Amber Sutherland
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Silver allowed to use campaign finances to pay legal fees
There’s one bank account that Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara can’t get his asset-freezing fingers on as he plans a likely multimillion-dollar restitution order against Sheldon Silver: the pol’s campaign...
Most Airbnb rentals violate the state's short-term leasing law
Responding to complaints over a lack of transparency, Airbnb on Tuesday released a horde of data about its New York City operations — but also confirmed that a majority of...
Amazon turns S train into SS train with Nazi insignia to promote TV show
A Nazi invasion has struck subway cars thanks to an ad campaign for an Amazon show about Hitler winning World War II — and straphangers are outraged at having to...
Sen. Schumer: Close loophole that lets terrorists buy guns
US Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday vowed to fight "tooth and nail" against the National Rifle Association to make it a a crime for anyone to sell guns to terrorists....
Phony psychic sent to jail for stealing $700K from lovelorn man
A “psychic” swindler who preyed on a lovelorn Brooklyn man for nearly two years got a plea deal Tuesday in Manhattan court over the objection of her victim who wanted...
Deliveryman in critical condition after tree cut down by city falls on him
A Chinese food deliveryman was riding his bike through a Brooklyn park Monday when a tree that was being cut down fell on top of him, leaving him critically injured,...
US has the tools to defeat ISIS
America is far better than France at disrupting terror plots like the one that left Paris awash in blood and doesn’t face the same problem of radicalized Muslims returning from...
Your Seamless order may have been cooked in a 'ghost kitchen'
Chew on this — the food you order on GrubHub and Seamless may have been cooked in a low-grade, or even totally unregulated, “ghost kitchen.” Many restaurants listed on the...
Cuomo says he'll raise minimum wage to $15 for state workers
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday that he’s going to unilaterally raise the minimum wage for 10,000 state workers to $15 an hour. The move will affect 1,000 employees in New...
'Killer' bus driver in Brooklyn hit-and-run out on $20K bail
The MTA bus driver who struck and killed a woman in an alleged hit-and-run last week was sprung on $20,000 bail Monday — just as he learned he had been...
Chelsea lot being transformed into $5.8M public park
A 10,000-square-foot lot in Chelsea will be converted into a public park under a plan rolled out by several elected officials Sunday.
Over a dozen charged in luxury car theft ring
A car-theft ring stole more than 70 luxury vehicles from Kennedy and La Guardia airports and shipped them to Africa, authorities said Wednesday. The scheme was uncovered in a joint...
De Blasio's 'Take Care' program aims to build healthier NYC
The de Blasio administration on Thursday unveiled the latest weapon in its war on inequality — an initiative that aims to bridge the gap between the city’s healthiest and least...
Citi Bike might have to let city know if it's making any money
Citi Bike would be required to open its books to lawmakers under a bill unanimously passed on Tuesday by the City Council’s Transportation Committee. The bill, which goes before the...
OMG! Bacon causes cancer
Pigging out will kill you, the World Health Organization said Monday — warning that bacon, sausage and other processed meats are now in the same category of cancer risk as...
Schumer warns against toxic chemicals in Halloween makeup
The face paint that children use for Halloween could have a much more frightening effect than parents realize, US Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) warned Sunday. A majority of the makeup...
Molotov cocktail lobbed at 2 Israeli students in Midtown
A Molotov cocktail was hurled at two Israeli rabbinical students as they walked in Midtown, and cops are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime, said law-enforcement sources and...
Man convicted of infamous 1990 subway killing ordered freed
A man who spent the past 25 years in prison for the infamous 1990 subway slaying of young Utah tourist Brian Watkins has his conviction tossed Tuesday. Johnny Hincapie, 43,...
Battling Hudson Yards project got these 2 tenants $25M -- and new luxury digs
Two tenants in a grimy four-story building on a desolate stretch of 10th Avenue in Manhattan scored a $25 million payout — after stalling part of the Hudson Yards redevelopment project by...
De Blasio blasted for skipping cop-related town hall meetings
Civil rights attorney Norman Siegel called out Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday for failing to attend a series of town hall meetings devoted to improving police-community relations. “We’re extremely...