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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...
NYPD officer charged with using chokehold banned after George Floyd's death
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police officer faces criminal charges that he tried to arrest a man by using a chokehold that was banned after the death of George Floyd, prosecutors said. Officer Omar Habib, 40, was arraigned Thursday on charges including strangulation, criminal...
Ponce Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — BRONX, N.Y. (AP) — Ponce Financial Group, Inc. (PDLB) on Tuesday reported net income of $3.2 million in its second quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bronx, New York-based company said it had net income of 14 cents. The holding company of Ponce...
Subway Series: Mets northbound and Yankees heading south
NEW YORK (AP) — The Subway Series turned into two teams passing in different directions. After the Mets completed a four-game sweep with a 12-3 rout in the Bronx on Wednesday night, Yankees manager Aaron Boone sounded his most frustrated in two years. “We're...
A 7-month-old tree kangaroo peeked out of its mom's pouch at the Bronx Zoo and here are the photos
NEW YORK (AP) — The second baby of a tree-dwelling kangaroo made its public debut this week in New York, poking its pink head head out of its mom's furry white pouch. The tiny Matschie’s tree kangaroo, or Dendrolagus matschiei, was born in December and is the second born to the...
Watchdog who criticized NYPD's handling of officer discipline resigns
NEW YORK (AP) — The head of an oversight board that investigates allegations of misconduct by New York City police officers announced her resignation Monday, ending a tenure in which she had publicly criticized the NYPD's handling of a major disciplinary case and sought to expand the panel's...
Newly arrived migrants encounter hazards of food delivery on the streets of NYC: robbers
NEW YORK CITY (AP) — Brad Song thought he was about to get his e-bike stolen a second time in a less than a month after delivering an order for Chinese food app Fantuan Delivery. Seven strangers surrounded the Chinese immigrant and knocked him off the scooter. He was rescued when a nearby...
NYPD recruit who died during training is honored at police academy graduation
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City police recruit who suffered an apparent medical episode at a training facility and died last week was honored Monday at what would have been his police academy graduation ceremony. The death of probationary officer Edgar Ordonez “shocked and...
