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Note: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, Schneps Media may earn a commission. Photo Credit: Craig Dudek Join the fun on March Madness with BetMGM promo code AMNY1500. New bettors who sign up with this offer will have access to a massive first bet on Saturday’s NCAA Tournament games. Meanwhile, players in North Carolina can take…
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EXCLUSIVE | Transit cops speak after arresting subway straphangers with deadly weapons and stolen property
Several transit cops told amNewYork Metro how they arrested three different individuals across two boroughs on Tuesday for major crimes that they said initially stemmed from small infractions. Photo by Dean Moses Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! While some question whether the NYPD should concentrate on…
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Islanders still not finding proper intensity level for 2024 playoff push
New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin, right, defends the goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Islanders, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! NEW YORK, NY — Bo Horvat, who has…
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BREAKING: Subway shooting in Brooklyn leaves man fighting for life, suspect questioned
The Hoyt-Schermerhorn Streets station in Brooklyn where a subway shooting occurred on March 14, 2024. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Bullets flew at a Brooklyn subway station on Thursday afternoon, leaving a man gravely wounded, police reported. Law enforcement sources…
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A cut above: How a queer, Black, woman-owned barbershop makes space for the LGBTQIA+ community
When Khane Kutzwell, 52, heard friends talk about being mistreated at neighborhood barbershops, the entrepreneurial-minded immigrant from Trinidad saw a need. “Gay people, even straight women, were just being refused service. A lot of women get that ‘I’m not cutting your hair’ at barbers,” Kutzwell said. “Oh yeah, the barber industry is one industry that goes unchecked.” She described how…
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Rev. Al Sharpton, community leaders draw attention to high unemployment rate among Black New Yorkers, tout Steve Cohen’s casino plan – QNS.com
Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at Thursday’s press conference, alongside Rev. Patrick Young, Saaeda Dunston, Jeffrion Aubry and other community leaders. Photo courtesy of Amelia Ramos Sign up for our QNS.com email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder of the National Action Network, a New York-based civil rights organization,…
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Legal Aid, tenants sue Bronx landlord with almost 500 health and safety violations
Black mold, vermin infestations, water leaks, a broken front door lock and an elevator out of service since August 2023 — these are just some of the problems that have plagued tenants at 2201-05 Davidson Ave. in University Heights for years. The Legal Aid Society’s Housing Justice Unit Group Advocacy on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the property owners to…
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Jeff McNeil injury: Mets’ former batting champion shut down from hitting due to biceps injury
New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil was shut down from all hitting activities on Saturday, manager Carlos Mendoza announced, due to left biceps soreness. The team does not believe it is serious enough to get further testing like an MRI. He will be reassessed on Tuesday and will continue with defensive conditioning and activities. The Mets will be keen…
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Humorously morose comedian Richard Lewis, who recently starred on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm,’ dies at 76
Richard Lewis, an acclaimed comedian known for exploring his neuroses in frantic, stream-of-consciousness diatribes while dressed in all-black, leading to his nickname “The Prince of Pain,” has died. He was 76. Lewis, who revealed he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2023, died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack, according to his publicist…
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Disability advocates say NYC failing to meet settlement agreement on accessible taxis
A group of disability advocates told a federal judge last week that New York City is failing to comply with a settlement reached a decade ago that called for half of yellow taxis to be accessible for people with disabilities. More than a decade ago, in 2013, the city settled a class-action lawsuit and, in doing so, agreed that at…
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