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Manhattan DA Mulls Potential State Case Against Bannon After Presidential Pardon
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is considering whether to bring a state court case against Stephen Bannon, who received an 11th-hour pardon from then-President Donald Trump after he was indicted on federal fraud charges in connection to an alleged fundraising scheme, according to a source familiar with the investigation. According to the source, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is...
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‘He's Biting Me!': Woman Spit on, Beaten, Bitten on Face in NYC
The trio proceeded to kick the woman repeatedly; one bit her on the forehead, breaking the skin and leaving her with a bite mark on her face that required stitches — but her emotional wounds are still raw
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Parents of Teen in NYC Hotel Fight Call for Boycott; Woman Seems to Back Off Apology
A white woman who wrongly accused a Black teenager of stealing her phone and tackled him at a New York City hotel appeared to back off her apology in a TV interview that aired Monday, suggesting that maybe he did try to steal it after all. Meanwhile, the teen’s parents are calling for a boycott over the hotel’s handling...
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Woman Involved in NYC Hotel Confrontation Over Cellphone Arrested in California
The woman who was seen in video footage falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Harrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel was arrested Thursday at a residence in Piru for a felony warrant out of New York, according to the Ventura County Sheriff.
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Attorney Identifies Woman in NYC Hotel Confrontation, Says It Wasn't ‘Race Related'
An attorney for the woman who was seen falsely accusing acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Herrold’s son of stealing her phone in a New York City hotel has identified her client and police are on their way to interview the woman in Los Angeles. LA-based attorney Sharen Ghatan on Tuesday confirmed to NBC News that 22-year-old Miya Ponsetto was in...
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Mom of Boy in Viral NYC Hotel Confrontation, Others Demand Charges
The mother of the 14-year-old boy at the center of a racially charged upscale New York City hotel confrontation demanded the woman seen falsely accusing her son of phone theft be held accountable as calls for justice continue to mount. According to a one-minute video and narrative posted by the boy’s father, acclaimed jazz musician Keyon Harrold, the as...
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Noted Musician Alleges Woman Assaulted His Son After False Theft Claim at NYC Hotel
Jazz musician Keyon Harrold claims he and his son were assaulted at an upscale New York City hotel by a woman who accused the teenage boy of stealing her cellphone over the weekend. Harrold on Sunday posted a video on Instagram which showed part of the incident in the lobby of the Arlo Hotel in SoHo, sparking conversations about how…
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‘Miracle on 73rd Street': NYC Firefighters Help Santa Visit Sick Children
This year, for the first time, Santa Claus wasn’t going able to stop by and see the kids at the Ronald McDonald House on the Upper East Side.
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Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Arrested in Canada on Sex Charges
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard in connection with an investigation into allegations he trafficked and sexually assaulted dozens of girls and women for years. The nine-count indictment out of the Southern District of New York also charges the 79-year-old Nygard with racketeering and other crimes. He was taken into custody in Canada Monday…
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Driver Arrested After Plowing Into NYC Protesters, Injuring 6
A car barreled into a group of protesters at a Manhattan intersection Friday afternoon, police said, and officers were speaking with the driver.
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Innocent Madoff Investors Must Pay Back Profits, Court Rules
A federal appeals court says investors who profited from Bernard Madoff’s massive Ponzi scheme must pay back their profits even if they knew nothing of it.
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Lennon's Killer Says He Sought Glory, Deserved Death Penalty
The man who killed John Lennon in 1980 says he was seeking glory and deserved the death penalty for a “despicable” act.
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Manhattan Doctor Indicted for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Dozens of Female Patients
A one-time Manhattan doctor has been indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations that he sexually abused dozens of female patients over a period of decades. Federal prosecutors say Robert Hadden, formerly affiliated with Columbia University, allegedly abused both minors and adults from the early 1990s through 2012. Among his victims, they say, was a young woman he delivered…
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‘Heinous:' Man Arrested in Broad Daylight Rape Attempt on NYC Subway Platform
Police released a disturbing video of a “random attack” committed by an alleged attempted rapist they say occurred in broad daylight on a Manhattan subway platform. The attack happened around 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lexington Av-63 Street Subway Station, according to the NYPD. By Sunday afternoon, Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison announced the suspect’s arrest in East Harlem....
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Accused of Raping Woman Twice in NYC Hotel Room in New Lawsuit
The victim said in the lawsuit that she agreed to accompany Gooding to a bar at a SoHo hotel, but he convinced her to go upstairs so he could change clothes, where he allegedly raped her twice as he pinned her down.
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Beheaded, Dismembered Entrepreneur Found in NYC Apartment: Sources
Detectives are looking for the person who beheaded and dismembered a tech entrepreneur in his luxury New York City apartment, law enforcement sources tell News 4 New York. According to sources, Fahim Saleh’s body was discovered by his sister, who dropped by his Lower East Side apartment to check on him Tuesday afternoon. Police sources familiar with the investigation say…
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Cleaning Solution Left in Shake Shack Drink Machine Sickens 3 NYPD Cops: Police
As they were eating, the officers found that a substance, believed to be some sort of cleaning solution or disinfectant, was in their beverages, the police union said in a message to officers.
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Woman Dies 9 Days After Ambush Rape on NYC Sidewalk
A 64-year-old woman who was ambushed by a man in a blue surgical mask, put in a chokehold and raped on the ground in East Harlem last month, has died from her injuries, police said Friday. The woman was attacked as she walked along 111th Street shortly before midnight on May 18. Jarring surveillance footage released by police shows a…
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2 Hispanic Churches and Too Many Tears: 100 COVID-19 Deaths
In hard-hit New York City, the coronavirus outbreak has taken a particularly heavy toll on Hispanic communities
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NYC Pizzeria Delivers Free Pizzas for Area Hospitals, So Landlord Gives Free Rent
All of the pizza getting made at Manhattan’s Sauce Pizzeria — as many as 400 per day — are going straight to hospitals to feed health care workers pulling long shifts as they remain on the front lines of the COVID-19 fight