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CNN reports: The helicopter tour company whose sightseeing chopper plunged into the Hudson River on Thursday is shutting down operations immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday. New York Helicopter Tours was previously involved in two safety incidents investigated by federal aviation authorities. Michael Roth, the company’s CEO, has not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment regarding Schumer’s calls …

Gothamist reports: Lawyers for Luigi Mangione say the government’s plan to seek the death penalty for the 26-year-old charged with stalking and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson is a “political stunt” and should be taken off the table. Mangione’s attorneys filed a motion Friday arguing that the federal government should be precluded from seeking a death sentence in the …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: Six people were killed after a helicopter believed to be carrying a family of tourists from Spain crashed into the Hudson River on Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported at 3:17 p.m. on the Hoboken side of the Hudson. In addition to the family of five — two adults and three children — a …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: A helicopter has crashed in the Hudson River, authorities said. The incident happened at roughly 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Multiple boats gathered could be seen gathering near Jersey City, not far from the Water’s Soul sculpture. A police helicopter was also on the scene. The FDNY confirms they are responding to the incident. Emergency responders …

Gothamist reports: A good-government group is pitching a proposal following the corruption scandal that engulfed Mayor Eric Adams: Let voters participate in a special election to remove a future mayor from office. The 125-year-old organization Citizens Union presented a proposal at a meeting of the Adams administration’s Charter Revision Commission on Wednesday that would create a new procedure to remove …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams toured a Manhattan station with U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Friday, as the head of the MTA tried in vain to join both men. MTA Chair Janno Lieber said he was stuck in a “Where’s Waldo game” on a platform of the Brooklyn Borough Hall subway station as he looked for Duffy — who recently …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Fresh off the dissolution of his criminal corruption case, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he’s back to focusing on working for New Yorkers. He just plans to do it with another party. The embattled Democrat announced Thursday that he will run instead for mayor as an Independent, leaving Andrew Cuomo, who resigned …

Gothamist reports: Mayor Eric Adams celebrated a federal judge’s permanent dismissal of his corruption case on Wednesday by endorsing a book written by a far-right loyalist of President Donald Trump now serving as FBI director. “God bless you, New York City. And God bless what we have accomplished,” Adams said in a public address. “When all that came at me, …

The New York Daily News reports: A federal judge on Wednesday permanently dismissed the sweeping public corruption charges against Mayor Adams — denying an effort by Trump’s Justice Department to have them, tossed “without prejudice,” or keeping open the possibility of bringing them again. Manhattan Federal Judge Dale Ho’s decision was not based on the merits of the case against …

Politico reports: In early 2021, pandemic-battered New Yorkers were finally feeling a glimmer of hope: A mass vaccine site at Citi Field that promised around-the-clock shots. Then Gov. Andrew Cuomo stepped in. The state’s chief executive was irate over the site, which happened to be championed by his political nemesis at the time — Mayor Bill de Blasio. Cuomo made …

The New York Daily News reports: Brooklyn rapper and gang member Sheff G [above right] — who joined President Trump at a Bronx campaign rally last year — will get five years behind bars after pleading guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy Wednesday. Sheff G, 26, real name Michael Williams, and his rap protege Sleepy Hallow paid for dinner at …

Gothamist reports: MTA data published Monday shows the agency collected nearly $52 million from drivers through its congestion pricing tolls in February, the same month President Donald Trump decreed the program should be scuttled while comparing himself to a king. The haul means the MTA raked in just over $100 million through congestion pricing between its launch on Jan. 5 …

The New York Times reports: When a Republican employee of the New York City Board of Elections told a woman that if she paid $150, she could have a job working at the polls during local elections, the woman hesitated but eventually agreed. Unable to afford the fee on her own, she said she went to her husband, who gave …

The New York Times reports: The Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funding from New York’s mass transit network if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority did not respond to a series of demands about efforts to prevent crime on the city’s subway and buses. Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, said in a letter that the M.T.A. must provide a …

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams on Monday didn’t rule out running as an independent in November’s general election should he lose this summer’s Democratic primary — and sources say such a move is indeed gaining serious traction inside the Adams camp. “When I’m ready to roll out my official reannouncement and my plan, I will do so, …

NBC News reports: A sit-in at Trump Tower in Manhattan was underway Thursday as protesters gathered to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained over the weekend by federal immigration agents. The organization Jewish Voice for Peace livestreamed the sit-in, showing hundreds of demonstrators packed into the building’s lobby. Some held signs that read “Fight Nazis not …

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Andrew Cuomo, the former governor of New York and arguably one of the biggest names in state politics, has officially entered New York City’s race for mayor. The move by the 56th governor of New York has been long-anticipated as many political insiders considered it only a matter of time before Cuomo threw his …

The New York Times reports: New York’s congestion pricing plan raised $48.6 million in tolls during its first month, a strong start for the program that exceeded expectations and kept it on track to raise billions of dollars for the region’s decaying mass transit system. The revenue figures, which were released on Monday by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, are the latest …

NBC News reports: New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced Monday that the city will close the Asylum Seeker Arrival Center at the Roosevelt Hotel, a site that was the frequent target of criticism from Elon Musk and the Trump administration. On top of closing the arrival center at the hotel, Adams also announced the closure of the Humanitarian Emergency …

The New York Post reports: Flocks of twisted young women packed a Manhattan court Friday for a chance to see alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione — with some donning the same maroon color he wore when he was arraigned on murder charges in the disturbing case. Dozens of depraved devotees braved the freezing temperatures in line to get access …