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☆ Lawyer and Son Ensnared Hundreds of Immigrants in Fraud Scheme, U.S. Says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Claire Fahy | More About Claire Fahy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A Bronx lawyer and his son were arrested on Monday and charged with orchestrating a seven-year immigration scheme that defrauded hundreds of immigrants and caused some of them to be deported, federal prosecutors said. The lawyer, Kofi Amankwaa, 69, and his son, Kofi Amankwaa Jr., 37, advised clients seeking green cards to sign petitions under the Violence Against Women Act, which enables undocumented immigrants who are victims of abuse to gain lawful permanent residence in the United States, prosecutors said. The petitions falsely claimed that the clients were being abused by their children, who were American citizens. The applications for legal residency were often found to be fraudulent and denied, and some of the Amankwaas’ clients were deported. Their services cost as much as $6,000, plus administrative fees, the complaint said.

Persons: Kofi Amankwaa, Kofi Amankwaa Jr, Damian Williams Organizations: U.S, Southern, of Locations: United States, of New York, U.S

U.S. District Judge Colleen McMahon on Friday granted James Cromitie, 58, compassionate release from prison six months after she ordered the release of his three co-defendants, known as the Newburgh Four, for similar reasons. The four men from the small river city 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of New York City were convicted of terrorism charges in 2010. The New York-based judge ordered Cromitie’s sentence to be reduced to time served plus 90 days. Critics have accused federal agents of entrapping a group men who were down on their luck after doing prison time. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesIn a scathing ruling, McMahon wrote that the FBI invented the conspiracy and identified the targets.

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☆ A Moonshot Plan to Fill a Cavernous, Dilapidated Armory in the Bronx
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Stefanos Chen | Winnie Hu | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It has been called the world’s largest armory — a palatial fortress in the middle of the northwest Bronx, with turrets overlooking the subway station. But for nearly 30 years, the Kingsbridge Armory has languished despite grand plans by mega-developers, billionaire investors and celebrities to repurpose the 570,000-square-foot landmark. It hopes to bring high-tech manufacturing jobs, a live performance space, new businesses and affordable housing to the city-owned site. The proposed development, if selected by city officials, would be led by the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, an influential nonprofit group that has fought for racial justice, affordable housing and economic development in the city’s poorest borough since 1974. The plan grew out of years of frustration among community leaders and residents who were tired of being sidelined in previous plans for the armory.

Organizations: Kingsbridge Armory, Northwest Bronx Community, Clergy Coalition Locations: Bronx, Kingsbridge

☆ Covid, Crutches, Surgery: For Christopher Abbott the Show Somehow Went On
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Michael Paulson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Christopher Abbott was about halfway through a performance of “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” when he felt something go wrong. The 37-year-old actor had been sitting onstage — his character, a brutish trucker, proposing marriage to a tormented woman played by Aubrey Plaza — and as he went to get up, he couldn’t straighten his leg. That early December injury — he had a bucket handle meniscus tear — was followed in short order by a case of Covid and arthroscopic surgery. And then he returned to the stage, performing for several weeks on crutches, through the end of the show’s 11-week run on Saturday night. The run, staged Off Broadway at the 295-seat Lucille Lortel Theater, was unusually bumpy.

Persons: Christopher Abbott, “ Danny, Aubrey Plaza, —, John Patrick Shanley, Lucille Lortel Organizations: Aubrey Plaza — Locations: Bronx

☆ The Trump Voters in Swing States Who Are Returning to the Fold
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +11 min

To try to understand his enduring appeal, Reuters spoke to five Trump supporters in five general election battleground states: Nevada, Georgia, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Trump currently leads Democratic President Joe Biden in several swing state general election polls, suggesting he will be highly competitive in a likely re-match next November. None are full-blown "election deniers" backing Trump's false claims that he, and not Biden, won the 2020 election. The second issue that swung Ruiz back behind Trump was the multiple criminal charges against him. Johnson likes Trump's tough stance on migration, and believes Trump will slow the crossings and deport as many migrants as feasibly possible.

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☆ NYC replaced the massive 'Trump Links' sign from a Bronx golf course after new management took over
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

NYC officials rebranded an 18-hole public golf course formerly managed by the Trump Organization. Last year, the Trump Organization sold the operating rights to Bally's Corporation for $60 million. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . In September, the Trump Organization sold the operating rights to Bally's for $60 million. AdvertisementThe former president changed his legal residence from New York City to Palm Beach, Florida, in 2019.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Eric Adams, Bill de Blasio, Donald Trump Jr Organizations: Trump Organization, Trump, Bally, Bally's Corporation, Service, Bally Links Locations: York, New York City, Bronx, Whitestone, New York, Palm Beach , Florida

☆ I walk 10,000 steps a day—a longevity expert says I'm doing myself a favor: It's 'the most effective way' to exercise
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Ester Bloom | In Esterbloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

So far, I'm succeeding: In 2023, I averaged 10,632 steps a day, or just over 5 miles. But walking a lot can still improve your well-being: Just 4,000 steps per day reduces your risk of "all-cause mortality," according to a recent study. Certified nutritionist and longevity expert Michiko Tomioka, who herself aims for 10,000 steps a day, says that's "the most effective way [to get exercise]: Just take a walk." But to keep my body from complaining, I've had to invest in durable, supportive shoes, and quality doesn't come cheap. Hitting 10,000 steps requires being intentional—and creativeOn weekends, I may take my kids with me as I wander, or my husband, or my neighbors and proto-friends.

Persons: Michiko Tomioka, I've, Una Naidoo, Ester Bloom, Aaron, Sorkin, he'd Organizations: Harvard Medical School Locations: Manhattan, Bronx, New Orleans

☆ 'Powerful' storm dumps heavy rain over East Coast with 59M under flood alerts
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-18 | by ( Angela Yang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The East Coast is reeling from the impacts with almost 700,000 people across New England and New York without power as of 1 p.m., according to PowerOutage.us . "The associated heavy rain will create mainly localized areas of flash flooding, with urban areas, roads and small streams the most vulnerable," the weather service said. In New York City, a travel advisory is in effect due to flooding conditions on roads, power outages and high winds on bridges. In New York City, a travel advisory is in effect because of flooding conditions on roads, power outages and high winds on bridges. By the end of today, every single state on the East Coast will have experienced at least 2 inches of rain.

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☆ East Coast prepares for major storm bringing high winds and torrential rain
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-16 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cities across the eastern U.S. are preparing for a major storm system that will damper weekend plans when it brings torrential rain, high winds and severe thunderstorms to the East Coast. On Sunday, torrential rain is expected for nearly the entire state of Florida. Severe thunderstorms that could bring isolated nocturnal tornadoes in parts of the state, including Tampa and Orlando, are also possible. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected on the Mid-Atlanta coast. The NWS warned, however, that conditions will begin to deteriorate late Sunday into Monday when the storm "brings drenching precipitation and gusty winds to southern New England."

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. “Monaco,” Bad BunnyBad Bunny’s 2023 album, “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana,” is a reclamation of his past sound, the hard-hitting rap that preceded his mainstream superstardom. And it is part of the reason why his 2023 single and first No. “OMG,” NewJeansIn 2023, girl groups dominated the K-pop conversation. At the fore is NewJeans, with their Y2K-nostalgic sound that pulls from the turn of the millennium's R&B and pop music.

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CNN —Four people are dead, including two children, and one person was critically injured in a stabbing in Far Rockaway, Queens, on Sunday morning, police said. Two police officers were injured responding to the home, where a fire also broke out, and the suspect is dead. The man drew a kitchen steak knife on the officers, stabbing one in the neck and chest, and striking the other in the head, the chief added. One of the officers drew his weapon and fired, killing the suspect, Maddrey said. The stabbing suspect has been identified as a 38-year-old Bronx resident, Kenny said during the news conference.

Persons: Jeffrey Maddrey, Maddrey, “, ”, Joseph Kenny, Kenny Organizations: CNN, Police, New York City Police Department, intel Locations: Far Rockaway, Queens, New, Mt, Sinai, Bronx, Rockaway, Long, New York

☆ A Vintage Shop to the Stars Holds Its Own Against New Rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Alex Vadukul | More About Alex Vadukul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The two men became friends at Syracuse University in the late 1980s. The hunt for vintage became their obsession. In those days, secondhand meant second-rate to much of the fashion set, and the duo saw themselves as downtown entrepreneurs whose mission it was to preach the gospel of vintage. “The stigma was that people felt it was beneath them to buy something used,” Mr. Weisser said, “but we saw wearing vintage as giving someone individuality.”Their first regulars included Jean Paul Gaultier and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Stylists for “Sex and the City” found outfits there for the show’s star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who became a client herself.

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☆ How Jewish People Built the American Theater
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Jesse Green | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Let Us Tell You A Story How Jewish people built the American theater as we know it. The theater, which for many Jews was a major way of becoming American in the first place, seems unable to acknowledge that the danger that American Jews face is not just historical, and not just onstage. (Both of Adler’s parents were Yiddish theater stars — her father, Jacob Adler, was a renowned Shylock in 1903.) Embedding their own observation and experience within Stanislavsky’s, along with the best of Yiddish theater and a generous dollop of Freud, they converted the American theater to Judaism. Sara Krulwich/The New York TimesThe Jewish contribution to the creation of the American theater was built on the acknowledgment of a larger humanity alive within each of us, available to some, with natural empathy and rigorous training.

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A 5-year-old boy and his mother were found fatally stabbed in their Bronx apartment on Sunday, and the boy’s father was found stabbed to death in the hallway. Authorities have not released the name of the suspect in the case, but officers are questioning a close relative, according to a police official familiar with the investigation. On Monday, Mr. Rivera’s father, Miguel Angel Rivera, 60, stood outside his son’s building. He rested his head on a news van and began to sob. “I want to see you, I want to see you,” he said, crying.

Persons: Jonathan Rivera, Hanoi Peralta, Kayden —, Rivera’s, Miguel Angel Rivera, “, ” Organizations: Authorities Locations: Cypress, Mott Haven

200,149 migrants came to New York State, most of them to New York City. 200,149 migrants came to New York State, most of them to New York City. His brother-in-law, who had come to New York six months earlier, told Mr. Rodríguez there were opportunities for him in New York, and lent him money to fly here. “I didn’t want to interrupt my seven-month-pregnant wife’s rest, and we didn’t go out,” Mr. Vargas said. “Little by little we understood how to navigate the neighborhood,” Mr. Vargas said.

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☆ The key to fighting the urban doom loop might be a downtown beach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Urban rivers, lakes, and parks can also be the key to making cities more resilient to climate change. The 1,200 tons of sand near Greenwich Village along the Hudson river would have to do. But there's no public pool nearby, and no sanctioned river swim spots in the city. The sandy bluff on Gansevoort peninsula is part of the much larger Hudson River park and looks out over Little Island, a whimsical, highly instagrammable transformation of Pier 55. Seattle has torn down an elevated freeway downtown to make way for a waterfront park.

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☆ Where Are the Country’s Hottest Rental Markets?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Michael Kolomatsky | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

What are the hottest rental markets in New York these days? The answers may come as a surprise: According to a new national study by RentCafe, as of October, Queens, N.Y., had the highest level of renter activity among the 150 largest metropolitan markets in the United States. But the real dark horse was Buffalo, which came in at No. With higher interest rates keeping potential buyers in the rental market across the country, rental activity and competition have ballooned. Queens was found to be the most popular location for renters looking for apartments on RentCafe.com, with 72 percent fewer available listings compared with last October.

Persons: ”, Alexandra Both Organizations: The Bronx, Bronx, Buffalo, Overland, Minneapolis, Cincinnati Locations: New York, Queens, N.Y, United States, Buffalo, RentCafe.com, Kan, Kansas City, Mo

☆ ‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ Review: Aubrey Plaza Steps Into the Ring
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Elisabeth Vincentelli | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

These two hopeless loners are the only people in the bar in this Off Broadway revival of John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea,” at the Lucille Lortel Theater. Though modest in scale, the show is one of the fall’s hottest thanks to its stars, Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott. Shanley’s writing sometimes devolves into hard-boiled mannerisms, but it also has a sharp pugnaciousness. Similarly, Abbott and Plaza’s performances move beyond histrionics and gain confidence as their characters start letting themselves feel. When Danny and Roberta finally strike up a conversation, it immediately reveals their combustible approaches to life itself.

Persons: Danny, Roberta, Oates’s slinky, You’ve, John Patrick Shanley’s “ Danny, Lucille Lortel, Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, Plaza, Emily, Abbott, Allison Williams’s Locations: Bronx, ”, histrionics

New York CNN —Donald Trump Jr. returned to the witness stand Monday to give his family’s side of the story in the New York attorney general’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump. portfolioTrump lawyer Cliff Robert spent most of the day asking Trump Jr. to walk through nearly the entire portfolio of the Trump Org. Faherty also asked Trump Jr. about Trump International Hotel Waikiki ditching the Trump name and rebranding. “Welcome back, I feel like I’m at a reunion here, the Trump trial reunion,” Engoron said as she was sworn in. In addition to Trump Jr., Trump attorneys have said they are likely to call back Eric Trump and the former president, both of whom also previously testified.

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☆ Two Young Democratic Stars Collide Over Israel and Their Party’s Future
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( Nicholas Fandos | More About Nicholas Fandos | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

“This is pursuing a proven and failed strategy,” Ms. Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent radio interview. Calls for a cease-fire by Ms. Ocasio-Cortez and others drew a stern rebuke from the White House, and she faced backlash for voting against a bipartisan resolution that expressed strong support for Israel. Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who did not agree to an interview, met in Washington last month with the families of Jewish hostages kidnapped by Hamas. was trying to infiltrate the Democratic Party “to impose the ideological litmus tests on Israel” and “cleanse” those who disagree with them. It remains far from clear how many left-leaning Democrats Mr. Torres is moving.

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CNN —Media personality and sex expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer is now New York state’s honorary ambassador to loneliness, a role that’s the first of its kind in the nation. US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has described the prevalence of loneliness and isolation as a national epidemic among all ages. Dr. Ruth Westheimer arrives at the Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom in Los Angeles on October 27, 2019. A sense of being alone defines loneliness, while social isolation is an objective lack of social connections. Social isolation has also been linked to cognitive decline, anxiety and weakened immunity.

Persons: Ruth Westheimer, Kathy Hochul, Westheimer, Vivek Murthy, Jordan Strauss, ” Westheimer, “, ” Hochul, ”, Hochul, ” Greg Olsen, Olsen, Hochul’s, ” Olsen Organizations: CNN — Media, New York, New York Gov, US Centers for Disease Control, Dolby, Aging, New York State Office, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine Locations: New, Los Angeles, As New York, Germany, New York, —

☆ Why the Bronx Voted Republican for the First Time in a Generation
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ginia Bellafante | More About Ginia Bellafante | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

But a City Council race on Tuesday managed to bring uncommon suspense. By Wednesday the contest had been called in favor of an X-ray technician who became the first Republican to win public office in the Bronx in nearly 20 years, a place where Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 10 to 1. With the support of Ms. Velázquez, the plan moved forward to unanimous approval by the City Council. A few days before the vote, they protested outside her office demanding that she be voted out. At one point a billboard truck drove by attacking her as the “Benedict Arnold” of Throgs Neck.

Persons: Marjorie Velázquez, Velázquez, Benedict Arnold ” Organizations: Council, Republican, Country Club, City Council Locations: New York, Bronx, Bruckner

☆ SZA, ‘Barbie’ Songs and Young Women Lead 2024 Grammy Nominees
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Ben Sisario | More About Ben Sisario | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

In past years, the Grammys have been criticized for failing to adequately reward female artists, and this year’s woman-heavy nominations will likely be welcomed in the industry as a sign of progress. As always, the nominations included some surprises in the top tier, particularly when it came to country artists. (“Fast Car” was not, however, eligible for song of the year, since it had already been nominated for that award in the ’80s.) (Wallen’s hit “Last Night” is up for best country song, though Wallen was not among its four writers.) Harvey Mason Jr., the chief executive of the Recording Academy, said in an interview that the nominations simply reflect the musical judgment of the academy’s 11,000 or so voting members.

Persons: Noah Kahan, Jelly Roll, Fred, Coco Jones, Swift, Gracie Abrams, Luke Combs, Tracy Chapman’s, ”, Zach Bryan, Kacey, Morgan Wallen, Wallen, Harvey Mason Jr Organizations: Nashville, Recording Academy Locations: Nashville, British

☆ Opinion | Are We Looking at George H.W. Biden?
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Frank Bruni | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

It breaks your heart, but as Carly Simon sang, there is more room in a broken heart. And yet here we are, atoms with consciousness, each of us a living improbability forged of chaos and dead stars. Flagg’s highlight mixtapes are downright gratuitous — look at him reducing these poor kids into piles of gristle and bone! It should honestly come with a content warning.” (Matthew Dallett, Brooklin, Maine)In The Wall Street Journal, Jason Gay rendered a damning (and furry!) Maybe the dog lies down and chews a big stick.” (Paul Shikany, the Bronx)

Persons: Anne Lamott, Carly Simon, ”, Melissa France, Steve Aldrich, Maria Popova, “, “ Oppenheimer, Jo Radner, James Bennet, Donald Trump, Mitt Romney, Trump, Romney, bankrupting bender, Roger Tellefsen, Luke Winkie marveled, Cooper Flagg, Flagg, Matthew Dallett, Jason Gay, Paul Shikany Organizations: Washington Post, Times, Republicans, Duke basketball, Street Locations: Washington, Flemington, N.J, Minneapolis, Bulgarian, Lovell , Maine, Berwyn, Pa, Brooklin , Maine, Bronx

☆ ‘birth/rebirth’ Review: ‘Frankenstein’ Comes to the Bronx
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( John Anderson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Marin Ireland Photo: IFC FilmsOne could never faultMary Shelley for a lack of imagination, just a lack of available technology: Her 1818 “Frankenstein” offers no pseudo-scientific explanation for its Creature’s reanimation, only some vague primal force harnessed by the book’s title character. It was the movies, beginning in 1931, that suggested electricity as a means of fusing humans out of spare parts. What is suggested by the remarkable “birth/rebirth” is how Shelley’s story—its mythos, at any rate—can itself be brought back to vibrant life, time after time, by torquing modern medicine into increasingly plausible horror. The Shelley blueprint—which locates the fear factor in every scientific leap that humans make as they inevitably play God—is always paved with good scientific intentions. Rose and Celie mean well.

Persons: Marin, Shelley, Frankenstein ”, Laura Moss, Brendan J, ”, Rose, Judy Reyes, — Organizations: IFC Locations: Marin Ireland

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