Black birdwatcher in Central Park 911 call doesn’t want to be involved in prosecution of Amy Cooper, NYT reports
Christian Cooper, the Black man who filmed a White woman calling the police on him while he was birdwatching inContinue Reading
Tag: newyork
New York City public schools will reopen on a part-time basis in the fall
New York City public school students will return, on a part-time basis, to classrooms this fall with in-person instruction two or threeContinue Reading
White woman who called police on Black bird watcher in Central Park faces false report charge
Amy Cooper, the white woman caught on video calling police to claim that a Black man was threatening her in Central ParkContinue Reading
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ star’s ex hired mobster to assault her husband, authorities allege
The ex-husband of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star Dina Manzo was arrested Tuesday for allegedly enlisting a mobster toContinue Reading
Uncle Ben’s rice plans to ‘evolve’ its brand
Uncle Ben’s owner Mars is planning to change the rice maker’s “brand identity.”In a statement on its website Wednesday, MarsContinue Reading
A black officer stepped in when a white cop had a suspect in a chokehold. She was fired and the city wants an investigation
Officials in Buffalo, New York, want an investigation into the firing of a black police officer who intervened when aContinue Reading
‘She’s Playing the Black Card’: NYC Karen Repeatedly Calls Police on Black Woman for…Sitting in a Public Park
A week ago, Amy Cooper, a.k.a. “Central Park Karen,” went viral for all the wrong reasons after she called the police onContinue Reading
A son stabbed and killed his father during a Zoom meeting, police say
A Long Island man was stabbed and killed by his son during a Zoom video chat with several people Thursday,Continue Reading
Mary-Kate Olsen files for divorce from Olivier Sarkozy, emergency petition denied
Mary-Kate Olsen has filed for divorce from her husband of almost five years, Olivier Sarkozy. But a spokesperson for theContinue Reading
Staten Island hospital nurse accused of stealing, using credit card from her dying Covid-19 patient
Police say a nurse at a New York City hospital faces charges for stealing a credit card of a formerContinue Reading
Betsy DeVos sued for seizing wages from student loan borrowers during pandemic
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her department were sued Thursday for allegedly continuing to collect on defaulted borrowers’ student loansContinue Reading
Two cats in New York are first pets known to have coronavirus in the US
Two cats in New York have been infected with the novel coronavirus, federal officials announced Wednesday. Both had mild respiratoryContinue Reading
CDC issues domestic travel advisory as coronavirus deaths double to over 2,000 people
The United States is advising residents of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut not to travel domestically after the number of reported coronavirus deathsContinue Reading
Sean Combs sons set as judges for ‘Making the Band’ reboot
“Making the Band” is going to feature the “Combs Cartel.”Sean “Diddy” Combs is bringing the popular MTV series back andContinue Reading
Bloomberg defended stop and frisk, throwing minority kids ‘against the walls’ in 2015 audio
Michael Bloomberg is heard defending his controversial stop and frisk policing policy in stark terms in snippets of audio that wereContinue Reading
Michael Avenatti heads to trial for allegedly trying to extort millions of dollars from Nike
Michael Avenatti tried to shake down athletic apparel giant Nike for millions of dollars, prosecutors will argue in a trialContinue Reading
Actress Annabella Sciorra testifies in court that Harvey Weinstein raped her
In emotional testimony with vivid detail, actress Annabella Sciorra testified Thursday that Harvey Weinstein barged into her apartment 25 yearsContinue Reading
UPDATE: A survivor of the NY Hanukkah stabbings smashed a table into the attacker’s face. That’s not all
When a man with a “big machete knife” burst into a rabbi’s home, stabbing victims as they celebrated Hanukkah, Josef GluckContinue Reading
‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ actor Brian Tarantina died from effects of multiple drugs, medical examiner says
Brian Tarantina — who recently played Jackie in Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”– died of “acute intoxication by the combinedContinue Reading
Kidnapping of teenager in The Bronx was staged, law enforcement source says
The kidnapping of a 16-year-old girl in The Bronx on Monday night was staged, a law enforcement source with knowledgeContinue Reading
