By JENNA MORALES The way was cleared on Thursday for accused sex offender R. Kelly to stand trial in Brooklyn on Aug. 9 as a federal judge declared courthouse virus…
NYPD Brass Hat Defends No-Knock Warrants
By MAYA SCHUBERT New York Police Department Chief Rodney Harrison defended the use of no-knock search warrants at a press briefing Thursday amid growing concerns over no-knock raids spurred by…
Democratic Lawmakers Push Expanding Supreme Court
By ZION DECOTEAU Four progressive leaning congressional Democrats announced their tendentious plans for expanding the Supreme Court in a press conference on Thursday, a move that drew rebuke from both…
Westchester Exec Sees Light at End of Virus Tunnel
By JUANA NORALES County Executive George Latimer painted a rosy picture of the progress made against the pandemic in Westchester on Thursday, citing the plunge in the number of cases…
Biden Declares War on Gun Violence
By ZION DECOTEAU President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his plans to stem the tide of gun violence in America, bypassing a recalcitrant Congress by issuing executive orders aimed at…
Mayor Doubles Number of Covid Cases Requiring Schools to Close
By MAYA SCHUBERT Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter announced on Thursday that New York City’s public schools would double the closure threshold…
Biden Stuns Press Corps Saying He ‘Expects’ to Run Again
By ZION DECOTEAU President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he expects to run again in 2024, stunning reporters at the first press conference of his presidency in the East…
School Bus Agency Names Director
By MAYA SCHUBERT A not-for-profit bus agency established by the city’s Department of Education appointed a seasoned transportation expert as Chief Executive Officer on Thursday. “I’m honored and grateful for…
Mayoral Hopefuls Send Mixed Messages Re Cuomo
By ZION DECOTEAU Governor Andrew Cuomo's sexual misconduct scandal dominated the conversation at Fordham University’s virtual mayoral candidate forum on Thursday. But no clear consensus emerged on how the besieged…
Mayor Gets His Shot and Takes a Shot at Cuomo
By SUSAN NUNEZ The 59-year-old man with gray hair rolled up his sleeve and faced away from the doctor who was about to jab his arm with the Johnson &…