This story was originally published on Aug. 16 by THE CITY. Sign up here to get the latest stories from THE CITY delivered to you each morning. A dark blue Chrysler Pacifica minivan will no longer be the only emergency vehicle used by the ladies of Ezras Nashim: It’s time to go ambulance shopping. On […]
Despite COVID-19 complications and absentee ballots not yet being counted yet, incumbent Assemblymember Felix Ortiz was comfortable enough with the ballots to declare himself the winner of the 51st Assembly District primary. As of 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24, Ortiz had the lead in the four-person race. According to the Board of Elections in […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Tensions between police and members of New York City’s Hasidic Jewish community flared again Thursday as officers interrupted a crowded funeral procession to crack down on social distancing violators. Video posted on social media showed officers in protective masks chasing a minivan through Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood as it carried the […]