The Latest Breaking News from New York

Buffalo gunman was just getting started and planned racist attacks in other parts of city, police say

NEW YORK — The rampaging teen behind a hate-mongering massacre at a Buffalo supermarket was just getting started, and had plans to take his anti-Black attack to other parts of the city, authorities said Monday.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

2 senior NYC Democrats pitted against each other in draft election map

WASHINGTON — Two veteran House Democrats from New York City would be forced into a primary face-off to represent a new Manhattan-based district under a draft of a redrawn congressional map for the state.

Tribune News Service · May 17, 2022

Arizona state senator slammed for Buffalo shooting comments

The Arizona Senate has voted to open an ethics investigation into a firebrand Republican member who tweeted inflammatory comments about last weekend’s racist attack at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket

The Independent UK · May 17, 2022

Arcimoto’s super-fast electric delivery vehicles are coming to New York

The electric vehicle maker is partnering with delivery vehicle rental service JOCO to pilot its Deliverator EV in New York City.

Input · May 16, 2022

The Buffalo suspect bought a rifle months after cops ordered a psychiatric evaluation

In June 2021, New York police sent the suspect to a hospital for an evaluation after he made a threat at his school. Then, he fell off of law enforcement's radar and bought a rifle earlier this year.

WEKU · May 16, 2022

This forgotten women's prison helped cement Greenwich Village's queer identity

In his book The Women's House of Detention, Hugh Ryan writes about the New York City prison and the role it played in the gay rights movement of the '60s, including the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.

WEKU · May 16, 2022

Cannabis Regulatory Update: NY's Community Weed Gardens, Cannabis Tax Cut In CA, NY Cannabis Conference, Iowa's Reform Campaign

New York Senator Files Bill To License Community Marijuana Gardens

Benzinga · May 16, 2022

US gun violence over weekend puts focus on easy access to weapons

Violence includes Buffalo shooting that left 10 people dead, as well as two dead in Houston, one in Los Angeles and five in Chicago

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2022

Why New York's 'Assault Weapon' Ban Didn't Stop the Buffalo Massacre

The problem is not sneaky entrepreneurs who sell accessories; it's legislators who ban guns based on functionally unimportant features.

Reason · May 16, 2022

Map that would pit Maloney vs. Nadler in primary sent to New York’s top court - Roll Call

Senior Democrats face primaries, and opportunities for the party to pick up several seats were erased in a New York map proposed Monday.

Roll Call · May 16, 2022