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CONSUMER ALERT: New York stores must now accept cash payments, with a few exceptions
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (292+ words) Stores in New York must now accept cash from customers, per a new law that went into effect on Saturday. The law now makes it illegal for any food store or retail establishment in the state to refuse to accept…...
Man arrested after carjacking yellow cab in Hudson Yards
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (228+ words) Authorities said they cuffed and charged a man who stole a yellow cab at gunpoint in Hudson Yards just after midnight on Sunday. According to police sources, they arrested 28-year-old Ryce Joseph for the carjacking that occurred outside of 459 West…...
Woman goes on stabbing rampage with scissors inside Brooklyn apartment, kills senior and wounds second: Sources
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (311+ words) Police have taken a person of interest into custody after a senior was fatally stabbed inside her Brooklyn apartment and a second senior was injured on Saturday night. According to police sources, cops from the 71st precinct were called to 1700 Bedford…...
Two women groped by two different men in Grand Central Station within 24 hours: cops
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (273+ words) Two women were groped in Grand Central Station by two different men over the weekend, only one day apart. According to police sources, the first incident occurred around 8:47 p.m. on March 20 on the mezzanine level of the Grand Central 42 Street subway…...
Op-Ed | Roblox exposes kids to harm as parents push for safeguards
1+ day, 45+ min ago (251+ words) Recently, two of my fourth-grade son's friends came over for what was supposed to be a normal afternoon of Monopoly. But this time was not at all what I expected. But read any major news outlet, and you'll see that…...
Op-Ed | The ‘right’ to remain silent
2+ day, 36+ min ago (328+ words) How can that be? After all, any fifth grader who has ever watched a "Law and Order" episode knows that there is absolutely no obligation whatsoever on the part of anyone to talk to the authorities. As they might glibly,…...
Brooklyn shooting leaves two women wounded after possible domestic dispute: cops
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (267+ words) Brooklyn detectives are looking for the suspect who shot two women in an apparent domestic dispute on Thursday night " leaving one of the victims fighting for her life. Police said the gun violence erupted just before 10:30 p.m. on March 19 at an…...
Op-Ed | The Department of Justice’s desperate attempt to avoid ethics
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (284+ words) From the outset of the Trump administration, it has made concerted efforts to pursue its political enemies, real or perceived, leading to excesses and ethical violations." The Constitution and statutes provide the procedure for the president to nominate individuals to…...
Upper East Side hit-and-run crash leaves man dead, unknown driver at large: cops
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (308+ words) Police are searching for the driver who struck and killed a 44-year-old man on the Upper East Side in a hit-and-run collision early on Friday morning. Authorities said the deadly incident occurred near the corner of Lexington Avenue and East…...
Agency tasked with protecting workers says it needs more lawyers as Mamdani reverses campaign commitment to double its budget
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (907+ words) On the campaign trail, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to double the budget for the agency that would be the tip of the spear for much of his agenda to protect workers and consumers from exploitation by big business." But in…...