NYC sushi restaurant accuses Wegmans of stealing its concept and trade secrets: lawsuit
A New York City sushi restaurant claims Wegmans stole its concept and trade secrets after it proposed a potential business partnership, only to open a similar sushi market inside an Astor Place store, Groceries said. This was revealed in a lawsuit against a major company. Small business owner Yuji Haraguchi is suing Wegmans for allegedly […]
NYC migrant arrested for assault and attempted robbery: sources
An immigrant was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hitting a 50-year-old man with a rock and attempting to steal his wallet on a Brooklyn street, police and law enforcement officials said. According to the NYPD, police arrested Jason Sanchez, 26, after responding to a robbery in progress in Greenpoint around 2:35 p.m. The assault and […]
Former Honduran President appears in NYC, takes stand in drug trafficking trial
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández took the stand Tuesday for the defense in his New York trial and denied that he teamed up with drug dealers to protect them in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes. . His testimony in federal court in Manhattan came after days of testimony from drug cartel traffickers […]
2 NYC subway riders assaulted at Queens and Manhattan stations
In the latest assault at a Big Apple subway station, a straphanger was hit in the back of the head with a metal object on Tuesday, and another passenger was hit with an umbrella. In the first attack, a 34-year-old man was attacked in an unprovoked attack and hit in the head with an unknown […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul push to boost number of cops on subways to combat recent crime surge
Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday he is pushing to permanently increase the number of police officers stationed on train and subway platforms to curb a booming underground crime wave in the Big Apple. Adams said his administration is implementing “new patrols of the subway system, including increased police presence and increased bag checks,” following a […]
Facing fines, landlords evict illegal weed stores, NYC officials say
New York City landlords have moved to evict 75 retail tenants who were selling marijuana without a license after being threatened with $10,000 in fines, city officials announced Tuesday. Mayor Eric Adams’ Marijuana Enforcement Task Force sent notices to 435 landlords in November, warning them that their retail tenants were found to be illegally peddling […]
Cartoonist jumps from tony NYC building despite girlfriend’s desperate attempts to save him
A “depressed” cartoonist fell to his death from a 15th-floor co-op in Chelsea on Tuesday, despite his girlfriend’s frantic grabs and attempts to save his life, police and witnesses said. Police and witnesses said the jumper, of 300 W. 23rd St., was identified as John Medwick, a 62-year-old artist who also works a day job […]
NYC Mayor Eric Adams plans to impose curfew at violence-plagued Randall’s Island migrant shelter
Mayor Eric Adams plans to impose a curfew on the Randalls Island migrant camp, which has been plagued by violence where one asylum seeker was stabbed to death in January, the Post reported. The curfew from 11pm to 6am will come into effect from March 20th. According to the plan, residents of tent encampments will […]
Whole Foods is launching small-format stores across NYC
Whole Foods Market announced it will open a chain of convenience store-sized stores in New York City as part of its continued expansion in densely populated metropolitan areas across the United States. in a press release The Amazon-owned luxury supermarket said Monday that each Kwik Shop store will be between 7,000 and 14,000 square feet, […]
Soho hotel slay suspect won’t be extradited to NYC to face murder charges, Arizona judge rules
An Arizona judge dealt a major blow to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Monday, sending the violent defendant who assaulted a Queens mother to death in a SoHo hotel room to the Big Apple on murder charges. He said there was nothing to do. Court Chief Justice Barbara Spencer ruled that Raad Almansouri, 26, […]