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Ex-NY Speaker Silver Balks At Reporting Income, Cites Federal Probe
Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is declining to report his outside income on a state disclosure form, citing federal charges that he collected nearly $4 million in kickbacks. The Manhattan Democrat wrote on the disclosure forms that it would be "inappropriate" to detail his legal work or his non-governmental income in light of the charges. Silver says he will be exonerated. Former Senate Leader Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, is fighting unrelated charges that he traded his influence for payments and a job for his ...
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NYPD Beefs Up Security For July 4th Weekend
The Police Department is stepping up security throughout New York City for the July 4th weekend. NYPD officials said Friday that they have not identified any specific terror plots against the city. But they have been warning New Yorkers about the persistent potential for "lone wolf" attacks. The department plans to assign 7,000 officers to protect large crowds expected for the annual Macy's fireworks show. It also will deploy counterterrorism units to detect and deter potential threats. Investigators have been studying propaganda ...
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PHOTOS: Ambulette Crashes At NY Booth Memorial Hospital In Queens On Thursday Night - Two Injured
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Hikind Praises Gov. Cuomo For Leadership On Education Investment Tax Credits
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) praised NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo this morning for his leadership on the issue of Education Investment Tax Credits. "Thanks to Governor Cuomo, New York State got closer than ever before to providing relief to parents of children in religious and parochial schools," said Hikind. "Just a few more inches and we'll be there." In a letter addressed to the Governor, Hikind noted that Cuomo's efforts this last legislative session, which ended last week, made it clear that the Governor was pursing ...
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NYC Officials Say Major Crime Is Down This Year
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New York City is on pace this year for fewer than 100,000 reported major crimes for the first time in at least two decades, officials said Wednesday. For the first six months of 2015 there were 46,775 reports of rapes, robberies, felony assaults, burglaries, grand larcenies and auto theft, said Dermott Shea, deputy commissioner for operations of the New York Police Department. Overall crime is down 6 percent, but shootings and murder remain up this year. The NYPD hasn't fallen below 100,000 reported major crimes at least since similar ...
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June Marks First Month Since 1916 With No Fire Deaths In NYC
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New York City fire officials say June was the first month in 150 years that there wasn't a fire-related death in the city. New York City Fire Department Commissioner Daniel Nigro Wednesday credits stepped up prevention efforts. He says it is a testament to the work firefighters and paramedics perform every day. So far, there have been 29 reported fire-related fatalities in 2015. June marked the first month without a death since the department began keeping track of fatalities in 1916. The highest number of deaths from fires in New ...
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New Warden, Security Measures After New York Prison Escape
A range of new security measures is being put in place at a maximum-security prison to close gaps exploited by two inmates who escaped last month. The state correction department said Wednesday that includes stepped-up searches of inmates' cells, staffing changes to ensure bed checks are more effective and installation of security gates in the facility's tunnels. The department also announced that 30-year correction veteran Michael Kirkpatrick will be the new superintendent of the prison, the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora. ...
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Met Council Board of Directors Appoints Abraham Biderman as its President
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The Board of Directors of Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (Met Council) unanimously appointed Abraham Biderman as President. Steven Price, Met Council's current Board President, will continue to serve on the Executive Committee as a Co-Chair, and current board member Joseph Allerhand will assume the role of Vice President. The changes are effective July 1. Biderman brings broad experience in government, not-for-profits and financial services. He is currently the Chairman of Eagle Advisers, LLC, a diversified financial services and ...
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Reports: Average Manhattan Home Price Is Over $1.8 Million
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The average sales price of a Manhattan apartment has eclipsed $1.8 million - a new high. The appraisal firm Miller Samuel says in a report for Douglas Elliman Real Estate that its figure - $1.87 million - compares to $1.77 million reached in the first quarter of last year. The Corcoran Group puts the average Manhattan sales price at $1.81 million. Corcoran says the median sales price is now $960,000. The Douglas Elliman report puts it at $980,000. The median price measures the middle of the market and is less affected by high-end ...
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Felder: City Must Stop Illegal American Flag Burning Rally Scheduled For Tonight
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State Senator Simcha Felder, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Cities and former NYC Councilmember who instituted the recital of the Pledge of Allegiance before every Council meeting, issued the following statement: "I join my colleague, Senator Marty Golden, in calling upon Mayor Bill de Blasio, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver to immediately arrest any "DisarmNYPD" protesters who attend tonight's unlawful event and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. They do NOT have a permit. ...
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Hikind Outraged at American Flag Burning in Brooklyn Scheduled For Tonight
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Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) condemned a plan to burn an American flag at Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park by a group calling itself "Disarm NYPD." "This is just a sick effort to get negative attention," said Assemblyman Hikind. "Even the name of this group is disgusting. The last thing that we need in the Borough of Brooklyn, or for that matter the City of New York, are people purposely undermining the police." The group announced that it planned to burn both the Confederate Flag and the American Flag near the park's ...
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NYC Enacts Ban On Plastic Foam Containers
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New York City's ban on plastic foam is now in effect. The ban applies to single-use food packing products, including takeout containers and coffee cups. It also applies to so-called "packing peanuts." The ban was first passed into law at the end of December 2013, near the end of then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's time in office. The current mayor, Bill de Blasio, also supports the prohibition. In 2014, New York's sanitation department collected 28,500 tons of the material. The move brings New York, the nation's largest city, into ...
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Greenfield's Muni-Meter Law Goes Into Effect Today
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Councilman David G. Greenfield's historic muni-meter legislation goes into effect citywide today. Greenfield's law has three parts: it allows drivers to pre-pay New York City's muni-meters up to one hour before the meter regulations go into effect, it forces meters to shut off and not accept payment when the driver is not required to pay for parking like in the evening and it shuts down muni-meters when it runs out of paper receipts. "Today marks an important day for driving New Yorkers. Now, muni-meters across the city will allow you ...
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Cuomo Announces Suspension Of Construction-Related Lane Closures During July 4th Weekend
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that temporary lane closures associated with road and bridge construction projects on New York State highways will not be allowed from 6 a.m. on Friday, July 3, to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 5, in order to accommodate travelers during the busy Independence Day holiday weekend. Some work may continue behind permanent concrete barriers or for emergency repairs. "This weekend is one of the busiest travel times of the year and by temporarily suspending non-essential construction on state roads, we're putting ...
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BREAKING: Former NY Senator Smith Gets 7 Years in Prison for Mayoral Race Bribe Plot
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Former Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison in a scheme to bribe his way onto the ballot for the 2013 New York City mayoral election. His co-defendant, Vincent Tabone, the former Queens Republican vice chairman, was awaiting sentencing later Wednesday. A federal jury found Smith guilty of bribery conspiracy, wire fraud, use of interstate facilities to commit bribery and extortion. He and a co-defendant are to be sentenced Wednesday. Smith wanted to be mayor but sought to avoid a ...
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AGAIN - THE FOURTH TIME IN A YEAR: Tourist Climbs Brooklyn Bridge Undetected, Takes Selfie
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: Another tourist has climbed the Brooklyn Bridge and this one took a selfie and published it to social media. David Karnauch, an engineering student at the University of Tennessee, posted the picture with the Manhattan skyline behind him on his Instagram account. He says he accessed the bridge from the pedestrian walkway and was never stopped on the way up or down. Deputy Commissioner John ...
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West Nile Virus Detected In NYC Mosquitoes
For the first time this season, the Health Department has detected West Nile virus in New York City mosquitoes. The infected mosquitoes were collected from the neighborhoods of Glen Oaks in Queens and New Dorp Beach in Staten Island. No human cases have been reported this season. The Health Department will increase mosquito surveillance by setting up additional traps and treating catch basins in the affected areas. The Health Department will continue its efforts to kill mosquito larvae before they can bite by applying larvicide in the city's ...
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At Last, NYC Mayor De Blasio Takes Off Gloves And Hits Back At Gov. Cuomo
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Mayor Bill de Blasio, who 18 months ago in his inaugural address pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with his one-time boss and friend of more than two decades Gov. Andrew Cuomo, revised his opinion of him on Tuesday in a highly unusual and extraordinarily personal news conference. "I started with, meaning a year and a half ago, with the hope of a very strong partnership," de Blasio said. "I have been disappointed at every turn, and these last couple of examples really are beyond the pale." Though the governor has been far more foe ...
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United Nations Secretary General Applies For NYC ID Card
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is becoming the proud owner of a New York City municipal identification card. The card provides documentation for anyone who can prove New York City residence. It also offers discounts at scores of cultural institutions. The ID was launched earlier this year. It's a creation of Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. It's aimed at those who don't have a government-issued identification, including the elderly, homeless and immigrants. Ban applied for his own card ...
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"Tower of Song," a remarkable story set to an extraordinary soundtrack, is a two-hour television special spotlighting the 30 artists currently in the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. Shot on location across Canada, "Tower of Song" places the artists and their music in the context of their homeland as the camera catches the changing panorama of Canada's vast landscape. An inspiring set of musical portraits created and voiced by the country's greatest singers, songwriters and musicians: Paul Anka, The Band, Lenny Breau, Wilf Carter, David Clayton-Thomas (Blood, Sweat and Tears), Leonard Cohen, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, Denny Doherty (The Mamas and the Papas), Gil Evans, Maynard Ferguson, Maureen Forrester, The Four Lads, Glenn Gould, The Guess Who, Ian and Sylvia, John Kay (Steppenwolf), Moe Koffman, Gordon Lightfoot, Guy Lombardo, Rob McConnell, Joni Mitchell, Anne Murray, Oscar Peterson, Rush, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Hank Snow, Domenic Troiano, Zal Yanovsky (The Lovin' Spoonful), and Neil Young.moreless
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