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February 11, 2021

NY police, feds bust Queens drug trafficking mill, find $12M in heroin

Police and law enforcement dismantled a massive drug-packaging mill in New York City when they arrested an alleged "major trafficker" and three others and discovered an estimated $12 million worth of heroin strewn throughout a Queens bedroom, officials recently announced.

February 10, 2021

Mayor de Blasio joins calls for Gov. Cuomo to lose emergency powers: report

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said he agrees "100 percent" that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be stripped of his emergency powers granted in March amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the New York Daily News. 

February 10, 2021

Marine vet's baby daughter, in need of liver donor, not a match with parents

Kennedy Dorfman, the 2-year-old daughter of a police officer and a middle school math teacher, is a happy, bubbly little girl – with a serious liver illness and in dire need of a transplant.

February 10, 2021

NY allows stadiums to reopen for sports, entertainment

Large arenas and stadiums in New York can soon reopen for sports and entertainment at 10% of their normal capacity under a plan announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday, despite concern from public health experts about still-high rates of COVID-19 infections and the threat of more contagious variants.

February 10, 2021

Buffalo couple sues after armed bounty hunters raid the wrong home: reports

A couple in upstate New York has filed a lawsuit against the city of Buffalo, its police commissioner and others after armed bounty hunters raided their home last month, according to reports.

February 10, 2021

Barstool's Dave Portnoy names 'pizza capital' of America, angers New Yorkers and New Jerseyans

Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports and a well-known pizza aficionado, claimed on Tuesday that New Haven is the "pizza capital" of America, much to the annoyance of Twitter followers from pretty much any neighboring state.  

February 9, 2021

Terrifying week includes 5 NYC subway slashings and bus driver assault

A wave of violence has rocked the New York City transit system over the last week — with a terrifying tally that includes a spate of subway slashings, a woman shoved to the tracks on Tuesday and a bus driver bashed with a 2-by-4.

February 8, 2021

Cuomo ripped for backing star-studded 'pop-up' live entertainment as independent venues, artists struggle

Advocates for independent venue owners and performers ripped NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, arguing his plan to host star-studded “pop-up art events” to revive the state’s live events industry would not help out-of-work entertainers

February 8, 2021

New York teen killed in upstate sledding accident died protecting her 3-year-old cousin

A 16-year-old girl who was killed in a sledding accident in upstate New York died protecting her 3-year-old cousin in the tragic accident, according to reports.

February 8, 2021

Cuomo announces NYC indoor dining to open Friday after backlash from Valentine's Day plan

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that indoor dining at New York City restaurants will reopen at 25% capacity beginning this Friday, two days earlier than the previously announced date of  Feb. 14.