Baton Rouge African American museum vandalized a month after founder’s death

Baton Rouge’s African American history museum was found vandalized on Monday — exactly one month after it’s 75-year-old founder, Sadie Roberts-Joseph, was murdered. Police were investigating the damage, including shattered windows and benches that were flipped over at the Louisiana institution, The Advocate reported. see also Founder of African American museum found dead in carRead moreRead more

The heat\u2019s on NYCHA\u2019s new boss, Gregory Russ

New York City Housing Authority General Manager Vito Mustaciuolo actually says he’s “proud” of his agency’s progress since last year in reducing heat and hot-water outages. That sort of pride is part of NYCHA’s problem. see also Elderly in Queens apartment facing 4 months without elevator A six-story Queens apartment building with a large elderlyRead moreRead more

Florida woman captures hundreds of crabs scattering into streets

A Florida woman taking a stroll through her neighborhood was shocked to find an invasion of blue land crabs scattering across the street. Abriel Arnel, a Stuart resident, posted a video to Facebook showing hundreds of the sea critters crawling around her home. “We’ve lived here for a few years and this is the worstRead moreRead more

Corey Johnson not sold on push for mandated paid vacation time

City Council Speaker Corey Johnson is not sold on a push for mandated paid vacation time to all employees in the Big Apple — fearing it could be a small business killer. Asked whether he backs Public Advocate Jumaane Williams’ paid-vacation time plan, Johnson told WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show” Monday he thinks it’s aRead moreRead more

MassMutual signs lease for new office space

Click:Cut flower trade MassMutual has signed for 22,000 square feet for 10 years at Marx Realty’s 10 Grand Central, the Ely Jacques Kahn-designed office tower previously known as 708 Third Ave. It’s the latest advance for the property where Marx recently spent $48 million to move the entrance off the avenue onto East 44th StreetRead moreRead more

2020 Knicks schedule: Kyrie Irving’s New York reality comes early

Five takeaways from the Knicks’ 2019-20 schedule: 1. That the Knicks are on ESPN and TNT a combined three times, were scratched from the Christmas Day schedule and play a road game on MLK Day is indicative of James Dolan’s franchise not being considered a glamor team. Of their three national TV appearances, the 17-65Read moreRead more

Carl Icahn wins two seats on Cloudera’s board in settlement

Cloudera said on Monday it would give two board seats to Carl Icahn as part of an agreement with the activist investor to limit his ownership in the data analytics company to 20 percent. Icahn had disclosed a 12.6 percent stake in Cloudera earlier this month and said he could seek seats on the company’sRead moreRead more

Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself with prison bedsheet: source

Jeffrey Epstein was found hanging in his lower Manhattan jail cell with a bedsheet wrapped around his neck and secured to the top of a bunk bed, The Post has learned. The convicted pedophile, who was 6 feet tall, apparently killed himself by kneeling toward the floor and strangling himself with the makeshift noose, lawRead moreRead more

Lucky Charms selling bags of just marshmallows for under $2

Magically delicious — even without the cereal. Lucky Charms teamed up with Jet-Puffed Marshmallows to offer $1.50 bags of just marshmallows — and they’re a “bigger and puffier version” of the ones found in the cereal. Fans were quick to rejoice over the sweet news. Click Here: cheap true religion jeans “Lucky Charms with noRead moreRead more

Massachusetts man diagnosed with deadly mosquito-borne virus

The first case of the potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus has been confirmed in a Massachusetts man, the state’s department of public health announced over the weekend. The man, who was not identified, is over 60 years old and lives in southern Plymouth County, according to a Saturday announcement from the Massachusetts DepartmentRead moreRead more