Comic-Con returns to NYC after coronavirus hiatus
Fans of comic books and superhero movies flocked back to the Javits Center in New York City on Thursday as Comic-Con returned to the Big Apple after being canceled last year because of the coronavirus.
Martha Stewart sells Hamptons home for $16.5 million, nearly double the asking price
Martha Stewart parted with her long-time East Hampton, New York, home for $16.5 million last month, according to records with PropertyShark. That’s close to twice as much as its reported asking price of $8.4 million.
Amid Schumer push, Dems' reconciliation bill may give tens of billions to 'scandal-plagued' NYC public housing
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has been arguing for increased federal funding for public housing for nearly a year.
Trump to give video deposition next month in protesters’ suit
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to give video testimony next month in the case alleging that his staff assaulted protesters outside of Trump Tower in 2015, new court papers show.
NYC steakhouse owner says he lost millions in business due to city's vaccine mandate
A New York City steakhouse owner discussed the negative economic impact of the city's coronavirus vaccine mandate, noting he lost nearly two million dollars of business due to the requirement.
NYC Mayor calls for NYPD help, punishments for 'AWOL' correction officers as Rikers Island faces 'crisis'
Just one day after state and local elected officials toured beleaguered Rikers Island and reported back with details “inhumanity” and a “humanitarian crises” – and an instance where an inmate attempted suicide – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio enacted a “relief plan.”
Grubhub, DoorDash, Uber Eats sue New York City over fee caps
DoorDash Inc., DASH 3.39% Grubhub Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.’s UBER 0.70% Eats division are suing New York City over its law permanently capping the amount of commissions the apps can charge restaurants to use their services, the latest move in a growing clash between the platforms and local regulators.
NYC vaccination program will require IDs to eat indoors to prevent 'fraud'
New York City’s vaccination requirement to dine in restaurants requires people to show both a proof of vaccination and an ID “to help reduce fraud.”
Restaurant owners sue New York City, de Blasio over vaccine rules
A group of New York restaurant and gym owners on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against New York City and Mayor Bill de Blasio over the city's vaccine requirements.
De Blasio’s vaccine mandate in NYC a ‘business death sentence,’ gym owner suing mayor says
Plaintiff Joseph Cannizzo explains how New York City's indoor activity vaccine mandate is impacting small business owners' livelihoods.
No shot, no proof, no service: NYC businesses begin checks
People dining indoors at New York City's restaurants, browsing art at its museums or sweating in its gyms had to show proof Tuesday that they were at least partially inoculated against COVID-19 as the city began the nation's largest effort yet to exclude the unvaccinated from public places.
As murders surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police
Last summer, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser played a high-profile role in the protests sweeping America over police killings of Black suspects. She renamed a street Black Lives Matter Plaza and joined thousands of demonstrators there, many shouting what had become the movement’s slogan: “Defund the police!”
NYC landlord fears bankruptcy amid eviction moratorium extension
New York City landlord Jeff Touti said that he has no rights as a landlord and maintains he'll be bankrupt with the continued extensions of the eviction moratorium.
De Blasio's vaccine check edict 'creating situations ripe for conflict', Manhattan cafe owner says
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's edict requiring most indoor businesses and venues to verify the vaccination status of customers is creating a situation “ripe for conflict”, a Manhattan cafe owner told "Cavuto Coast to Coast" on Friday.
New York City hospitality industry gives mixed reaction to new vaccine requirements
Restaurant owners and hospitality industry leaders gave a mixed reaction Tuesday to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's announcement that New Yorkers must show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 to dine indoors starting on Sept. 13.
City University of New York forgiving up to $125 million in student debt with COVID-19 relief funds
CUNY announced this week that it is using federal coronavirus relief funds to wipe out up to $125 million in unpaid debt and fees for more than 50,000 students who were enrolled during the pandemic.
Cuomo begs businesses to return to NYC after devastating shutdown
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for companies to end remote work and bring staff back to the office by Labor Day in order to support local businesses, or New York City will suffer.
Eleanor Roosevelt's former NYC home is under contract
The last home of former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt has found a buyer.
Despite efforts to defund police, these Democrat-led cities spent millions on private security for mayors
As crime surges across the nation, Democratic mayors in approximately 20 U.S. cities that have called for defunding the police have received millions in taxpayer funds towards their own personal security details, according to a new report.
NYC union pushes back against de Blasio mandate to get vaccinated or take weekly COVID tests
New York City's largest public employee union pushed back against Mayor Bill de Blasio's requirement that all city employees be vaccinated or face weekly COVID-19 tests by mid-September.