It’s open season on the city’s “open streets.”Drivers across town are brazenly tossing aside street-blocking barriers set up as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to provide outdoor recreation space amid the coronavirus pandemic.Frustrated New Yorkers told The Post they’ve had to take enforcement of the street closures into their own hands as motorists flaunt the…
A federal judge said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General Letitia James, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio "exceeded" their executive limits by limiting worship services and condoning mass protests as the state continues to reopen from coronavirus restrictions.U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe issued a preliminary injunction Friday on behalf of two Catholic priests -- Steven Soos and Nicholas Stamos…
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (fifth from left) helps volunteers paint a Black Lives Matter mural in the borough of Staten Island on Friday, as the city marks Juneteenth. Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bryan R. Smith/AFP via Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (fifth…
New York|Under Pressure on Policing, N.Y.C. Mayor Toughens DisciplineMayor de Blasio said the city would put all police disciplinary records online and speed up the disciplinary process against officers accused of abuse.In recent weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio has signaled his intention to rethink the Police Department’s budget and role in the city.Credit...Demetrius Freeman for…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…