Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg has announced indictments of six individuals for allegedly gaming the Matching Funds Program, as part of a straw donor scheme intended to curry favor with Eric Adams. ( Photo via Wikimedia Commons ) Six Donors To Eric Adams Indicted For Illegally Falsifying Campaign Donations According to an indictment handed down by Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg last week, six individuals have allegedly perpetrated... News 10 Jul 2023 | 03:32
Life Sentence Looms for Attacker Convicted of Rape of Asian Woman in Chelsea in ‘21 A 61 year old man was convicted of sexual assault and sexual abuse for the brutal rape of an Asian woman at a Chelsea construction... News 06 Feb 2023 | 11:45
A still image from one of the defendant’s online lectures, in which the defendant declares, “The way forward is not the ballot. The way forward is the bullet.” Photo and caption courtesy of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office Jury Finds “Radical Cleric” From Jamaica Guilty In First NYS Terrorism Trial Jury deliberations came down swiftly on Thursday, Jan. 26 against Shaikh Faisal, 59, who beginning in 2016 attempted to lure... News 27 Jan 2023 | 12:46
An hours-long virtual hearing attracted concerned New Yorkers. Photo via Mayor’s Office Webex Locals Find Fault With New Short-Term Rental Regulations Clandestine Airbnb rentals are doomed, thanks to the rollout of new legislation that more strictly governs stays under 30... News 12 Jan 2023 | 12:48
Mayor Eric Adams (at podium) and NYS Senator Cordell Cleare (left) delivered remarks. Photo: Abigail Gruskin ‘Gate Of The Exonerated’ Honors Central Park’s ‘Exonerated Five’ Central Park’s entrances bear names intended to represent the people of New York: Scholars’ Gate, Artists’ Gate, Engineers’... News 20 Dec 2022 | 05:00
Duane Reade on Broadway near 72nd Street is among the many Manhattan stores afflicted by retail theft. Photo: Alexis Gelber Taking on the Shoplifting Scourge “Customer service needed in the cough and cold department.” “Customer service needed in the hair care department.” “Customer... News 24 Jun 2022 | 02:20
Manhattan D.A. Alvin Bragg. Photo: Alvin Bragg on Flickr Bragg’s Mea Culpa Tour Elections have consequences. That is a popular refrain in these days of hyper-partisan struggle. But what if few people are... News 22 Jan 2022 | 04:26
Photo: Office of Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine Levine’s Pillars to a Comeback On his first full day as Manhattan borough president, Mark Levine issued a detailed, 16-point plan to confront a crisis he... News 09 Jan 2022 | 10:56
