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At NY’s beloved Fall for Dance, highlights come from as far as Ukraine and as close as a few blocks
NEW YORK (AP) — The eclectic annual Fall for Dance festival is a beloved tradition among dance fans, not least for its $30 tickets — still quite a deal in New York, even if they began at $10 two decades ago. But the best thing about it is still the variety it brings to the...
Feds charge NYC mayor with selling his influence to foreign nationals. He says he won't resign
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed to stay in office Thursday after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. Adams, a...
Who is Eric Adams? The New York City mayor faces charges alleging he took bribes
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing federal charges that he allegedly took bribes and illegal campaign contributions from foreign sources. The charges marked a stunning fall for Adams, a former police captain who made a commitment to law-and-order a cornerstone of his political...
Jury awards $2.78 million to nanny over hidden camera in bedroom
NEW YORK (AP) — A jury has awarded $2.78 million to an au pair whose employer used a hidden camera to videotape her while she slept in their New York City home. The jury in Brooklyn federal court ordered Michael and Danielle Esposito to pay Kelly Andrade $780,000 for emotional...
2 men plead guilty to providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent NYC transgender activist
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that killed prominent New York City transgender activist Cecilia Gentili earlier this year, federal prosecutors said Monday. Michael Kuilan, 44, pleaded guilty to a charge that he distributed and...
Footage shows NYPD officers firing at man with knife in subway shooting that wounded 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Footage of two New York City police officers opening fire at a subway station as they confronted a man holding a knife shows they shot at him as he was standing still, his arms by his side and his back to a train. In the days since Sunday’s shooting, police...
Alleged Hezbollah financier pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
NEW YORK (AP) — A Lebanese and Belgian citizen labeled by U.S. Authorities as a “global terrorist” and a major Hezbollah financer pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to cause a U.S. individual to unlawfully transact with him. Mohammad Ibrahim Bazzi, 60, labeled a “Specially...
Bureau of Prisons says it's adding staff and making fixes at jail where Sean 'Diddy' Combs is held
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Bureau of Prisons says it has increased staffing in recent months to make up for staggering shortfalls at the troubled New York City jail where Sean “Diddy” Combs is awaiting trial after pleading not guilty Tuesday to sex trafficking charges. The...
An NYC laundromat stabbing suspect is fatally shot by state troopers
HIGHLAND MILLS, N.Y. (AP) — A suspect in a stabbing at a Brooklyn laundromat was fatally shot by state troopers after he crashed a stolen car in upstate New York, police said. The man, identified by police as Ali Ali, stabbed a worker at a laundromat in the Bath Beach neighborhood...
Inside the Brooklyn federal jail where Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is locked up: violence, squalor and death
NEW YORK (AP) — As they unsuccessfully fought to keep Sean “Diddy” Combs out of jail after his sex trafficking arrest, the music mogul’s lawyers highlighted a litany of horrors at the Brooklyn federal lockup where he was headed: horrific conditions, rampant violence and multiple deaths. ...
