Brad Lander took a risk last summer when he entered the New York City mayor’s race instead of running for a second term as comptroller. But he was worried then, he says, about the city’s future under the leadership of Mayor Eric Adams — and later about the possibility that former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo … Read more
Harvey Weinstein on Wednesday was convicted of a sex crime in Manhattan for the second time in a little more than five years, reaffirming his guilt in the eyes of New York’s legal system. But a jury of 12 Manhattan residents acquitted Mr. Weinstein on another of the charges against him, and reached no decision … Read more
Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood mogul whose downfall spurred a global reckoning over sexual abuse and harassment of women, was found guilty in Manhattan on Wednesday of a felony sex crime for the second time in a little more than five years. But a jury of 12 New Yorkers acquitted Mr. Weinstein on another … Read more
Representative Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday won the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for governor of New Jersey, capping a hard-fought primary that featured a large field of prominent and well-funded candidates. With about 90 percent of the estimated vote reported, Ms. Sherrill, a former U.S. Navy helicopter pilot who represents New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, … Read more
The jurors who decided Harvey Weinstein’s fate in his New York retrial were ordered to take a break and “cool down” earlier on Wednesday, as their discussions seemingly broke down amid shouting and threats. The unusual admonishment came after a private meeting between a juror and the judge overseeing the trial — the third such … Read more
Jack Ciattarelli, a Republican endorsed last month by President Trump, easily won his party’s nomination on Tuesday to run for governor of New Jersey in November. With about 90 percent of the estimated vote reported, Mr. Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman competing for governor for the third time, was leading his two main opponents, State … Read more
March 27, 2015: The Manhattan district attorney’s office declines to prosecute Harvey Weinstein after a Filipino Italian model, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, tells the police that Mr. Weinstein groped her breast and slid his hand up her skirt during a business meeting at his Manhattan office. Cyrus R. Vance Jr., then the district attorney in Manhattan, … Read more
In addition to his conviction on Wednesday in Manhattan, Harvey Weinstein has been convicted of similar charges in a criminal case in California. In that case, brought by prosecutors in Los Angeles in January 2020, Mr. Weinstein was accused of rape and other crimes, convicted and ultimately sentenced to 16 years in prison. Mr. Weinstein … Read more
March 27, 2015: The Manhattan district attorney’s office declines to prosecute Harvey Weinstein after a Filipino Italian model, Ambra Battilana Gutierrez, tells the police that Mr. Weinstein groped her breast and slid his hand up her skirt during a business meeting at his Manhattan office. Cyrus R. Vance Jr., then the district attorney in Manhattan, … Read more
The jurors who decided Harvey Weinstein’s fate in his New York retrial were ordered to take a break and “cool down” earlier on Wednesday, as their discussions seemingly broke down amid shouting and threats. The unusual admonishment came after a private meeting between a juror and the judge overseeing the trial — the third such … Read more