Philip Marcelo

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  • Assata ShakurLaw

    Assata Shakur, fugitive Black militant and godmother to Tupac, dies in Cuba

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Horse protestersLaw

    Eric Adams moves to ban 150-year tradition of horse-drawn carriages in Central Park after spree of ponies running free, dying on the job

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Times SquareReal Estate

    Jay-Z’s Times Square casino shot down by Broadway neighbors in ‘despicable display of cowardice,’ developer argues

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Curtis SliwaPolitics

    With big business desperate for a Zohran rival, Trump rips GOP candidate Curtis Sliwa as a cat guy who’s ‘not exactly prime time’

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Armed Forces and first responders stand in a formation and have their hands over their hearts in remembrance of the 9/11 attacks.Law

    As 9/11 families read names, Charlie Kirk’s killing tightens security at Ground Zero

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate, arrives for a news conference at Astoria Park during the New York City mayoral Democratic primary in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. New Yorkers are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose a Democratic candidate for mayor as a sweltering heat wave engulfs the city, and with tightened security in place after the US unleashed airstrikes on Iran. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Meet 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a former foreclosure prevention counselor who became the frontrunner for NYC mayor by campaigning to freeze rent

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • New York police officers arrest John Woeltz, Friday, May 23, 2025, in New York, who was charged with kidnapping, assaulting and holding a man against his will for several weeks in an upscale Manhattan town house.(AP Photo/Kava Gorna via AP)The Coins

    2 crypto investors charged with kidnapping man to get his bitcoin say video shows victim ‘laughing and smiling’ as he moves about Manhattan freely

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Nicole Daedone, center, founder and former CEO of OneTaste, departs Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in New York. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File)Finance

    Leaders of ‘orgasmic meditation’ women’s wellness company OneTaste convicted of federal forced labor charges

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Lights are on at the world headquarters of Goldman Sachs in New York on Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)Finance

    Ex-Goldman Sachs banker sentenced to 2 years for role in $4.5 billion scheme to ransack Malaysian 1MDB state investment fund

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • George Santos wears a pair of sunglasses outside the courthousePolitics

    George Santos sentenced to over 7 years in prison for fraud and identity theft

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • CENTRAL ISLIP, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 25: Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries leaves a Long Island court with members of his legal team after pleading not guilty to sex-trafficking charges allegedly involving young male models on October 25, 2024 in Central Islip, New York. Jeffries, who is 80, was released on a $10 million bond and answered to 16 counts against him. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Finance

    Ex-Abercrombie CEO charged with sex trafficking crimes is suffering from dementia and can’t stand trial, prosecutors and defense say

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Dwight Howard #39 of the Philadelphia 76ersFinance

    Scammer who cheated ex-NBA star Dwight Howard out of $7 million in fake bid for WNBA team gets 12 years in prison

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Toll signs are seen on Park RowFinance

    Trump gives New York 30 more days to end Manhattan congestion toll as state officials refuse to comply

    By Philip Marcelo and The Associated Press
  • Lisa Schiff, right, an art adviser who once counted actor Leonardo DiCaprio among her wealthy clients, walks out of Manhattan federal court after pleading guilty to wire fraud, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in New York.Lifestyle

    Leonardo DiCaprio’s onetime art adviser cheated clients out of $6.5 million to pay for a $25,000-a-month apartment, shopping sprees, and luxury hotels

    By The Associated Press and Philip Marcelo
  • A protester chants during a demonstration in support of Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, Monday, March 10, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Politics

    Trump warns arrest of Palestinian activist at Columbia University will be ‘first of many’ deportations of ‘terrorist sympathizers’

    By Jake Offenhartz, Philip Marcelo, and others