You have to admit — he does sort of look like that guy from “Dune.” A Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest was interrupted by none other than Chalamet Sunday in New York City, with the celebrated actor wandering around among the doppelgangers. Alas, NYPD arrived and shut the unofficial event down for gathering without a permit, reportedly arresting one. The Independent reports: https://flip.it/-FlNQU
#Culture #Entertainment #Film #Movies #TimotheeChalamet #NYC

A trial has begun in the case of a former U.S. Marine who is accused of putting a homeless man in a fatal chokehold on a New York City subway train.

@BBCNews reports: "Daniel Penny, 25, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree manslaughter and negligent homicide. ... The May 2023 event quickly became a political flashpoint, with conservatives praising Mr. Penny as a hero, and critics including civil rights activists saying he acted as an unjustified vigilante."

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz9p1p3pdj7o

#NYC #DanielPenny #News #Subway

From swagger to scandal, #EricAdams' time as mayor of New York has been a political drama. As pressure mounts, Adams is now facing a five-count corruption indictment that could end his career, or offer more dire consequences.

There’s something about Adams that is reminiscent of another prominent politician who grew up in Queens. Adams' anti-elitist messaging has been a lot like Trump’s.

https://theconversation.com/nycs-eric-adams-show-heads-for-a-final-curtain-with-echoes-of-another-new-yorker-more-focused-on-style-than-policy-240003

#USPolitics #NYC

Solidarity with all the NYC city workers dedicated to serving the people of the city, not themselves. ✊

"I just want people to know that we city workers care about the work that we do, and that we are not Eric Adams."

https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/09/27/we-are-not-eric-adams-say-nyc-workers/

#news #NYC #NewYork #MayorAdams #EricAdams #CityWorkers #CivilService

Thousands in the streets to #FreePalestine in #NYC.

#EricAdams is NYC’s first mayor to be charged with a crime, but he's hardly the only politician to run afoul of rules that govern raising and spending funds in elections.

And if history shows anything it's this: Campaign finance violations are often just the first chapter in a much wilder story.

https://theconversation.com/eric-adams-indictment-how-campaign-finance-violations-often-grow-into-dramatic-scandals-238971

#news #uspolitics #nyc #election #history

#nyc #newyork #un #freepalestine #armsemargonow #warcrimes #palestine #lebanon #usa #congress #traitors #StopGenocide Jewish Voice for Peace HAPPENING NOW: New Yorkers are shutting down the Israeli delegation's motorcade route in Manhattan before they are slated to speak at the United Nations. War criminals are not welcome in NYC. Arms embargo now.

"New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted by a grand jury on federal criminal charges, according to two people familiar with the matter, an extraordinary culmination to weeks of searches, subpoenas and resignations of top officials that have thrust the city’s government into crisis."

AP reports: "It was not immediately clear what laws Adams is accused of breaking or when he might have to appear in court."

https://flip.it/XQb2lC

#EricAdams #NYC #NewYork #USPolitics #Politics #News

The #NYC anarchist bookfair kicks off today and goes until Sunday. Check out the full schedule of events, film showings, workshops and more at: https://anarchistbookfair.net/

I'm going to NYC next weekend, will be attending @[email protected] .
It will be my first visit to the US ever.

Anyone got any tips on what I should see in NYC ?

#NYC #postgres #pgdaynyc

Huh, jaywalking is still illegal in #NYC?

"Police hand down few fines for jaywalking, but more than 90 percent of them go to Black and Hispanic New Yorkers, said the sponsor behind the Council bill."

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2024/09/12/breaking-council-balks-on-legalizing-jaywalking

#news #NycNews #jaywalking

New York Police Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned amid a federal probe into corruption in the department. Investigators are looking into whether Caban profited from connections to a nightclub security company owned by his brother. Calling the investigation a “distraction,” Caban said the department “deserves someone who can solely focus on protecting and serving New York City.” Mayor Eric Adams announced that he is appointing Thomas Donlon, an FBI veteran, as the interim police commissioner. Read more from NBC News.

https://flip.it/kElWNv

#NewYork #NYC #Police #EricAdams #FBI

#NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is stepping down.

We previously reported on how Caban had used his authority to prevent dozens of #cops accused of misconduct from facing disciplinary trials:

#News #Police #NYC #NewYork #LawEnforcement #Government #CivilRights #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-commissioner-edward-caban-police-discipline-retention-eric-adams

The #NYPD Is Tossing Out Hundreds of Misconduct Cases — Including Stop-and-Frisks — Without Even Looking at Them

The department has killed more than 400 cases of alleged misconduct this year that an oversight board had investigated and substantiated.

It’s part of a lax attitude toward discipline under the current #police commissioner, Edward Caban, critics say.

#NYC #News #Law #LawEnforcement #CivilRights #Government #EdwardCaban

https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-tossed-out-police-misconduct-discipline-cases-edward-caban

At Least Two #Saudi Officials May Have Deliberately Assisted 9/11 Hijackers, New Evidence Suggests

Newly revealed information also raises questions about whether the #FBI and #CIA mishandled or downplayed evidence of the kingdom’s possible ties to the plotters.

#News #September11 #SaudiArabia #Government #NYC #Law

https://www.propublica.org/article/saudi-officials-may-have-assisted-911-hijackers-new-evidence-suggests

FBI agents raided the homes of multiple members of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, officials say, including First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright and Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks III. “Investigators have not indicated to us the mayor or his staff are targets of any investigation,” City Hall lawyer Lisa Zornberg says. NBC News has more.

https://flip.it/JV2W0y

#NYC #Mayor #FBI #Corruption #EricAdams #NewYork

"Of the thousands of New York City employers identified in the Dashboard, the employers highlighted below are some of the largest violators in each section."

https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/for-the-public/employer-violations-dashboard/employer-wall-of-shame/

via https://jacobin.com/2024/09/nyc-comptroller-worst-employers-lander/, with links to similar resources.

#nyc #employees #labor #workers #WorkersRights