Listening to irate New York hedge fund billionaire Leon Cooperman on CNBC right now lamenting people "sitting at home getting their checks from the government, trading their stocks."
“This fair share is a bullshit concept," he shouts. "It’s a way of attacking wealthy people."
A source shared this video, which he says he took at around 10 pm near near 12th and Broadway. It appears to show an NYPD officer pointing a gun at protesters outside the Strand
Zack Dahnan, the 21-year old security camera installer who first spotted the suspected subway shooter in the East Village, is holding an impromptu press conference on 1st Avenue. He says news of the presser left him unable to sleep.
"At the end of the day, the stock market reflects economic progress or lack thereof," Cooperman says. "This too shall pass."
The gulf between CNBC and Twitter is absolutely wild right now.
Please enjoy this incredible email we received from a teen last night. Apparently, the majority of fare evaders in the Inside Edition segment were 10h graders going to gym class.
During last week's mass arrest of peaceful protesters in the Bronx, the NYPD detained at least 11 legal observers — an act "targeted harassment" that was unprecedented and deliberate, according to longtime attorneys. Here's new video of one such arrest
Someone keeps throwing bricks through the window of a Hell's Kitchen gay bar. But when the owner called police, he says NYPD detectives discouraged him from reporting a hate crime. "They weren't seemingly interested in investigating it at the moment."
"Just because you throw the Hail Mary in your backyard doesn’t mean you’re Tom Brady," said Josh, who also runs a hedge fund. "I don’t like this pump and dump mentality that targets a certain institutional investor class."
De Blasio just signed an executive order banning all Uber/Lyft pools. One customer per ride, unless you're a couple. And it has to be "real couples," mayor says.
A line of detainees getting loaded onto a corrections bus. China Williams says he’s a janitor at an HRA building nearby who was leaving work when he was “bum-rushed”
Genuinely curious: if the argument is that transit riders don’t have 4th amendment rights on MTA property, does that also apply to drivers using MTA bridges and tunnels? Would the National Guard be able to search every car going over the Whitestone without reasonable suspicion?
What happens if New Yorkers do not want their bags checked by the national Guard?
“Then go home,”
@GovKathyHochul
says on
@fox5ny
“You’re not taking the subway.”
COVID-positive Sarah Palin has now dined al fresco on the Upper East Side two nights in a row. After eating at Campagnola Tuesday, she returned to Elio’s last night — where she reportedly flouted the city’s vax mandate this weekend
DoorDash has claimed this worker was not delivering for the app ("dashing") when he was killed. Family members dispute that, and screenshots of his account shared with Gothamist show he received a "breach of contract" notice for failing to make his final delivery.
As a childless 20-something Brooklynite whose last contact with the American education system was briefly dating a Teach for America candidate, I will now offer my thoughts on the schools reopening debate (1/48)
De Blasio just called this video "absolutely unacceptable" and said the officer should lose his gun and badge today. Can confirm an Internal Affairs officer called me this morning, which is first time that's ever happened
A source shared this video, which he says he took at around 10 pm near near 12th and Broadway. It appears to show an NYPD officer pointing a gun at protesters outside the Strand
At the top of the hill they’re processing the arrestees. Medics and photographers among them. A woman is pulled out in a stretcher. I asked an officer what the point was and he shook his head and said “Eight o’clock”
Really fascinating moment. Some of the organizers, who brought a PA system, orchestrated another kneel and handed mic to the cops. Many protesters aren’t having it
Cops charged from the back with batons out. Multiple people hit. Someone bleeding from the head. I jumped over a car and am out because of a press base. This wasn’t even a confrontation it was a trap
There are two ongoing rat lawsuits in NYC, filed almost a year apart. In the first, a "ceiling full of rats" collapsed on a man's head. In the second, a man plunged thru a sinkhole into a pit of rats.
Let us now consider: Would you rather fall on rats, or have rats fall on you?
They’re dragging people out one by one. It looks like a mosh pit in there. To be clear this was a peaceful protest that cops surrounded and charged at 8 pm on the dot
Two teenagers drowned on Rockaway Beach last night, along a stretch of beach that the city has elected not to staff lifeguards at this summer. One witness recalled talking to a victim’s friend, who was frantically searching for a lifeguard
The NYPD will send drones into the sky to surveil Labor Day gatherings, such as "a large party in a backyard," officials announced today. Privacy and civil liberty advocates say the "sci fi scenario" flies in the face of existing law.
On either side of the East River on Monday night, the NYPD held private fireworks viewing parties for friends and family — even as members of the public were turned away from the same parks for a lack of space.
For the last few years, Joshua Dietz has taught psych at CUNY schools and St. Francis. Under a pseudonym, he co-hosts a podcast with Richard Spencer, conducts chummy interviews with David Duke, and warns of the "negrofication" of America.
A fur-clad, shield-wielding man who swarmed the capitol yesterday is the son of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Shlomo Mostofsky. His brother is a district leader and vice president of the South Brooklyn Conservative Club.
I felt genuine terror tonight in a way I haven’t since this thing started. Don’t really have words for it right now. But I know it wasn’t the “tremendous restraint” promised by de Blasio, or whatever it is Cuomo imagines his happening here
In Massachusetts, they increased lifeguard wages to $21 hour with a $1,000 signing bonus and are now “in a much better spot,” according to their Parks Commissioner. New York City, which just passed a $101 billion budget, pays $16/hour, no bonus
Due to the national lifeguard shortage, unfortunately we will not be hosting swim programs, including lap swim, senior swim, and Learn to Swim, at our outdoor pools this summer. Outdoor pools will remain open each day for general swim from 11am-3pm and from 4pm–7pm.
I’m in the Bronx tonight for
#FTP4
— the first
#GeorgeFloydNYC
protest organized by
@decolonize_this
. Dozens of cops on every corner, stationed on a roof, circling in armor on bikes.
At Heschy’s urging, the crowd just surrounded and attacked journalist
@jacobkornbluh
. They pinned him against a wall and shouted “moyser” (“snitch”) as NYPD lost control of the situation. Really scary scene. Jacob is a pro
The vehicle's license plate matches that of a car belonging to Hakim Gibson, a pro-NYPD activist who currently runs a “law enforcement support page." He recently outfitted the car with a push bumper and spotlight in an apparent effort to resemble a cop car
In a now-deleted video, a Proud Boy could be heard shouting, "I had one of their heads and I was just smashing it into the pavement! I ripped that motherfucker's mask off and kicked him right in the head! That son of a bitch! He's a fucking foreigner!"
Good evening from Central Park South, where several thousands have taken the street, chanting “Fuck your curfew/suck my dick.” Follow
@sydneyp1234
and
@GwynneFitz
for more updates from Day Six in NYC
Some Upper West Siders suggested buying wasp spray to fend off homeless people in the neighborhood. Here's a comment from one woman, a trustee with the anti-overdose group Community In Crisis, who spent the last two months at a summer home in New Jersey.
"AOC is not so much a campaign surrogate for Sanders as she is living proof that the mechanisms of entrenched power can be replaced by and with regular Americans."
A full week later, Williams is STILL locked up at MDC for his allegedly breaking
@NYCMayor
's curfew — and, as a result, violating his parole. Last night, he called me from jail and we spoke for 30 minutes...
A line of detainees getting loaded onto a corrections bus. China Williams says he’s a janitor at an HRA building nearby who was leaving work when he was “bum-rushed”
Another angle of plainclothes officers pushing a protester into a minivan on 2nd Ave near 25th earlier tonight. "We were skateboarding and eating pizza," said one witness. "We didn't see where they came from. All of a sudden they grabbed Nicki. It was like a kidnapping."
Tenants in Crown Heights say their landlord just attempted an illegal eviction. A group led by
@EqualFlatbush
is now occupying the steps, with landlord inside
Protesters are up bright and early for Derrick Ingram, whose home was targeted by NYPD officers, dogs, and helicopters for hours yesterday. He tells the crowd his focus is on getting Dermot Shea to resign
In Foley Square, resounding chants of “NYPD take a knee.” Eventually, four cops kneel to huge chants. “We just want to get home safely, same as you,” says one protester.
My hot take is it's okay to be mad at the utility company asking you to turn down your AC during a heat wave while still keeping a bunch of billboards glowing in Times Square regardless of what the news tells you
The president of the NYPD's second largest police union shared a wildly racist video this weekend likening black people to monsters. He told me this morning that he shouldn't face consequences because it was an "honest mistake" and he does not see color.
Protesters said they were corralled into the park, and then threatened with arrest when they refused to leave the park. “They surrounded us and arrested us when we followed their instruction,” said Jess Davis. “They’re presence is solely here to intimidate.”
Was in the process of tweeting about the Tupac dance party in front of 100 cops when they decided to charge. At least one reporter was tackled. Several others arrested for standing in streets. This was the definition of a peaceful protest. Now we’ll see
This group is pinned, and a new group of cops just showed up with wooden batons. There was no violence, no bottles. People didn’t even see the cops in front of them til it was too late (interview with a witness at the end)
New York State Assemblywoman Diana Richardson says she was pepper sprayed unprovoked. “I saw a police office raise his hands to fight me...this is a disaster equation.”
When de Blasio's staffers shared videos or accounts of unprovoked police brutality, de Blasio would immediately call NYPD Commissioner Shea, who’d reassure him that the force was justified, the source said. “Everything had an explanation.”
“Are you going to milk it a bit?“
“I’m going to make my money.”
For hours, a group of NYPD officers unknowingly recorded themselves as they discussed OT schemes, bail reform, liberals and Long Island tee times. My last one for Gothamist:
Nick, 83, knew the subways were shutting down tonight, but planned to find a “good station” off the Q. He didn’t realize those would be locked too. He says the streets are dangerous, and the shelters are “full of the virus.”
Tomorrow night, a fleet of 500 drones will "take over" NYC's skyline, shining a massive ad for Candy Crush down on the city.
It's part of a new marketing effort aimed at "turning the sky into the largest screen on the planet."
Brian Lehrer describes police violence this week, and asks
@NYCMayor
: Do you acknowledge that those things happened and say the NYPD acted wrongly?
"I don’t have information that tells me that."
De Blasio has this info because his press secretary witnessed it. He's lying, again
Goodmorning New York! Here’s a spirited poll worker welcoming in the ~20 people who’d lined up at dawn to cast a ballot at the Campos Community Center in the East Village.
Another legal observer says he was cornered by eight NYPD officers before curfew and accused of “illegal counter-surveillance against police.” They allegedly seized his notebook and mocked him for writing that some cops had obscured their badge numbers.
- cop pushes cyclist
- cyclist sues city
- cop swears under oath that he never pushed cyclist
- evidence, suppressed for years by city lawyers, shows cop pushing cyclist
- judge orders cyclist be paid $2.25 M in taxpayer money
- cop keeps job
We stopped outside La Morada on Willis Ave, where owner Natalie Hernandez has been serving free meals during COVID-19 — and also, organizers says, faced harassment from ICE.
Chants of “La policía, la migra, la misma porquería”
Ina statement to Gothamist, a spokesperson for City Hall encouraged “any New Yorker who came into contact with Ms. Palin to get tested, just as we encourage all New Yorkers to get tested regularly, especially those who believe they may have been exposed…”
I cannot understand the point of this. An NYPD Chief told protesters they were okay marching after curfew if they stayed peaceful. They were. This was the scene before the ambush
In 2019, while firing at an armed man robbing a cell phone store, police fatally shot a fellow detective.
Last week, Jagger Freeman was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for the “murder.” He never set foot in the store and never carried a weapon.
Imagine getting locked out of your apartment because Eric Adams' AI chatbot ("a once-in-a-generation opportunity to more effectively deliver for New Yorkers") convinced your landlord that tenant laws are optional
New York City has just agreed to pay more than $13M to protesters who were arrested or beaten by NYPD officers during the George Floyd demonstrations in 2020 — among the largest settlements ever for a mass arrest class action.
Local trade unions are holding an adjacent rally, in solidarity with protesters and opposition to de Blasio’s budget. “Construction workers stand with black lives matters and against police terrorism,” says one hard hat
Eavesdropped on white shirts debriefing the unplanned kneel, clearly nervous about it
“Only 4 of us kneeled,” says Chief Robert Cattani. “Like anything on social media it’s either going to make or break us.”
Deputy Inspector Hellman: “I already had a rap scandal, now this”
Bronxites for NYPD Accountability Co-Founder Shannon Jones says
@NYCMayor
is culpable: “These are Democrats fucking up your lives. We already got bamboozled by the biracial kid. We fucked up on that one....but fool me once.”
Just before 8 this group of heavily armored bike cops intercepted the group. Yelled “move” and knocked people back with bikes all at once. Now we’re kettled on this hill
Asked an officer why there were 20+ cops with sirens blaring at Grand Army just now. He said they were monitoring to “make sure there was no disorder” at the cyclist protest.