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Odd Ways to Tell If We Will Have a Bad Winter in New York
There are some unconventional ways to tell if there's going to be a bad winter or not in New York. I always dread the upcoming season change and I have been really, really, really dreading fall and winter since September 1st rolled around. I wish I was one of those people who liked and embraced the change, but I fight it with every once of my body. There are a lot of people around here who don't like the cold either and dread what the next 6 months are going to look like.
Lawyer for keffiyeh-wearing, pro-Palestinian protester questions arrest under local face mask ban
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for a pro-Palestinian protester charged with violating a New York county’s face mask ban for wearing a keffiyeh scarf questioned Wednesday whether his client’s arrest was justified. Xavier Roa was merely exercising his constitutionally protected free speech rights as he led others in protest chants last month outside Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, an orthodox synagogue near the New York City borough of Queens, attorney Geoffrey Stewart said following Roa’s arraignment in Nassau County District Court in Hempstead. Stewart said the county’s Mask Transparency Act, which was signed into law in August, bans mask wearing if police have reasonable suspicion to believe the person was involved in criminal activity or intends to “intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass” anyone. He questioned whether Roa had been attempting to conceal his identity, as police claim. Stewart noted his client had the Arab scarf draped around his neck and only pulled it over his face shortly before his arrest, meaning he was readily identifiable to officers for much of the demonstration.
Early Addition: The tap water is going to taste weird for a bit
Because we have to switch reservoirs while the main aqueduct gets fixed, here are your early links: Blue lobster spotted in a grocery store tanks, wedding in the Adams orbit, transition lenses are cool now and more. [ more › ]
NYC food festivals you don’t want to miss in October
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Autumn has arrived, signaling the end of several popular food festivals held throughout the summer. Food enthusiasts may need to brave colder temperatures for some of the upcoming festivals, but this could be their last chance to try savory foods from around the world until spring. NYC Halal Fest – October […]
Adorable ‘comfort dog’ unleashed by Queens DA to help NYC witnesses and victims open up
Meet victim’s best friend. An adorable new “comfort dog” is helping victims and witnesses open up to prosecutors in Queens — allowing them to fetch the answers they need to put criminals behind bars. Kimi, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever mix, was enlisted by the Queens District Attorney’s Office to ease the stress of people — including kids and women — who clam up after experiencing a traumatic event, officials said at a press conference Wednesday. “We tell kids, ‘You don’t have to tell me your story but why don’t you tell Kimi?,’” said Jessica Reiss, a manager at Canine Companions for Independence, which...
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