5 h. ago New York City paying $500,000 a month to indicted developer who could testify against Mayor Eric Adams

The Adams administration has continued to pay the hotel company of Weihong Hu, a developer accused of funneling illegal campaign donations to the mayor The administration of New York City mayor Eric Adams is continuing to pay over $500,000 a month to a hotel developer who could potentially provide valuable testimony to prosecutors against the mayor and several of his top allies.The developer, Weihong Hu, was indicted last month for allegedly bribing a New York City non-profit CEO. The indictment charges that she gave the nonprofit executive stacks of cash and helped him purchase a $1.3m townhouse in exchange for more than $20m in city-funded contracts for her two Queens hotels and a catering company. Hu has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Jodie Foster receives a sweet kiss on the head from a mystery man after a two hour lunch in NYC

Jodie Foster was spotted out with a male companion in New York City on Tuesday. At one point he affectionately kissed the top of her head.

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17 h. ago Another raw pet food recall is tied to illness and death in cats

A pet food company has recalled one lot of its raw chicken pet food after it was linked to bird flu infections detected in two cats and suspected in a third in New York City

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25 h. ago Doctor's warning over common flying mistake that could kill... after woman suffered deadly lung clot on plane

Dr Deepak Bhatt, a cardiologist at New York City 's Mount Sinai Hospital, warned that inactivity on long flights could lead to blood pooling in the legs and forming a clot.

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43 h. ago Chuck Schumer postpones book tour stops amid shutdown vote backlash

Senate majority leader cites security concerns as fury grows over New Yorker’s support for Republican funding billUS politics live – latest updatesThe Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, has postponed several stops on a tour to promote his new book, citing security concerns, as the New York Democrat faces intensifying backlash over his vote to support a Republican-drafted spending bill and avert a government shutdown.Schumer was scheduled to participate in events in Baltimore, Washington DC, New York City and Philadelphia this week to discuss his new book, Antisemitism in America: A Warning, which is set to be released on Tuesday. The tour dates were expected to be rescheduled but the cancellation drew criticism from both political wings. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago Chuck Schumer delays book tour over ‘security concerns’ after backlash for making deal on government funding

Schumer was scheduled to appear in New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore this week

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51 h. ago Man set on fire in front of horrified tourists in New York City's iconic Times Square

A 45-year-old man was set on fire in the early hours of Sunday morning in New York City's busy tourist hotspot, Times Square, with his attacker having fled police sparking a manhunt

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64 h. ago Taylor Swift fans concerned by out of character Travis Kelce date night

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoyed a rare romantic night out in New York City on Friday amid reports they are shutting out 'the rest of the world.'

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66 h. ago Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoy romantic dinner date as they continue to shut out 'the rest of the world'

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enjoyed a rare romantic night out in New York City on Friday amid reports they are shutting out 'the rest of the world.'

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3 d. ago St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city

It’s that time of year again when more than a million revelers fill the streets of America’s most Irish big city for the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day parade

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4 d. ago Moment 'pro Hamas' Columbia grad student Mahmoud Khalil is arrested by ICE before protesters storm Trump Tower demanding his release

Mahmoud Khalil, an activist accused by Trump of being pro Hamas, was detained by immigration agents in the lobby of their apartment building in New York City last Saturday.

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4 d. ago ‘New York plows ahead’: how the English invaded and changed a city

Russell Shorto returns to fascinating history of a unique city in Taking Manhattan, a book showing how New Amsterdam became New YorkIn lower Manhattan, at Pearl Street and Coenties Alley in the oldest part of New York City, walls and a cistern are visible under the sidewalk, through pains of clouded glass. Next to them, the outline of a 17th-century building is marked in colored brick.“That is the footprint of the original Stadt Huys, which was first the city tavern and then became” the city hall of New Amsterdam, the author and historian Russell Shorto said. “When they were excavating to put in that skyscraper [85 Broad Street, built for Goldman Sachs in the 1980s], the archeologists identified and marked out those little bits. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago How just 5 days of stress can permanently change your hair color after shock Diddy transformation

Disgraced hip hop mogul Diddy shocked a New York City court room on Friday with his stark white hair and beard, displayed to the public only in a sketch.

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4 d. ago Visa fee hikes and delays hinder international artists from touring the United States

International artists hoping to perform in the United States are finding the visa process much more arduous and expensive

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4 d. ago There can be no ‘Israel exception’ for free speech | Kenneth Roth

Trump should reverse his misguided effort to deport Mahmoud KhalilThe Trump administration’s threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil seems to reflect a dangerous disregard for freedom of expression – a blatant example of official censorship to curb criticism of Israel.Khalil was a recent graduate of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He holds a green card, giving him permanent residence status, and is married to a US citizen. They are expecting their first child soon. Immigration agents arrested him last week in his university housing and sent him for detention from New York City to Louisiana. He had been a leader of protests against Israeli war crimes in Gaza. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gigi Hadid suffers wardrobe malfunction at NYC event after rare Bradley Cooper romance remarks

Gigi Hadid was spotted at Rabanne's perfume pop-up in New York City on Thursday. She looked radiant in a long, sleeveless, yellow dress topped with a transparent raincoat with a gold tint.

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5 d. ago Donald Trump Jr.'s new girlfriend Bettina Anderson looks chic with $6,000 Dior bag in New York City

Donald Trump Jr.'s new girlfriend Bettina Anderson proved to be the epitome of style when she stepped out in New York City on Thursday.

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5 d. ago Trump Tower takeover: Here is what it was like on NYC’s 5th Avenue as pro

New York City’s 5th Avenue turned into short-lived chaos on Thursday when protesters ‘occupied’ Trump tower, Kelly Rissman writes

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5 d. ago Almost 100 arrested during protest occupying Trump Tower over Mahmoud Khalil

Demonstrators led by Jewish Voice for Peace demanding release of Palestinian activist stood in US president’s New York City buildingProtesters organized by a progressive Jewish group occupied the lobby of Trump Tower in New York City on Thursday to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, the Palestinian Columbia University student held by US immigration authorities, and nearly 100 were arrested.Chanted slogans included: “Free Mahmoud, free them all” and: “Fight Nazis, not students.” Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Bacon, mungbean and cheese? How soaring egg prices are affecting New York’s most famous sandwich

Delis are turning to plant-based egg substitutes as bird flu and inflation push up the cost of the real thing. But how does the faux BEC compare?Like a yellow taxi or the pizza rat, the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich has become a symbol of New York City. You can find a BEC in just about any bodega, or corner store, where it serves as a cheap, filling breakfast, quick lunch or hangover cure.But with egg prices soaring across the country due to inflation and the worst avian influenza outbreak in history, delis are struggling to keep the price down. It’s been tough since 2022, when the bird flu began, with reports of farmers having to slaughter millions of birds a month. Francisco Marte, a bodega owner in the Bronx and president of the Bodega and Small Business Association, told NY1 that about 50% of delis had to raise prices on BECs to make a profit. Continue reading...

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