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TURN RIKERS INTO A CASINO? NYC should be 'open' to idea, op-ed says
In a New York Times op-ed published Thursday, journalist Neil Barsky questions if the polarizing city-run jail should be turned into a Las Vegas–style casino and hotel amid deteriorating conditions, including 19 inmate deaths this year alone.
Adams defends surprise trip to US Virgin Islands: 'I deserve those 2 days'
The mayor’s two-day trip on Thursday and Friday was kept under wraps by his staff. It came just as a large winter storm bore down on the city and caused major flooding in some areas.
Man killed, 6 injured in multi-car, chain-reaction crash on Long Island
The 61-year-old victim was driving a Volkswagen westbound on Greenwich Street in Hempstead just after 6 p.m. when he collided near Henry Street with an Acura MDX traveling in the same direction.
Trio of teens charged in stabbing that killed teen, injured another in NJ
Three teens have been arrested over a stabbing that left one teen dead and another seriously injured following an altercation earlier this week in New Jersey, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced Friday.
LISTEN: Fauci says threats are 'as bad as it's ever been' as he wraps 5-decade gov. career
Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of the month after a five-decade career in public service, yet he is still receiving death threats.
LISTEN: Fauci says threats are 'as bad as it's ever been' as he wraps 5-decade gov. career
Dr. Anthony Fauci is stepping down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of the month after a five-decade career in public service, yet he is still receiving death threats.
Former NJ police officer sentenced to 4 years for attempted sexual assault of unconscious woman
A former New Jersey police officer was sentenced to four years in a state prison for the attempted sexual assault of an unconscious woman, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced Tuesday.
Less is more: How to scale your business in the New Year
Sometimes, less is more. Jessica Spaulding, the co-founder of Harlem Chocolate Factory, learned that principle over the last seven years in business. It helped her grow the chocolatier from a small shop into a national brand.
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