Tag: New York

New York Gun Control Law Unconstitutional: NY Supreme Court

The New York law that enables the seizure of guns from people who have not committed a crime is unconstitutional, a state Supreme Court judge has ruled. This red flag law, or the Extreme Risk Protection Order law, lets individuals, including police officers, petition a court to allow the seizure of firearms from a person they…


Curtis Sliwa Offers NYC Mayor Eric Adams Feral Cats to Fight Rats

Curtis Sliwa, founder of the neighborhood watch group Guardian Angels, is offering New York City Mayor Eric Adams feral cats to fight rats. In the wake of news that Adams has received more tickets for having rats at his building in Brooklyn, Sliwa said he planned to show up at the building at 2:30 p.m….


New York Man Jailed for Plotting to Steal Trade Secrets for China

A New York man has been sentenced to two years in prison on Jan. 3 for conspiring to steal trade secrets from American multinational company General Electric (GE) to benefit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage in March 2022, the Department of…


NY Man Sentenced for Plotting to Steal Trade Secrets for China

A New York man was sentenced on Jan. 3 to two years in federal prison for conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric (GE) to benefit the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Xiaoqing Zheng, 59, of Niskayuna, New York, was convicted of conspiracy to commit economic espionage following a four-week jury trial in March last year, the…


Suspect in Brooklyn Subway Shootings Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Charges

NEW YORK—The man who set off smoke bombs on a crowded New York subway train before shooting 10 people last April pleaded guilty on Tuesday to terrorism and weapons charges. Frank James, 63, appeared in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn and read aloud from a short statement confessing to the attack on a Manhattan-bound N…


Pharma Exec Who Killed 8-Year-Old Son Dies in Apparent Suicide After Supreme Court Revokes Bail

Pharmaceuticals executive Gigi Jordan, who was convicted in the death of her young autistic son, apparently committed suicide less than a day after the Supreme Court revoked her bail and while her manslaughter appeal was still pending before the high court. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ordered the bail of Jordan rescinded late in the…


Pharma Exec Who Killed 8-Year-Old Son an Apparent Suicide After Supreme Court Revokes Bail

Pharmaceuticals executive Gigi Jordan, who was convicted in the death of her young autistic son, apparently committed suicide less than a day after the Supreme Court revoked her bail and while her manslaughter appeal was still pending before the high court. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor ordered the bail of Jordan rescinded late in the…


Police Say 22 Injured When SUV Crashes Into NYC Restaurant

NEW YORK—A hit-and-run driver rear-ended a sport utility vehicle and sent it crashing into a New York City restaurant, injuring 22 people, police said Tuesday. The crash happened at about 9 p.m. Monday in upper Manhattan, a police spokesperson said. A white Audi exited a gas station and struck the rear of a Toyota sport…


Idyllic Ithaca’s History and Activities Enchant

In the morning my wife, Fyllis, and I walked along a path right in town that skirts waterfalls that tumble to the bottom of a deep gorge. Then we strolled in a lovely botanical garden set in an expansive natural environment. Lunch consisted of fresh farm-to-table produce accompanied by cider, for which the destination is…


State Seeks Long Prison Term for Accused NYC Subway Gunman

NEW YORK—Prosecutors plan to seek a decades-long prison sentence for a man who is expected to plead guilty this week to opening fire in a subway car and wounding 10 riders in an attack that shocked New York City. Frank James, 63, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea on Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court,…