A New York man has been charged in federal court for a sports betting scheme that saw formerToronto Raptors player Jontay Porter get banned from the NBA for life. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York announced Tuesday that a criminal complaint was filed against Long Phi “Bruce” Pham of Brooklyn for conspiring with others …
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Columbia University reached a settlement with a Jewish student on Tuesday, resulting in the Ivy League school’s agreement to take additional steps to make its students feel safe on campus. The anonymous student alleged harassment and intimidation “from an extreme element within the on-campus Gaza war protests had forced Jewish (and other) students off Columbia’s campus,” the student’s legal team …
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A New York State man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to four counts related to an alleged motorbike hit-and-run that left a University at Albany student in a coma in April. Austin Breyette, 25, of Watervliet, is accused of hitting 19-year-old Alexa Kropf with what police previously described as an “illegal dirt bike” on the evening of April 26 when she …
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The prominent New York City psychiatrist named in an explosive sex trafficking lawsuit brought by an anonymous Jeffrey Epstein accuser this week is pushing back – denying the allegations as made up and a money grab. “False accusations have been made against me by lawyers seeking money on behalf of a woman with whom I had a consensual, non-secretive, and …
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The arrest of an executive at The Epoch Times in a money-laundering scheme this week has drawn attention to a media outlet that has lived largely in the shadows since its founding in 2000 and a transformation during the Trump administration. Federal prosecutors in New York charged Weidong “Bill” Guan of Secaucus, N.J., chief financial officer of The Epoch Times, …
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she would stop the planned June 30 roll out of a congestion pricing program, reportedly due to concerns about backlash at the voting booth. “My commitment to a greener, more sustainable future is unwavering,” Hochul said at a press conference Wednesday, announcing that she directed the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to “indefinitely …
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Colson Whitehead’s latest literary honor feels very much at home. The author’s “Crook Manifesto,” a crime story set in 1970s Harlem and centered on a beleaguered furniture store owner, is this year’s winner of the Gotham Book Prize for an outstanding work about New York City. The $50,000 award was established four years ago by bookstore owner-philanthropist Bradley Tusk and …
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The New York state court that will decide former President Trump’s appeal includes justices who have a history of donating to Democrat campaigns and were elected to lower court judgeships as Democrat candidates before their appointments to the appellate court. State campaign records show that some of the justices, when they served as judges in the lower courts, donated to …
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Investor and TV personality Kevin O’Leary predicted Monday that former President Trump would win a second term, owing greatly to his recent conviction in New York. “If Trump becomes president, I think he has a big debt to Alvin Bragg,” O’Leary said on “Piers Morgan Uncensored.” “Alvin Bragg is the kingmaker,” he said. DA BRAGG PRAISES VERDICT AFTER TRUMP IS …
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EXCLUSIVE:Trump defense attorneys are requesting Judge Juan Merchan terminate the gag order restricting former President Trump from speaking about witnesses and the case now that the trial has concluded, citing the 2024 presidential election and the first debate against President Biden later this month, as well as the First Amendment rights of the former president and his supporters, Fox News …
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