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Ponce Financial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (PDLB) on Wednesday reported profit of $2.4 million in its third quarter. The Bronx, New York-based company said it had net income of 10 cents per share. The holding company of Ponce Bank posted...
Owner of NYC day care where toddler fatally ingested fentanyl pleads guilty to federal charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl pleaded guilty to federal drug charges Tuesday. More than a year after the September 2023 death of 22-month-old Nicholas Dominici, Grei Mendez entered the guilty plea in...
Mets and Yankees win playoff games on same day for first time in 24 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe it's the start of a Subway Series ride? For the first time in 24 years Saturday, the New York Mets and New York Yankees both won a playoff game on the same day. Brandon Nimmo and the Mets pulled off another late comeback, scoring five times in...
NYC accelerates school leadership change as investigations swirl around mayor’s indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is speeding up its switch to a new schools chief as indicted Mayor Eric Adams faces mounting pressure to bring stability to a city government that has been roiled by searches, subpoenas and resignations. Schools Chancellor David Banks, whose phones...
Verdugo hits go-ahead single as Yankees end regular season with 6-4 win over Pirates
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Verdugo hit a go-ahead, two-run single with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning and the New York Yankees ended the regular season with a 6-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. Struggling for most of the second half, Verdugo snapped a...
50 years after 'The Power Broker,' Robert Caro's dreams are still coming true
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert A. Caro stands between two giant columns in a second-floor library of the New-York Historical Society, looking out on dozens of friends, family members and colleagues. A research room named for him looms behind. Portions of his archives are on display nearby. ...
Judge hits 55th homer of season, Yankees beat Athletics 7-4 and draw closer to clinching AL East
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Aaron Judge hit his major league-leading 55th homer of the season, Gleyber Torres and Jasson Domínguez also went deep and the Yankees beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 on Sunday for a three-game sweep that moved New York to the verge of an AL East title. ...
Ex-NYC federal building guard gets 5-year sentence in charge related to sex assault of asylum seeker
NEW YORK (AP) — A former security guard at a federal building in New York City where the FBI has its offices was sentenced Friday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a charge related to the sexual assault of an asylum seeker. Jimmy Solano-Arias, 45, of the Bronx was...
NYC teacher grazed by bullet fired through school window
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City teacher was struck in the hand by a stray bullet Wednesday as he set up his classroom for the start of school, police said. The 33-year-old teacher was inside his sixth-floor classroom at a middle school in the Bronx just before noon when a bullet...
Why the progressive 'Squad' is getting smaller after defeats this primary cycle
WASHINGTON (AP) — The "Squad,” a group of progressive lawmakers in the House, is set to shrink next year after two members suffered primary defeats this election cycle following an unprecedented deluge of special interest spending. The primary losses for Reps. Cori Bush in...
