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For a Fresh Take on Cocktails, Head to a Thai Restaurant
A couple of decades ago, most Americans who ate Thai food were only familiar with the “greatest hits” — dishes like Pad Thai and satay, or maybe the more adventurous went for Massaman curry or holy basil. If these restaurants served alcoholic cocktails at all, they were just calorie bombs of fruit purée and coconut milk, or perhaps a variation of Thai iced tea.
ICE Moves To Seize Accused Molester In Hackensack Family Sleepover
Diego G. Buri-Mora, 35, was seized on Tuesday, May 14 by Hackensack police, who notified members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. The incident “was reported to have occurred while the juvenile was visiting family members,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. A joint...
Alleged squatter faces 18 charges for illegally occupying Queens home, changing locks, forging docs: DA
A man was indicted on Monday after allegedly illegally occupying a home in Jamaica and forged leasing documents to pose as a legal tenant, even filing a lawsuit against the property’s rightful owner, prosecutors said.
Caribbean pols pay special tribute to mothers
Sign up for our Caribbean Life email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Caribbean legislators on Mother’s Day, Sunday, paid special tributes to mothers, noting their extraordinary roles. “As we celebrate Mother’s Day, we pay tribute to the incredible strength, dedication and...
Columbia grad’s mic gets cut off during anti-Israel commencement rant
A Columbia University student’s microphone appears to have been cut off just moments after she started delivering an anti-Israel commencement speech rant. Saham David Ahmed Ali tore into the Ivy League school as she delivered the class speaker address at the Mailman School of Public Health’s commencement ceremony on Tuesday. Video shows the moment the student’s mic suddenly appeared to start glitching as she was midway through ripping Columbia’s “silence” over the ongoing Gaza war. Microphone cuts off during Columbia grad’s anti-Israel commencement speech rant The microphone cut off several more times over the next few seconds, prompting those in the crowd to start...
N.Y. Lottery: After using $1 Powerplay feature, NYC player claims $2M in Powerball prize as one-time lump sum
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A lottery player in New York City has claimed $2 million in a doubled Powerball second prize, according to lottery officials. Chi Lee Lee of Elmhurst, Queens, matched the first five numbers in a Powerball drawing on Feb. 26, according to the New York Lottery. When purchased, Chi Lee Lee opted for the $1 Powerplay feature that allows players to multiply a non-jackpot prize up to 10 times. It automatically doubled the second $1 million prize to $2 million.
34-year-old stabbed twice in Manhattan subway station; no arrests made
A 34-year-old was stabbed twice in a Manhattan subway station early Wednesday as the morning rush got underway, police said -- and his attacker is still on the loose. Cops say they were called to the Delancey and Essex streets station around 5:30 a.m. for a report about a male stabbed in the J train mezzanine area. They found the victim with stab wounds to his neck and back.
Intensity, arrest at hearing for NYPD cop accused of using cooler to kill man
CONCOURSE, The Bronx (PIX11) — An NYPD sergeant accused of killing a man by throwing a cooler at him as he rode past on a motor scooter did not get the charges against him dismissed, as he’d hoped would happen at court on Tuesday. Instead, one of the people who showed up at the courthouse […]
Man stabbed in the head in the Bronx, attacker flees with $20: NYPD
THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was stabbed in the head and buttocks before being robbed in the Bronx on Monday afternoon, according to the NYPD. The incident happened in front of 528 Willis Avenue at around 2 p.m., police said. The unidentified suspect stole $20 and fled on foot northbound on Willis Avenue, […]
NYC’s massive Salute to Israel Parade to go on with heavy police protection despite antisemitic protests
Protests be damned. Defiant organizers of the city’s annual Salute to Israel Parade announced Tuesday that the march will go on this year despite recent violent local antisemitic demonstrations. The traditional celebration of the Jewish state is scheduled to take over Fifth Avenue on June 2 and is expected to bring thousands of supporters to Manhattan — along with hundreds of cops during a months-long spike in antisemitism throughout the five boroughs as the Mideast war rages. “There is no way [they] would not have the parade,” a Manhattan cop told The Post on Tuesday. “The city and the organizers would not...
Ice Spice MetroCards spark frenzy at NYC subway stations
NEW YORK CITY - Ice Spice MetroCards were dropped on Monday by the MTA at four NYC subway stations in the Bronx and Manhattan. People lined up to get one of the 50,000 cards featuring the rapper and Bronx native. Cards will be available only at select MetroCard vending machines...
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