NYC halal restaurant’s anti-Israel ‘war criminal’ sidewalk display sparks fury as owner remains defiant
A halal restaurant in Queens is facing backlash after posting a photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Biden on the sidewalk outside its restaurant, but the owner seems unfazed by the criticism. The pro-Zionist group Betar USA has called the statue, which customers must step on to enter The King of Falafel […]
NYC sheriff probed by DOI over alleged pay-to-play scheme involving law enforcement group he chairs: sources
New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda is under investigation for allegations that he solicited donations for the law enforcement agency he heads in exchange for turning a blind eye to law enforcement problems, sources told The Washington Post. The bureau is working on the investigation after the complaint against Miranda was recently filed, two sources […]
Joe Biden tells Hillary Clinton ‘I love you’ after being ‘trapped’ by wife Jill into giving NYC speech
After delivering a speech in New York City in which he was “trapped” by his wife, President Biden expressed his admiration for Bill and Hillary Clinton on Monday night, telling the former first lady that he “loves her” for publicly defending him. Biden, 81, was not scheduled to speak at the Clinton Global Initiative summit […]
How Tren de Aragua used NYC migrant shelters to build a criminal empire: ‘Hiding in plain sight’
In just over a year, a once-obscure South American street gang has established itself in New York, exploiting the migrant crisis to build a violent criminal enterprise from within the walls of the city's shelters. The Tren de Aragua gang of gun-toting, moped-riding hoodlums terrorize Gotham, selling illegal guns under the noses of private shelter […]
NYC gas blast leaves 5 hurt, smoking crater and noxious fumes
A gas line exploded in the Bronx on Sunday, leaving a smoking pit and toxic fumes, injuring five people and sending panicked churchgoers fleeing into the streets. More than 100 emergency personnel responded to the scene near Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue in Bedford Park, authorities said. Witnesses told amNewYork that foul-smelling smoke drove […]
Orthodox Jews trash NYC Sanitation Department over garbage drop-off rules they say conflict with sabbath
Is there nothing sacred? Sabbath-observing Orthodox Jews have criticized the city's sanitation department for tightening nighttime curbside trash collection, saying they are being fined for observing their religion. In deeply Orthodox neighborhoods like Crown Heights, residents must bring their trash curbside on Fridays for collection on Saturday, as they prepare to observe the Sabbath. “The […]
Planned new bike lane in industrial NYC neighborhood has business owners fuming: ‘Just not safe’
Businesses in one of Long Island City's last industrial areas say gentrification has its limits, and planned new bike lanes Placed them Over the edge. Local business groups argue that bike lanes in the trendy Queens neighborhood are dangerous for truck drivers, not to mention cyclists. “Not every road can have bike lanes. You can't […]
Complete guide to who’s game for NYC area’s next casinos
Gaming giants and real estate moguls are pushing hard to secure one of three coveted licenses to operate casinos in or near New York City. “There's still a big market for land-based casinos in this country, particularly in the New York City metropolitan area,” Bennett Liebman, a former assistant secretary to the governor for gaming […]
NYC jury awards au pair who was secretly filmed by creepy chicken-mogul employer $2.78M
A Manhattan jury has awarded $2.78 million in damages to an au pair who was secretly videotaped and “frozen out” by a creepy Staten Island dad and fast-food chicken mogul, but the victim is outraged that she received only a “light punishment” from prosecutors. According to a lawsuit filed in Brooklyn federal court, Michael Esposito, […]
19-year NYC Sanitation vet killed while working in Queens
A New York City Department of Sanitation employee died while working in Queens on Saturday evening, local authorities said. Gruesome photos from the scene show Richard Errico, a 19-year veteran of the police department, was apparently killed outside the DSNY garage at Precinct 11 and 13 in Douglaston. Details of what happened were not immediately […]