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Dolan puts Assembly Speaker Heastie at center ice ahead of face-off over MSG taxes
"He's making nice with the speaker, having him throw out the first puck at the Rangers game. If nice doesn't work, he'll go to war."
Swedish government moves to ditch permits needed for dancing
Sweden's center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to.
Chicago grocery worker, robber kill each other in shootout
Chicago store worker Ali Hassan, 63, fatally shot suspected robber Nicholas Williams, 24, who returned fire, killing the married dad-of-five during the botched heist.
Hochul won't consider moving NYC migrants upstate until after election
Gov. Kathy Hochul won't help New York City move any of its surging flood of migrants to upstate communities until they get work permits.
Lawsuits take aim at NY's new gun-control rules for carry permits
Gov. Kathy Hochul tried to thwart the US Supreme Court with a new law that makes virtually all of New York a gun-free zone.
Adams calls on Hochul to 'lead the charge' against Supreme Court's gun ruling
Mayor Eric Adams called for Gov. Kathy Hochul to "lead the charge" in mapping out where handgun possession can be banned after last week's Supreme Court ruling.
Supreme Court overturns New York law on carrying concealed weapons
The Supreme Court has struck down New York's century-old law restricting the carrying of concealed firearms, its first major Second Amendment decision in more than a decade and a ruling...
Strike a pose: Kim K, Pete Davidson and Colin Jost making Staten Island Ferry 'sexy'
Fashion photogs and Hollywood filmmakers have been swarming to secure city permits to shoot on active, city-run Staten Island ferries.
Shot down: NYC lawyer battling NYPD, courts over rejected 'carry' permit
Max Leifer sued New York's Finest because the department’s License Division rejected his gun permit renewal application in July 2020.
'Not using common sense': De Blasio blames his own city agency for trashing fresh food
De Blasio admitted that his city agencies reacted in "precisely the wrong way" when they were caught in viral video trashing crates of fresh fruit and vegetables.
Workin' it out: De Blasio planning to take weight off shoulders of new gyms
The de Blasio administration is planning to make zoning rules more flexible so new fitness facilities can open up without obtaining permission via costly processes that require prospective operators to...
Army vet Rep. Mast blasts Pentagon for denying permit for 'Rolling Thunder' event
Rep. Brian Mast is incensed over the Defense Department's decision to deny a permit for an event honoring veterans.
NYC lawyer fighting to get gun permit back after NYPD takes away his heat
The NYPD took away his heat -- and a Manhattan attorney is burning mad. Max Leifer is suing the NYPD because the department's License Division shot down his gun permit...
De Blasio, council aim to kick restaurants while they're down
With restaurants dying by the dozens and the rest on life support, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council are moving to expand the number of food-cart permits in...
Trudeau 'disappointed' in Biden plan to revoke Keystone XL permit
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday said he was "disappointed" in President Biden's pledge to revoke a permit for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline -- as the company behind...
NYC gun-permit applications are soaring — but good luck getting one approved
The Big Apple's staggering surge in shootings amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led nearly 9,000 terrified New Yorkers to apply for gun permits -- but the NYPD has signed off...
Apple security chief accused of trying to bribe sheriff's office
Apple’s head of global security was indicted on Monday for allegedly trying to bribe a California sheriff’s office with the promise of 200 iPads in exchange for concealed-weapon permits for...
A ridiculous litmus test for a Democratic mayoral debate
A Manhattan Democratic group that calls itself “NYC’s progressive LGBTQ Democratic club” is excluding the only LGBTQ candidate in the 2021 mayoral race from its debate — because its leadership...
Spain's Sagrada Familia gets building permit after 137 years
Better late than never. One of the world’s most well-known Roman Catholic churches — a tourist magnet built by famed architect Antoni Gaudi in Spain — finally scored a building...
Cuomo takes a stand in the lemonade wars
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is playing the hero after he saved 7-year-old Brendan Mulvaney’s lemonade stand — from his own Department of Health. Over the weekend, DOH officials shuttered Mulvaney’s stand,...