The Trump administration quickly made good on its vow to claw back federal funding meant to cover some of the costs of housing migrants borne by New York City, unilaterally reversing the transfer of $80 million that the Federal Emergency Management Agency made to the city last week. City leaders said on Wednesday that they … Read more
Update: Sassoon resigned on Thursday after receiving a Justice Department order to drop the case against New York City’s mayor, Eric Adams. Danielle R. Sassoon shot like a laser through the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office, with stints fighting violent crime and securities fraud as well as handling appeals before she was elevated, at age 38, … Read more
Danielle Sassoon Acting U.S. Attorney U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDNY C. Rule 48 Dismissal Page 7 More broadly, you are simply incorrect to contend that there is no “valid” basis to seek dismissal. The contention is a dereliction of your duty to advocate zealously on behalf of the United States. The main citation you … Read more
Weihong Hu, a hotelier with close ties to Mayor Eric Adams, stole tens of millions from a temporary housing program that was designed to stop the spread of Covid-19 in New York’s jails, according to federal prosecutors in Brooklyn. Ms. Hu, along with two other defendants, Julio Medina and Christopher Dantzler, conspired to steal from … Read more
Change doesn’t always come easily in Brooklyn’s liberal strongholds. But New York’s push to build more housing in every corner of the city — even in places that have sometimes been skeptical of new development — cleared a significant hurdle on Wednesday, when a key City Council committee approved a zoning change that will clear … Read more
Two people died in a fire that engulfed a Buddhist temple in the Bronx early Wednesday morning, the second fatal blaze in a week where responding firefighters had to navigate illegally parked cars that blocked fire hydrants, officials said. One person died at the scene of the fire, and the other was pronounced dead at … Read more
A New York City police lieutenant who shot and killed a man after pulling him over for not wearing a seatbelt should be fired, a police administrative judge recommended in a rare ruling that will ultimately go to Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch for a final decision. The officer, Lt. Jonathan Rivera, was a sergeant on … Read more
Manhattan | 120 East 83rd Street, No. 2B Upper East Side Co-op $449,000 An updated one-bedroom, one-bath apartment with a windowed kitchen, a windowed bathroom, built-in shelving, 10-foot ceilings and original flooring, on the second floor of a five-story cat-friendly building from 1898 with a super, shared laundry, bike storage and a garden. Aimee Denaro … Read more
Lattanzi doesn’t exactly scream “celebrity magnet.” Its brick-walled, burgundy-carpeted dining room, lined with black-and-white photos of Rome, feels more antique than affluent. The menu leans on old Italian standbys like veal scaloppine and chicken piccata. There’s no bouncer, no photos of famous regulars, no gatekeeping host. The location isn’t some trendy downtown neighborhood, but Restaurant … Read more
