4 d. ago Atlas Air Worldwide Partners with Cirque du Soleil to Deliver the Magic of LUZIA to New York City

Video showcases behind-the-scenes view into epic air cargo transport of Cirque du Soleil’s LUZIA WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Atlas Air Worldwide (“Atlas”), a leading global provider of outsourced aviation logistics, and Cirque du Soleil today released a behind-the-scenes video capturing the extraordinary logistics of transporting the spectacular show, LUZIA, using […]

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4 d. ago Michelle Trachtenberg died of complications from diabetes: NYC medical examiner

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Michelle Trachtenberg died as a result of complications from diabetes, New York City’s medical examiner said Wednesday. The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results. Trachtenberg, who was known […]

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4 d. ago Actress Michelle Trachtenberg died of diabetes complications: officials

The office said in a statement that it amended the cause and manner of death for the 39-year-old New York City native following a review of laboratory test results.

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9 d. ago Lost Toronto hotel was a den of Confederate spies during U.S. Civil War

While it's hard to imagine Front Street without the iconic Royal York Hotel, that plot of land was still home to Toronto's favourite hotel — just not how you think.The Queen's Hotel was a town staple, becoming the most popular and modern hotel in Toronto during its time.But, while it featured many prominent names, the Queen's legacy is also marred with the stains of the Confederacy.Before it was the Queen's HotelThat prime real estate along Front street was originally slated to be a series of row houses designed by John Howard — the man who would later give High Park to the city.But, in 1856, a hotelier named Patrick Sword renovated the building into a hotel — dubbed the Sword's Hotel ( or Swords' Hotel, or Swords Hotel, depending on which references you're pulling from, because proper grammar clearly hadn’t been invented yet).Original plans for the Sword's HotelBecause most of the people who booked hotels were government officials, when the colonial cap...

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9 d. ago NYC champagne bar to manage Trump tariffs with smaller pours

The flutes might soon be a little less full at one New York City champagne bar, thanks to sweeping U.S. tariffs on European imports that include French wine and champagne. Herve Rousseau, the owner of Flute Bar, said he’s considering pouring about 10% less per glass for French bottles to avoid raising prices, and he […]

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1 week ago What we know about the helicopter company in deadly New York City crash

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Helicopter plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week, killing all six people aboard. There was a close call in 2013, when another helicopter suddenly lost power in […]

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1 week ago Helicopter company in deadly NYC crash had faced debt lawsuits

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Helicopter has plied the skies around New York City landmarks for decades. But the company had some difficulties before one of its sightseeing choppers plummeted into the Hudson River this week, killing all six people aboard. There was a close call in 2013, when another helicopter suddenly lost power […]

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1 week ago Mayor: Family was to celebrate child’s birthday when NYC sightseeing helicopter crashed

NEW YORK (AP) — A family from Spain was about to celebrate the ninth birthday of one of their children when their sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed into the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey, killing all six people aboard in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said Friday. […]

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1 week ago Six people dead after helicopter crashes in the Hudson River in New York City

NEW YORK — A helicopter crashed Thursday into the Hudson River just off Manhattan, killing six people, officials said.  The fire department said it received a report of a helicopter in the water at 3:17 p.m. A official told The Associated Press that six people were aboard, and all were dead.  Videos posted on social […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Man charged after Mississauga traffic stop leads to alleged gun seizure

A 25-year-old Oakville man is facing nine charges after a traffic stop on April 3 around City Centre Dr. and Duke of York Blvd. in Mississauga led to the alleged seizure of a loaded firearm and the driver attemping to flee on foot. Jaidis Brooks-Reynolds is facing six firearm-related charges plus possession for the purpose […]

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2 w. ago Bill Murray clashes with pushy fan: ‘ATTACK ME LIKE THAT AGAIN’

Bill Murray confronted a fan invading his personal space while leaving a movie theatre in New York City. In a video shot last month that has now gone viral, the Ghostbusters star is seen walking away with another man right behind him near an escalator at the theatre. The man appears to trip Murray from […]

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2 w. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams will skip Democratic primary and run for reelection as independent

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that he will pull out of the city’s Democratic primary and instead run for reelection as an independent, arguing that his recently dismissed federal bribery case had made it impossible to mount a campaign. In a video, Adams said he will not run in the Democratic primary […]

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2 w. ago Leader of violent Ecuadorian drug gang indicted in New York City

NEW YORK — The leader of a violent Ecuadorian gang has been indicted in New York City on charges he imported thousands of pounds of cocaine into the United States, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar has led Los Choneros and its “network of assassins and drug and weapon traffickers” since at least […]

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2 w. ago Judge dismisses corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams

NEW YORK — A federal judge dismissed New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case on Wednesday, acquiescing to the Justice Department’s extraordinary request to set aside criminal charges so the Democrat could help with President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The judge, though, denied prosecutors the ability to potentially bring the criminal case back after […]

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2 w. ago Two NYPD officers charged with burglary and forcibly touching sex worker

NEW YORK — Two New York City police officers have been suspended after being charged with burglary and forcibly touching a sex worker while responding to a complaint about an illegal brothel, prosecutors said Monday.  Officers Justin McMillan and Justin Colon intentionally turned off their body cameras as they broke into a residential building, stole […]

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3 w. ago Driver facing charges in Brooklyn crash that killed mother, two children

NEW YORK — A woman is facing multiple charges after she crashed into a family out for a walk in Brooklyn, killing a mother and her two children in what New York City Mayor Eric Adams described as a “tragic accident of a Shakespearean proportion.” Miriam Yarimi was charged hours after the Saturday afternoon crash […]

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3 w. ago Raptors go wire to wire in cutting down the host Brooklyn Nets

Tipoff turned into tank-off Wednesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the New York City borough where the likes of Jay-Z and the late Notorious B.I.G. called home. Other icons from the music and movie industry hailed from the area, which was transformed into a glorified hoops battleground pitting the visiting Toronto Raptors and […]

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4 w. ago How faculty lounge ideologues attacked Big Apple’s dip in murder rate

Sociologists, criminologists dismissed plunge in crime in mid-1990s New York City as have nothing to do with policing

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