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NYC trio charged with hate crimes linked to pro-Palestinian vandalism of museum officials’ homes
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people have been indicted on hate crimes charges in connection with red paint that was smeared on the homes of Brooklyn Museum officials during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests this summer, prosecutors announced Monday. Taylor Pelton, Samuel Seligson and...
NYC declares a drought watch and asks residents to conserve water
NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mayor urged residents to take shorter showers, fix dripping faucets and otherwise conserve water, issuing a drought watch Saturday after a parched October here and in much of the United States. A drought watch is the first of three potential levels of...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams gets April 2025 trial date as his lawyers fight to get bribery charge tossed
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption trial will begin next April, a judge ruled Friday, right in the thick of his promised reelection campaign. U.S. District Judge Dale E. Ho set the trial date as Adams returned to Manhattan federal court for a...
A makeshift goldfish pond beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant is reborn in a tree bed
NEW YORK (AP) — An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift aquarium, days after the city unceremoniously paved over the old one due to safety concerns. Industrious Brooklynites have taken waterproof...
Drugs, weapons and electronics seized during sweep at Brooklyn federal jail where 'Diddy' is held
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators seized drugs, homemade weapons and electronic devices this week during an “interagency operation” aimed at cleaning up the troubled New York City federal jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held, the Bureau of Prisons said Friday. The...
Etsy: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — BROOKLYN, N.Y. (AP) — Etsy Inc. (ETSY) on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $57.4 million. On a per-share basis, the Brooklyn, New York-based company said it had profit of 45 cents. The results missed Wall Street expectations. The...
A man is stabbed to death at Brooklyn's Coney Island subway station
NEW YORK (AP) — A man was stabbed to death in a New York City subway station overnight, police said Wednesday. The 54-year-old man was found stabbed in the back at Brooklyn's Coney Island Stillwell Avenue station shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, the New York Police Department...
Authorities launch 'interagency operation' at federal jail in New York housing Sean 'Diddy' Combs
NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators from multiple federal agencies launched an "interagency operation” on Monday at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is being held. The investigators from the Bureau of Prisons, the Justice Department’s inspector general’s...
Kevin Durant becomes the 8th NBA player to reach 29,000 career points, helps Suns beat Mavs
PHOENIX (AP) — Kevin Durant became the eighth player in NBA history to score 29,000 career points, reaching the mark Saturday night as his Phoenix Suns beat the Dallas Mavericks 114-102. The 14-time All-Star scored 31 points against the Mavs and now has 29,010 points over 17...
An abrupt goodbye to a guerrilla goldfish aquarium beneath a leaky Brooklyn fire hydrant
NEW YORK (AP) — A makeshift aquarium that popped up this summer in a puddle beneath a leaky fire hydrant has been paved over, to the dismay of neighbors who turned the area into a hangout spot and goldfish shrine. The city's Department of Environmental Protection has long said the...
