Deirdre Bardolf
The Archive
Alec Baldwin to face involuntary manslaughter trial in July after judge rejects multiple efforts to dismiss charges
Alex Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter trial is on track to take place this July despite continued efforts by his lawyers to have the charge dismissed.
NYC Airbnb listings drop 80% after crackdown -- but effort did not help hotels, housing: report
Airbnb rentals are down 80% following a crackdown by New York City, but it has only driven hotel prices up and shown little impact on improving housing affordability, according to...
Socialist NYC councilwoman claims 'queer liberation' is tied to 'Free Palestine'
Socialist Queens Councilwoman Tiffany Caban claimed at Pride Month celebration that “queer liberation means 'Free Palestine!'" infuriating some LGBTQ+ and Jewish people.
First hurricane of 2024 barrels toward Caribbean islands, strengthening over Atlantic
Tropical Storm Beryl is barreling toward the Caribbean islands and is expected to form into a Category 3 major hurricane, making it the first of the season.
Here's the expected weather for July 4th as record number of Americans set to travel
Record travelers will hit the roads this holiday but won't escape the heat as much of the country will see historic highs -- and thunderstorms that threaten to rain on...
NYC Jewish family pummeled at 5th-grade commencement by attendees shouting 'Free Palestine,' mom says
A Jewish mom and her husband were attacked and beaten at a Brooklyn elementary school graduation by an Arabic-speaking family
Car wars: Brooklyn teachers battle over spots in parking lot shared by two schools
A parking war is causing a whole lot of trouble for special education teachers at a Brooklyn school where employees from the neighboring high school are bullying them away.
NYC teacher group behind anti-Israel walkouts gets thousands in George Soros funding
Teachers Unite, a registered not-for-profit based out of the Financial District, received $11,000 from the billionaire left-wing investor's social justice philanthropy.
Support swells for Maud Maron, an NYC mom ejected from the school board for denouncing anti-semitism
Support for a Manhattan mom booted from a parent council for speaking out against antisemitism is ramping up, with over 2,500 emails sent and numerous organizations speaking out.
Schools Chancellor David Banks, 'Intifada High' Principal Debbie Almontaser met with anti-Israel imam, outraging Jewish teachers
Jewish teachers and families are outraged that NYC schools Chancellor David Banks and a group of top Department of Education officials met with a vocal pro-Palestine leader at his mosque this month.
Father's Day spending expected to hit a whopping $22.4B — a number that's still no match for Mother's Day
Father's Day spending is expected to hit $22.4 billion dollars this year, the second highest amount recorded following last year's record of $22.9 billion, according to a survey from the...
NYC to get hit with first heat wave of the summer — with some temps breaking records across the Northeast
The Big Apple is bracing for temperatures expected to rise through the work week and hit the 90s by Thursday -- the first official day of summer -- and Friday.
Second American tourist goes missing in Greece as string of disappearances and deaths continue
A 70-year-old man who has not yet been identified was last seen on Tuesday in Mathraki, a remote island near the island of Corfu, according to reports.
NYC schoolboard meeting erupts in chaos as 'authoritarian trans activists' protest change to controversial sports resolution
Dozens of activists erupted in humming, heckling, yelling, hissing and coughing and blocked the microphone anytime a Community Education Council member or an attendee who they disagreed with spoke.
Tax-paying tennis regulars slam coaches of rich and famous who hog NYC public courts
Tennis players at Hudson River Park have met their match with upscale coaches who give private lessons on public courts -- and keep them waiting hours to play while they...
Warring NYC school board members booted from posts: 'Unfit to serve in these roles'
Two warring parent leaders were kicked off their respective school boards Friday in the first such action under a city complaint process created in 2021.
Tensions at full swing after posh prep school kids move in on newly beautified public housing playground
The tug-of-war escalated last week when signs forbidding non-residents from Cassone Playground, also known as "Llama Park," shocked regular visitors but residents contend they have a right to restrict access.
NYC doesn’t have safety agents at more than half its pre-K centers
Pre-Ks run community-based organizations, or CBOs, serve roughly 63,000 three- and four-year-olds — about 60% of all preschoolers in the DOE system.
Fiji prime minister, 75, takes bronze in shot put competition, hopes to 'inspire' youth
Fiji’s 75-year-old prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, won a bronze medal in shot put at an international championship this week.
Popular beach plagued with quicksand as wife suddenly falls hip-deep into hole: 'I dropped like a rock'
Jamie Acord was strolling along the water in Popham Beach State Park last weekend with her husband when she suddenly "dropped like a rock" and fell hip-deep into the sand.