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Gothamist
Published 1 hour agoIntoxication not a 'license' to rape: Hochul pushes to tighten law amid Cornell scandal
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Speaker Carl Heastie, center, meet with Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, following a presentation of Gov. Hochul's executive budget proposal in January. The state Assembly has consistently declined to advance the measures. [ more…
Bronx Times
Published 3 hours agoCornell 7 case: Hochul backs closing NY consent-law gap as AG James takes over rape investigation
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday called for changing New York’s sexual assault laws to address cases in which a person becomes too intoxicated to consent after voluntarily using drugs or alcohol, as Attorney General Letitia James formally took over the criminal investigation into an…
Gothamist
Published 3 hours agoNYC Parks police told a yoga teacher to leash her dog. It got ugly.
A walker strolls with a dog on a causeway along the Hudson River in Battery Park City 04 December 2004 in lower Manhattan, New York. Jurors ruled against Sabrina Toner, finding that the officers did not use excessive force. [ more › ]
Brooklyn Paper
Published 4 hours agoBrooklyn brings the energy as Liberty punch ticket to WNBA semifinals
New York Liberty fans packed Barclays Center on Tuesday night as the team completed a first-round sweep of the Minnesota Lynx, becoming the first No. 8 seed in league history to advance to the semifinals. More than 17,000 fans erupted in cheers as the starting lineup was…
Gothamist
Published 5 hours agoEarly Addition: There's finally stuff inside the Times Square tower where the ball drops
Because it used to sit vacant for most of the year, here are your early links: Rangers goalie scored, "It's a Wonderful Life" coming to Broadway, there's dignity in scaffolding and more. [ more › ]
The Highlands Current
We’re living in a rape culture, and the proof is in the rhetoric
Content warning: This article discusses violence and sexual assault. Earlier this week, like many people in this country, I learned about what happened at Cornell University in October 2024, when seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity allegedly drugged and gang raped a female…
Out of Bounds: Abu Dhabi hosts first international sumo competition, and other major sports news from Paris and Los Angeles
Abu Dhabi hosts All-Star Sumo Competition For the first time, the city of Abu Dhabi hosted the All-Star Sumo Competition on Sept. 26 at its Space42 Arena. Organized by Abu Dhabi’s culture and tourism department, this is the first time the United Arab Emirates has hosted an…
The Soapbox: Teenage-led protests in France, an endangered moth makes a comeback in Australia and a series of counter-terrorism arrests in the UK
In France, secondary school students protest for better public education Young students and their supporters protested across France on Tuesday, demanding the government address overcrowded schools and a shortage of teachers. Protests began in Paris but have expanded to multiple…
Gothamist
Published 8 hours agoAre you a New Yorker? The Department of New Yorker Verification will now decide.
Jennifer Lopez's New Yorker identification card. There is now an (un)official verification process for those who can claim the title of city resident. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published 21 hours agoHORNAK: Zohran’s No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Week
BY ROBERT HORNAK Last week was the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and it didn’t disappoint. World leaders descended on the city, and Mayor Mamdani was dragged into both the national and international limelight, and in ways that didn’t make him look terribly good.…
Queens Ledger
Published 21 hours agoHORNAK: Zohran’s No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Week
BY ROBERT HORNAK Last week was the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and it didn’t disappoint. World leaders descended on the city, and Mayor Mamdani was dragged into both the national and international limelight, and in ways that didn’t make him look terribly good.…