Bernard Kerik, New York’s Police Commissioner on 9/11, Dies at 69
His meteoric rise to become New York City’s chief law enforcement officer was later tarnished after he pleaded guilty to federal corruption and tax crimes…Read More
Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, Who Pleaded Guilty to Federal Tax Fraud, Has Died
Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died…Read More
2 NYPD Cops on Leave After Connections With Crypto Kidnapping, Torture Suspects Revealed
Two New York City police officers have been placed on administrative leave after investigators uncovered their connections with two crypto entrepreneurs charged with kidnapping and torturing a former business partner…
Defying Grim Prognosis to Celebrate a 20th ‘Cancerversary’
In 2005, Roy Brosgole, then 38, was a busy working parent. He commuted about an hour each way to a teaching job in New York City and took care of…
New York Mayor Eric Adams: “Get Rid” of BitLicense
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew York Mayor Eric Adams has called for the repeal of New York’s BitLicense regulation Adams has proposed the introduction of a Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, termed ‘BitBond’…
NYC Council Passes Resolution Endorsing Fair Pay in Streaming
Today the NYC Council voted to pass Resolution 368, which calls for fair pay for artists in music streaming. The council also endorsed the passage of the Living Wage for…
New York City Council Halts Bally’s Bronx Casino Project
The New York City Council has stopped a plan to build a large Bally’s casino complex in the Bronx. Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Council chose not to vote on…
NewFest Sets LGBTQ Shorts Collection For AMC+ ‘Future of Film’ Pride Month Initiative
As NewFest kicks off its fifth annual Pride film series in New York City, the country’s largest LGBTQ film festival is teaming up with AMC Networks. Part of the network’s…
Kidnappers arrested for 2 week torture of tourist in NY luxury mansion to get Bitcoin keys
An Italian tourist’s barefoot dash onto a SoHo sidewalk has cracked open one of the most violent crypto-ransom plots ever seen in New York City. With the surrender of William…
NYC Council Set to Vote on Living Wage for Musicians Act
The New York City Council is set to vote tomorrow on Resolution 368, which expresses the city’s support for the federal Living Wage for Musicians Act. Resolution 368 is sponsored…