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Frum officer, NYPD Inspector Richie Taylor, will be promoted to Deputy Chief, Friday will be a ceremony officiated by the NYPD commissioner Edward A. Caban.
Just four days until the South Carolina primary, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley made it clear in an address on the state of the GOP presidential primary that she's not going to drop out soon, even as she significantly trails former President Donald Trump in the polls. "Some of you—perhaps a few of you in the media—came here today to see if I’m dropping out of the race," she said. "Well, I’m not. Far from it."
A person was struck moments ago by the F line on McDonald Avenue & Avenue N. Firefighters and emergency personnel are on scene; expect heavy traffic delays in the surrounding area.
East Flatbush could soon lose one of its longest-running hospitals.
The University Hospital at SUNY Downstate is planning to shut its doors after facing compounding challenges in recent years, including longstanding financial struggles and a crumbling building.
Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed SUNY Downstate to devise a “transformation” plan to aid the financially struggling teaching hospital that has the potential to unlock up to $300 million for the facility in the final budget this spring.
With the 2024 election campaign well underway, there’s a new concern about the role of artificial intelligence and how it might disrupt the democratic process.
AI is being used to fabricate voices, fundraising emails, and “deepfake” images of events that never occurred.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is pushing to convert a pandemic-era policy into a permanent one.
If the Legislature sides with the governor on this, New York will become the 21st state in the nation that would allow to-go cocktails. This is an effort to provide some extra income to restaurants that never fully recovered from the pandemic.
Capital One Financial said it will buy Discover Financial Services for $35 billion in a deal that would bring together two of the nation's credit card companies as well as potentially shake up the payments industry, which is largely dominated by Visa and Mastercard.
Under the terms of the all-stock transaction, Discover Financial shareholders will receive Capital One shares valued at nearly $140. That's a significant premium to the $110.49 that Discover shares closed at on Friday.
Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley declined Sunday to affirm that she would support Donald Trump if he were to become the GOP nominee for president again—her latest dig at the former president as she steadily sharpens her attacks against him heading into her home state’s primary.
“I’m running against him because I don’t think he should be president,” she said. “The last thing on my mind is who I’m going to support. The only thing on my mind is how we’re going to win this.”
Tomorrow, February 19th, alternate side parking rules will be suspended for Washington's Birthday. Parking meters will remain in effect.
Trash, recycling, and compost collections are suspended.
Former President Donald Trump launched a sneaker line a day after he and his companies were ordered by a judge to pay nearly $355 million in his New York civil fraud trial.
The former president unveiled “Trump Sneakers” at Sneaker Con in Philadelphia. He placed a pair of gold sneakers, which a new website has listed for $399 and named the “NEVER SURRENDER HIGH-TOP SNEAKER,” on the podium as he spoke.
“This is something I’ve been talking about for 12 years, 13 years, and I think it’s going to be a big success,” said Trump, who is marching closer toward the 2024 Republican nomination and a potential rematch with President Joe Biden.
Target is launching a new low-cost brand called Dealworthy.
This will give bargain hunters a new department to shop at with prices lower than $1. Dealworthy will launch an assortment of 400 items that include accessories, apparel, beauty, electronics, essentials, and home items.
A New York judge handed Donald J. Trump a crushing defeat in his civil fraud case, finding the former president liable for conspiring to manipulate his net worth and ordering him to pay a penalty of nearly $355 million plus interest that could wipe out his entire stockpile of cash.
Justice Arthur Engoron also banned Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation for three years.
Tomorrow, February 17th, alternate side parking rules will be suspended to facilitate weather operations. Parking meters will remain in effect.
Trash, recycle, and compost collections are delayed due to snow.
An overwhelming majority of Americans think President Joe Biden is too old to serve another term, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.
According to the poll, 86% of Americans think Biden, 81, is too old to serve another term as president. That figure includes 59% of Americans who think both he and former President Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, are too old, and 27% who think only Biden is too old.
A New York state judge is expected to rule today in a $370 million civil fraud case against former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is accused of inflating his net worth to dupe bankers into giving him better loan terms.
Tesla's Cybertruck is making its way to customers; however, the owners of the futuristic truck are speaking out about yet another defect with their rides.
Drivers are finding that their shiny new trucks are losing their shine and starting to show signs of rust and corrosion after rain.
The special counsel investigating Hunter Biden has charged a former F.B.I. informant with fabricating claims that President Biden and his son each sought $5 million in bribes from a Ukrainian company, a major setback for Republicans who cited the allegations in their push to impeach the president.
The longtime informant, Alexander Smirnov, 43, is accused of falsely telling the FBI that Hunter Biden, then a paid board member of the energy giant Burisma, demanded the money to protect the company from an investigation by the country’s prosecutor general at the time.