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Man Is Arrested in Queens Stabbing Spree, Officials Say
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
The man was charged with attempted murder after a citywide manhunt. The authorities said he randomly attacked people with a hunting knife. Source: New York Times
Ex-State Dept. Official Ordered to Bias Training After Anti-Muslim Rant
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
If Stuart Seldowitz completes the program, the charges he faces for berating a food truck vendor would be dropped, prosecutors said. A Muslim group called it a “sweetheart deal.” Source: New York Times
Why Is Trump Facing E. Jean Carroll in a Second Defamation Trial?
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
A jury already found that the former president sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll, a former magazine writer, and defamed her. Why is he in court again? Source: New York Times
Judge Threatens to Eject Trump From Carroll Trial After His Complaints
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
The former president’s right to be at his trial “can be forfeited,” the judge warned. E. Jean Carroll is seeking at least $10 million in damages for his denials that he sexually assaulted her. Source: New York Times
Joseph Esposito, Longtime N.Y.P.D. Chief, Is Dead at 73
By Gotham Rex on January 18, 2024
For more than 12 years, he oversaw the city’s response to some of its most challenging disasters. He later led New York’s emergency management agency. Source: New York Times
Adams Hochul Making the Money!
By Gotham Rex on January 16, 2024
Perhaps, unknown or at least undetected, by many New Yorkers is a new system of cameras throughout the city (750 to be exact), that will snap a phone of the rear of a car, assess its speed, and automatically send…
Trump Civil Fraud Trial: Trump Delivers Final Words of His Defense’s Closing Arguments in Fraud Trial
By Gotham Rex on January 11, 2024
He directly attacked New York’s attorney general and the judge overseeing the case. The former president faces a $370 million penalty in the trial, which threatens his family business. Source: New York Times
George Santos Expulsion Vote: Highlights From the Vote to Expel George Santos From Congress
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2023
Mr. Santos, a New York Republican, is the sixth member of the House to be expelled in the body’s history. “To hell with this place,” he said after his colleagues ousted him. Source: New York Times
George Santos Expulsion Debate: After Spirited Debate, House to Vote on Whether to Expel George Santos
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2023
House lawmakers debated for an hour on whether to expel the New York representative, who was the subject of a damning Ethics Committee report and has been charged with 23 felonies. Mr. Santos has refused to resign. Source: New York…
Rainbow Bridge Explosion: No Sign of Terrorism in Vehicle Explosion at U.S.-Canada Bridge, Hochul Says
By Gotham Rex on November 22, 2023
Investigators have yet to determine why a speeding car hit a median, crashed and exploded near a border checkpoint at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge. Source: New York Times
Trump Civil Fraud Trial: Ivanka Trump Testifies She Wasn’t Familiar With Her Father’s Finances
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2023
The former president’s daughter helped set up some of the company’s relationships with financial institutions. At Donald J. Trump’s civil fraud trial, she testified about the loan terms she received, which were backed by his wealth. Source: New York Times
Trump Civil Fraud Trial: Trump Assails Judge and Acknowledges Role Valuing His Empire’s Property
By Gotham Rex on November 6, 2023
The judge in the case sought to rein in the former president, who railed against him and New York’s attorney general from the stand before wrapping up for the day. Mr. Trump seemed to undercut efforts to distance himself from…
2023 New York City Marathon: Highlights From the 2023 New York City Marathon
By Gotham Rex on November 5, 2023
Tamirat Tola broke the course record, Hellen Obiri won a dramatic victory and Catherine Debrunner and Marcel Hug set records in the wheelchair divisions. New Yorkers turned out in droves to cheer on the race’s thousands of runners. Source: New…
Trump Civil Fraud Trial: Trump Lawyers Attack Law Clerk, Overshadowing Eric Trump’s Testimony
By Gotham Rex on November 3, 2023
Eric Trump took the stand for a second day in a civil fraud case that threatens his family’s business, but the judge’s clerk was again the target of complaints. Source: New York Times