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Angry New York business owners demand end to coronavirus lockdown

Bill De Blasio, activist Steve Margarella told the crowd, "has had his boots on our throats" for the past four years. He referred to Cuomo as "Il Duce," which was Mussolini's nickname.

 

Fired choir director spreading ‘evil opinion’ of priest, lawsuit alleges

The conflict arose after Rev. William Doubleday canned the choir man in 2017 for allegedly going over budget. The firing prompted Smith and parishioners Charles and Linda Hill, who tried to mediate the rift, to file their own lawsuit against Doubleday in 2018.

 

NYC facial-recognition software company sued over privacy, civil liberties issues

It’s time for controversial facial-recognition software company Clearview AI to face its accusers. The Manhattan-based firm’s program “infringes the privacy and civil liberties of nearly everyone in the United States,” a 31-page class-action suit filed in Manhattan federal court May 4 charges. Manhattanite Dean John is among those who have signed on to the suit,...

 

New York stone cutter sues over coronavirus shutdown

The workers in Sandro Mannarino’s Long Island shop all wear protective facial gear and operate in a 4,000-square-foot facility with plenty of space, but that didn’t stop a fire marshal from closing the place May 1 as “nonessential.”

 

NYC shootings spike nearly 200% this week compared to same time last year

Shootings in the city soared 188 percent this week -- from eight to 23 -- compared to the same period last year, while murders doubled from four to eight, police sources told The Post.

 

Not even a pandemic can stop the Sperminator from spreading his seed

“I’d have to wait until summer or winter breaks to squeeze in all those potential moms. But now that I’m teaching online, I can work anywhere," Ari Nagel said.

 

Upstate camp director warned about accused molester: report

The director of a swanky upstate summer camp allegedly ignored a warning about a molester on his staff months before the accused attacker ended up behind bars, according to a new report.

 

No love from mom for New York man busted over Hawaii quarantine violation

The Bronx man who inflamed Hawaiians for not obeying a mandatory quarantine when he arrived in the Aloha State — and was arrested for it — is not getting any love from back home. “He had no business going there,” an irritated Marcia Peters said of her son, Tarique Peters. “The rules are all over....

 

Shootings, burglaries and auto theft surging in NYCHA complexes during lockdown

Shootings, burglaries and auto thefts at New York’s public housing complexes have skyrocketed during the coronavirus lockdown. Auto thefts surged 38% in the four weeks ending May 10, and shootings and burglaries each increased 17%. But the other five serious crime categories — murder, rape, robbery, grand larceny and felony assault — held steady or...

 

Porn actor Ron Jeremy makes plea to save Queens tree

He’s on a mission to save some old wood. Porn star Ron Jeremy got up close and personal with a new love Saturday — but not the kind you’d think. The XXX-star tweeted a photo of himself spooning with a rock hard timber, his arms reaching behind to grasp the tree, pleading for “help.” “This...

 

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