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How NYPD K-9 teams are helping to keep the Paris Olympics safe
NEW YORK – A specialized New York City Police Department K-9 team is in Paris for the Summer Olympics to help with security.Officer Michael Finamore with K-9 Gunner and Officer Rafael Delacruz with K-9 Davie are checking out venues and routes across the City of Light."They go to work by actively seeking out sources of explosive trace," said NYPD Deputy Chief Jason Huerta, with the Counterterrorism Bureau.Huerta said their duties include sweeping sports venues, train stations, transit hubs, parade routes and routes spectators and athletes may use for travel."All in an effort to keep the summer Olympics safe," he...
Art stolen by Nazis returned to rightful owner's family in NYC
NEW YORK -- A work of art that Nazis stole from a man who was murdered in a concentration camp has been returned to the rightful owner's family. Austrian artist Egon Schiele's 1918 drawing entitled "Seated Nude Woman, Front View" was on full display in New York City as the grateful family spoke about their plans for it Friday. Nazis stole dozens of art pieces from Fritz Grünbaum, Manhattan DA saysThe drawing, believed to be of Schiele's wife, belonged to Fritz Grünbaum, an Austrian-Jewish cabaret performer. "This piece, along with more than 80 other drawings were stolen by the Nazis from Mr. Grünbaum...
Volunteers come together to clean up local green space, call on NYC officials for more cleaning efforts
Organizers using this event to call for the City Council to dedicate 1% of the city budget to NYC Parks and Recreation in hopes that would help maintain green spaces like this.
NYC's first disc golf course opens
Move over pickleball, New York City's got a new sport set to take over for the fall and summer. The city's first-ever disc golf course has opened its doors along the Brooklyn/Queens border. FOX 5 NY's Kendall Green gets the scoop on how to play and why it's becoming so popular.
‘One Shot Deal’: NYC program offers emergency aid for bills and rent payments
New York City's emergency assistance program, known as a 'One Shot Deal', can help residents pay their bills and rent in the event of unforeseen emergencies, and eligibility is determined on a case-by-case basis based on income, household size, and other factors.
NYCLU reacts to Mayor Adams' Charter Revision Commission vote
Mayor Eric Adams' Charter Revision Commission has approved their own proposed recommendations, changing the city's charter — essentially the city's constitution — to the mayor power over how the City Council crafts legislation. Donna Lieberman, executive director of the New York Civil Liberties Union, joined "The Rush Hour"...
Woman kills ex-daughter-in-law in murder-suicide in NYC, police say
NEW YORK – A woman fatally shot her former daughter-in-law before killing herself on the Upper East Side Friday, police said.The shooting took place around 9 a.m. on East 88th Street – just half a block away from the mayor's residence, Gracie Mansion.The victim has been identified as 45-year-old Marisa Galloway, a single mother of two girls, ages 1 and 4.Police said 65-year-old Kathleen Leigh, the grandmother of Galloway's 4-year-old daughter, shot Galloway before shooting herself. It happened outside a white Honda Civic while Galloway's 1-year-old daughter was in a car seat in the vehicle. The child was unharmed.According to...
Edafe Okporo, a Gay Nigerian Refugee, Could Be the First Former Asylum Seeker Elected to the NYC Council
Edafe Okporo is running for the New York City Council because he still believes in the promise that America represents, even despite the ordeal he faced in coming to the United States. He first arrived at John F. Kennedy Airport in November 2016 after fleeing homophobia in his home country of Nigeria; a group of men banged on his door in the middle of the night chanting, “Gay! Gay! Gay!” and beat him unconscious, he says. Never having stepped foot in the U.S. before, he admits that he was “pretty naive about what would happen.” Watching Donald Trump chant “Build the wall!” on the airport’s television sets, he says he had no idea who Trump was or what those words even meant.
Yet another massive warehouse planned in Central Jersey
The jobs are wanted. The traffic is not. The tax ratable is wanted. The carbon footprint is not. Plenty of people are complaining about the proliferation of warehouses in New Jersey. It’s not your imagination. The number of warehouses in the Garden State has grown by 35% in the last twenty years. Some call them eyesores and say it should be called the Not-So-Garden State.
New Jersey dangles tax breaks to lure AI companies
(The Center Square) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a $500 million bill that dangles generous tax incentives to help lure artificial intelligence companies to the state. The Next New Jersey program, which the state Legislature approved, will offer tax credits worth up to $250 million to companies that get more than half their revenue from AI development or devote more than half their staff to the new technology. ...
Drowning adds to summer tragedies at NJ pools, lakes and oceans
ELK TOWNSHIP — The body of a 19-year-old was found in a lake less than a half hour after he was reported missing Saturday afternoon. Elk Township police said the man went missing at the Lake Garrison recreation area on Buck Road in the Monroeville section just after 2 p.m.
When NJ residents can expect their next ANCHOR rebate
💲 The process on a third year of ANCHOR payments is about to begin. 💲 ANCHOR benefits go to both homeowners and renters. 💲 You may not have to do anything in order to receive your next payment. The ANCHOR property tax relief program is part of...
Live video as Staten Islanders sound off on NYC ‘City of Yes’ building proposals
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – The City Council later this year will vote on a “City of Yes” proposal that could have a big impact on Staten Island. If approved, some building regulations would be loosened under Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to provide more affordable housing across the city.
Alan Bernikow Memorial JCC Golf & Tennis Classic plays to a sold-out crowd: Most successful yet!
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Each summer, the Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC plays host to its Golf & Tennis Classic, a fundraiser to benefit the Isador Aberlin-Ed Rovner Memorial Scholarship Fund for Camp and Kids in need. However, since the passing of Mr. Bernikow, the event that’s staged at...
Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament 2024: CJ Atanasio pitches Harrison to the championship game (PHOTOS)
Harrison is going to the ‘ship. After five days of competition on Staten Island, only two teams remain. Harrison will meet South Shore in Saturday’s Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament championship game at Joseph Anthony Verdino Field of Dreams Stadium in Tottenville at 11 a.m. after both teams prevailed on Friday.
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