Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky. November 1, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is...
Justin Timberlake Reaches Plea Deal to Resolve Drunken Driving Case September 13, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Justin Timberlake is scheduled to enter a new plea Friday in his drunken driving case in New York’s Hamptons, prosecutors...
Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration August 22, 2024 By Philip Marcelo NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the...
Rikers Island Inmates Sue City Claiming They Were Trapped in Cells During Fire July 10, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island are suing the city claiming they were trapped in their cells during a...
New York City’s Skyscrapers Are Built to Withstand Most Earthquakes April 9, 2024 By Philip Marcelo The ground rumbled Friday beneath New York City, home to famous skyscrapers like the Empire State Building and One World...
Hacking Allegations Expose E-Prescription System Cyber Risk January 29, 2024 By Philip Marcelo Scammers hacked into doctors’ electronic prescribing accounts, wrote tens of thousands of bogus orders for addictive drugs, then had runners...
NRA to Have Surprising Defender in Supreme Court Free Speech Case: the ACLU December 11, 2023 By Philip Marcelo In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American...
Court Says Woman Can Sue Harvard for Distress Over Enslaved Ancestors’ Photos June 27, 2022 By Philip Marcelo A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from slaves who are portrayed in widely published, historical photos owned by Harvard...
Mario Batali Acquittal Underscores Perils of #MeToo Cases May 16, 2022 By Philip Marcelo Bill Cosby was released from prison when his conviction that he drugged and assaulted a woman was overturned. Quarterback Deshaun...
Northeast Summer Storms Were a Climate-Change Wake-Up Call for Subways October 11, 2021 By Philip Marcelo and David Porter When the remnants of Hurricane Ida dumped record-breaking rain on the East Coast this month, staircases leading into New York...