NEW YORK — The tough-talking former mayor who made his name putting lawbreakers in jail ran up against a tough-talking judge who’s ready to do the same — to him. Rudy Giuliani has been warned: either produce the records of payments he says he made to h…
New York Gov. Hochul raises a whopping $11 million in last quarter ahead of Election Day
NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul raised a whopping $11 million in the past three months and has a bulging war chest as her reelection campaign heads into the final month before Election Day. The incumbent New York governor has about $10.3 million in cash o…
Spike in COVID-19 cases across Europe could mean fast-spreading winter wave
With winter weather just around the corner, the first hints of another wave of COVID-19 have emerged in Europe, according to data released by the World Health Organization this week. Infections across Europe — the majority of them caused by omicron sub…
Glenn Howerton, Sam Richardson and Constance Wu announced for Mindy Kaling’s ‘Velma’ animated series
NEW YORK — The cast of HBO Max’s upcoming animated series, “Velma,” was unveiled Thursday at the Javitz Center for New York Comic Con. The project’s main star Mindy Kaling was on hand to share the news about the project centering on the brainy Scooby-D…
Taylor Swift sounds off on ‘weird rumors’ about relationship with Joe Alwyn
Taylor Swift is addressing how she copes with “weird rumors” about her six-year-relationship. The Grammy winner discussed her upcoming album, “Midnights,” in an Instagram video posted early Friday, and the influence her long-term relationship with Joe …
Mayor Adams declares state of emergency over NYC migrant crisis, pleas for help from feds, state
NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency Friday over the city’s migrant crisis and pleaded for financial and legislative assistance from the federal government and state lawmakers. The emergency declaration will suspend certain land us…
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra on Ben Simmons: ‘He’s a tough guy to game plan for’
Like the rest of the NBA, Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra went 470 days without seeing Ben Simmons play basketball before Simmons made his Nets debut against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. And like many of Simmons’ past opponents, Spoelstra kno…
Giants managing their sleep to prepare for neighborhood brawl with Packers in north London
LONDON – A palace rose into the sky out of a working class neighborhood in north London on Thursday, the home of the English Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur F.C., temporarily adorned with photos of Saquon Barkley and Aaron Rodgers. Local pubs like T…
Bronx crash involving NYPD vehicle hurts 10, including a child; 2 people critically injured
NEW YORK — Ten people were injured, including a child, in a crash Thursday involving a lights-flashing NYPD SUV that roared through a Bronx intersection, police said. The incident unfolded at the intersection of Hoe Ave. and Westchester Ave. in Foxhurs…
NYC civil sex abuse trial against actor Kevin Spacey is underway as lawyers shine spotlight on his sexuality
NEW YORK — A New York City jury was asked Thursday not to underestimate decades-old sexual assault allegations against actor Kevin Spacey because he and his accuser are gay. The request came from a lawyer for Anthony Rapp, as his $40 million civil case…