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Today — 10 December 2025Main stream

End of Major Corruption Case Embarrasses N.Y. Cannabis Regulators

10 December 2025 at 07:10
A case against the Long Island-based cannabis company Omnium Health was halted on the eve of trial. A judge on Tuesday held off on dropping the matter.

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Omnium Health, in Hauppauge, N.Y., has been the focus of a major state corruption investigation.

Kathryn Garcia Is Named New Head of the Port Authority

Ms. Garcia, who ran for mayor of New York in 2021 after serving as the city’s sanitation commissioner, would succeed Rick Cotton, who is retiring.

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Kathryn Gardia said she expected to start in the new role early next year.

Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Shooting of Jets Player Kris Boyd

10 December 2025 at 02:35
Weeks after the shooting, Frederick Green, 20, was taken into custody near Buffalo and brought back to Manhattan, the police said.

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Kris Boyd was shot outside a Manhattan nightclub just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 16, after a group of men approached him and three friends and a fight ensued.
Yesterday — 9 December 2025Main stream

Top N.Y. Cannabis Official Resigns as Major Investigation Is Dropped

9 December 2025 at 11:23
Gov. Kathy Hochul demanded the resignation of the head of New York’s Office of Cannabis Management following the withdrawal of a case against a Long Island-based company.

© Johnny Milano for The New York Times

Omnium headquarters in Hauppauge, N.Y., earlier this year. It is unclear why a case against the company was withdrawn.

Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines

9 December 2025 at 07:28
The U.S. Supreme Court directed a lower court to review the ban, which applies to strict vaccine requirements in New York schools.

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Up to 20 percent of students had religious exemptions from vaccines at some schools in Rockland County, N.Y., where there was a measles outbreak in 2019.

Bruce Blakeman Jumps Into Race For Governor of New York

9 December 2025 at 21:06
Mr. Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, faces a bitter Republican primary showdown with Representative Elise Stefanik. The winner will likely face Gov. Kathy Hochul in the fall.

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Bruce Blakeman, 70, is a political force on Long Island and an ally of President Trump.

Mamdani Confirms He Will Leave Queens One-Bedroom for Gracie Mansion

9 December 2025 at 01:22
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, will move into the official residence in Manhattan sometime after his inauguration.

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Most New York City mayors opt to live in Gracie Mansion, in Yorkville, on the Upper East Side, in part because of its security apparatus.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE

“Taking children from their families is not normal,” a speaker told the crowd in Queens, where Yuanxin Zheng attended school until being detained.

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“We’re not going to let ICE or Donald Trump or anyone else separate us or divide us from each other,” Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, said at a protest in support of 6-year-old Yuanxin Zheng.

Florida Man Charged in Murder of Woman Found Near Gilgo Beach

7 December 2025 at 07:22
The woman’s body was found near her 2-year-old’s, and the man who was charged was the child’s father, the authorities said. The case did not appear to be linked to the Long Island serial killings.

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Photos of Tanya Jackson and Tatiana Dykes were displayed in April by investigators. Their remains were found near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach.

Frank Gehry: 12 Essential, Stunning Projects

6 December 2025 at 03:54
A singular genius, Gehry redefined architecture with joyful buildings like the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao.

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The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in Spain is a game-changing, fish-shaped art museum on the waterfront.
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