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BREAKING: Multiple people shot at subway station in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY- Ten people were shot Tuesday morning at the 36th Street Subway Station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The shots were fired at approximately 8:24am, smoke was seen billowing out of a subway car as people ran for their lives. Police say at least 16 people were injured, five victims said to be critical but…
National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim
ATLANTA (AP) — The National Urban League has released its annual report on the State of Black America, and its findings are grim. This year’s Equality Index shows Black people still get only 73.9 percent of the pie white people enjoy. While Black people have made gains in economic indicators and measures of health, they’ve…
Biden waiving ethanol rule in bid to lower gasoline prices
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is visiting corn-rich Iowa to announce he’ll suspend a federal rule preventing the sale of higher ethanol blend gasoline in the summer. Biden’s administration is intensifying its efforts to tamp down prices at the pump that have spiked during Russia’s war with Ukraine. Most gasoline sold in the U.S.…
US inflation jumped 8.5% in past year, highest since 1981
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department said its consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March from 12…
Nassau & Suffolk lawmakers team up to bring lower prices to the pump
East Farmingdale, NY- Lawmakers in Nassau and Suffolk County have teamed up to lower gas prices on Long Island. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone say they announce a cap on local sales tax for gasoline. The New York State Legislature has agreed to take 16 cent off per gallon…
PD: $50,000 reward for tips that lead to arrest in Gilgo Beach murder investigation
Babylon, NY- Police in Suffolk County are now offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction in the unsolved murders at Gilgo Beach. In the winter of 2010, several bodies were found along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach. Previously unreleased video evidence will become available at GilgoNews.com. Anyone with information…
Fearless Girl statue will stay put opposite NYSE for now
NEW YORK (AP) — The 4-foot bronze Fearless Girl statue that was deposited in front of New York City’s Charging Bull in 2017 will remain in its current spot opposite the New York Stock Exchange at least until early next year. City officials will try to come up with a permanent disposition for the popular…
Etsy vendors fight back over fee hikes
NEW YORK (AP) —- Some of the people who make things to sell on Esty have crafted something new: a protest against the website. Some vendors are halting sales of their items on Esty for a week — to protest an increase in the fees the craft-selling site is charging them. Starting yesterday, Esty sellers…
Man arrested on charges including strangulation following fight at movie theater parking lot
Hampton Bays, NY- A Hampton Bay’s man was arrested over the weekend on charges including Disorderly Conduct, Strangulation and Resisting Arrest. Southampton Town Police say they received a 911 call about a fight in the parking lot of the Hampton Bays Movie Theater on April 9 at approximately 8:36pm. According to a press release, John…
Man arrested after police chase in Hauppauge
Hauppauge, NY- A Queens man was arrested on Sunday in Hauppauge on charges including fleeing police and reckless driving. Officials say they got a 911 call about vehicles racing on Commerce Drive around 3:31pm and when they arrived to the scene they observed vehicles lined up preparing to race. Police say they activated sirens and…
Judge rules for Trump Organization in NYC golf course fight
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge says former President Donald Trump’s company can continue running a public golf course in New York City. Friday’s ruling says the city offered a baseless rationale for canceling the Trump Organization’s contract to run a public golf course in the Bronx after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams tests positive for COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has tested positive for COVID-19. A spokesperson for the first-term Democrat says in a statement that Adams woke up with a raspy voice Sunday. Adams took a PCR test that came back positive. Earlier Sunday, the spokesperson tweeted that Adams had taken a rapid test…