Tag: New York

Fired Yankee Stadium Worker Sues NYC Mayor Over Uneven Application of COVID-19 Mandates

As New York City Mayor Eric Adams attended the New York Yankees opening day on April 8, he was hit with a lawsuit over the city’s uneven application of COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Virginia Alleyne says she was fired from her job at the Legends Club inside the Yankees stadium because of the city’s mandate for…


Police: Teen Girl Killed, 2 Wounded in Bronx Shooting

NEW YORK—Three teenage children walking home from school Friday were shot, one fatally, when a gunman started firing during a street corner dispute in the Bronx, police said. The shooting was the latest episode of headline-grabbing violence in New York City amid a rise in violent crime during the COVID-19 pandemic. The girl killed in…


Democrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional Redistricting

With 397 of 435 congressional districts set for 2022 elections after Census reapportionment, a range of analyses acknowledge that heading into fall’s midterms, Democrats will benefit more than Republicans from the once-every-decade process. According to reviews and constantly updated trackers posted by Real Clear Politics, Politico, Fox News, and FiveThirtyEight, among others, neither party stands…


US Arrests Yakuza Leader and 3 Thai Men Over Alleged Narcotics and Weapons Trafficking

U.S. authorities have arrested a leader of a Japanese crime syndicate—also known as Yakuza—and three Thai men for drug trafficking and trying to acquire U.S.-made weaponry for “unstable nations,” the Justice Department said Thursday. Yakuza leader Takeshi Ebisawa and his Thai national affiliates, Sompak Rukrasaranee, Somphob Singhasiri, and Suksan Jullanan, were arrested in Manhattan on…


In March 2022, NYC Saw 59 Percent Jump in Auto Theft, 48 Percent Uptick in Robberies: NYPD

New York City saw a substantial increase in grand larcenies, burglaries, and other crimes in March 2022 compared to the previous year, even as homicide rates dropped, according to data from the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Overall crime rose by 36.5 percent in March 2022 compared to March 2021, an April 6 NYPD…


Over 50 Amazon Warehouses in US Contact Union After New York Vote

Amazon.com Inc. labor organizer Christian Smalls said on Tuesday more than 50 warehouses of the e-commerce giant in the U.S. reached out after its warehouse in New York City voted to form the first union at the company. “Since we WON @amazonlabor has been contacted by workers in over 50 buildings Nationwide not including the…


New York Judge Dies By Suicide After Authorities Raid His Home

A New York State judge whose home was raided by law enforcement authorities in March, died by suicide on Tuesday in his home near Buffalo, his attorney said. John L. Michalski, 61, an acting justice of the State Supreme Court, was found dead in his Amherst home, defense attorney Terrence M. Connors told The Buffalo…


NYC Lawyer Fired After Questioning Mayor Erik Adams on Mask Mandate for Toddlers

A New York City attorney was fired from her law department job on Monday after she reportedly had misrepresented herself as a journalist in order to question Mayor Erik Adams on a mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4. Daniela Jampel, who had worked as an assistant corporation counsel at the NYC Law Department…


NYC Lawyer Fired After Questioning Mayor Eric Adams on Mask Mandate for Toddlers

A New York City attorney was fired from her law department job on Monday after she reportedly had misrepresented herself as a journalist in order to question Mayor Eric Adams on a mask mandate for children aged 2 to 4. Daniela Jampel, who had worked as an assistant corporation counsel at the NYC Law Department…


Manhattan Residential Real Estate Sales Hit $7.3 Billion in Q1 2022.

High-end real estate sales in Manhattan reached $7.3 billion in the first quarter of 2022, a marked improvement after the industry was hit hard during the two-year pandemic, according to the latest sales reports. The positive data is one of the strongest starts to a year on record as the NYC market accelerates upward, with no…