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“Central Park Karen,” whose real name is Amy Cooper, has had her misdemeanor charges dropped after she completed five therapy sessions. In May, Cooper was recorded on camera calling 9-1-1 and falsely accusing a Black birdwatcher, Christian Cooper of “threatening” her after he asked her to put a leash on …

A 19-year-old claiming to have the secret to cryptocurrency trading was a lie. Stefan Qin, a self-proclaimed math genius from Australia, told potential clients he had found a way to monitor cryptocurrency exchanges globally and could seize on price fluctuations. An algorithm he called Tenjin. After dropping out of college …

Fanatics executive and 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin played a birthday prank on his friend Will Makris by paying for a billboard that asked people to call him because he’s now a lonely 40-year-old. If you walk by 26th and 11th street in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, you’ll see …

According to the New York Daily Mail, a group speaking out on behalf of New York bars and restaurants wants Governor Cuomo to relax the state’s 10 p.m. curfew for the upcoming Super Bowl. The group wants the governor to consider giving eateries a chance to show they can keep …

Attorney General Letitia James released a 76-page report revealing that nursing home deaths in New York were misrepresented. The report states that the death count could be off by 50% because the state only counted those who died on facility grounds and not those who died at the hospital. According …

On Thursday, the New York Attorney General sued the New York Police Department, calling the brutal treatment of demonstrators against racial injustice last spring part of a long-standing trend of violence resulting from insufficient preparation, oversight, and discipline. The complaint by Attorney General Letitia James provides multiple examples of alleged …

Following last week’s revolt at the US Capitol, New York City will terminate business contracts with Donald Trump, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday. The Trump Organization is under city contract to operate the two ice rinks and a carousel in Central Park and a golf course in the …

New York Federal agents have arrested the son of a New York judge on charges that he was among the demonstrators who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, the FBI said. Aaron Mostofsky, 34, was picked up on Tuesday morning at his brother’s home in Brooklyn, about a week after …

New York City’s first vaccinated nurse is now among the first people to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 in the United States. Sandra Lindsay is a critical care nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and on Monday, she became the first person in the country to be fully vaccinated …

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Tuesday placing a temporary ban on facial recognition in school.  The legislation places a moratorium on facial recognition and other biometric technology in public and private schools until at least July of 2022. It directs the state to conduct a study on whether …

R&B singer R.Kelly will go to trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges next year. However, the federal trial is set for September. U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenwber set the trial to begin September 12, 2021, but expects the date to change because of the pandemic. Kelly pleaded not …

CNN reports that two people on a Delta flight headed to Atlanta opened the emergency exit, activated the slide, and exited with a service dog while the plane was taxiing to a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Monday. Antonio Murdock, 31, and Brianna Greco, 23, were charged with third-degree criminal trespass, a Port …

A major snowstorm covered the Northeast overnight, leaving everything white. Kevin Kresen of Candor, New York, spent 10 hours in a car covered with snow. Kresen called 911 to report that he ran off the road and needed assistance. Jason Cawley, a Zone Sgt. of Troop C, was dispatched to …

New York City police fatally shot a man who opened fire during a Christmas choral concert on Sunday.  As the concert was coming to an end at around 3:45 p.m., the suspect pulled out his semiautomatic weapon and opened fire just outside the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in …

The United States has officially begun to administer the coronavirus vaccine. A critical care nurse from New York was among the first people to get the shot authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. This morning, during a live video event, Sandra Lindsay, an ICU nurse at Long Island Jewish …