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CBS News
27-05-2025
- General
- CBS News
New York City public school student detained by ICE at asylum hearing
A Bronx high school student from Venezuela was detained by federal immigration officials last week following a court appearance for his asylum case. It's the first known case of a New York City public school student being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. NYC public school student subject to expedited removal, feds say Dylan, a 20-year-old Ellis Prep High School student, showed up at federal immigration court in Lower Manhattan on May 21 for a hearing on his request for asylum, and was then arrested. He has no criminal record. His attorney said he entered the country legally under policies then in effect under the Biden administration. "Dylan entered the United States with permission to seek asylum, and his detention robs him of the opportunity to seek that relief with the full protections offered to him under the law," said a spokesperson for the New York Legal Assistance Group. ICE disputes that, saying in a statement that Dylan is "an illegal alien from Venezuela who illegally entered the U.S. more than one year ago. Under the Biden administration, he was encountered at the border and released into the country." In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Dylan is subject to expedited removal. Mayor Adams declines to get involved in student's deportation case Mayor Eric Adams is declining to get involved in Dylan's case. "I just wondered if, given your relationship with Tom Homan, if you might be able to talk to him to review this case," CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer asked. "Well, we have to be extremely careful because the New York City Council laws, I'm limited on what coordination I can do, and so sometimes there's a blessing and it's a curse. We don't know what happened at that hearing," Adams said. Reporter Michael Elsen-Rooney, with our media partners at Chalkbeat, spoke with Dylan's mom, who told him she's also worried because Dylan has been sick with stomach problems. "She said ... he's told her that he hasn't received medical treatment so far. He's been moved to four different detention centers, at least, in the past five or six days," Elsen-Rooney said. Some students at Ellis Prep are also upset. "It's scary because I'm an immigrant," one student said. "I think it's difficult. It's very scary," another student said. Adams said students should feel safe going to school. "I want to be extremely clear -- that did not happen in the school. We don't coordinate with ICE on civil enforcement. So, you know what we know," he said.
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
2 Dead, 19 Injured After Mexican Navy Tall Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge
A ship carrying an estimated 277 people smashed into the Brooklyn Bridge, New York, on Saturday night, according to a report from the New York Post. One of the 147-foot masts on the Cuauhtémoc, a ship owned by the Mexican Navy, collided with the bridge at approximately 8:26 p.m., according to CNN. Shortly after midnight, New York City Mayor Adams shared an update via X, writing that, 'At this time, of the 277 on board, 19 sustained injuries, 2 of which remain in critical condition, and 2 more have sadly passed away from their injuries.' A senior first responder told the Daily Beast that the Cuauhtémoc appeared to lose power, resulting in it being swept under the bridge by the incoming tide. In addition, when first responders arrived, there were numerous sailors in the mast, but the majority of them managed to save themselves. One critically injured person had severe head injuries and had to be intubated. At a press conference late Saturday night, Chief Wilson Aramboles of the New York Police Department's Special Operations Division revealed the cause of the accident. 'The pilot lost power of the ship,' he said of the boat, which had departed from nearby Pier 17 not long before the crash. After refueling in Brooklyn, the vessel was set to sail to Iceland. Shortly after the incident took place, New York Attorney General Letitia James shared a link to the Post's coverage of the incident on X, adding her own message: 'I'm praying for everyone who was on this ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge this evening. New Yorkers should follow local guidance while our first responders do their jobs.' The ship arrived in New York earlier this week with a grand display to signify goodwill between Mexico and the U.S. that featured cadets lining the ship's mast as the ship sailed into the harbor. The Cuauhtémoc, built in 1982 for the purpose of training cadets, was expected to take part in an elaborate display as part of next year's Fourth of July celebrations for America's 250th, dubbed 'Sail4th.' Captain Andrew McGovern, a board member for Sail4th, said that cultural exchanges were a key focus of the event, which was also set to include a military flyover and fireworks finale. McGovern said of the event, 'The visual will be unbelievable, and the events are going to be magical,' adding, 'This will have a lasting legacy and open people's eyes. This is what we were built on and founded on.' Traffic delays and road closures are expected around New Dock Street and Water Street in Brooklyn as emergency personnel attend to the scene, and locals are advised to use alternative routes. Additional reporting by Michael Daly.
Yahoo
17-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
City backs off on composting fines after widespread anger from building owners
These fines are getting trashed. The city is backing off on heavy monetary penalties for those who fail to compost their garbage — marking a major rollback less than three weeks after the mandatory program went into effect and after a record number of compostable trash was collected. Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro and several high-ranking officials called for the stark switch-up following widespread anger and confusion over the original guidelines, which placed stiff fines on those who refused to sort their trash, according to sources Effective immediately, only buildings with more than 30 units can be fined for refusing to compost. Larger properties will also have plenty of time to clean up their acts under the relaxed rules — four warnings will be issued before they are slapped with a $100 fine, which they can also expect for every subsequent violation. Previous rules called for fines to start at $100, but reach, and remain at, $300 after the third violation. While homeowners and smaller apartments will not be punished until next year, all residences across the city are expected to continue composting, officials emphasized. 'Make no mistake: Composting continues to be mandatory in New York City. Mayor Adams has led by example on this issue and composts daily, whether he is at Gracie Mansion or at City Hall, but he has also heard from New Yorkers across all five boroughs — including at town halls — who still have questions about this extremely important program,' City Hall said in a statement. 'In an effort to facilitate even higher participation, we will conduct additional outreach and education on composting before issuing fines to the most persistent offenders who repeatedly refuse to compost. Through the end of the year, we will be distributing additional education materials and holding more community events about how to sort out waste.' The Department of Sanitation could not provide further comment, directing The Post back to the Mayor's Office. The new rules reportedly came under the direction of Mastro, who strode into City Hall last month, and several other unnamed officials, sources confirmed to The Post. He purported that New Yorkers weren't properly informed about the compost program, though Sanitation has been slowly rolling it out since 2023, Hell Gate first reported. The major switch-up comes just one day after the agency exclusively shared with The Post that a record-breaking 3.8 million pounds of compostable materials — equal in weight to eight and a half Statues of Liberty– were collected in a single week. The program is so successful that Sanitation is opening a third compost giveaway site in Queens, which returns 40 pounds of garden-grade compost back to New Yorkers for free. Some 3,600 summonses were handed out during the first two weeks of mandatory composting, which has been controversial since its April 1 start date. Landlords and property managers have decried the mandate as unsustainable, arguing that it would force their staff to dumpster-dive into piles of trash to separate the food scraps that their tenants, benefiting from the anonymity granted by trash chutes, declined to sort.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
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Readers sound off on a vision for Rikers Island, N.Y. climate laws and conclave criticism
Ossining, N.Y.: Re 'City Hall considers abandoning plan to replace Rikers with borough jails' (May 3): Mayor Adams' purported attempt to abandon the plan to close the jail on Rikers Island would be a step backward for all New Yorkers. In addition to ending the history of violence and mistreatment of incarcerated people and improving conditions for Department of Correction staff, the jail's closure — which is mandated by law — will open the door for the single most transformative project of the 21st century for New York City's air and water. When Rikers closes, the island's 413 acres could house enough solar power and battery storage to shut down asthma-causing fracked gas power plants in Hunts Point in the Bronx and Astoria. Alongside the energy infrastructure, a new state-of-the-art wastewater treatment plant would save New Yorkers $10 billion and form the cornerstone for sewage pollution reductions that will restore waters across the city for fishing and swimming. On top of these benefits, compost processing on the island could provide much-needed capacity for the city and move trucks out of communities of Black, Indigenous and other people of color and low-income neighborhoods. Each of these measures would provide well-paying jobs for local residents. This Renewable Rikers vision is the consensus among those whose lives have been impacted by the jail along with leading environmental experts for how to best utilize the island to benefit all New Yorkers. It's time to turn the page on Rikers from a place once described as 'an affront to humanity and decency' to one that sustains life and health for generations to come. Mike Dulong, legal program director, Riverkeeper Milford, Pa.: I am a retiree who left the city. We still get NYC news channels where we live. On a daily basis, we see shootings, stabbings and other heinous crimes and I say to myself, 'Good job, Eric, way to go.' Yet, through all this, your illustrious mayor is still trying to take traditional Medicare from its most vulnerable population. I refer to retirees who, for the most part, kept the city running during various crises over the years. This is the thanks we get? Mayor Adams, you should be ashamed of yourself. Robert K. Greco Brooklyn: Re 'More jobs for the NYC green economy' (op-ed, May 9): Too bad that President Trump seems to hate any energy sector job that isn't drilling for oil or digging coal out of the ground. His halt to offshore wind is a big job killer for the workers who would have been receiving the turbines in Sunset Park and the folks who would have harvested wind energy coming ashore in Long Island City. He is killing our clean energy future as well as our jobs. Gov. Hochul is making the right move by suing Trump over his foolish and illegal halt to offshore wind. Laurel Tumarkin Manhattan: The Albany folks got the budget passed, and 1 billion in taxpayer dollars is devoted to climate programs. Sounds like enough, but is it? New York's nation-leading climate law passed six years ago, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, looks to 2050 and beyond, but the budget offers little long-term community protection or climate leadership. Will Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie finally bring the transformative and widely popular NY HEAT Act to a vote? Will Hochul stop foot-dragging on the Cap and Invest program, which would make polluters pay for climate mitigation instead of us taxpayers? If our leaders don't act more boldly, our — and their — grandchildren will get whacked by climate assaults that we can't imagine. There is still time. Let's get it all done! Rachel Makleff Fresh Meadows: I'm a senior living in the same house for more than 50 years. In that time, I've been through many mayors and governors, and never has my January Con Edison bill hit $1,000. If we had Gov. Lee Zeldin and Mayor Curtis Sliwa, would I have the same bill? George Glowacky Manhattan: Bravo for your editorial 'Limiting eminent domain' (May 11). For too long, it has been overused to advance private developments with no real public purpose. Roberta Brandes Gratz Montebello, N.Y.: Re 'Rounding up campus speakers won't protect Jews' (column, March 30): The Trump administration's rounding up of speakers who support Hamas is doing more than protecting Jews. These protesters and their useful idiots are really working toward radical Islam's conquest and enslavement of the United States. Essentially, they are an invading force sent here by Tehran. If radical Islam and its Sharia law succeed, do you think you will still have freedom of speech and due process? Wallington Simpson Bronx: We've reached another low point in our country's history when the only truth coming out of the White House is contained in the president's oft-repeated answers to important questions that are posed to him: 'I don't know' or 'I don't know anything about it.' This is especially disturbing when he's asked about the Constitution. Just what we need, someone who took an oath to uphold the very document he admits he's unfamiliar with. Maria Bonsanti Port Orange, Fla.: Well, the president does have a unique idea to reopen 'The Rock.' Once they use our tax money to fix the place up and ready it for new boarders, we should celebrate. The greatest joy would be to see it open its cell doors to the whole Trump and Co. crew. All those billionaires and wannabe superstar minions of his could enjoy the fresh air for their one hour per day of recreation. Let's not forget those recently pardoned Jan. 6 rioters, either — plenty of room for the whole gang. Great idea, Donald, to bring Alcatraz back into circulation. Philip Farruggio Little Egg Harbor, N.J.: You will be getting a lot of mail regarding Pope Leo XIV by many who probably have not been to a Catholic church for years, are not even Catholic or who say they are Catholic but it was only someone in their family who observed the religion. Still, they have an opinion, such as Voicer Maria Suzanne Napoleone, who, to our misfortune, lives in New York. How dare she judge a decision made through two days of prayer by some of the holiest of the Church's representatives! What does she know about all the prayers and considerations that went into this decision? Why is she suddenly the know-it-all visionary of the Roman Catholic religion? This decision was made by 133 cardinals praying for God's direct message. We do not need anybody's opinion on how this man was chosen above all others. Rose S. Wilson Stratford, Conn.: My independent theory on the non-accidental choice of Pope Leo XIV would be that the 133 cardinals were collectively guided by the Holy Spirit to specifically elect him as an American counterweight/offset to #47's uber-strong executive branch/presidency in a way that no non-American pope would be able to achieve. He's been described as the most culturally non-American embodiment of all U.S. cardinals. Right now (at least in the eyes of Catholics), former Cardinal Robert Prevost indeed is the highest ranking U.S. citizen, as Vicar of Christ on Earth — with an open-ended tenure! James McHale Ramsey, N.J.: Dear Bob Raissman, I write in response to your comment about the absence of St. John's University basketball games from the radio ('No dancing on the radio,' column, March 23). I've been around for a while and have a vague recollection of listening to Marty Glickman doing play-by-play coverage of college basketball from Madison Square Garden a while back (he would describe a score as being 'good like Nedick's). I also recall a guy named Dave Halberstam (I believe) broadcasting St. John's games on WCBS 880 more recently, but still quite some time ago. He was succeeded by Gary Cohen, who did basketball play-by-play coverage as well as he does baseball. The school switched from Cohen to John Minko, perhaps as a cost-saving measure. This motivated Seton Hall University to bring Cohen to do their radio coverage. Good luck finding coverage of either schools' games on AM or FM radio today. Michael F. Reilly
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Politics
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Readers sound off on panic button critics, Mother's Day and rodeo cruelty
Irvington, N.Y.: David Catalfamo's recent piece (in the New York Post) mocking New York City's panic button program for bodegas wasn't just out of touch, it was shameful. It's even more disappointing considering David once worked for Gov. George Pataki, a leader who felt the pain of everyday New Yorkers, especially the small businesses that are the soul of this city. Before you wrote that column, did you stop and ask yourself, 'What would Pataki say?' I doubt that a man who stood tall during 9/11 would ever laugh at working-class New Yorkers being hunted in their places of business. David, this isn't some 'Diet Coke button' joke from the White House. This is about blood on the floors of bodegas. It's about mothers getting phone calls they'll never forget. It's about clerks who never got to clock out. A panic button isn't a stunt. It's a lifeline for people who've been forgotten and targeted. You tried to compare this program to Andrew Cuomo handing out necklaces to defend himself from harassment claims. That wasn't funny, it was offensive. Or to Curtis Sliwa putting panic buttons in Guardian Angel berets, as if crimefighting is some retro costume party. But here's the difference: Mayor Adams didn't laugh. He listened. When bodega owners called out for help after stabbings, shootings and robberies became a nightly reality, Adams stepped up. He didn't offer a slogan. He offered a solution. And while it may not be perfect, it's a real step toward keeping our workers alive. That's more than we've gotten from a dozen press conferences and empty promises before him. Fernando Mateo, spokesman, United Bodegas of America Manhattan: The Campaign Finance Board denied Adams $4 million to help underwrite his barely visible reelection campaign. And, as you reported, he's rehired his shady 27-year-old pal Brianna Suggs to reel in some bucks. She's already been paid nearly half a million dollars for services rendered. And, as previously reported, Adams' campaign donations in the past quarter wouldn't cover the cost of Broadway tickets to 'Good Night, and Good Luck' with George Clooney. Mayor Adams, that play's title sure sounds like the message being sent to you. Frankie Turchiano Manhattan: Elected officials just do not pick up the phone. They have: 'Due to high volume, we can not answer the phone.' Well, due to high volume, I will stop voting. I've said it many times before — this is the tip of the iceberg. I will not vote any longer as of today. I can't ever get through to the Board of Elections, either. They don't pick up. Helen Murphy Bloomfield, N.J.: Saluting all those who were wonderful maternal figures this Mother's Day. For me, it was Great Aunt Florrie. Her birthday overlaps with this special day. Born in 1897, the year President William McKinley took office, she later quit grammar school for factory work capping toothpaste and testing light bulbs to help support her family. Imagine the history she witnessed. My great aunt was a teenager when the Titanic sank, a lady in the Roaring '20s. Wishing I asked more questions. A nurturing presence, she took me on outings and encouraged my love of books. In her 90s, I drove her around town, revisiting her favorite places. She paid me the ultimate compliment when she said, 'When I'm with you, it's like you were my little girl.' Christine Sparta Bloomington, Ind.: My brother and I were in our mid-50s. It had been nearly a year since my father passed away, and this was our first Thanksgiving without him. His absence was conspicuous as we gathered in my mom's dining room. After a quiet meal, we began reminiscing about past holidays. One year, my parents decided that my brother and I, who were 9 and 10 at the time, were too old for baskets from the Easter Bunny. Although we were disappointed, we didn't let on then. Decades later, we revealed this traumatic childhood event. Of course, it was lighthearted. I told my mom I should have received at least one more Easter basket because my brother was older, yet they cut us both off in one fell swoop! When Christmas arrived, beneath the tree sat a large, vibrant basket filled with candy and colored eggs, accompanied by a note: 'Merry Christmas from the Easter Bunny!' Scott Thompson Denver: In 1969, my Alabama high school head football coach (Lavon Kelly, father of college coach Charles Kelly) sacked me before after-school practice, saying, 'Mike, before you practice and play, you must go home and make it right with your mother.' As a fatherless senior, I had been abusing my cancer-stricken mother. I cursed her while demanding the car keys and cash to go on a date wearing 'men's cologne' (English Leather) with my girlfriend. When I was called out of school for her death on Jan. 13, 1970, I was weeping, but too late. Many times, I've shared this with my high-needs middle school students as their long-term substitute teacher, begging them to please not be like 'Mr. Mike' and honor their mothers. Mike Sawyer Ottawa, Ontario: I am delighted to read that six U.S. state governors invited six Canadian premiers for discussion about tariffs. It is a good start. That's the way to have a healthy dose of communication and move forward. I feel that with the good meeting that took place between the Canadian prime minister and President Trump, things will get better between Canada and the U.S. Both countries need each other and they will continue, despite teaser conflict sometimes. Anant Nagpur Edison, N.J.: Why does Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent constantly avoid answering yes-or-no questions by quickly rambling inane inaccuracies in front of congressional committees? Maybe he should check with his leader, Vladimir Putin, before he sits in front of these committees to answer questions. On another note, does anybody think Cheat-O Jesus knew that Bessent is part of the LGBTQ community before appointing him? And why no screaming MAGAs like the way they treated Pete Buttigeig? Thomas Morrison Paramus, N.J.: How long before the orange felon takes credit for the American pope? Tom Greff Manhattan: I must agree with my beautiful MAGA maggots. Joe Biden rigged that fake conclave. Donald Chump won in a landslide. An American pope, and it's not the smartest Bible-selling American in the world. Raymond McEaddy Bronx: Why do these comedians think it's alright to joke about us? They don't do it to others. Now the pope, not a day old and they were already bashing him. And during our holiest of days, joking about our Lord. Respect us. It's not funny being the butt of their jokes. Julio E. Rivera Brooklyn: I switched from MetroCard to OMNY in February and already regret it. After a long-delayed response to a complaint, customer service admitted that no subway customer can really find out how much money is on an OMNY card. The OMNY vending machines in subway stations run an hour or more late in registering how many trips were taken. I'll stay with the MetroCard, where I can look at the turnstile and see just how much money I have left. Mary Foutz Oakland, Calif.: Sincere condolences to the family and friends of renowned Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association calf roper Roy Cooper, who died in a Texas house fire last month. That said, tie-down calf roping should be outlawed worldwide. Consider the following: 'Yeah, I accidentally killed and injured lots of calves when I was learning. I mean, I plain roped their heads off' (in 'The mud, the blood & the poop,' Colorado Springs Independent, Aug. 19, 2004). And this from world-renowned animal behaviorist Dr. Temple Grandin: 'The single worst thing you can do to an animal emotionally is to make it feel afraid. Fear is so bad for animals I think it's worse than pain.' More than enough reason to outlaw tie-down calf roping: terrified babies separated from their mothers, a true crime against nature. Eric Mills
