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Westchester Teen Receives Homework Assignment Comparing Cops to Police/KKK

September 15, 2020 @ 4:49 pm

A Westchester County teacher is under fire for issuing a Black Lives Matter themed homework assignment to his 11th grade social studies class. On...

LI Teen Suspended For Entire Year For Protesting Remote Learning

September 15, 2020 @ 4:22 pm

Maverick Stow, a 17 year Long Island senior, tells 77 WABC Radio that he has now been suspended for the rest of the school...

Bronx shops, bars plead with Yankees for aid amid COVID

September 15, 2020 @ 12:23 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Baseball in the Bronx is usually big business for shops and restaurants outside Yankee Stadium. But with fans stuck at...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Cohen agrees to buy Mets

September 14, 2020 @ 10:25 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen has agreed to buy the New York Mets from the Wilpon and Katz families....

NJ Transit launches ridership app that shows how many aboard

September 14, 2020 @ 5:08 pm

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — NJ Transit on Monday announced a pilot program for its mobile app that allows passengers preparing to board to see...

Deadly Shooting Near Rutgers Campus

September 13, 2020 @ 11:40 pm

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say an early morning shooting near the Rutgers University campus in New Jersey killed two people and wounded...

Double whammy for New Jersey drivers begins with toll hikes

September 13, 2020 @ 6:40 pm

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The first part of a one-two punch for New Jersey drivers takes effect Sunday with hikes on the state’s two...

Subway, bus riders face $50 fine for refusing to wear a mask

September 10, 2020 @ 2:34 pm

ALBANY, NY (AP) — Commuters who refuse to wear a mask on New York City subways, trains and buses could be fined $50 starting...

In a year of social distancing, virus alters Sept. 11th, too

September 10, 2020 @ 11:19 am

NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the US is observing the anniversary of 9/11. The terror attacks’ 19th anniversary will...

NY doctor charged in serial sexual assaults on patients

September 9, 2020 @ 4:46 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York gynecologist accused of sexually abusing dozens of patients, including children and the wife of former presidential...