- New York City to sever ties With Trump Organization following Capitol riot
New York City is severing its contracts with the Trump Organization as a result of the riot at the U.S. Capitol last week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday on MSNBC. De Blasio said he was ending the relationship because President Trump had incited violence. “Inciting an insurrection against the U.S. government clearly constitutes criminal […]
- WATCH: Bill de Blasio Dances in Times Square While Keeping New Yorkers Out
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio danced with his wife in Times Square before midnight on New Year’s Eve while keeping the rest of New York out of the famed plaza for the first time history as he enforced coronavirus restrictions. De Blasio had closed off Times Square to the hundreds of thousands who […]
- De Blasio: NYC Will ‘Need a Shutdown,’ ‘The Sooner the Better’
On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said the city is “going to need a shutdown, and I think the sooner the better.” Host Wolf Blitzer asked, “The numbers are already going, as we all know, in the wrong direction, so why wait until after people gather […]
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo Shuts Down Indoor Dining in NYC, Less than 2% of Coronavirus Cases Traced to Restaurants
Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) announced Friday that he will shut down indoor dining in New York City, despite the fact that contact tracing does not show restaurants as a primary source of coronavirus transmission. Earlier this week, Cuomo warned that the suspension of indoor dining in New York City could be forthcoming if hospitalization rates […]
- Dark Wire: Jewish man robbed at gunpoint in Brooklyn
Yaacov Behrman Twitter Click here to read the full story on TheDarkWire.com, where it was first published. A Jewish man, 19, was attacked in Crown Heights, Brooklyn when he was robbed at gunpoint on the street. The attack occurred at Union Street near Albany Avenue just before 7 pm, the New York Police Department confirmed to […]
- Bill de Blasio Will Explore Canceling New York City Contracts with Trump Organization
New York City will review whether it can legally end its contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Tuesday. “Our legal team is assessing the options,” de Blasio said during a press briefing Tuesday morning, noting that all of the contracts with the Trump Organization are under review. The city’s decision […]
- No Crowd for New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in Times Square for 1st Time Since 1907
The huge ball made of Waterford crystal that drops at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve will still fall toward Times Square, but for the first time since 1907, no one will be there in person to witness it because of the coronavirus restrictions in New York City. The New York City Patch […]
- Some frustrated NYPD officers flee for Long Island police departments: NYPost
Roughly 50 NYPD officers have ditched New York City for police departments in neighboring Long Island, with insiders citing an increasingly anti-police climate in the city and not enough pay, The New York Post reported Tuesday. The Nassau County Police Department in particular is receiving the brunt of these now-former city officers. Since Friday, dozens […]
- Janice Dean slams Gov. Cuomo over decision to end indoor dining: ‘donate all of the proceeds’ from your book to ‘restaurants you’re closing’
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced Friday that indoor dining in New York City will be terminated again as COVID-19 cases in the city’s five boroughs and the rest of the state continue to skyrocket, as well as across the whole United States. In response to Gov. Cuomo’s order, Fox News’ Janice Dean, who […]
- Forbes: Andrew Yang considering a run for NYC mayor
Manchester, N.H./USA — Jan. 8, 2020: Andrew Yang speaks in a craft brewery during the New Hampshire presidential primary. 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang is reportedly weighing a campaign for mayor of New York City, a close ally told Forbes on Monday. The unnamed ally, only referred to as a former aide of Yang’s, […]
- Mayor Bill De Blasio: New York City to Vaccinate 1 Million People in January
New York City, once the U.S. epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, plans to vaccinate one million people in January, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement on Thursday. “The most important New Year’s resolution I could possibly offer you in the month of January 2021, we will vaccinate one million New Yorkers,” […]
- Report: NYC Gun Permit Applications Surge but Approval Process Drags
Applications for New York City gun permits have surged to 9,000 applicants, but the New York Post reports that NYPD approved “fewer than 1,100.” The Post notes 8,088 of the permit applications came from “first-time pistol and rifle permits” and were submitted since March 22, 2020. Between March 22, 2019 and Dec. 31, 2019, there […]
- UFO sightings up 283% in NYC from 2018
Source: Shutterstock 2020 has already been quite an alien year. The number of UFO sightings this year, however, make it otherworldly! UFO sightings across New York City rose by 31% from last year and an eye-popping 283% from 2018, according to the National UFO Reporting Center, The New York Post reported Saturday. This year, there were […]
- Hundreds protest over shutdown of New York’s ‘autonomous zone’ bar
The owner of a New York City bar was arrested Tuesday for continuing to provide indoor service despite coronavirus restrictions that forbid indoor dining. On Nov. 22, Mac’s Public House announced on Facebook that they were an “autonomous zone.” “As of November 20th 2020, we have declared Mac’s Public House an Autonomous Zone. We would […]
- UPDATE: NYC Mayor de Blasio says he’ll reopen elementary schools Monday, reversing an earlier decision
UPDATE: New York City Mayor de Blasio announced he will be reopening the city’s elementary schools in a complete reversal from an earlier decision to close all schools in the country’s largest school district. JUST IN: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced elementary schools will be reopening in-person on Monday, Dec. 7, in […]
- Revelers Hit the Streets of Wuhan – the Once-Epicenter of the Coronavirus – as Times Square Remained Empty
Partiers hit the streets of Wuhan, China — the once-epicenter of the Chinese coronavirus, which brought the world to a virtual standstill in 2020 — to ring in the new year as the streets of Times Square remained nearly empty. Photos and videos show crowds forming in Wuhan with packed streets and balloons as merrymakers flocked to […]
- NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces Police Checks for UK Travellers, $1,000 Fines for Breaking Quarantine
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that travellers from the United Kingdom will face home visits from police officers to enforce a quarantine order against Britons. The left-wing Mayor said that the quarantine was in response to the supposedly new mutations of the Chinese coronavirus found in the UK. Those deemed […]
- Iconic NYC Eatery Closed Indefinitely, 10,000 Others Folded for Good in Last Three Months
The coronavirus will definitely be remembered for killing thousands of restaurants across the country under restrictive lockdown orders, and now a restaurant in New York City that has been in operation for almost a century is closing indefinitely. The iconic 21 Club owners ceased operations in March, but a spokesman said owners hope to reopen […]
- New York Billionaire: Progressives Are Regressing the City
New York billionaire and CEO of Gristedes Foods, John Catsimatidis, criticized the progressive policies adopted by New York State and New York City. “Let’s tell the truth. Progressives are not progressing our city. They are taking it backwards. They’re taking it backwards to the days when we were worried about the radios in our cars […]
- Police: Man Fatally Stabbed, Woman Wounded in Bronx Attack
A 38-year-old man was fatally stabbed, and a 41-year-old woman was wounded in a stabbing attack in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon, police said. Both victims were found on East 149th Street at about 4:30 p.m., the New York Post reported. WABC reported the man suffered multiple stab wounds to his torso while the woman suffered a […]
