Mark B. is a lawyer in New Rochelle, a northern suburb of New York. Tysaun is a 14-year-old from nearby Mount Vernon, and is what some would describe as an “at-risk” child. In September 2021, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Westchester County matched them together, making Mark a “Big” and Tysaun a “Little.” The charity…
4-Legged Heroes Are Memorialized at New York Pet Cemetery
There are good dogs, there are bad dogs, and then there are hero dogs. The lives of deceased hero dogs are celebrated at the nation’s oldest pet cemetery in Hartsdale, New York, just north of New York City. When one hears the words “pet cemetery,” it’s hard not to conjure up visions from the Stephen…
New York Lawyers Who Firebombed Police Car in 2020 Riots Get Lighter Plea Deal
June 7, 2022
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Two New York lawyers who were facing the possibility of 10 years in prison for firebombing a police vehicle during riots over the murder of George Floyd have reached a new plea deal that could significantly reduce their time behind bars. Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, the lawyers, appeared at a U.S. courthouse in Brooklyn on…
NYPD Search for Suspect Seen on Video Tossing Woman Onto Subway Tracks
Authorities in New York City have launched a search for a man who was seen on surveillance footage violently pushing a woman onto the train tracks in a broad-daylight subway attack in the Bronx. Video footage released by the New York City Police Department (NYPD) captures the terrifying moment when the 52-year-old unidentified female was tossed…
Democratic Lawyer Runs For New York Assembly to Reverse Progressive Trend
June 7, 2022
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New York criminal defense attorney James Magee, a Democrat, has seen first-hand how bail reform hurt the weak and vulnerable that his party vows to protect. When his district’s Democratic state assemblywoman Catherine Nolan announced retirement in February, opening her seat up for the first time in more than three decades, Magee jumped into the…
‘Pawns’ for Beijing: CCP Pressures US Officials to Tilt Policies in China’s Favor
June 7, 2022
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It was late February 2020, as the pandemic was heating up in the United States, when a request from China caught Wisconsin state senator Roger Roth’s attention. It was an email from Wu Ting, wife of the Chinese consul general in Chicago. Wu wanted Roth to help pass a resolution “in support of China’s fight…
Kevin Spacey Must Face Sexual Abuse Accuser’s Lawsuit in New York
June 6, 2022
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NEW YORK—A federal judge on Monday rejected Kevin Spacey’s bid to dismiss a civil lawsuit in which fellow actor Anthony Rapp accused the Oscar winner of making an unwanted sexual advance during a party at Spacey’s Manhattan home in 1986, when Rapp was 14. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said there was a…
NY Governor Signs Gun Control Package, Including Law Raising Age to Own Semiautomatic Rifles
New York’s governor on June 6 signed 10 bills related to efforts to prevent shootings, including legislation that raises the minimum age to obtain semiautomatic rifles from 18 to 21. The package also included bills that make it illegal for most people to buy or sell body armor, expand the so-called red flag law that…
Brooklyn Resident Sentenced for Funding ISIS Foreign Fighter: DOJ Report
June 4, 2022
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A citizen of Uzbekistan residing in Brooklyn was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday for conspiring and providing material support to the terrorist organization ISIS. Dilkhayot Kasimov, 34, was convicted following a one-week trial in September 2019 after assisting Abdurasul Juraboev and Akhror Saidakhmetov, both of whom planned to travel to Syria to…
New York Rep. Chris Jacobs Won’t Seek Reelection After Splitting from Republicans on Gun Control
A New York Republican representative who once promised to protect the Second Amendment rights of his constituents has announced that he will not seek reelection after changing his stance on gun control following a spate of mass shootings. In announcing his decision, Rep. Chris Jacobs, whose 27th New York congressional district is near the recent…
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