Staten Island bar co-owner speaks out after arrest for defying New York COVID-19 orders

The father of a woman whose body was found in a Staten Island park last year has been extradited from the Middle East and charged with her murder. Kabary Salem had been indicted in the murder of his daughter, Ola Salem, 25, by a Staten Island grand jury Nov.

The New York Film Critics Circle has selected Kelly Reichardt's First Cow as its best picture of 2020. The group gave two awards to Eliza Hittman's Never Rarely Sometimes Always (best actress for star Sidney Flanigan and screenplay for Hittman) and Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods (best actor for Delroy Lindo and supporting actor for the late Chadwick Boseman).

The New York Film Critics Circle revealed their year-end honors and, surprise, Kelly Reichardt’s “First Cow” won Best Film.

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Alison Roman will not be returning to the New York Times.  Roman announced the career news on Instagram on Wednesday.The move comes seven months after Roman's column was placed "on temporary leave" following comments she made about Chrissy Teigen's business empire.

While some progressive feminist groups do not appear to be speaking out after a former aide accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, UltraViolet co-founder Shaunna Thomas said Monday that he should "apologize." "This would be a good time for [Cuomo] to apologize and prove he's going to do better by addressing systemic sexual harassment and enacting #OneFairWage," Thomas wrote on Twitter.

Bari Weiss blasted The New York Times after one of her former colleagues reportedly resigned from the paper after his involvement in the infamous Tom Cotton op-ed that sparked turmoil among employees.  The Daily Beast reported on Friday that editorial assistant Adam Rubenstein resigned six months after he edited the piece written by the GOP Arkansas senator, who argued in June to "send in the troops" to quell violence in cities throughout the country in response to civil unrest following the

Lawyers for Daniel Presti, the Staten Island bar owner accused of hitting a deputy with his car Saturday night, say surveillance footage of the incident shows their client “running for his life from unidentified individuals” because they were dressed in dark clothing and Presti did not know they were law enforcement officers.

The attorney for the Staten Island bar owner accused of running over a sheriff's deputy this weekend said Monday his client's arrest was a "politial hit job."  “The guys want to keep the fight going with Mac’s Public House and keep the support of the restaurant, their fellow restaurant and small business owners,” lawyer Lou Gelormino told “America’s Newsroom." “We’re talking about serving cheeseburgers and beers. It has come to this.

Both New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York Gov.

The co-owner of a Staten Island bar who officials say has continued to defy New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus restrictions was arrested early Sunday for the second time in less than a week after allegedly hitting a deputy with his car, authorities said.

declared itself a COVID-19 restriction “autonomous zone” when he appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment.“I saw the protests, people were outside the bar shouting about freedom, talking to cops, chanting that they should arrest the governor so I just assumed that it was a typical last call,” Davidson said.Davidson explained that the bar, Mac’s Public House, is located in a “neighborhood with the second-highest COVID infections in all of New York, so the rule is that they’re only supposed to let

"Saturday Night Live" this weekend did several sketches on the coronavirus, including one about last week's Staten Island, N.Y., demonstration following the arrest of a bar owner who allegedly defied government restrictions on indoor dining.

A New Jersey gym owner who attended a Staten Island rally in support of the bar proprietor arrested for defying the state's coronavirus restrictions called the lockdowns "nonsensical" on Thursday. Supporters of New York City bar owner Danny Presti gathered in front of the business to protest his arrest this week for flouting coronavirus restrictions and refusing to close down.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were spotted together in New York City on Saturday, November 29, amid multiple reports that the pair are rumored to be dating.The “Umbrella” singer, 32, and the “Everyday” rapper, also 32, were seen out with a group of friends at the Beatrice Inn on Saturday, The New York Post’s Page Six reported on Monday, November 30.