The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon when the homeowner received a call from the bank that there are suspicious charges on the credit card, after checking, they noticed the card and pocketbook missing.

The homeowners immediately called Shomrim and the NYPD, and after a quick investigation they realized it was the employee who was in the home just moments before.

A quick call to National Grid revealed the location of the suspect, the NYPD and Shomrim located the employee and returned the items to the rightful owner. The suspect was placed under arrest.

The Company told BoroPark24, “National Grid has zero tolerance for unethical and illegal behavior. The alleged act and arrest of one of our vendor’s employees, if true, is reprehensible. The safety and security of our customers and communities are paramount, and we take these matters seriously and are suspending work with the vendor until an investigation is completed.”

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The FDNY says the fire was on the 10th floor of 145 West 47th Street, which is the site of the future Hotel Riu Manhattan Plaza Times Square.

Nearly 80 firefighters were working to contain the fire shortly before 11 a.m., an FDNY spokesperson said.

No injuries have been reported.

Traffic was reportedly a mess in the area.

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A smiling Cohen emerged from Manhattan federal court after signing documents and speaking with authorities about his upcoming three-year term of supervised release.

“I feel great today. It’s been long overdue,” Cohen said to a collection of camera crews alerted to his presence by a tweet he had sent Sunday.

Cohen was sentenced to prison in December 2018 after pleading guilty to campaign finance charges and lying to Congress, among other crimes. In all, he spent about 13 1/2 months behind prison walls and a year and a half in home confinement. His time was further reduced through good behavior.

The campaign finance charges came after he helped arrange payouts during the 2016 presidential race to keep the porn actor Stormy Daniels and model Karen McDougal from making public claims of extramarital affairs with Trump. Trump has denied the affairs.

He implicated Trump at the time in the campaign finance charges, as he did again on Monday when he said that his release from home confinement “in no way negates the actions I took at the direction of and for the benefit of Donald J. Trump.”

He said he was “cognizant of my responsibilities” and “will not cease my commitment to law enforcement.”

“I will continue to provide information, testimony, documents and my full cooperation on all ongoing investigations to ensure that others are held responsible for their dirty deeds and that no one is ever believed to be above the law,” Cohen said.

Before his sentencing, Cohen tried to win leniency, saying he had cooperated fully with prosecutors, including with the probe by special counsel Robert Mueller into possible foreign influence in the 2016 election.

One of Mueller’s prosecutors, Jeannie Rhee, said in court that Cohen has “provided consistent and credible information about core Russia-related issues under investigation.” But Manhattan federal prosecutors said he never fully committed to cooperating with them and did not earn a substantial sentence reduction.

Cohen, who reported to prison in May 2019, was released to home confinement after about a year as authorities released low-security-risk inmates during a coronavirus outbreak in federal prisons.

He was returned to prison weeks later before a judge ordered him returned to home confinement, saying that returning him to prison was clearly meant to punish him for his plan to publish his book, titled, “Disloyal: The True Story of Michael Cohen, Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.”

“How can I take any other inference than that it’s retaliatory?” Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said. Prosecutors had insisted that Probation Department officers did not know about the book when they wrote a provision of home confinement that severely restricted Cohen’s public communications.

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In an unfortunate turn of events, a Hasidic couple and their one-year-old child from Belgium who were visiting family to celebrate Pesach were stabbed by an African-American man who was out on parole for attempted murder. The incident occurred at around 5:50 PM at Battery Park, New York.

According to police, the knife-wielding man charged at the family for no apparent reason, as they were taking a casual stroll on State Street near Battery Park at about 5:50 p.m. This was when the maniac passed by and then turned around and came at them with a blade, according to the NYPD. The man then reportedly chased after them, as they ran in horror after what had just happened.

The attack on the couple was purportedly an anti-semitic one given its hateful nature. Witnesses claimed that the man went on a rant with the couple, possibly hurling anti-semitic slurs at them.

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Marijuana is officially legal in New York.

Gov. Cuomo signed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act into law Wednesday morning after it was passed by the New York State Assembly and Senate Tuesday.

According to the governor’s office, the legislation, known formally as S.854-A/A.1248-A:

• Establishes the Office of Cannabis Management
• Expands New York’s existing Medical Marijuana Program
• Establishes a licensing system
• Creates a Social and Economic Equity Program encouraging individuals disproportionately impacted by cannabis enforcement to participate in industry
• Tax collection projected to reach $350 million annually and potentially create 30,000 to 60,000 jobs

“This is a historic day in New York – one that rights the wrongs of the past by putting an end to harsh prison sentences, embraces an industry that will grow the Empire State’s economy, and prioritizes marginalized communities so those that have suffered the most will be the first to reap the benefits.” Gov. Cuomo said Wednesday in a statement. “This was one of my top priorities in this year’s State of the State agenda and I’m proud these comprehensive reforms address and balance the social equity, safety and economic impacts of legal adult-use cannabis. I thank both the Leader and the Speaker, and the tireless advocacy of so many for helping make today’s historic day possible.”

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It’s part of an ongoing effort by the city’s Test & Trace Corps to reach the most vulnerable. As of this week, qualifying New Yorkers (again, those age 75-plus) and an eligible escort of any age can get vaccinated together at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, Bathgate Contract Postal Station and Citi Field sites, which run 24/7.

No advance scheduling is required. All qualifying New Yorkers have to do is show proof of age upon arrival at the site. While their accompanying party can be of any age, that person must also be eligible under state guidelines.

“New Yorkers 75 and over are at high risk from COVID-19, and we need to do everything in our power to help them get vaccinated,” Dr. Ted Long, executive director of the NYC Test & Trace Corps and senior vice president of Ambulatory Care and Population Health at NYC Health + Hospitals, said in a statement. “We need to tear down all barriers for New Yorkers 75 and older to be vaccinated, and our new practice of walk-up vaccinations for them and an eligible escort makes it as convenient as possible for them and their loved ones.”

The new walk-in program is available at the following locations:

• Brooklyn Army Terminal
  140 58th Street
  Brooklyn, NY 11220
  
• Bathgate Contract Postal Station
  4006 3rd Avenue
  Bronx, NY 10457
  
• Citi Field
  36-2 126th St
  Queens, NY 11368

The city offers free transportation to and from vaccine sites for adults who are older than 65 or have an ambulatory, visual, intellectual, or developmental disability. To reserve transportation, including ambulette and cab options, call 877-VAX-4-NYC. An operator will walk through eligibility and provide other options over the phone based on the caller’s need, the city says.

New York state expanded vaccine access to all New Yorkers age 30 and older as of Tuesday, an influx that caused major headaches for those needing to schedule appointments. Next week, all New Yorkers age 16 and older will be eligible.

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