New York News

Aggregated New York News Articles

• New York City subway and bus system's new payment method could hasten the death of cash
  
  The U.S. is embracing contactless payments, which will likely accelerate the move away from cash in favor of credit, debit and mobile wallets.
  CNBC.  Wed, 22 May 2019 14:11 GMT.
• Federal prison guard charged with years of sex abuse of four female inmates at New York facility
  
  Colin Akparanta, 42, was arrested on Tuesday in New York City over allegations of sexually abusing four female inmates at Manhattan's Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC).
  Daily Mail.  Wed, 22 May 2019 14:00:50 GMT.
• How companies are making child care more convenient for parents
  
  CBS News correspondent Laura Podesta visited Pepsi's headquarters in Purchase, New York, to look at how companies are making child care more convenient for parents.
  CBS News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 09:09:55 -0400.
• Would-be 'hit-plot' victim: Feds had me pretend to be dead
  
  The estranged husband of a New York City police officer accused of trying to have him killed says he found out about the alleged plot from federal authorities who told him to fake his own death during a sting operation
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 08:53:42 -0400.
• WATCH: Parent in college admissions scam apologizes
  
  New York attorney Gordon Caplan became the first parent implicated in the college admissions scandal to publicly apologize, doing so moments after he pleaded guilty in a Boston courtroom.
  ABC News.  Wed, 22 May 2019 08:02:30 -0400.
• Oral arguments to occur in Trump fight over bank subpoenas
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - A judge is poised to hear oral arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump's effort to block congressional subpoenas seeking financial records from two banks. ...
  Larry Neumeister.  Washington Times.  Wed, 22 May 2019 01:33:43 -0400.
• Dramatic video shows rescue of man about to jump off NYC bridge
  
  A man about to jump off the Verrazzano Bridge was grabbed by some men who just happened to be in the right place at the right time
  CBS News.  Tue, 21 May 2019 22:02:31 -0400.
• What The New York Times Editorial Board Gets Wrong About Robert Smith's Morehouse Gift
  
  Robert Smith's pledge to pay the student debt of the 2019 graduating class at Morehouse has been used to criticize tax policies that have enabled him and others to accumulate billions in wealth. Those policies need to be reformed. ...
  By Michael T. Nietzel, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 21 May 2019 23:59:00 +0000.
• Avenatti expects imminent indictment in Nike extortion case
  
  Attorney Michael Avenatti says he expects to be indicted in New York in the coming days following his March arrest on charges he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike.
  Fox News.  Tue, 21 May 2019 23:36:56 GMT.
• The Latest: California also suing over Trump health rule
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - The Latest on states suing the Trump administration over a rule allowing medical providers to cite religious beliefs in declining to perform abortions (all times local): 4:30 p.m. ...
  Washington Times.  Tue, 21 May 2019 19:28:23 -0400.
• New York Assembly Passes Bill Closing 'Double Jeopardy' Loophole As Rebuke To Trump
  
  Top Democrats in the state are framing the change as a way to stand up to President Trump and allow for state prosecutions of those he pardons for federal crimes.
  Bobby Allyn.  NPR.  Tue, 21 May 2019 17:09:54 -0400.
• West Point To Graduate Record Number of African-American Women in 2019 Class
  
  A record number of African-American women will graduate on Saturday from The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. ...
  Randy Desoto.  Western Journal.  Tue, 21 May 2019 20:19:45 +0000.
• Early Facebook exec Sean Parker says HQ2 flip-flop in NYC was 'bad optics on the part of Amazon'
  
  Former Facebook President Sean Parker discussed Opportunity Zones and Facebook regulation in a wide-spanning interview with CNBC.
  CNBC.  Tue, 21 May 2019 20:19 GMT.
• Sophie Turner slams petition demanding Game of Thrones season 8 redo - CNET
  
  "It's disrespectful to the crew, and the writers, and the filmmakers who have worked tirelessly over 10 years," the star tells The New York Times.
  Bonnie Burton.  CNET.  Tue, 21 May 2019 18:22:53 +0000.
• Central Phoenix swimming pool store to be transformed into restaurant, retail space
  
  The buildings on the site at 16th Street and Bethany Home Road will be repurposed, with a New York pizza restaurant already inking a lease to open its first Arizona location.
  Corina Vanek.  American City Business Journals.  Tue, 21 May 2019 17:00:00 +0000.
• 2019 Mets, Meet Your Mirror Image.....The 2015 Padres?
  
  The 2019 New York Mets have a doppelganger. Believe it or not, it's the 2015 San Diego Padres.
  By Tony Blengino, Contributor.  Forbes.  Tue, 21 May 2019 09:22:00 -0400.

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