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April 9

Duffy slams MTA over 'fact check' on anti-Israel mob's Grand Central takeover

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and New York's MTA had a heated exchange over whether anti-Israel protests in Grand Central Station caused service disruptions.

April 9

ICE allowed back onto NYC's Rikers Island prison, with restrictions

The Eric Adams administration is permitting ICE to return to Rikers Island to help carry out criminal investigations into organized violence and migrant gangs like MS-13 and Tren de Aragua.

April 9

Federal government questioned former Columbia University president over campus antisemitism

Former Columbia University interim President Katrina Armstrong struggled to answer questions from Department of Health and Human Services investigators over campus antisemitism issues.

April 8

Bill Maher suggests Andrew Cuomo's nursing home scandal may cost his NYC mayoral campaign

Bill Maher said former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could suffer in the NYC mayoral race because of his handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 7

Young NYC woman stabbed in neck with glass shard while strolling around ritzy shopping hub

A crazed New York City man allegedly stabbed a woman in the neck with a shard of glass while she was walking around SoHo, a ritzy shopping, on Monday afternoon.

April 7

Anti-Israel protester Mahmoud Khalil defended by Columbia University professor following detainment

Columbia University professor Azmat Khan said that student organizer Mahmoud Khalil is a highly respected member of the school community following his detainment by ICE.

April 7

Anonymous Epstein accuser recants sexual slavery claims against Moviefone co-founder

Anonymous Jeffrey Epstein accuser drops sex trafficking and slavery lawsuit against Moviefone co-founder and prominent psychiatrist Henry Jarecki.

April 7

New York proposal would ban police from making traffic stops for minor violations to pursue 'racial equity'

A bill in the New York state legislature would ban police from conducting traffic stops for minor violations in an effort to further "racial equity and public safety."

April 6

Meat cleaver-wielding man stabs young girls in bloody NYC attack as 11-year-old calls 911: police

A man armed with a meat cleaver slashed four young girls at a New York City home on Sunday morning, the NYPD said. Police believe the man was related to the girls.

April 5

Hits and Misses

The week's best and worst from Jason Riley, Allysia Finley, and Kyle Peterson