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Suspect in deadly Manhattan stabbings faced no additional jail time under deal with DA
It was impossible for prosecutors, the courts and the city jail system to predict that that Ramon Rivera would be accused of killing three people a month after being released. But critics and criminologists say there were missteps — like a lenient offer by prosecutors and lack of focus on Rivera’s schizophrenia diagnosis — that in hindsight should have been...
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Private recordings add to controversy surrounding Brooklyn church investigation
A Brooklyn church deacon who was asked to help supervise a parish under financial scrutiny was himself relieved of his duties after recordings surfaced of private conversations that allegedly include him using racist language.
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Mayor Adams says new NYPD commissioner coming; Feds search school safety offices
Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday he will soon appoint a new commissioner for the NYPD to replace interim Commissioner Tom Donlon.
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Former NY Gov. David Paterson and stepson attacked on Upper East Side
Former New York Gov. David Paterson and his stepson were attacked while in Manhattan Friday evening, according to three law enforcement sources.
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Embattled Mayor Adams says he won't name an acting mayor because ‘I'm an action mayor'
Mayor Eric Adams held his regular weekly in-person media availability Tuesday, days after he became the city’s first indicted sitting mayor and hours after yet another trusted adviser submitted his resignation. If he was seeking to convey his signature swagger, the mayor instead appeared evasive and isolated. Ditching his usual Jay-Z walkout music and opting to come to the...
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams expected to face federal charges: Sources
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is expected to face federal charges by prosecutors out of the Southern District of New York, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks expected to retire by end of year
New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks is expected to retire from his position by the end of the year, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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Feds seize materials from home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon: Sources
Federal agents seized materials from the home of new NYPD interim commissioner Tom Donlon on Friday, less than two weeks after New York City’s previous police commissioner resigned.
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FBI searches homes of two senior Adams administration aides, city officials say
The FBI and New York City’s Department of Investigation searched the homes of two senior officials in the administration of Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday, according to two city officials familiar with the matter.
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Judge Engoron will not recuse himself from Trump civil fraud trial
Judge Arthur Engoron said he will not recuse himself from former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial over questions about whether he inappropriately discussed the case with an outside lawyer.
