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Curbside composting expands: Everything you need to know about NYC's new program
A garbage truck collects organic waste in Manhattan, New York on March 2, 2024. Starting Sunday, curbside composting will roll out in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island, following successful launches in Queens and Brooklyn. [ more › ]
Friday’s Headlines: OMG Edition
I know, I know, we're writing about the Mets too often, but when a team is down to its last two outs in a do-or-die series game — then Pete Alonso hits a three-run dinger to win it in the ninth, well, you have to take a moment and say it:
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.
N.Y. Lottery: TAKE 5 jackpot prize-winning ticket worth $34K sold in NYC
A jackpot-winning TAKE 5 ticket worth more than $34,000 was recently sold in New York City, according to lottery officials. The New York Lottery announced the winning ticket worth $34,087.50 was sold for the evening drawing on Wednesday, Oct. 2. It was sold at Sidhi RX Inc., located at 1913...
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...
7 On Your Side helps mom after child tax credit refund sent to wrong bank account
A Nassau County single mom was in a panic this summer when her $10,000 child tax credit refund got sent to the wrong bank account.Making matters worse, without the money, her son wasn't going to be able to enroll in college, they would miss the tuition deadline.The deadline was 48 hours away when 7 On Your Side got the call from this panicked mom that her refund had wound up in the wrong account.She was told by the New York State Department of Taxation that her refund had wound up in the wrong account.The mom couldn't get it back for...
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