Avian Flu Could Shutter Long Island’s Last Duck Farm January 29, 2025 By Philip Marcelo New York’s Long Island was once synonymous with “duck” in the culinary world. Now it may lose its last commercial...
Roller Derby League Loses Bid to Temporarily Block Ban on Trans Athletes January 23, 2025 By Philip Marcelo A New York roller derby league has lost its bid to temporarily block a local ban on transgender female athletes....
Father of Victim of NYC Subway Chokehold Sues Defendant Daniel Penny December 9, 2024 By Philip Marcelo The father of the victim at the center of the fatal New York City subway chokehold trial has sued the...
Prosecutors Say Retail Thieves Stole $2M in Products Then Resold Them December 3, 2024 By Philip Marcelo A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in...
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...