Schools Chancellor David Banks said Thursday that schools spend “too much time” on standardized tests — and should focus more on “real things.” Banks told students and teachers at an unrelated New York State Education Department conference on Thursday he’ll be making “efforts” in the space. “If you ask me my personal opinion, I think … Read more
Council Speaker Adrienne Adams continued to refuse to commit to releasing her tax returns on Thursday, making her the last remaining citywide official to refuse to promise to provide the public with copies of the annual filings. Her response comes after Mayor Eric Adams U-turned on his own previous refusal to commit to sharing his … Read more
The accused racist busted for allegedly whacking an Asian man with a hammer in a Manhattan subway station last month has been indicted on hate crime charges, officials announced Thursday, as new details emerged in the disturbing attack. Christian Jeffers, 48, who identifies as a woman, allegedly bumped into the 29-year-old Asian man who was … Read more
Governor Kathy Hochul put a happy spin Thursday on a massive defeat at the state’s highest court the day before that endangers Democrats’ ability to protect their slim majority in the US House and a supermajority in the state Senate. “It’s always expected that no matter what the lines look like, they enter the legal … Read more
A man dropped three dogs from his 14th-floor apartment before leaping off a Lower East Side building Thursday afternoon, police sources said. The man, who is believed to be in his 50s or 60s, jumped from 575 Grand Street around 3:30 p.m., sources said. Two of the dogs died while the third broke its legs, … Read more
The accused gang member who allegedly shot and killed an innocent college student after he was cut loose from jail is a free man once again over what a Bronx judge called “problematic” testimony from detectives in his case. Steven Mendez, 17, accused of killing Saikou Koma, 21, last fall, was freed Tuesday after the … Read more
A man whose Korean War veteran father died after catching COVID-19 in a Brooklyn nursing home has filed a class action wrongful death suit against disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide Melissa DeRosa. Daniel Arbeeny, 59, an outspoken critic of Cuomo’s handling of the pandemic, claims his dad contracted the coronavirus and … Read more
A 14-year-old Queens girl with a “hardworking” family was likely the unintended target of gang-related gunfire when she was shot in the neck, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Innocent bystander Kaitlyn Lau — known by neighbors as a “great kid” with a “beautiful family” — was caught in the crossfire when a gunman possibly linked to … Read more
Control of the House of Representatives could hinge on a court-appointed special master in New York tasked with drawing new congressional and state Senate lines in the upcoming weeks following a decision by the state’s highest court throwing out the gerrymander approved by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic legislators weeks ago. Democrats had hoped that … Read more
Fast cash! A crew of professional thieves ripped an ATM out of the wall of a New Jersey bank and made off with tens of thousands of dollars in cash in under 90 seconds, police said. The heist happened around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday when the bank robbers used a stolen van to pull the cash … Read more