• NYC Announces Checkpoints at Major Entryways to Screen for Quarantine Violators

    NYC Announces Checkpoints at Major Entryways to Screen for Quarantine Violators

    New York mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Wednesday that checkpoints will be set up at major entrances to the city to screen for out-of-state travelers who may be violating quarantine rules. Currently, travelers from 35 states and Puerto Rico are required to self-quarantine for 14 days upon arrival in New York. Anyone flying into …
  • Fairway’s new owner says ex-owner trying to steal its customers

    Fairway’s new owner says ex-owner trying to steal its customers

    Will the real Fairway please stand up? The supermarket chain that bought Fairway Market out of bankruptcy in March says the former owners of the Big Apple grocer have been engaging in shady tactics to steal its customers for a new business. Village Super Market, which operates the ShopRite chain of groceries, claims in a …
  • New York Comedy Festival postponed until 2021

    New York Comedy Festival postponed until 2021

    The New York Comedy Festival, which was set to take place Nov. 9-15, has been postponed for a year. “While we were looking forward with great enthusiasm to bringing the very best comedy talent and fans from around the country and the world to New York City this fall, the circumstances presented by the pandemic …
  • Manhattan DA Possibly Investigating Trump and Company for Fraud

    Manhattan DA Possibly Investigating Trump and Company for Fraud

    A new federal court filing Monday from the Manhattan district attorney suggests the prosecutor’s office may be investigating President Trump and his company for bank and insurance fraud. The filing, from District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., argues that Trump’s accountants must comply with a subpoena to turn over eight years of corporate and personal tax returns, citing …
  • NYC’s Nello has liquor license suspended for COVID-19 violations

    NYC’s Nello has liquor license suspended for COVID-19 violations

    Upper East Side restaurant Nello has lost its liquor license for violating COVID-19 regulations. The New York State Liquor Authority posted the suspension on the doors of the exclusive eatery on Wednesday for violating three executive orders that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had put into place amid the pandemic. Investigators with Cuomo’s task force “observed at …
  • NYC nightlife insiders predict ‘no more dance floors’ post-COVID

    NYC nightlife insiders predict ‘no more dance floors’ post-COVID

    As New York City eased into Phase 4 of reopening Monday, the life of the party remains in critical condition. Nightclubs were supposed to be among the businesses coming back in this wave. But with Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio announcing that indoor activities — including malls and museums — are still off the …
  • Former intern accuses ex-NYCFC star David Villa of sexual harassment

    Former intern accuses ex-NYCFC star David Villa of sexual harassment

    A former intern for NYCFC has accused former striker David Villa of sexual harassment. The allegations came on July 17 from a Twitter user named Sklyer B. The 38-year-old Villa has denied any wrongdoing, and the club announced on Wednesday it was investigating the claims. ”The harassment I went through at NYCFC was so bad …
  • Cindy Adams: I still ♥ this helluva town

    Cindy Adams: I still ♥ this helluva town

    East Side, West Side, all around the mayor, New York has opened up. I’m a New Yorker. I love New York. Even if the taxes are as high as an elephant’s eye. Even if the song title becomes “It’s a New York State of Crime.” Where else can you live? Scratch-Your-Butt, Ark? One room in …
  • NYPD Department Chief, Officers Injured at George Floyd Protest

    NYPD Department Chief, Officers Injured at George Floyd Protest

    A number of New York City police officers including the NYPD department chief were injured at a George Floyd protest on the Brooklyn Bridge on Wednesday morning. Chief of Department Terence Monahan, the NYPD’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, was admitted to a local hospital with “non-life threatening injuries,” an NYPD spokesman told the New York Post. …
  • Spike in Shootings Continues over the Weekend in Chicago, NYC

    Spike in Shootings Continues over the Weekend in Chicago, NYC

    A spike in shootings during the past month and a half continued with 64 shooting victims in Chicago and 28 in New York City over the weekend. While overall crime is down in both cities, there has been an uptick in gun violence in June and July as compared to the same period in 2019. …