New York’s highest court refuses to hear Trump’s gag-order appeal
The New York State Supreme Court has rejected an appeal related to former President Donald Trump’s recent “hush money” trial. Acting in March Judge Juan MerchanThe U.S. Supreme Court chief justice presiding over Trump’s Manhattan trial issued a gag order barring the former president from speaking publicly about the judge, prosecution witnesses or family members. […]
It’s on Yankees to end New York’s combined century of championship droughts
Madison Square Garden was quiet and dark on Monday. No suites needed cleaning, no ice to be trimmed or smoothed, no concession stands to be set up, no organ to be tuned. Bryson Tiller was scheduled to perform in the theater next door. Melanie Martinez was up next in the Great Hall on Wednesday and […]
Who’ll join Yankees in trying to end New York’s headliner drought?
The championship thirst of local teams playing in the MLB, NFL, NBA and NHL continues after the Rangers’ quest for their first title since 1994 ended Saturday night just after the sun went down at sunrise (don’t blame me, NYCFC and Gotham FC supporters!). It’s so long ago since the Giants beat Brady and Belichick’s […]
‘TRAIN WRECK’: Ratcliffe scorches New York’s prosecution against Trump
Former DNI John Ratcliffe joins ‘Sunday Morning Futures’ to give his legal analysis of the ‘coordinated’ NY v. Trump case, the … source
76ers’ Tyrese Maxey was fouled twice by Knicks before New York’s go-ahead three, NBA says
The New York Knicks’ wild series that ultimately led to Donte DiVincenzo’s game-winning three-pointer with 13 seconds left, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minutes report for Game 2 against the Philadelphia 76ers. This trend shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Late in the fourth quarter, after Brunson hit a 3-pointer to cut the […]
INFURIATING truth about New York’s 34 counts against Trump
While the media suggests there is plenty of evidence against Donald Trump in his hush money trial, the actual evidence tells a different story. Trump may be guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, but they’re all for one payment. That payment was made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, and he is […]
How many ballerinas can dance on tiptoes in one place? A world record 353 at New York’s Plaza Hotel
NEW YORK (AP) – Hundreds of young dancers wearing white tutus and coiffed hair gathered at New York’s Plaza Hotel on Wednesday to break a world record for dancing on pointe. The spectacle, held over three nights at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, was organized by Youth America Grand Prix, a ballet scholarship program […]
New York’s Vessel to reopen with steel-mesh safety measures after suicides | New York
The Vessel, the giant climbable centerpiece of New York’s upscale Hudson Yards development that has been the site of a number of suicides, will reopen later this year with new safety features, developers say. The 150-foot-tall sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and built at a cost of $260 million, was closed three years ago after […]
Patrick Roy’s in-season Islanders turnaround belongs with New York’s best
The Patrick Roy reclamation project is not yet fully completed. But he has already pulled off what may be his most difficult feat on Jan. 20, after losing a 3-2 shootout showdown with the Rangers at the Garden on Saturday, bringing his team even closer to making the playoffs. I was letting it happen. He […]
New York’s ban on pot ads struck down as violation of free speech
New York’s struggling legal cannabis industry is once again in turmoil after a judge ruled to invalidate state rules banning cannabis advertising and marketing as a violation of commerce and free speech. Fellow Albany Judge Kevin Bryant last summer cited Drug Enforcement Administration rules that give convicted criminals priority licensing over disabled veterans and other […]