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New York City restaurant Carbone announced it is now selling its famous pasta sauce in a jar so you can enjoy it at home. The jarred sauce is available through the restaurant’s new consumer goods brand, Carbone Fine Food. The products will be available on CarboneFineFoods.com as well as through retail giant …

Federal agents have charged an accused MS-13 gang member with murder for the 2018 killing of a 17-year-old boy murdered in a Queens park. According to New York Daily News, Oscar Flores-Mejia, 21, was arrested in February for the murder of Andy Peralta. Authorities believe members of MS-13 killed the …

A radio host for the Buffalo, New York-based radio station 97 Rock has been fired, and two co-hosts have been suspended following an on-air racist exchange. According to PEOPLE, the station’s parent company says the exchange was in “violation” of its principles. Cumulus Media’s spokesperson confirmed in a statement that …

NFTs are getting a lot of hype and headlines. New York rapper Ja Rule sold a 48-inch-by-60-inch oil-paint portrait of the Fyre Festival logo for $122,000. The artwork was sold as a non-fungible token (NFT). The rapper told TMZ that he wanted to get rid of the painting to create …

New York lawmakers are working to finalize an agreement that would legalize recreational marijuana. The proposal will be included as part of the state budget due on April 1. “This year, we have to get it done, and getting it done by the time the budget is passed is essential,” …

A shocking video has surfaced online of a White woman calling a Black bakery employee “bitch ass nigger” for refusing to serve her for not wearing a mask. According to the post, the incident took place at the Davidovich Bakery at the Essex Market in Manhattan. The woman was identified as Stephanie Denaro in …

The New York man who posted photos online of the teen girl he killed has been sentenced to serve 25 years to life in prison.  In July 2019, Brandon Clark, 22, cut 17-year-old Bianca Devins’ throat because she kissed another man during a concert performance. The two met on Instagram, …

New Yorkers are perfectly split between whether or not Gov. Andrew Cuomo should immediately resign following the slew of sexual misconduct allegations made against him. On Monday, a poll that Siena College released found that 50 percent of New York voters said he should not step down. According to CNN, …

Ghislaine Maxwell, who is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, sells her London home to cover her legal fees, the Wall Street Journal reports. “Ghislaine will be sad to see the house sold,” Brian Basham said. “She is devastated by all of this. She will have a lot of good …

Cornel West, a non-tenured professor at Harvard Divinity School, announced in an interview with Boycott Times that he would join the faculty at New York’s Union Theological Seminary. West, 67, graduated from Harvard with a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in three years, in 1974. He earned his master’s and …

Following sexual misconduct allegations, Republicans in the New York State Assembly have drafted a resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against Governor Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo has come under fire recently for inappropriate behavior around women and underreporting nursing home deaths resulting from COVID-19 by as much as fifty percent.  According to the New …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is currently facing two sexual harassment allegations. One involves him allegedly telling a female reporter to “eat the whole sausage.” A video of Cuomo, 63, seemingly telling a female reporter to eat an entire sausage during a 2016 state fair has resurfaced on social media …

For Apple users, life would be much easier with more Apple stores and shorter lines. Guess what? Apple and Target are teaming up to bring us a new “enhanced shopping experience” — mini Apple stores. There will be 17 new Apple mini-stores popping up in the coming months. The stores …

According to Tap Into, the 20-year-old was last seen on Feb. 11 when she reportedly attended a Brooklyn hotel party. And officially went missing on Feb. 14; that was the last time the young woman’s family had heard from her. Curry’s brother held a press conference with Black Lives Matter …

Christopher Pekny, 28, was building a system in the Catskills town of Liberty for his child’s gender-reveal party when it exploded just before noon Sunday, state police said. Police say that the blast killed Pekny and wounded his 27-year-old brother, Michael Pekny, who was treated at an area hospital for …