New York News

Aggregated New York News Articles

• Assemblage artist Betye Saar: Making the ordinary extraordinary
  
  In recent months the 93-year-old artist who creates sculptures from found items has been cast in the spotlight with major shows in New York City and Los Angeles
  CBS News.  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 10:03:11 -0500.
• China-Sponsored Exhibit About Tibet Is Shuttered in New York
  
  Local Tibetans said the exhibit was Chinese government propaganda that misrepresented the situation in Tibet.
  Voice of America.  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 02:35:34 -0500.
• Abandoned pet turtles are wreaking havoc in New York City ponds, growing unusually large
  
  The turtles, native to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico, are bred by turtle farmers and sold wholesale to retailers. But a huge bulk of them are sold illegally in New York's Chinatown.
  Daily Mail.  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 06:59:38 GMT.
• Jesse Watters calls Sanders a 'long shot,' says Trump 'won every Democrat debate'
  
  Jesse Watters says it's a tough time to be a Democrat following Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate, zeroing in on former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg's performance to start.
  Victor Garcia.  Fox News.  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 02:31:53 GMT.
• New York fashion college to investigate runway show that reminds observers of blackface
  
  The accessories included oversized plastic red lips, but the college said they were not "aimed at invoking racial implications."
  Ap.  ABC News.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 21:25:46 +0000.
• The first Alexa toy is a $300 kitchen for kids, packed with dad jokes - CNET
  
  We check out a prototype at New York Toy Fair to see how Amazon's voice assistant plays with preschoolers.
  Bridget Carey.  CNET.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 20:19:00 +0000.
• Hollywood Icon Clint Eastwood Makes Surprise Bloomberg Endorsement
  
  Clint Eastwood has made a surprising endorsement of former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, despite the former mayor’s poor performance at the Democratic debate this week. ...
  Erin Coates.  Western Journal.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 17:25:25 +0000.
• New York storage startup has hiring plans for new Phoenix office
  
  For consumers and businesses with storage needs, MakeSpace comes to the customer to pick up items using professional movers, stores the items in a warehouse and delivers them back when needed. ...
  Hayley Ringle.  American City Business Journals.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000.
• Friday Sports in Brief
  
  NFL NEW YORK (AP) - NFL player representatives decided Friday to not vote on a new labor deal approved by team owners, and the union instead will meet with league negotiators at the scouting combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday. ...
  The Associated Press.  Washington Times.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 03:11:46 -0500.
• NY Times: Grenell Begins Intel Office Shakeup on Day One
  
  Richard Grenell, President Donald Trump's newly minted acting director of national intelligence, on Friday quickly began to revamp his office, ushering out its two top administrators, The New York Times reported. ...
  Newsmax.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:07:24 EDT.
• Weinstein jury suggests it's deadlocked on two counts, unanimous on others in sexual assault case
  
  NEW YORK – The jury in Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault trial suggested Friday that it was hung on the two top counts but unanimous on the others as it headed into a break for the weekend. ...
  Washington Post.  Boston Globe.  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 00:47:27 +0000.
• Bloomberg says his company will release 3 women from NDAs if they ask
  
  The former New York City mayor said his company has identified three NDAs involving complaints by women about comments they claimed Mike Bloomberg had made.
  CBS News.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:48:14 -0500.
• New York college investigating reports of coronavirus-themed party
  
  A New York college is investigating whether an off-campus coronavirus-themed party violated the student code of conduct
  Associated Press.  Boston Globe.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:34:33 +0000.
• Mother of Mexican tourist shot by ICE agent demands justice
  
  NEW YORK (AP) - The mother of a Mexican municipal worker who was shot in the face by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer said on Friday that she wants justice and the federal agent to be held accountable for what he did. ...
  Claudia Torrens.  Washington Times.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 16:28:50 -0500.
• New York Times Blasted by Its Own Reporter After Publishing Op-Ed by a Terrorist Leader
  
  The New York Times is facing backlash this week from one of its own correspondents in light of the publication’s controversial decision to run an Op-Ed penned by a notorious multinational terror leader. ...
  Andrew J. Sciascia.  Western Journal.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:22:15 +0000.
• Bloomberg's plan to tackle the $1.7 trillion student loan crisis
  
  Michael Bloomberg, a former mayor of New York, is the latest Democratic presidential candidate to turn his attention to the country's $1.7 trillion outstanding student loan balance. ...
  CNBC.  Fri, 21 Feb 2020 20:17:32 GMT.

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