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But if Schwarz was confident the city would lose, Emery was not. Something of a rock star in the city’s legal community in the 1980s, Emery was married to the actress Lori Singer, star of Footloose and Fame, dividing his time between New York and Los Angeles. He thought they had a good case, but the fact that the Supreme Court even agreed to hear the city’s appeal of the lower court’s decision  was a bad sign. That summer, back at the Hamptons and playing a softball game with Mort Zuckerman, Carl Bernstein, and other members of the summer set, Emery broke his leg on a routine fly ball to center field. The injury proved to be auspicious. Emery had to use crutches and stayed in New York for the rest of the summer, where he holed up in his East Side apartment and prepared for his argument on the court. … [Read more...] about Not That Long Ago, New York City Really Was Run From a Smoke-filled Backroom

Fire blows out of a window in the Chinatown section of New York, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. New York City firefighters battled a raging blaze at a building in the city's Chinatown area Thursday night, Firefighters said they were called about 8:45 p.m. to 70 Mulberry Street for a fire on the fourth and fifth floors of the building, NYFD officials said. less … [Read more...] about New York firefighters battle large blaze in Chinatown

Similar to New York City Democrats, elected Democrats in the state’s legislature are pushing a measure that would automatically register to vote all eligible state residents who apply for driver’s licenses unless they check an “opt-out” box. … [Read more...] about Non-Citizens Rally to Get Voting Rights in New York City: ‘No Taxation Without Representation’

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — If you’re missing baseball season, you’re not alone. On Saturday, Mets fans flocked to Citi Field to meet their favorite players at the first ever Mets Fan Fest. … [Read more...] about New York Mets Host First Ever Fan Fest At Citi Field

“People want relief, they don’t want to get high. If they wanted to get high, they could get a prescription from their doctor, they could take two Vicodin, wash it down with a glass of wine. They don’t want to get high…they want relief,” Savino told Lamb. “If people are interested in getting high, they would not want to enroll in this program. They can go out in the street and buy it, it’s not that hard to get in New York State. But patients shouldn’t have to break the law to get relief.” … [Read more...] about New York State Lawmakers Push For Medical Marijuana Law