NYC demonstrators set fires, clash with police in election protest; arrests reported

David Dinkins, who died Monday at age 93, was New York City’s only Black mayor and a true champion for equality. In a year already overflowing with multiple crises and a deadly pandemic ravaging the nation, he leaves behind a legacy of what it means to serve our country and how to lead with courage and grace.

Two New York City police officers were wounded during a broad daylight shooting involving a suspect who has died, sources told Fox News.  The cops were in the area of 145-86 179th St. in Queens, N.Y., shortly after 12:45 p.m.Tuesday when shots rang out, police said.

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Prolific, lyrical, and possessed of that entrepreneurial optimism which afflicts some who have seen the worst of what the world has to offer, David Wojnarowicz was a multivalent artist who survived a tormented childhood and decanted that bone-deep fury into his work.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday undercut New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, declaring in-person school learning to be “safe” even during high transmission rates, just as NYC schools were shutting down once again.

NEW YORK -- A rapper who shot off a flamethrower while standing on an occupied New York City bus surrendered to police on Wednesday.Authorities said Dupree G.O.D was arrested on charges of reckless endangerment and criminal possession of a weapon. There was no information on when he would be arraigned.

New York City's mayor and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are facing criticism over their handling of the city school closure, which will – as announced Wednesday – go into effect on Thursday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo got into a shouting match with reporters Wednesday while denying that New York City public schools would be shut down due to a spike in coronavirus cases -- only for Mayor Bill De Blasio to announce the closures minutes later.  The exchange began when Wall Street Journal reporter Jimmy Vielkind pressed Cuomo about whether he would overrule any decision by city officials to close schools.

“It reminds me of Williamsburg circa 2010,” said ex-pat Davis Richardson, 27, who was looking to escape New York City a few months ago and wound up putting down roots in Serbia's capital city, Belgrade. “I now pay half what I paid in New York during a pandemic to live out of a suite overlooking all of Belgrade.

The New York Police Department is investigating a video showing a man standing  on top a city bus with a flamethrower while blasting flames into the air and street before a crowd of cheering onlookers.  Footage posted to social media appears to show a shirtless man standing on top of the B26 bus while firing into the air as bystanders egg him on and film him on their cellphones.

Rebecca Danigelis was a 75-year-old housekeeping supervisor at a hotel when she was fired. She had $600 in savings and had cashed in her 401K to send her younger son, Sian-Pierre Regis, to college.

The New York Police Department has announced that they have arrested a man for attacking Rick Moranis last month.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday city schools could close temporarily for in-person classes as early as Monday as coronavirus infections rise.“We should get ready,” de Blasio said in his weekly Friday appearance on The Brian Lehrer Show on New York public radio’s WNYC, saying parents should “have a plan for the rest of the month of November.”“I think that’s the safe way to think about it.

 Scarlett Johansson  stepped out for a stroll in New York City this week, and even though she was dressed pretty inconspicuously, it’s hard not to notice the brand new piece of jewelry on her finger. The Avengers actress flashed her simple gold wedding band for the first time as she headed out for a stroll in the city without her husband, Saturday Night Live star  Colin Jost .