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16 Charged In Drug Trafficking Bust After Probe Launched In Hudson Valley 16 Charged In Drug Trafficking Bust After Probe Launched In Hudson Valley
16 Charged In Drug Trafficking Bust After Probe Launched In Hudson Valley Authorities announced that 16 people were indicted for allegedly trafficking drugs in multiple states. New York State Attorney General Letitia James said the individuals trafficked prescription opioids and cocaine in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. James made the announcement on Wednesday afternoon, July 14. We busted a major drug trafficking ring operating throughout New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania.In our third major action in the past month, 16 individuals have been charged for their roles in flooding our communities with tens of thousands of opioid…

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by Nicole Valinote
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With 65 MPH Wind Gusts Possible Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With 65 MPH Wind Gusts Possible
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Entire Region, With 65 MPH Wind Gusts Possible A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is now in effect for the entire region. Damaging winds with gusts of 65 miles per hour that could cause power outings are the main threat, the National Weather Service said in issuing the alert. Frequent lightning and large hail are possible. It lasts until 10 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, for these areas: Long Island,  Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Orange counties  The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island,  Fairfield, New Haven, Middlesex, and New London counties in Connecticut.  It last until 8 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, for these areas: A…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Winning $33K TAKE-5 Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Westchester Winning $33K TAKE-5 Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Westchester
Winning $33K Take-5 Ticket Sold At Gas Station In Westchester One lucky person in Westchester managed to pick all five numbers of a Take-5 lottery game worth $$33,203.50. The ticket, purchased at the 7 Days Gas & Food Mart located at 400 Pelham Road in New Rochelle, was sold for the Saturday, April 10 game, lottery officials said. The winning numbers on the prize-winning lottery ticket were 03-15-19-31-35. The person who bought the ticket in New Rochelle will have to split the jackpot with another winner from Staten Island who also picked all five numbers. The odds of winning the jackpot with five matching numbers are 1 in 575,757, the NY lotter…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients COVID-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients
Covid-19: Nursing Home Administrator Says He Argued Against Cuomo Order To Take In IIl Patients A nursing home administrator in New York reportedly sought to fight back against Andrew Cuomo’s edict to place COVID-19 patients in residential living facilities, though his protest was shut down, he said. Michael Kraus, a nursing home administrator on Staten Island told Fox News that he and other top officials at other facilities were “petrified” by the March 2020 mandate that COVID-19 patients be permitted back into long-term care facilities, not hospitals. Cuomo has reiterated several times that he was simply following federal guidance, and that at the time, they were worried about proje…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New Increase In Indoor Dining Capacity To Take Effect In NYC COVID-19: New Increase In Indoor Dining Capacity To Take Effect In NYC
Covid-19: New Increase In Indoor Dining Capacity To Take Effect In NYC Relief is on the way for New York City restauranteurs as the state continues lifting restrictions on indoor dining. Last week, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reopened indoor dining in New York, while extending the curfew for bars and restaurants to 11 p.m. as the state continues to see improved COVID-19 numbers. Cuomo announced on Friday, Feb. 19, that as of Friday, Feb. 26, restaurants and bars in New York City may increase their capacity from 25 percent to 35 percent indoor occupancy, which is consistent with guidance in neighboring New Jersey. 
“What's happening now is people in New York C…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: NY State Sues Amazon For Allegedly Failing To Protect Workers During Pandemic COVID-19: NY State Sues Amazon For Allegedly Failing To Protect Workers During Pandemic
Covid-19: NY State Sues Amazon For Allegedly Failing To Protect Workers During Pandemic New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the state has filed a lawsuit against Amazon for allegedly failing to keep employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. James announced on Wednesday, Feb. 17 that a lawsuit has been filed in state Supreme Court against the tech giant over its alleged failure to provide adequate health and safety measures for employees at the company’s New York facilities when the outbreak first started. An investigation into Amazon’s practices was opened by James’ office in March last year following multiple complaints about an alleged lack of precauti…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman Accused Of Conspiring With Father In So-Called Westchester College Sex Cult Case Woman Accused Of Conspiring With Father In So-Called Westchester College Sex Cult Case
Woman Accused Of Conspiring With Father In So-Called Westchester College Sex Cult Case A female cohort of the man accused of running a sex cult out of his daughter’s dorm at Sarah Lawrence College in Westchester Countyis facing charges for her role in helping him run the scheme. Staten Island resident Isabella Pollok, age 29, has been charged with racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, and extortion conspiracy for helping Lawrence Ray manipulate and groom the college students, who the convicted felon met after moving into his daughter’s on-campus room in 2010. Original story - Father Of College Student In Westchester Charged With Sex Trafficking Her F…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: New York Expected To Loosen Up Some Restrictions On Economy COVID-19: New York Expected To Loosen Up Some Restrictions On Economy
Covid-19: New York Expected To Loosen Up Some Restrictions On Economy With New York coming out the other side of the “post-holiday COVID-19” spike, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state may be loosening the restrictions on some areas that were hit hardest by the virus. Cuomo said that with infection and hospital rates on the decline, he and the Department of Health are looking to “loosen the valve” on certain aspects of the economy to jumpstart New York’s reopening. “We said that we hoped the spike would end after Jan. 1 when people stopped socializing as much … We talked about (that happening) in mid and late January, and that’s right where we are,” Cuomo sa…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
COVID-19: NY Restaurants In Orange Zone Can Resume Indoor Dining, Court Rules COVID-19: NY Restaurants In Orange Zone Can Resume Indoor Dining, Court Rules
Covid-19: NY Restaurants In Orange Zone Can Resume Indoor Dining, Court Rules Following a judicial ruling, New York is loosening the restrictions on restaurants that are located in designated COVID-19 “orange zones.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that restaurants in “orange zones” will be permitted to reopen under “yellow zone” restrictions. Previously, indoor dining had been banned at restaurants in the “orange zones.” The decision comes after a judge ruled that restaurants in “orange zones” may reopen in upstate New York earlier this week. In “yellow zones,” restaurants can open for indoor and outdoor dining, though capacities are capped, and only four-person parties ar…

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by Zak Failla
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NY Man Admits To Running $200M Ponzi Scheme In Region NY Man Admits To Running $200M Ponzi Scheme In Region
NY Man Admits To Running $200M Ponzi Scheme In Region A 53-year-old man has admitted to running a $200 million Ponzi scheme in New York based on false statements to investors about inflated returns for nonexistent wholesale jewelry deals, federal authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 30. Long Island resident Gregory Altieri, 53, pleaded guilty to wire fraud for running the scheme.  As part of the plea, Altieri, of Melville in Suffolk County, also admitted to committing securities fraud in connection with the scheme.  When sentenced, Altieri faces up to 20 years in prison.  “With today’s guilty plea, Altieri is hel…

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by Joe Lombardi
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COVID-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY COVID-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY
Covid-19: Five Face Charges After Party Attended By 164 Shut Down In NY Five people were arrested after the NYC Sheriff's Office broke up a party of 164 maskless revelers crammed into an underground bar. The bust took place at a bottle party around 2:30 a.m., on Sunday, Dec. 20, in a building on 243rd Street in Rosedale, Queens. There was no liquor license for the event, and numerous fire and health code violations were committed, the Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. Those charged included a DJ and two unlicensed security guards who were among the organizers charged with violating COVID-19-related regulations, the New York Post reported. One partier was cha…

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by Kathy Reakes
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COVID-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations COVID-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations
Covid-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations New York State authorities have suspended liquor licenses for 37 more businesses, including three in the Hudson Valley (all in Westchester County), after finding what it labeled violations of COVID-19 pandemic-related executive orders.  These new suspensions bring the total number of liquor licenses suspended during the coronavirus pandemic to 279, the state announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8. In total, 1,867 charges have been filed against bars and restaurants for violating coronavirus-related rules.  Businesses found in violation of these regulations face fines up to $10,000 per viol…

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by Joe Lombardi