five's defamation lawsuit against President-elect Trump. Shanyn Spector, the lead attorney for the Central Park Five, revealed earlier this week that she has been friends with the judge since childhood and has represented him and his wife in legal matters. In […]
Judge Withdraws From Trump’s Defamation Case Involving Central Park Five
A federal judge on Friday withdrew his presiding over the defamation lawsuit brought against President-elect Trump by the acquitted Central Park Five. U.S. District Judge Michael Beilson, appointed by former President George W. Bush, recused himself from the case after it was revealed that he was a longtime friend of the group's lead attorney, Shannyn […]
Fed Chair Jerome Powell says central bank in no rush to reach ‘neutral rate’
Kenny Porcari, chief market strategist at Slate Stone Wealth, talks about Fed Chair Jerome Powell's job and what steps President Trump will take to expand Bernie & Company's economy. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell He said Thursday that central bank policymakers are in no hurry to cut interest rates to the so-called “neutral rate” and […]
Councilman Yusef Salaam — one of exonerated Central Park Five — calls for changing public safety laws after 7-year-old girl shot in NYC
Prominent city council member Yousef Salam, one of the acquitted Central Park Five, called for changes to public safety laws in the wake of Monday's shocking Harlem shooting that injured a 7-year-old girl. . The “senseless” possibly gang-related shooting in the Salaam neighborhood is just the latest act of gun violence to hit young people […]
Gunmen Kill 10, Injure 13 Inside Bar in Central Mexico
Gunmen stormed a bar in the central Mexican state of Queretaro and fired indiscriminately into a crowd, killing 10 people and wounding eight others. The shooting occurred Saturday night at the Cantaritos bar in downtown Queretaro, Queretaro. According to information released by the Queretaro Public Safety Secretary, officers responded to the scene shortly after 9 […]
Gunmen Rescue Accused Kidnappers During Prisoner Transfer in Central Mexico
Mexican authorities are searching for at least one kidnapper after two gunmen rescued a kidnapper and another man during a prisoner transfer in central Mexico. The incident occurred this week in Mexico's Hidalgo state as a group of correctional officers transferred prisoners from a state prison near the town of Mixuiaarato to a local courthouse […]
NYC pedicab guide pedals anti-Israel message in Central Park
He pedals hate. Central Park tour guide Machter Saar has incurred public outrage by pasting an anti-Israel message on the back of his pedicab, but insists he does not intend to “offend anyone”. “Israel Genocide / 31,000 Murders (Murder) / 13,000 Babies Murdered – Starvation / US (YOU) Funding,” the handwritten sign reads. “Israel Genocide […]
Central Park Five sue Trump charging ‘false and defamatory’ statements during debate
The so-called “Central Park Five” on Monday accused former President Donald Trump of making “false and defamatory” statements about them during last month's presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. I filed a complaint. Yousef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron Brown, and Corey Wise said President Trump, 78, “murdered an individual and pled guilty […]
Central Park 5 file defamation lawsuit against Trump over his comments at debate
The members of “Central Park Five” are submitted Former President Donald Trump is being sued for defamation over comments he made about the incident during a debate in Philadelphia. The infamous case involved the brutal rape and beating of a jogger in New York City in 1989, for which five teenagers were charged and convicted. […]