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This image taken from video provided by the New York City Police Department shows police officers confronting a group near New York's Times Square, Jan. 27, 2024, bringing a man in a bright yellow coat down to the sidewalk and the chaotic scene that unfolds as at least half a dozen bystanders are seen kicking at the officers, then trying to pry them off the man. (New York City Police Department via AP)

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Man charged with attacking police in Times Square, vilified in Trump ad, was misidentified, DA says
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Fri,03/01/24-6:57PM , 85 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A Venezuelan man who became the subject of national attention for allegedly kicking a police officer in Times Square, then flipping off news cameras on his way out of court, was cleared of wrongdoing on Friday after prosecutors concluded he played no role in the attack.
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Wayne LaPierre, CEO of the National Rifle Association, leaves New York State Supreme Court, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Former NRA chief Wayne LaPierre misspent gun rights group's money, owes more than $4M, jury finds
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Fri,02/23/24-4:41PM , 92 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — The longtime head of the National Rifle Association, Wayne LaPierre, misspent millions of dollars of the organization’s money, using the funds to pay for an extravagant lifestyle that included exotic getaw
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Hasidic Jewish students observe as law enforcement establishes a perimeter around a breached wall in the synagogue that led to a tunnel dug by students, Monday, Jan. 8, 2024, in New York. A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers were arrested amid a dispute over a secret tunnel built beneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue, setting off a brawl between police and those who tried to defend the makeshift passageway. (Bruce Schaff via AP)

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Secret tunnel in NYC synagogue leads to brawl between police and worshippers
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Tue,01/09/24-12:28PM , 168 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — A historic Brooklyn synagogue that serves as the center of an influential Hasidic Jewish movement was trashed this week during an unusual community dispute that began with the discovery of a secret underground tunnel and ended in brawl between worshippers and police.
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In an AP interview, MD Rahman, who has sold hot dogs and pretzels out of a cart on the bridge for 15 years, says he wants the city to compromise.

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New York City evicts vendors from Brooklyn Bridge, ending a bustling tourist market to ease crowding
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ - Associated Press
Tue,01/02/24-7:12PM , 104 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Scores of sellers who once peddled cheap souvenirs to tourists atop the Brooklyn Bridge were evicted Wednesday under a new city rule that prohibits vending on the famed crossing.
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