Under pressure: NYC activists demand Governor Hochul dump Mayor Adams as fallout over dropped charges, Trump cooperation continues
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by Gabriele Holtermann
13h ago
On the same day Mayor Eric Adams insisted he isn’t going anywhere, scores of protesters marched in Lower Manhattan Sunday demanding that Gov. Kathy Hochul use her executive power to remove the embattled mayor from power. Some 200 demonstrators from a coalition of activist groups — including Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for... Read More ..read more
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Questlove doubles down: New documentaries celebrate SNL’s musical legacy and the genius of Sly Stone
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by A.D. Amorosi
13h ago
After earning a 2022 Oscar for Best Documentary Film with his directorial debut, 'Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)', Philadelphia native Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson—co-founder of The Roots and drummer for The Tonight Show band—was undoubtedly ready for an encore. Instead of one encore, Questlove gave us two. First is… Read More ..read more
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‘CREEP Act’: How will this New York pol’s bill protect you from stalking?
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by Barbara Russo-Lennon
14h ago
Victims of stalking — especially those harassed by strangers — will get more protection if a new bill passes into state law, anti-stalking advocates said on Friday. Known as the CREEP Act — an acronym for Ceasing Repeated and Extremely Egregious Predatory Behavior — the bill extends civil protections to New Yorkers who are being stalked,... Read More ..read more
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Mets trade rumors: Starling Marte says team was clear in desire to move him
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by Joe Pantorno
14h ago
Starling Marte is still with the New York Mets as spring training begins, but that was not necessarily the plan throughout the winter.  The veteran right-fielder revealed on Sunday that president of baseball operations David Stearns made it known throughout the offseason that they wanted to trade him, especially after the signing of Juan Soto,... Read More ..read more
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War on fare evasion: MTA adds ‘half moons’ to Lower Manhattan subway station turnstiles
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by Barbara Russo-Lennon
16h ago
High-tech doors. Spikes. Now, half moons are the latest in fare-beating infrastructure that the MTA has installed into the NYC subway system. Less than a month after the agency added spiked barriers in between turnstiles at the Lexington Avenue-59th Street subway station, the state-run MTA is now trying another gadget to get commuters to pay... Read More ..read more
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Yankees preparing for re-spark of rivalry with ‘dangerous’ Red Sox
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by Cooper Albers
16h ago
The New York Yankees might have competition from a familiar foe this season. Star infielder Alex Bregman inked his name to a three-year, $120 million contract with the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday as the Yankees’ AL East rival attempts to revitalize itself following a significant malaise of late. The Red Sox haven’t been the... Read More ..read more
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Juan Soto stressing team rather than self upon Mets’ spring training arrival
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by Joe Pantorno
16h ago
Juan Soto is going to be one of the largest reasons why the New York Mets will have success in 2025, but he is not entering his first season in Queens with that sort of mindset.  “I’ll never say that I could be the guy,” Soto said after arriving at Mets spring training facilities down... Read More ..read more
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Mayor Adams rebuffs resignation calls at Queens church service: ‘I am going nowhere’
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by Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki
16h ago
Mayor Eric Adams went to church Sunday in Queens amid mounting pressure to resign or be removed from office and made one thing clear to congregants: “I am going nowhere.” Adams paid a visit to the Sunday service at Maranatha Baptist Church in Queens Village on Feb. 16 as calls for him to quit his... Read More ..read more
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NHL has 4 Nations Face-Off formula for All-Star break woes NBA, NFL deals with
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by Joe Pantorno
17h ago
On the same night the NBA was trotting out its tired, overplayed, underwhelming cycle of All-Star weekend festivities, the NHL’s best players were fighting for their countries — literally.  The 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin clash between the United States and Canada on Saturday night just brought hockey to a different stratosphere, and showed exactly what... Read More ..read more
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Juan Soto reports to spring training, Mets dream now officially reality
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by Joe Pantorno
17h ago
It is one thing to get the handshake agreement and the physical signature on the bottom of the 15-year, $765 million contract. It is entirely different when Juan Soto shows up to spring training wearing New York Mets gear. Steve Cohen, David Stearns, and countless Mets fans’ dreams became a reality on Sunday morning when... Read More ..read more
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