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NY governor announces new pick to lead state’s highest court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated Rowan D. Wilson as chief judge of the state’s highest court, her second candidate for the job. If approved, Wilson would become the first Black person to hold the position. Wilson is a Harvard Law School graduate who currently serves as an associate judge…
Man arrested at Roosevelt Field Mall for indecent exposure
A man was arrested Saturday after he exposed himself in front of two women at Roosevelt Field Mall.Nassau County police responded around 10:20 a.m. to the disturbance.Police say the two women had to lock themselves in a stock room after the suspect, who was already banned from the mall, exposed himself to them,.The suspect left…
Cooking oil thefts up across Long Island
A private investigator is looking into why cooking oil thefts are up across Long Island. Private investigator Patrick McCall says more than 5,000 Long Island restaurants have had their cooking oil stolen in the past 10 months. Police recently caught a Queens man who allegedly stole cooking oil from a Chick-Fil-A in Huntington Station. Police…
Biden’s ancestral hometowns prepare warm Irish welcome
BALLINA, Ireland (AP) — Joe Blewitt is just about the busiest man in Ballina. His phone rings constantly with calls from locals and the world’s media as he prepares to welcome a relative — U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden is scheduled to travel to Ireland next week, with a stop in Ballina, the town from…
Person of interest in custody for shooting of NYPD officer
A person of interest connected to the shooting of a rookie NYPD officer in Queens on Wednesday has been taken into custody, according to multiple law enforcement sources. The individual was taken into custody in the Bronx Thursday night Officer Brett Boller a NYPD officer from Hauppauge is expected to be OK after he was…
Threats made to judge in Trump case
Sources say the judge who preside over former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal arraignment, along with his family and the court itself, received unsubstantiated threats after the hearing. One official says there have been “dozens” of such threats recently to the judge. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg and other top officials in his…
Mets host the Marlins for home opener
(AP) Miami Marlins (3-4) vs. New York Mets (3-4) New York; Friday, 1:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Marlins: Edward Cabrera (0-0); Mets: Tylor Megill (0-0) BOTTOM LINE: The New York Mets start a three-game series at home against the Miami Marlins on Friday. New York went 101-61 overall and 54-27 in home games last season.…
Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. In a lengthy story published Thursday the nonprofit investigative journalism organization catalogs various trips Thomas has taken aboard Crow’s yacht and…
Justice Thomas reportedly took undisclosed luxury trips
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has for more than two decades accepted luxury trips nearly every year from Republican megadonor Harlan Crow without reporting them on financial disclosure forms, ProPublica reports. In a lengthy story published Thursday the nonprofit investigative journalism organization catalogs various trips Thomas has taken aboard Crow’s yacht and…
Suffolk Cracks Down On Baby Chick Sales
The Suffolk County District Attorney says multiple businesses were charged with misdemeanors and fined after they were accused of selling day-old baby chicks in amounts less than allowed by state law.Each spring around Easter time there is a jump in the purchases of newly born baby chicks, ducklings, and rabbits, to use as live decorations…
Health care workers protest health care budget
Thousands of healthcare workers across New York State staged a walk out rally Wednesday afternoon to protest Gov. Hochul’s proposed budget. Healthcare workers are asking the governor to invest $2.5 billion more into the 2024 healthcare budget. A spokesperson for the Governor says she is continues to work with the legislature to deliver a final…
Forecasts force Mets to postpone home opener
(AP) A strong threat of rain and thunderstorms forced the New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Baltimore Orioles to postpone their home openers Thursday. All three teams announced Wednesday the openers will be pushed back a day with the Mets playing host to the Miami Marlins, the Phillies taking on the Cincinnati Reds and the…