Just hours after violent protests over the death of George Floyd rocked the city leading to hundreds of arrests, NYPD officers in Queens took a knee beside demonstrators on Sunday, as civilians read the names of black people killed by cops. Video posted on Facebook shows at least three officers kneeling in the street at...
Alberto Rottura — a New York City hairstylist whose clients included bold names like Michael Bloomberg and Tom Wolfe — died after a weeks-long battle with the coronavirus, his family said. Rottura, 77, passed away last Monday at Lenox Hill Hospital, where he had been fighting COVID-19 since early April. The immigrant son of an...
An NYPD officer ripped the mask off a young, black protester Saturday in Brooklyn — only to pepper-spray him in the face, video shows. The young man was seen in footage posted to Twitter with his hands up in the air as officers order the group of demonstrators to move. In the clip, the protester...
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar blamed outside groups for lighting fires during the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. “In Minneapolis, we have marched, we have protested, we have organized. And when we see people setting our buildings and our businesses ablaze, we know those are not people who are interested in protecting black...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for the entire state Sunday in response to violent protests over the death of George Floyd. The governor’s announcement came after violent clashes between police and demonstrators on Saturday in some of the Lone Star State’s largest cities, including Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, the Texas...
A nurse who treated the state’s coronavirus “patient zero” says in a new lawsuit that she and her family ended up battling the contagion — and debilitating fallout — because of gross negligence at her hospital. The healthcare worker and others at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville “were offered up as sacrificial lambs to be slaughtered...
Michael Gianaris, the second most powerful leader in the New York Senate, said he will no longer accept campaign contributions from police unions and law enforcement groups following the death of George Floyd and tense interactions between protesters and police. “I am donating all contributions received from police PACs for my re-election to bail funds...
They picked the wrong Target. Viral video shows looters trying to smash their way into a Brooklyn Target late Saturday — just to be stopped by a human wall of protesters. “F–k no!” one protester repeatedly screamed, standing in front of the Atlantic Terminal Mall with a lengthy poll held to stop anyone crashing into...
Connecticut met Gov. Ned Lamont’s ambitious deadline for launching a coronavirus contact tracing program but municipal health directors said it could be weeks before it is actually effective, according to a report. That’s because of delays associated with software, training and recruitment of volunteer workers, according to the Hartford Courant. The paper reported interviewing health...
Pete Alonso plans to use his platform. Joining an ever-growing chorus of athletes decrying the killing of George Floyd, the 25-year-old Mets first baseman and reigning NL Rookie of the Year posted a statement to Instagram, in which he calls for justice and vows to fight for those who face racial discrimination. “For the past...
A Florida man was arrested after police said he steered his SUV into a crowd of George Floyd protesters in Gainesville and threatened them with a gun. William John Connelly, 64, was charged with six counts of aggravated assault after his run-in with demonstrators around 2 p.m. Saturday and “refusing to alter his driving path,”...
Shock and tragedy are a constant in 2020, beginning with Kobe Bryant, his daughter, Gianna, and seven others being killed in a helicopter crash. But in the aftermath of George Floyd’s needless death, Vanessa Bryant is reminded how much hasn’t changed her husband was alive. Hearing Floyd helplessly say “I can’t breathe” as Minneapolis police...
A man killed his 30-year-old wife, 2-year-old and 10-year-old children in Flushing, Queens, police sources said Sunday. The NYPD confirmed that three bodies were found around 11 a.m. at 37-17 111th Street — the Shangri-La Plaza – without releasing further details. It wasn’t clear if the man was taken into custody or on the lam....
Illinois National Guard troops are being deployed to Chicago during George Floyd protests, the city’s mayor said Sunday. A “hurt and angry” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said on Twitter that she had asked Gov. J.B. Pritzker to send the guard to the Second City after violent confrontations between police and demonstrators protesting the police-custody death of...
A machete-wielding man in Dallas was surrounded by a mob and brutally beaten and stoned in a horrifying moment captured on video Saturday night, as looting and violence gripped cities across the country in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The man, who has not been named, was hospitalized and in...
The National Guard is “on standby” in New York if needed to help quell chaotic protests over the death of George Floyd, a black Minnesota man, at the hands of white police officer Derek Chauvin, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. Though the troops are yet to be deployed, they are waiting in the wings with...
The state’s daily coronavirus death toll hit its lowest mark in more than two months over the weekend. There were 56 deaths from the contagion reported Saturday, “which is, in this absurd reality we live in, actually very, very good news,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday at his daily press briefing. “This reduction in the...
The outrage over the death of George Floyd has gone global. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of London, Berlin and Toronto over the weekend to protest Floyd’s Memorial Day death during a confrontation with Minneapolis police, according to news reports. Chanting “black lives matter” and holding signs that read “Justice for George Floyd”...
50 Cent endorsed Andrew Cuomo for president after one of the governor’s coronavirus briefings that also addressed the demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
The sports media job market is not that strong at the moment, unless you are Adam Amin. Besides leaving ESPN to broadcast NFL and MLB for Fox Sports, Amin is on the verge of becoming the new TV voice of the Chicago Bulls, according to sources. Amin, a 33-year-old Chicago native, will replace the retiring...
President Trump on Sunday said the government will designate Antifa — the far-left extremist group his administration claims is carrying out violence during the nationwide George Floyd protests — as a “terrorist” organization. “The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization,” the president said. The message was part of a...
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday ordered an urgent investigation into cops who rammed NYPD SUVs into a crowd in Brooklyn — while openly blaming the protesters. “I did not want to ever see something like that, and I don’t want to ever see it again,” he said of the “disturbing” video that showed the...
With the concourse outside Barclays Center the site of protests this week over the police-related death of George Floyd, the Brooklyn Nets and New York Liberty of the WNBA released a statement Sunday backing the cause of racial justice. “We will work alongside our community – our fans, players, employees and including local law enforcement...
Dana White is going another round with the “greatest of all-time.” The UFC president escalated his feud with light heavyweight champion Jon Jones on Saturday, not so subtly referencing the 32-year-old’s criminal history, while declaring the MMA legend a mediocre box office draw. The public sparring between White and Jones was sparked by failed negotiations...
The head of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police condemned fired police officer Derek Chauvin for pressing his knee on George Floyd’s neck — and said cops in the state are not trained to use the technique. “I think there’s a national narrative that police officers in Minnesota are being trained in the technique that Derek...
