The head of New York City's public schools system, David Banks, said Tuesday that he will step down at the end of the calendar year, becoming the latest high-ranking departure from Mayor Eric Adams'…
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Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in Sam Bankman-Fried 's fallen FTX cryptocurrency empire, was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday after she apologized to everyone hurt by a fraud that…
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A former New York City official who helped coordinate the city's response to the pandemic was fired from his private-sector job after a recording showed him talking about attending a sex party and…
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The New York City police department is lax in punishing officers who illegally stop and frisk people on the street, undermining efforts to curb wrongful uses of the tactic than a judge declared…
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A woman who police say helped vandalize the homes of the Brooklyn Museum's leaders with red paint during a wave of pro-Palestinian protests has been arrested on hate crimes charges. Taylor Pelton, 28…
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New York's highest court heard arguments Tuesday in a Republican challenge of a law that allows any registered voter to cast a mail-in ballot during the early voting period. The case, which is led by…
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Jury deliberations are set to resume Monday in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez in New York City. A jury that began deliberations on Friday with three hours of work is scheduled to resume in the…
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The first female commissioner of the Fire Department of New York said Saturday that she plans to step down because it's time to "pass the torch" after two years in the job. Laura Kavanagh didn't say…
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Tensions within the Democratic Party about President Joe Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war are playing out in a key New York primary race on Tuesday. Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces Westchester County…
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Dozens of Columbia University students who were arrested for occupying a campus building as part of a pro-Palestinian protest will have their criminal charges dropped, prosecutors said. At a court…
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