DAILY NEWS
IT’S JAB OR FISCAL HIT Mayor declares: City workers must get vax or they’ll face unpaid leave
Mayor de Blasio announced Wednesday that all city workers must now be vaccinated against COVID — and that those who get their first shot by an Oct. 29 deadline will get a $500 bonus. The cash...
We’ll sue vs. Blaz order, says PBA big, who sees vax as personal choice
The city’s largest police union plans to sue Mayor de Blasio over his new mandate requiring all city workers must be vaccinated against COVID-19, union officials said Wednesday. “From the beginning of...
Joe team’s aim: 28 mil vaxxed kids
The White House laid out a detailed plan on Wednesday for vaccinating some 28 million children ages 5 to 11 who are expected to soon become eligible to get the lifesaving shots. The federal plan...
Parents step up 1 Brooklyn PTA sez city bug tests aren’t enough, gets van to boost effort
DAILY NEWS EDUCATION REPORTER A group of Brooklyn elementary school parents dissatisfied with the city’s COVID-19 testing program for public schools is taking matters into its own hands — by bringing...
Facebook to change its name after taking relentless citicism
More than 15 years after Mark Zuckerberg founded Facebook to rank hot students at Harvard, he is reportedly preparing to announce a new name for the social media network with 2.8 billion users. The...
GRIM DISCOVERY Remains in Fla. found with Laundrie items
Human remains were found in a Florida nature preserve where authorities have been searching for fugitive Brian Laundrie, the only suspect in the strangulation death of his fiancée, Long Island native...
Pleads guilty in Queens ‘friendly-fire’ cop slay, faces 33 years in prison
The man who sparked a friendly-fire NYPD shooting that killed a Queens detective pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday as part of a deal with prosecutors that will likely put him away for 33 years....
DELI GUY IS KILLED OVER A CIGARETTE Stabbed after refusing to give a customer smoke on credit
An East Harlem deli worker paid with his life over the cost of a cigarette. Ahmed Almoliki was working inside the K&B Gourmet Deli when a customer, enraged after the worker refused to extend him a...
Two busted with 50,000 fentanyl pills allegedly smuggled from Mexico
Two men were arrested with a lethal load of 50,000 fentanyl pills smuggled over the U.S.-Mexico border in bags seasoned with red pepper chili flakes to throw off drug-sniffing dogs, prosecutors said...
Andy: I was ‘ambushed’ His lawyer calls for new eyes on Tish’s probe
ALBANY — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s personal attorney wants new eyes on the sexual harassment allegations and investigation that ended his political career. Lawyer Rita Glavin unveiled a “formal...
Queens DA: 2 ripped off youth funds
Instead of nurturing the teens in their care, a worksite coordinator and his assistant stole nearly $20,000 from a city summer youth program, Queens prosecutors said Wednesday. The city’s Summer Youth...
DEMS BUILDING TOWARD DEAL Massive spending plan could get okay within days as progressive & moderate factions talk
WASHINGTON — President Biden and his Democratic Party said Wednesday that their giant infrastructure and social spending programs could be just a couple of days away from winning approval. It’s a...
‘Stupid’ flap over COVID transit cash
The MTA’s boss thinks New Jersey politicians should go back to math class. Leaders from New York and the Garden State remain in a months-long quarrel over how to split billions in federal COVID-19...
I did kill the students in Florida HS, monster admits, & apologizes
Gunman Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple counts of murder more than three years after a Valentine’s Day bloodbath in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others — the...
Race gets personal Sliwa and Adams go on attack in first mayoral debate
Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa clashed along deeply personal lines during their first mayoral race debate Wednesday night, accusing each other of “lies” and “buffoonery” while staking out drastically...
Subway ‘lush’ lowlifes target the drunk & sleepy
Late-night subway riders might want a cup or two of coffee before they board a train. Thieves known as “lush workers” for sneakily robbing drunken, sleeping strap-hangers are making hay as more New...
NYPD slaps two cops who pushed rider in mask flap
Two cops caught on video ejecting a straphanger from the subway for complaining they weren’t wearing masks have been sanctioned, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea said Wednesday. “Absolutely inexcusable,”...
Feds nab, indict ‘Dr. Perv’ Charged with drugging & sexually abusing patients
A former neurologist at Mount Sinai Beth Israel hospital was arrested and federally indicted Wednesday on charges he hooked chronically ill patients on addictive opioids — and withheld them unless the...
OK, probers, I gotcha: Blaz But they hit back as he cites ‘inaccurate’ findings on security unit
After days of criticizing a city Department of Investigation probe into his use of a police security detail, Mayor de Blasio finally cited Wednesday exactly one example of how he believes the agency’s...
Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter Bricusse dies at 90
Leslie Bricusse, the celebrated musician whose work is featured in some of Hollywood’s most iconic films, died Tuesday at age 90. A cause of death was not revealed for the Oscar- and Grammy-winning...
BULLY FOR THE 26TH PRESIDENT Actor Quinn thrilled to be playing Teddy Roosevelt
In Aidan Quinn’s big return to TV, the actor commemorates two very different types of history. Quinn is in the midst of a busy stretch, starring as Theodore Roosevelt on the new history series “The...
Star opens up about alleged abuse on set of ‘Batwoman’
Holy revelations, Batwoman! Ruby Rose, who played Batwoman/ Kate Kane on the first season of the CW Network’s superhero drama, took to social media Wednesday to “tell the whole world what really...
Dre given divorce paperwork at cemetery where grandma was being buried: report
Hip-hop mogul Dr. Dre was served divorce papers at a Los Angeles cemetery where he was laying his grandmother to rest, according to a new report out Wednesday. It’s unclear exactly when Dre was given...
EDITORIAL
Justice delayed is justice denied
Jail should not be a matter of life and death. But gradually, then all of a sudden, that’s what’s happened in the city’s jails in a cascading series of crises. Two more people have died in custody in...
No jab, no job
Acting with a boldness commensurate with the life-and-death stakes, Mayor de Blasio and his Health Commissioner Dr. Dave Chokshi have ordered that every one of the city’s employees, more than 300,000...
Justice for John O’Hara
A quarter century ago today, Oct. 21, 1996, Brooklyn lawyer John O’Hara was arrested by Brooklyn District Attorney Joe Hynes on seven felony charges for voting from the wrong address. O’Hara, a gadfly...
Free inquiry & fair admissions
It might take a degree from an elite college to track the tangled web of high principles undermined at the University of Chicago, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton. The common...
BRAMHALL’S WORLD
Don’t use math to limit opportunity
Imagine if schools used students’ foreign language proficiency to determine which math courses they could take. As ridiculous as that sounds, the opposite is a commonplace practice in U.S. high...
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
A rising tide menaces all the states
Bronx: It is obvious why Sen. Joe Manchin is anti-climate control. West Virginia is one of the three primary coal-mining states. If coal is no longer used to produce energy, that could be a problem...
DAILY NEWS
Two take deal in firebombing of NYPD van during protests
Two lawyers who tossed a Molotov cocktail into an empty NYPD vehicle in Brooklyn during last year’s George Floyd protests — and then called for more fiery acts of violence in a string of text messages...
$1.2M in jewels stolen in daring daylight mugging
A Brooklyn jeweler was robbed of $1.2 million in baubles by a pair of unarmed crooks during a bold afternoon heist, police said Wednesday. The 67-year-old victim was transporting the pricey gems to...
Blaze in Brooklyn brownstone kills woman in ground-floor apt.
A fire tore through a Brooklyn brownstone Wednesday morning, killing an elderly woman who lived on the ground floor, authorities said. The fire erupted on the ground floor of the four-story building...
SNYDE
‘Soul Train’ will pull in to the Apollo Supremely happy to be back on stage
For its 50th anniversary, “Soul Train” is headed uptown. “The 2021 Soul Train Awards” will be taped at the Apollo Theater in Harlem on Nov. 20, marking the first time the show will be based in New...
‘Country’ guy bows out over COVID rules
Country music singer Travis Tritt has canceled four concerts at venues that require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. Tritt said his move shows that he is “putting my money where my mouth is.” The shows...
Stallone’s vid farewell to ‘Expendables’
Sylvester Stallone took a modern approach to bidding farewell to his latest hit movie franchise. The 75-year-old “Rocky” and “Rambo” star posted a video shot on the European set after he’d wrapped his...
‘Justice’ director no ‘Wonder’ man – Gal
Gal Gadot is opening up about her experiences working with disgraced filmmaker Joss Whedon — and she’s making it known it wasn’t a “wonder”-ful time. In May, the “Wonder Woman” star responded to a...
ENTERTAINMENT
Series weaves together opioids’ toll, acts of those who aided crisis
Actor Danny Strong pops up regularly in an eclectic batch of series ranging from the lightness of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and “Gilmore Girls” to the dark corruption of “Billions.” But when it comes...
Film ‘Jesus Music’ traces birth of a movement Co-director left with profound respect for Calvary musicians
The birth of contemporary Christian rock and pop music in America can in part be traced to a vision received by Lonnie Frisbee, a 17-year-old runaway. After stripping naked and taking LSD in 1967 near...
HOROSCOPE
Your HOROSCOPE BY TAROT.COM For Thursday, Oct. 21
Even disruptive change can have beautiful moments. As the security-seeking Moon in Taurus meets shocking Uranus at 6 :2 8 p.m. EDT, we may find that the things we rely on for stability are shaken. The...
DAILY NEWS
NYU School of Professional Studies Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies – Complete Your Degree at NYU
If you are thinking about going back to school to earn your degree, the NYU School of Professional Studies Division of Applied Undergraduate Studies offers undergraduate degree completion programs...
Molloy College – Return of In-person Instruction and Open House
This past spring, Molloy College was one of the first colleges to announce that it would return to face-to-face instruction in the fall and that “return to normal” happened on September 8. Now the...
Discover You @ Hofstra
Imagine producing an award-winning film, television show, or radio program in studios equipped with technology used by industry professionals. Think about conducting original behavioral research and...
There’s a Place for You at New York Tech
Do you see your future self as an engineer, a health professional, an architect, or a physician? Have you thought about going away to college but have personal reasons for staying closer to home? For...
Build Your Future at Queens College
Queens College prepares students to become the leaders of tomorrow by offering a rigorous education in the liberal arts, business, and sciences under the guidance of an outstanding faculty dedicated...
SJC Brooklyn: Ready. Set. Joe’s
Are you ready? At St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, you’ll get the personal attention and experience you need to be ready to go further. With tuition rates among the lowest of private colleges in the...
SPORTS
Obi already toppin’ what he did during rough rookie season
The Garden loved the new and improved Obi Toppin. Less than a year ago, Toppin looked lost and overwhelmed on the court, a rookie in headlights. But Wednesday’s 14-point effort in 28 minutes –...
WHAT A WAY TO START! Garden in a frenzy as Knicks hold on to beat Celtics in 2 OTs after nearly blowing season opener
Evan Fournier and Julius Randle saved the Knicks from collapse. A season opener seemingly in-hand for the Knicks turned into a wild double-OT ride and, ultimately, a 138-134 victory Wednesday over...
Yanks on their way, but may be a bit off course
Back in 2017, Brian Cashman decided his group of young, talented players who had surprised the baseball world by coming within one win of a World Series needed a new voice in the clubhouse. The Yankee...
FENWAY FRIGHT NIGHT Red Sox on brink as Astros take Game 5 in blowout
BOSTON — Framber Valdez lost his perfect game and then bounced the following pitch off the next batter’s leg. Astros manager Dusty Baker decided it was time for a chat. “That’s the time when you’ve...
Braves look to finish off Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — Eddie Rosario homered twice in his second four-hit game of the series and six pitchers combined on a four-hitter, giving the Braves a 9-2 victory Wednesday night over the Dodgers and a...
Carrasco has bone fragment removed from pitching elbow
Carlos Carrasco underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a bone fragment from his right elbow, the Mets announced on Wednesday. The surgery was successful, but the Mets did not provide a timeline on his...
TIME FOR PLAN B After Big 3 fall through, Amazin’s must turn to fallback options for front office
Give credit to the Mets for shooting for the moon in their initial search for a head of baseball operations. They tried to land top dogs in Theo Epstein, Billy Beane and David Stearns to lead the Mets...
Mosley is day-to-day with hamstring injury
The injury bug has hit the Jets again. Star linebacker C.J. Mosley suffered a hamstring injury at the end of their matchup in London with the Falcons, Jets head coach Robert Saleh revealed on...
Mac book What Jets need to do vs. rookie QB Jones to beat Patriots for first time since 2015
The Jets are traveling to Foxborough for a Week 7 showdown with the Patriots as they try to pull off the upset for their second win of the season and first win over New England since 2015. The main...
Playing through the boos Engram won’t ‘tap out’ with Giants going through awful stretch
Evan Engram won’t let the booing and constant trade speculation deter him. He wants to see this through with the Giants. He wants it so badly that he resents even being asked whether he still wants to...
Gano boots Panthers Giants K says old team botched leg injury in ’18
Graham Gano is thankful that the Carolina Panthers signed him in 2012 after Washington cut him. But the Giants’ kicker didn’t appreciate how his tenure in Charlotte ended. “It was frustrating,” Gano...
Chucky’s gone, but Carr lives
I was staring at my lineup, late Monday night, When my eyes beheld an eerie sight. My Fantasy team just didn’t score, Suddenly my record was a horrid two and four. My team is trash! My team is now...
Dolphins eye Watson Report: Miami on verge of trade despite investigations
The Dolphins are on the verge of trading for quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to a Houston Chronicle report that raises more questions than it answers. The first one, obviously, is what exactly...