newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Clarke Schmidt’s ‘swagger’ left quite an impression on J.A. Happ

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There could be a scenario where Clarke Schmidt takes over for J.A. Happ in the Yankees’ rotation next year should the veteran lefty starter leave via free agency.
Should that happen the Yankees will be in good hands according to Happ.
“I did see him tonight, I was watching for sure. In spring training it seems like a really nice kid, very confident and I think that shows on the mound. He has that confidence and a little bit of that swagger. You see his stuff and how it plays and we saw that in spring and we saw more of that tonight,’’ Happ said following the Yankees’ first intrasquad game of spring training 2.0 at Yankee Stadium on Monday evening. “I think he definitely has a bright future.’’
Schmidt, the Yankees’ first-round pick in 2017 out of the University of South Carolina who had Tommy John that year and didn’t pitch professionally that season, started against the Yankees’ lineup. Happ started for the Bombers against the Yankees.
With very little chance to crash the Yankees’ rotation in spring training Schmidt impressed and caught the attention of the Yankees and opposing scouting departments. Monday night Clarke opted to focus on a chance instead of his first big league camp ending the way it did on March 12.
“Tonight to being able to have the opportunity to face pretty much the starting lineup for the Yankees at Yankee Stadium, I remember looking at the lineup card this afternoon and I was so excited,’’ said Schmidt, who pitched against a lineup that housed Aaron Judge, Stanton, Gleyber Torres, Gary Sanchez, Aaron Hicks, Brett Gardner and Luke Voit. “It was one of those feelings, like, ‘This is awesome.’ There is no better opportunity for me to open guys eyes. Whatever I did in spring training 1 or whatever you want to call it that’s all behind me. If I want to open a door and open somebody’s eyes, tonight was the night to do it. I kind of embraced that moment.’’
Barring an injury to one of the five starters — and Masahiro Tanaka suffered a concussion this past Saturday — Schmidt might not get a big league taste this year. However, nobody knows pitchers like other pitchers and Happ isn’t prone to making overstatements.
Special advisor CC Sabathia sat with GM Brian Cashman behind home plate for Monday night’s intrasquad game.
The Yankees didn’t deny or confirm a report that COVID-19 testers weren’t at Yankee Stadium on Sunday as scheduled, but Aaron Boone said the club is doing all it can to make the players’ environment safe.
“I don’t want to get into commenting on the testing each and every day about how many negatives, did we have any positives, what came in. I really don’t want to go down that road right now,’’ Boone said Monday via a Zoom call before the Yankees’ first intrasquad game at Yankee Stadium. “All I can say is we are working with Major League Baseball making sure that we are as safe as can be as expected in how we are conducting ourselves and I feel good about us being here.’’
Giancarlo Stanton believes the testing program has gone according to the way it was set up.
“I have gotten tested every other day. I can’t speak on that there wasn’t a tester here [Sunday]. I believe like everyone else that it has gone to protocol,’’ Stanton said.
Asked if DJ LeMahieu and Luis Cessa had to test negative twice at home before undergoing intake testing in New York prior to being cleared, Boone said, “I think there is a little more to it than that. There is a joint panel that has to sign off on things as well. There is obviously a couple of negative tests that have to happen and that has to be in conjunction with all the major league protocols.’’
Boone reiterated his confidence in the testing process.
“We are confident in the protocols we have in place. I know there were issues with the whole Fed Ex and the Fourth of July weekend. We also feel like nothing is perfect and nothing we do is perfect but we do feel like protocols we have in place are giving us the best chance to be safe,’’ Boone said. “Whether tests are rolling in on a daily basis every other day the fact of the matter is nothing is perfect and we are at risk every single day. If we have all negative tests that roll in today the reality is that was from two days ago. Each day we are here there is risk involved in that. That’s why, the best we can, we are trying to mitigate that. We have a good system set up in place to do that and hopefully over time it proves its mettle.’’
With a 60-game schedule in play for this season Boone is OK with putting a runner on second base to start an extra inning but will wait to decide if he would agree to make it a permanent change beyond this year.
“I think I am OK with the rule for this year. I certainly understand and am on board with it. I do think it tips the scales to favor the home team if you do get to an extra-inning scenario. I have a lot of our guys looking at it and trying to break it down and analyze it, see if there are any ways we can best exploit it from a tactical standpoint,’’ Boone said. “I am on board with as far as staying away from that enormously long game that every now and then happens.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Bubba Wallace signs endorsement deal with Beats by Dre

Beats by Dre announced Monday that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace signed an endorsement deal with the company .
“ We weren ’ t going to announce this until later this week , but hate can not win the day , ” Beats by Dre , which was acquired by Apple in 2014 , wrote on Twitter .
“ No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for what ’ s right — we are proud to welcome @ bubbawallace to the Beats by Dr. Dre family.
” The announcement came after President Trump earlier Monday suggested Wallace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , apologize for saying he was the victim of a hate crime .
Last month , one of Wallace ’ s crew members found an apparent noose in his garage stall at Alabama ’ s Talladega Superspeedway .
The finding prompted an investigation by the FBI , which determined Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that the rope , fashioned like a noose , had been in the stall since at least October 2019 .
In a Monday morning tweet , Trump wrote : “ Has @ BubbaWallace apologized @ @ @ @ @ @ @ & officials who came to his aid , stood by his side , & were willing to sacrifice everything for him , only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX ?
That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER !
” Wallace later responded to the president ’ s remarks by tweeting out a statement of his own , denouncing “ HATE from the POTUS.
” Addressing his younger generation of followers , Wallace wrote , “ All the haters are doing is elevating your voice and platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for people to “ always deal with the hate being thrown at you with LOVE !
” “ Even when it ’ s HATE from the POTUS.. Love wins , ” Wallace wrote .

Beats by Dre announced Monday that NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace signed an endorsement deal with the company.
“We weren’t going to announce this until later this week, but hate cannot win the day,” Beats by Dre, which was acquired by Apple in 2014, wrote on Twitter.
“No one should ever be asked to apologize for standing up for what’s right — we are proud to welcome @bubbawallace to the Beats by Dr. Dre family.”
The announcement came after President Trump earlier Monday suggested Wallace, NASCAR’s only black driver, apologize for saying he was the victim of a hate crime.
Last month, one of Wallace’s crew members found an apparent noose in his garage stall at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway.
The finding prompted an investigation by the FBI, which determined Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that the rope, fashioned like a noose, had been in the stall since at least October 2019.
In a Monday morning tweet, Trump wrote: “Has @BubbaWallace apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid, stood by his side, & were willing to sacrifice everything for him, only to find out that the whole thing was just another HOAX? That & Flag decision has caused lowest ratings EVER!”
Wallace later responded to the president’s remarks by tweeting out a statement of his own, denouncing “HATE from the POTUS.”
Addressing his younger generation of followers, Wallace wrote, “All the haters are doing is elevating your voice and platform to much greater heights.”
He called for people to “always deal with the hate being thrown at you with LOVE!”
“Even when it’s HATE from the POTUS.. Love wins,” Wallace wrote.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Nets’ Dzanan Musa to honor George Floyd with social justice jersey message

Dzanan Musa isn ’ t from around here .
When the young Bosnian joined the Nets , he didn ’ t know much about the U.S. , and less about the racial injustice prevalent here .
But when he and his girlfriend saw the video of George Floyd ’ s May 25 killing at the hands of police , it left their eyes open .
And tear-filled .
“ My girlfriend called me and she was crying because of that , ” Musa said .
“ She was very emotional about it .
She was telling me , ‘ Did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ did not , because I was in practice .
I ’ m not too much on social media ; the last three or four months I ’ ve been trying to stay out of it .
But when I saw it , it was horrifying , ” Musa said via Zoom on Monday .
“ Of course , it ’ s just terrible from my perspective .
First of all , I ’ m not from America and to see that brutality happen it hurts my heart a lot .
I ’ m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I ’ m going to change my jersey in Orlando to be Equality and Peace.
” While the NBA season was shut down due to COVID-19 , about half of the players left town , while the other half stayed in Brooklyn .
The latter group came back with a conditioning edge , including Musa , who opted not to fly home to Bosnia and Herzegovina .
“ You take Garrett Temple , Joe Harris , [ Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot ] , Dzanan Musa , in the gym you can see the difference in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Jacque Vaughn said .
“ They do have a different foundation and base underneath them.
” With Kyrie Irving hurt and Spencer Dinwiddie in doubt after a positive coronavirus test , the Nets signed Tyler Johnson and have high hopes for Chris Chiozza .
So perimeter minutes won ’ t be guaranteed for Musa , 21 .
He ’ ll have to earn them , a process he ’ s already started .
“ I decided to stay in Brooklyn and try to get better as much as possible , ” Musa said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , trying to get stronger at home , and then when the practice facility opened , I was first in the gym trying to get Jacque ’ s attention to get him to know I ’ m ready for whatever.
” Musa is averaging just 4.2 points in 35 games on 36 percent shooting , and hasn ’ t played since Feb. 5 , before the All-Star break .
“ In the bad games , I was thinking too much .
I was trying to impress everybody .
I was trying to do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ I matured a lot from that point , from let ’ s say February to now , just to realize what ’ s my role on the team : To give the energy , to make the right plays and just to help my team win , not thinking about individual stats too much .
”

Dzanan Musa isn’t from around here. When the young Bosnian joined the Nets, he didn’t know much about the U.S., and less about the racial injustice prevalent here.
But when he and his girlfriend saw the video of George Floyd’s May 25 killing at the hands of police, it left their eyes open. And tear-filled.
“My girlfriend called me and she was crying because of that,” Musa said. “She was very emotional about it. She was telling me, ‘Did you see what happened?’ I did not, because I was in practice. I’m not too much on social media; the last three or four months I’ve been trying to stay out of it. But when I saw it, it was horrifying,” Musa said via Zoom on Monday.
“Of course, it’s just terrible from my perspective. First of all, I’m not from America and to see that brutality happen it hurts my heart a lot. I’m with Black Lives Matter all day. I’m going to change my jersey in Orlando to be Equality and Peace.”
While the NBA season was shut down due to COVID-19, about half of the players left town, while the other half stayed in Brooklyn. The latter group came back with a conditioning edge, including Musa, who opted not to fly home to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“You take Garrett Temple, Joe Harris, [Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot], Dzanan Musa, in the gym you can see the difference in their work rate,” interim coach Jacque Vaughn said. “They do have a different foundation and base underneath them.”
With Kyrie Irving hurt and Spencer Dinwiddie in doubt after a positive coronavirus test, the Nets signed Tyler Johnson and have high hopes for Chris Chiozza. So perimeter minutes won’t be guaranteed for Musa, 21. He’ll have to earn them, a process he’s already started.
“I decided to stay in Brooklyn and try to get better as much as possible,” Musa said. “I tried to gain weight, trying to get stronger at home, and then when the practice facility opened, I was first in the gym trying to get Jacque’s attention to get him to know I’m ready for whatever.”
Musa is averaging just 4.2 points in 35 games on 36 percent shooting, and hasn’t played since Feb. 5, before the All-Star break.
“In the bad games, I was thinking too much. I was trying to impress everybody. I was trying to do too many things,” Musa said.
“I matured a lot from that point, from let’s say February to now, just to realize what’s my role on the team: To give the energy, to make the right plays and just to help my team win, not thinking about individual stats too much.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Man accused of stabbing victim for staring at him in Brooklyn bodega

Police have released surveillance footage showing a suspect stab another man for allegedly staring at him inside a Downtown Brooklyn @ @ @ @ @ last Monday night at about 11:30 p.m. inside Metro Finest Deli on Schermerhorn Street near @ @ @ @ @ .
The still-at-large male suspect was captured on video stabbing the victim several times near @ @ @ @ @ counter .
Police said the victim was stabbed once to the shoulder and once to @ @ @ @ @ victim falls to the ground , the video shows , his attacker also kicks him @ @ @ @ @ to Methodist Hospital in stable condition , police said .

Police have released surveillance footage showing a suspect stab another man for allegedly staring at him inside a Downtown Brooklyn bodega.
The attack occurred last Monday night at about 11:30 p.m. inside Metro Finest Deli on Schermerhorn Street near Bond Street, cops said.
The still-at-large male suspect was captured on video stabbing the victim several times near the store’s front counter.
Police said the victim was stabbed once to the shoulder and once to the head.
As the victim falls to the ground, the video shows, his attacker also kicks him.
The victim was taken to Methodist Hospital in stable condition, police said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Everything that happened on wild Day 1 of Johnny Depp libel case

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Hollywood’s battle royale between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard exploded in a British courtroom Tuesday — with the star blasting his ex as “sociopathic’’ while denying claims he beat her.
“[Heard] said to the world that she was in fear of her life from me and I had been this horrible monster, if you will. Which was not the case,’’ Depp said in a written statement released as he took the stand in a libel case.
“I am now convinced that she came into my life to take from me anything worth taking and then destroy what remained of it.”
The 57-year-old actor is suing Britain’s The Sun over a 2018 article that called him a “wife beater’’ based on Heard’s allegations that he repeatedly assaulted her during their doomed romance.
The warring couple’s ugly, years-long drama was laid out in the London courtroom as the trial began.
By Depp’s account, he married a conniving, mentally twisted, fame-starved user who cheated on him, chopped off the tip of one of his fingers, burned his cheek with a cigarette — and may even have pooped in their bed as a “prank.’’
But Heard has claimed Depp is nothing but a jealous, rage-filled, drunken, drug-using abuser — with The Sun’s lawyer claiming in court that “his ‘wife beating’ behavior included throwing objects at [Heard], slapping her across the face, kicking her, gripping her around the throat and threatening to kill her,” while showing video of the actor in a rage.
The shaggy-haired “Pirates of the Caribbean’’ star arrived to court for the showdown dressed in a blue suit and wearing shades. Heard strolled through a separate entrance accompanied by her sister, lawyer and girlfriend in a black dress, using a red polka-dot scarf as a face mask.
Five different courtrooms were taken up by the proceeding because of social-distancing concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Depp was in the main courtroom with only the judge, a few clerks and lawyers. Heard remained out of sight in an overhead public gallery.
The actor started his testimony by giving his full name, John Christopher Depp II.
He soon admitted that he had already taken “every drug known to man” by age 14 — but insisted he was not a “monster” who beat Heard or any other woman.
Depp testified that it was “inconceivable’’ that he would ever hit a woman, saying his Southern upbringing taught him it was “very important’’ to respect females.
He was quickly confronted over his heavy drug use, his troubled childhood and his notorious hotel-trashing tantrum in New York.
The star admitted having used cocaine, ecstasy, LSD, psychedelic mushrooms and pot, calling them the “only thing I found to numb the pain.”
Complaining of a difficult childhood, he said he struggled with his fame, explaining, “Even when I speak my own name, it sounds foreign to me.”
He denied having a “nasty, angry side” even as he was confronted about trashing a hotel room at Manhattan’s Mark Hotel while with then-supermodel girlfriend Kate Moss in 1994.
“I don’t know the exact amount of damage,” Depp said when it was suggested by the defense that he caused $10,000 in damage, dismissing it as “a few dents.”
He blamed it on a “particularly bad couple of days,” saying, “I was angry. That didn’t mean I had an anger problem. On that occasion, I chose to express my anger.”
The court also heard a statement from actress Ellen Barkin, who said Depp had thrown a bottle of wine across a hotel room on one occasion and had gotten jealous and angry.
“Untrue,” Depp replied, saying Barkin held a grudge.
Depp’s lawyer, David Sherborne, read an extract from a 2015 tape in which Heard called the actor “a f–king baby” after she allegedly physically assaulted him.
“You got hit … but I did not punch you,” Heard, 34, told him on the tape. “I did not f–king deck you. I f–king was hitting you.’’
Depp also claimed in a written statement that Heard once used his face as a punching bag aboard a private jet. He said he was forced to hide in the bathroom.
In addition, his camp introduced bloody photos showing Depp’s severed right middle fingertip and the actor lying on a stretcher after what they claim was a particularly vicious fight in Australia in March 2015, just a month after they were married.
“Amber severed my finger with the second of two thrown vodka bottles at me in the early afternoon of Sunday March 8,’’ the “Edward Scissorhands” actor claimed in a written statement.
Depp said he also suffered “a cigarette stubbed out on my cheek.’’
Heard’s camp has previously denied the allegations, and claimed to The Post that Depp mutilated himself in a booze- and drug-fueled jealous rage when he smashed a telephone against a wall and a piece of plastic from the phone severed his digit.
Depp then allegedly used his finger stump to scrawl accusations of infidelity by Heard in blood and blue paint on the walls and a mirror at their villa.
His handiwork included the words, “STARRING BILLY BOB EASY AMBER,” referring to actor Billy Bob Thornton. Heard has denied cheating on Depp with Thornton.
Depp told the court that Heard has “a calculating, diagnosed borderline personality.
“For example, at the time [the pair met], she repeatedly told me how much she admired my films,’’ Depp said. “However, later in our relationship, she admitted that she had never seen any of my films.
“She is sociopathic; she is a narcissist, and she is completely emotionally dishonest,’’ Depp alleged of Heard.
He said in a written statement in court that the actress or “possibly one of her friends” even once put feces in their bed — and that Heard later claimed it was “just a harmless prank.’’
Depp said the disgusting incident occurred after a party for Heard’s 30th birthday in their Los Angeles penthouse in May 2016 — and following a blow-up between the stormy couple.
“I understand that the following morning [after the party], Ms. Heard (or possibly one of her friends) defecated in our shared bed,” Depp said, according to the statement.
“On 12 May 2016, Ms. Heard confessed to our estate manager, Kevin Murphy, that leaving the feces in the bed had been ‘just a harmless prank,’ thereby effectively acknowledging that she had been responsible, whereas she had previously sought to blame our dogs,’’ the star said.
But Depp said the poop couldn’t have been the work of the pair’s tiny Yorkshire teacup terriers because they were too small to jump up on the high bed and besides, their excrement would have been a lot smaller.
Depp said that’s when he decided to divorce Heard, whom he has been locked in a vicious public battle with for several years, even after their official split in 2017.
His lawyers also revived claims that Heard cheated on Depp by having affairs with Tesla chief Elon Musk and actor James Franco, which the actress and the two men have denied.
The Sun’s lawyer battled back by focusing on Depp’s own past violence and notorious partying.
They showed the court a video that captured Depp once violently kicking in his and Heard’s kitchen cabinets while tossing a wine bottle and yelling “motherf–ker.”
Asked by The Sun’s lawyer, Sasha Wass, if he’d describe his behavior as violent, Depp responded, “I was violent with some cupboards.
“Clearly, I wasn’t in the best frame of mind. I was upset, very upset,’’ he said.
Pressed by Wass, Depp also admitted to supplying his then-13-year-old daughter, Lily-Rose, with pot.
He argued he was being a “responsible parent’’ by making sure her stash wasn’t tainted with anything.
Depp also admitted to once spending nearly $30,000 a month on wine, although he claimed it wasn’t all for himself.
Depp credited Elton John with helping to eventually get him sober — admitting to the superstar singer once in an email that he had a “brain and liver resembling [former British Prime Minister] Mrs. [Margaret] Thatcher,’’ according to court documents.
“I would have been swallowed up by the monster were it not for you,’’ Depp wrote John, referring to his demons.
While on the stand, Depp said he partly got into drugs because of his interest in the “counter-culture.”
“And many literary heroes of mine have been opium users,’’ the actor said. “It has been a subject that I have learned about.’’
Depp also talked about several of his famous idols, including Rolling Stones guitar legend Keith Richards and late writer Hunter S. Thompson, whose ashes the actor had fired from a cannon at a cost of $5 million. Depp portrayed Thompson in the 1998 flick “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.’’
“I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me,’’ Depp quipped, quoting Thompson — to laughter in the courtroom.
Depp’s lawsuit centers on an April 2018 story in the British tabloid headlined: “Potty – How can JK Rowling be ‘genuinely happy’ casting wife beater Johnny Depp in the new Fantastic Beasts film?”
The Sun’s lawyer said in court, “The defendants will demonstrate that the description of Mr. Depp as a ‘wife beater’ is entirely accurate and truthful.
“This defense is supported by witness testimony, medical evidence, photographs, video, audio recordings, digital evidence and Mr. Depp’s own texts.”
But Depp said the “sick” allegations that he ever physically hurt the actress “are totally untrue.’’
Heard is expected to testify during the three-week trial, and there may also possibly be words from Depp’s former partners Vanessa Paradis and Winona Ryder, both of whom have submitted statements supporting the Hollywood star.
Additional reporting by Lee Brown


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Billionaire John Paulson rips elite Spence school for ‘anti-white indoctrination’

Billionaire hedge funder John Paulson protested against ultra-elite Manhattan school Spence for what he claims was an “ alarming pattern ” of “ anti-white indoctrination ” in its curriculum .
Paulson , 64 , who famously made millions betting against the American housing market prior to the 2008 financial crisis and was an economic adviser to President Trump , wrote a 2017 letter to prestigious all-girls ’ school Spence , attended by his two daughters .
Famous Spence alums include Gwyneth Paltrow , Kerry Washington , Emmy Rossum , Bee Shaffer and Jade Jagger .
It reads , “ In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several occasions to discuss a disturbing trend in one area of the curriculum that we believe is having a negative impact on our daughters ’ education .
As we ’ ve noted before , there appears to be an anti-white indoctrination that permeates many parts of the Spence curriculum.
” The letter , signed by Paulson — said to be worth $ 4.2 billion — and his wife Jenny continues , “ We have visited you in person and sent letters detailing some of the curriculum materials that we came across by chance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , we highlighted sections from assigned passages in 8th grade English .
These included : in ‘ Indian Education , ’ the white teacher is a mean , ugly redheaded monster and a white father rapes his daughter .
“ We also expressed our deep disappointment last September at the school play when two white girls pushed a black girl because she didn ’ t summer in South or East Hampton .
In past years , we also contacted you about the story of ‘ When Richer Weds Poorer ’ … where the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rich people could be nice .
“ We were left with the impression that it was possible to promote diversity in ways that were neither inflammatory nor discriminatory towards whites.
” But , “ Now we find ourselves writing to you again to raise yet another example in what has become an alarming pattern … the subject of ‘ Courageous Conversations Conversation Compass ’ given to the seventh-grade class .
The student writings provided are designed , we believe , to promote anti-white indoctrination .
“ We believe these materials send the wrong @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should adopt to lead prosperous lives .
The advantages enjoyed by most individuals from middle or upper-income backgrounds today are the result of stable family backgrounds , high education levels , hard work , and personal responsibility .
“ To attribute them to their race entails a blindness to the values that we rightly want to cultivate in our children .
Our daughters are successful in school because they are disciplined and work hard .
“ We think it is wrong to imply they are successful because they are white .
We also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whites a sense of guilt and in blacks feelings of resentment and entitlement against whites .
“ In fact for children of all races , we strongly believe that schools should value and define success in terms of hard work , earned accomplishment , merit , a commitment to academic rigor , and personal integrity.
” The Paulsons are generous philanthropists , with a $ 100 million donation to the Central Park Conservancy in 2012 and $ 400 million to Harvard University ’ s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2015 .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10 million to Success Academy Charter Schools to improve the quality of education in poor areas of New York City with failing schools .
The Paulson letter — which was addressed to Spence ’ s Head of School Eleanor “ Bodie ” Brizendine and cc ’ d to several members of the Spence board of trustees — ends , “ As you know we have been amongst the largest financial supporters of Spence .
However , we will not continue to make donations to Spence while Spence continues on this path.
” When @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , “ Our family has long supported organizations that work to achieve social justice goals by equipping minority and low-income children with a world-class education that will lead to success in life .
We believe that respect , inclusion , and tolerance for differing views must guide today ’ s discussions about race and equality.
” Spence added in a statement to Page Six , “ Spence has a long-standing commitment to curriculum that promotes diverse perspectives and faces difficult truths .
We have never wavered in this commitment , which is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over race and social justice .
”

Billionaire hedge funder John Paulson protested against ultra-elite Manhattan school Spence for what he claims was an “alarming pattern” of “anti-white indoctrination” in its curriculum.
Paulson, 64, who famously made millions betting against the American housing market prior to the 2008 financial crisis and was an economic adviser to President Trump, wrote a 2017 letter to prestigious all-girls school Spence, attended by his two daughters. Famous Spence alums include Gwyneth Paltrow, Kerry Washington, Emmy Rossum, Bee Shaffer and Jade Jagger.
It reads, “In recent years we have reached out on several occasions to discuss a disturbing trend in one area of the curriculum that we believe is having a negative impact on our daughters’ education. As we’ve noted before, there appears to be an anti-white indoctrination that permeates many parts of the Spence curriculum.”
The letter, signed by Paulson — who is said to be worth $4.2 billion — and his wife, Jenny, continues, “We have visited you in person and sent letters detailing some of the curriculum materials that we came across by chance and found very troubling. Last year, we highlighted sections from assigned passages in 8th grade English. These included: in ‘Indian Education,’ the white teacher is a mean, ugly redheaded monster and a white father rapes his daughter.
“We also expressed our deep disappointment last September at the school play when two white girls pushed a black girl because she didn’t summer in South or East Hampton. In past years, we also contacted you about the story of ‘When Richer Weds Poorer’ … where the protagonist said that it was amazing that rich people could be nice.
“We were left with the impression that it was possible to promote diversity in ways that were neither inflammatory nor discriminatory towards whites.”
But, “Now we find ourselves writing to you again to raise yet another example in what has become an alarming pattern … the subject of ‘Courageous Conversations Conversation Compass’ given to the seventh-grade class. The student writings provided are designed, we believe, to promote anti-white indoctrination.
“We believe these materials send the wrong message to students about the values they should adopt to lead prosperous lives. The advantages enjoyed by most individuals from middle or upper-income backgrounds today are the result of stable family backgrounds, high education levels, hard work, and personal responsibility.
“To attribute them to their race entails a blindness to the values that we rightly want to cultivate in our children. Our daughters are successful in school because they are disciplined and work hard.
“We think it is wrong to imply they are successful because they are white. We also think it is harmful to indoctrinate in whites a sense of guilt and in blacks feelings of resentment and entitlement against whites.
“In fact for children of all races, we strongly believe that schools should value and define success in terms of hard work, earned accomplishment, merit, a commitment to academic rigor, and personal integrity.”
The Paulsons are generous philanthropists, with a $100 million donation to the Central Park Conservancy in 2012 and $400 million to Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences in 2015. They have also given up to $10 million to Success Academy Charter Schools to improve the quality of education in poor areas of New York City with failing schools.
The Paulson letter — which was addressed to Spence’s Head of School Eleanor “Bodie” Brizendine and cc’d to several members of the Spence board of trustees — ends, “As you know we have been amongst the largest financial supporters of Spence. However, we will not continue to make donations to Spence while Spence continues on this path.”
When contacted by Page Six, Paulson said Tuesday, “Our family has long supported organizations that work to achieve social justice goals by equipping minority and low-income children with a world-class education that will lead to success in life. We believe that respect, inclusion, and tolerance for differing views must guide today’s discussions about race and equality.”
Spence added in a statement to Page Six, “Spence has a long-standing commitment to curriculum that promotes diverse perspectives and faces difficult truths. We have never wavered in this commitment, which is even more critical in this national reckoning over race and social justice.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Birdwatcher not cooperating with investigation into Central Park ‘Karen’

The man at the center of the Central Park ‘ Karen ’ fiasco has said he will not cooperate with the Manhattan District Attorney ’ s investigation , according to a new report .
Christian Cooper , told the New York Times on Tuesday that Amy Cooper , 41 , has suffered enough since the May encounter that destroyed her career and reputation .
Amy Cooper was charged on Monday with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree .
“ On the one hand , she ’ s already paid a steep price , ” Mr. Cooper , 57 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the criminal charge .
“ That ’ s not enough of a deterrent to others ?
” The avid birdwatcher added , “ Bringing her more misery just seems like piling on.
” “ So if the DA feels the need to pursue charges , he should pursue charges .
But he can do that without me , ” he said , adding that greater principles are at stake .
In a now-viral May video that sparked national outrage , Cooper , a white woman , told the birdwatcher she is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s an African American man threatening my life.
” “ Please tell them whatever you like , ” Christian , who is no relation , responds .
She is seen taking out her cellphone , and telling police , “ I ’ m in the Ramble and an African American man with a bicycle helmet , he is recording me and threatening my dog.
” She continues , “ There is an African American man .
I am in Central Park .
He is recording me and threatening myself and my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and says , “ I ’ m sorry , I can ’ t hear … I ’ m being threatened by a man in the Ramble , please send the cops immediately.
” Amy Cooper — who later apologized for the incident — was fired from her job at the investment firm Franklin Templeton .
She is set to be be arraigned in October , and could face up to a year in prison for her 911 call .

The man at the center of the Central Park “Karen” fiasco has said he will not cooperate with the Manhattan district attorney’s investigation, according to a new report.
Christian Cooper told the New York Times on Tuesday that Amy Cooper, 41, has suffered enough since the May encounter that destroyed her career and reputation.
Amy Cooper was charged on Monday with falsely reporting an incident in the third degree.
“On the one hand, she’s already paid a steep price,” Christian, 57, told the paper, referring to the criminal charge. “That’s not enough of a deterrent to others?”
The avid birdwatcher added, “Bringing her more misery just seems like piling on.”
“So if the DA feels the need to pursue charges, he should pursue charges. But he can do that without me,” he said, adding that greater principles are at stake.
In a now-viral May video that sparked national outrage, Amy, a white woman, tells the birdwatcher she is going to call the cops and “tell them there’s an African American man threatening my life.”
“Please tell them whatever you like,” Christian, who is no relation, responds.
She is seen taking out her cellphone and telling police, “I’m in the Ramble and an African American man with a bicycle helmet, he is recording me and threatening my dog.”
She continues, “There is an African American man. I am in Central Park. He is recording me and threatening myself and my dog.”
The woman starts to shake and says, “I’m sorry, I can’t hear … I’m being threatened by a man in the Ramble, please send the cops immediately.”
Amy Cooper — who later apologized for the incident — was fired from her job at the investment firm Franklin Templeton.
She is set to be be arraigned in October, and could face up to a year in prison for her 911 call.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Ghislaine Maxwell leaves luxe life behind for tiny jail cell in Brookyln

A Harlem dad on Tuesday recalled the horror as a ...

From beef bourguignon to beef jerky: Ghislaine Maxwell has traded in her palatial New Hampshire cabin for stripped-down confinement at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center.
The Oxford-educated British socialite had been lying low in a million-dollar New Hampshire hideaway featuring a cathedral ceiling, a massive floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a gourmet kitchen, according to the home’s listing.
Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged right-hand woman cooked stews for herself in a kitchen with two ovens, a six-burner stove and a luxury refrigerator.
Maxwell, 58, on Monday was transferred to the city’s largest federal jail, where she is expected to be kept in a 10-foot-by-12-foot cell.
The notorious facility is in the midst of a lawsuit that has sounded the alarm over its potential to foster a dangerous coronavirus outbreak. It’s the same facility where officers last month pepper-sprayed inmate Jamel Floyd to death.
In January 2019, inmates went freezing for weeks when an electrical fire knocked out power in the building, an environment described as a “humanitarian crisis.”
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Maxwell will be given a T-shirt and other basic clothing at the MDC along with a thin mattress, pillow and blanket. She may be allowed to have an approved religious medallion or book, such as the Bible — but cannot have any other personal possessions.
After schmoozing among the global elite, Maxwell has apparently had a difficult time socializing with her fellow inmates. One inmate at a New Hampshire jail where she was briefly held reportedly called her a “snooty b—h.”
Injuring a high-profile inmate like Maxwell “would be a badge of honor,” former MDC warden Cameron Lindsay said.
“You go from living a life like Maxwell to all of a sudden being in a situation where you’re being strip-searched and having people look into your body cavities,” Lindsay added.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--ESPN radio moving on from Mike Golic is end of an era

ESPN is going all in with Keyshawn Johnson .
After The ...

If “Mike & the Mad Dog” at their peak were a fine restaurant in Little Italy — one that served a 5¹/₂-hour meal with just the right combination of sauces and spices for a unique taste — ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike” were Applebee’s.
This is meant as a compliment to the duo, who once were spokesmen for the restaurant chain. They worked all around the country, the prototype show for its time with a polished broadcaster and an ex-player.
You didn’t need to hear what they said, but if you did, it was comfortable and easy. For what ESPN wanted to be for so long, they were ideal for a 20-minute commute from suburbia.
“Mike & Mike” broke up three years ago and ESPN Radio lost its anchor. It tried to replace Greenberg with Trey Wingo and it didn’t work.
So now, it is a different time and ESPN has taken a sledgehammer to its schedule, bringing Greenberg back in a new time slot and leaving Golic without a chair.
In the mornings, it has thrown together a trio with Keyshawn Johnson, Jay Williams and Zubin Mehenti as its new show that begins in mid-August. It hopes it does better than “Golic & Wingo,” which will have its final program at the end of this month.
Wingo failed in supplying the same energy as Greenberg. In a world with so many choices, “Golic & Wingo” didn’t give you enough reason to pick it.
In New York, the program’s main competition trounced it. While “Golic & Wingo” had a 1.4 rating in the spring book released Tuesday (20th in the market), “Boomer & Gio” were fourth (5.5) with streaming and with no sports.
Golic and Wingo both have contracts that are up at the end of the year. Their futures are unclear.
Keyshawn, Jay and Zubin are far from a slam dunk. As ESPN has proven on “Monday Night Football,” it is hard to find chemistry when doing it in front of a national audience. The network will try it again as it introduces its new morning show.
Johnson and Williams are ex-players, asked to wake up early and be cheery in the mornings. It is a grind.
Golic made it sound easy for two decades, while Wingo soon wanted to hit snooze after landing the big job, quickly asking out.
Mehenti is not a well-known “SportsCenter” anchor, but his reputation in Bristol is as a very nice guy and a workaholic.
Radio is about personality and, while he will need to be the one to bring out the best in the two ex-athletes, he will have to connect with listeners. It is not “SportsCenter” — and doing talk radio well at its highest level is about being an entertainer.
No one really can say how Keyshawn, Jay & Zubin will sound, which is probably the program’s first issue, but maybe they will overcome it.
Meanwhile, ESPN executives took a cut out of the network’s midday show “Dan Le Batard & Stugotz,” but didn’t rip off the Band-Aid entirely as was under discussion. Le Batard and his ensemble can be entertaining and they work in the subscription world, but you have to be in on the joke.
They are sort of the anti-Mike & Mike, a fine Miami stone crab spot, if I haven’t made you hungry enough, but it is not for everyone. Over the final two years of his contract, Le Batard’s dance with ESPN on his way to Spotify or some other podcast company will be an interesting waltz. The executives just gave him a poke.
With Le Batard minimized, it opened up spots for Greenberg from 12 to 2 p.m. and Max Kellerman from 2 to 4 p.m. Both have had success in radio and both will continue doing their morning TV shows.
Meanwhile, the program with maybe the most potential is Chiney Ogwumike and Mike Golic Jr. from 4 to 7 p.m. It could be a young, fresh listen. The two started off with a big advantage, having previously worked together, and are friends.
Ogwumike and Golic Jr. are young former athletes and figure to be hungry. It might work.
Even in a fast-changing media landscape, radio still has great value. It may not make as much money as TV or be the hot new thing, like podcasts, but when you think about ESPN, radio is a touch point for so many. It also has a live component that is hard to match and it has closeness with its audiences that creates stars.
For two decades, the mornings meant “Mike & Mike.” They were the stalwarts.
Now, it is neither Mike nor Mike. It is true not everyone likes Applebee’s, but it is hard to work in so many markets. They did it. It is the end of an era.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Charlamagne tha God inks deal with Comedy Central for talk show

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens @ @ @ @ @ to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) New York radio superstar Charlamagne @ @ @ @ @ deal with Comedy Central to make his own talk show , Vulture reports .
The @ @ @ @ @ he won ’ t re-up his contract for 105.1 ’ s “ The Breakfast Club @ @ @ @ @ the end of the year .
Back in March , a source told Page Six @ @ @ @ @ lot of potential deals in the air , and he just wants to keep his @ @ @ @ @ ” The weekly half-hour talk show could air as soon as November .

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New York radio superstar Charlamagne tha God has inked a deal with Comedy Central to make his own talk show, Vulture reports.
The news comes amid speculation that he won’t re-up his contract for 105.1’s “The Breakfast Club” when it ends at the end of the year.
Back in March, a source told Page Six, “There are a lot of potential deals in the air, and he just wants to keep his options open and think strategically.”
The weekly half-hour talk show could air as soon as November.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Ex-Giant not surprised by NFL players’ silence over DeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic post

There can be no excuse for ignorance , not now — ...

If there were any responses by NFL players on social media lashing out against a blatantly anti-Semitic post by Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson, Geoff Schwartz did not see them.
Nor did he expect to see them.
“There was more outrage, people were more upset with Drew Brees than they were with DeSean Jackson,’’ Schwartz, a former NFL offensive lineman, told The Post, referring to Brees stating he could not accept anyone kneeling during the national anthem, before backtracking. “That’s just — I didn’t expect much, I really didn’t. I haven’t seen one NFL player talk about it.’’
Jackson, 33, on Instagram shared a highlighted quote wrongly attributed to Hitler that included, “… the Jews will blackmail America. [They] will extort America, their plan for world domination won’t work if the Negroes know who they were.”
The Eagles, and the NFL, repudiated Jackson for the postings and Jackson took to Instagram on Tuesday to issue an apology, stating in a video, “My post was definitely not intended for anybody of any race to feel any type of way, especially the Jewish community.’’
Schwartz, who is Jewish, called Jackson’s postings “ignorant’’ and added that “there’s no place for it.’’
In a seven-year NFL career with the Panthers, Vikings, Chiefs and Giants that ended after the 2015 season, Schwartz was open about his Jewish heritage. He found most of those around him knew little about his religion.
“A lot of players in locker rooms don’t know anything about Judaism,’’ he said. “They weren’t raised around Jews, they never talked to any Jews, they don’t understand what anti-Semitism is, or could be.’’
During his time in the NFL, Schwartz said, he did not encounter overt anti-Semitism, but he did grow uncomfortable during one particular conversation with two teammates in the Giants cafeteria.
“I was eating breakfast one morning and it just happened,’’ Schwartz said. “I was told that if I wanted to be saved, I needed to convert and if I didn’t, I was going to hell. Then he made mention my son was going to hell and the conversation ended and I went on with my day.’’
It remains to be seen what comes next for Jackson. Schwartz does not think Jackson should be cut or even suspended, preferring that this be “an opportunity for him to learn a little bit’’ from this situation.
“I think we go too far at times with the cancel culture,’’ said Schwartz, an NFL analyst and host of the “Geoff Schwartz Is Smarter Than You’’ podcast. “There definitely are things in life that should be canceled. I don’t know if people should be canceled or cut from the team for a couple of Instagram stories.’’
Schwartz pointed to a precedent within the Eagles organization when Riley Cooper, one of their receivers in 2013, was caught on video saying a racial slur during a Kenny Chesney concert. Cooper apologized and was not released.
As for the silence from the Eagles players — quarterback Carson Wentz was noticeable for his support of the Black Lives Matter movement after the George Floyd killing in Minneapolis — Schwartz again is not surprised.
“I think part of it is most of the people who have spoken out over issues that have happened in our country, they’re very and dear to their hearts, right?’’ he said. “A lot of Jewish athletes aren’t speaking up about this because there’s not a lot of us, there’s like three in the NFL. I think some of them don’t feel comfortable talking about it, and why should they?
“With Black Lives Matter, a lot of players who aren’t black agree with the movement and are supportive of the movement. There’s just not a lot of Jewish players. I’m not surprised no one stood up for the Jewish people about these comments. That doesn’t really outrage me, though. I’m like ‘All right, I didn’t expect anyone to stand up for Jewish people.’ ’’


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Black Lives Matter protesters face charges for leaking police document

IOWA CITY , Iowa — Prosecutors in Iowa have filed a rarely used leak charge against Black Lives Matter protesters accused of stealing a confidential police document and displaying it during a television news broadcast .
Two protesters are charged with unauthorized dissemination of intelligence data , a felony that carries up to five years in prison .
The Iowa Judicial Branch says it ’ s only the second time that the charge has been filed since 2010 .
It ’ s intended to punish officers and others who share information that could undermine criminal investigations or violate privacy protections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Des Moines Police Department bulletin that officers and state troopers had with them while patrolling a July 1 protest at the Iowa Capitol .
The bulletin included photos of suspects who were wanted in the destruction of a Des Moines police car during a June 20 protest .
Alexandria Dea , 26 , took the intelligence bulletin from an officer ’ s back pocket during a confrontation between officers and protesters , which began after officers arrested three of the suspects inside the Capitol , the criminal complaint against her alleges .
Protesters @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to demand the release of those arrested during the clash .
While there , 21-year-old Viet Tran discussed and displayed the bulletin during an interview that was broadcast on WOI-TV , an ABC affiliate , according to a complaint .
The first page of the four-page document has a notice warning that it shouldn ’ t be shared or released publicly , and that doing so would violate Iowa code .
Des Moines police spokesman Sgt .
Paul Parizek said it was difficult to assess whether any harm resulted from its dissemination .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ information such as driver ’ s license numbers that must be protected under the law .
“ This is my first experience with it ever being applied to anyone outside law enforcement , but obviously the circumstances were pretty unique , ” Parizek said .
“ Those documents are not supposed to be shared .
It ’ s actually written on them .
As soon as they did that , the charge was appropriate.
” Tran remained jailed Tuesday on a complaint alleging he violated the terms of his probation from an assault @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the July 1 protest .
The television story didn ’ t show the name or face of the person speaking about the document , but Parizek said police identified the source as Tran .
The reporter who included the bulletin in her story and tweeted photos of the document has not been charged .
“ It wouldn ’ t be appropriate to hold a reporter accountable for trying to do their job , ” Parizek said .
“ They get more leeway than the average person would.
” His office also charged Dea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bulletin and throwing an officer ’ s radio that had fallen to the ground .
That charge carries up to 10 years in prison .
Dea , who is free after posting $ 15,000 bond , declined comment .
But her friend and fellow protester Jaylen Cavil said the charges were baseless .
“ They are attempting to scare and silence us by stacking these fabricated felony charges on young people , ” he said .
“ They know that this can ruin people ’ s lives , and that ’ s why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law defines intelligence data as information “ compiled in an effort to anticipate , prevent , or monitor possible criminal activity.
” Anyone who improperly obtains or shares it can be charged .
In the last time the law was used , a Wayne County sheriff ’ s office employee was charged in 2016 with leaking information to suspects in drug and drunk driving cases .
Ultimately , prosecutors dropped two counts and she pleaded guilty to interference with official acts .

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Prosecutors in Iowa have filed a rarely used leak charge against Black Lives Matter protesters accused of stealing a confidential police document and displaying it during a television news broadcast.
Two protesters are charged with unauthorized dissemination of intelligence data, a felony that carries up to five years in prison.
The Iowa Judicial Branch says it’s only the second time that the charge has been filed since 2010. It’s intended to punish officers and others who share information that could undermine criminal investigations or violate privacy protections.
The document in question was a Des Moines Police Department bulletin that officers and state troopers had with them while patrolling a July 1 protest at the Iowa Capitol. The bulletin included photos of suspects who were wanted in the destruction of a Des Moines police car during a June 20 protest.
Alexandria Dea, 26, took the intelligence bulletin from an officer’s back pocket during a confrontation between officers and protesters, which began after officers arrested three of the suspects inside the Capitol, the criminal complaint against her alleges.
Protesters later gathered at the Polk County Jail to demand the release of those arrested during the clash. While there, 21-year-old Viet Tran discussed and displayed the bulletin during an interview that was broadcast on WOI-TV, an ABC affiliate, according to a complaint.
The first page of the four-page document has a notice warning that it shouldn’t be shared or released publicly, and that doing so would violate Iowa code.
Des Moines police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said it was difficult to assess whether any harm resulted from its dissemination. But he said such bulletins contain confidential information such as driver’s license numbers that must be protected under the law.
“This is my first experience with it ever being applied to anyone outside law enforcement, but obviously the circumstances were pretty unique,” Parizek said. “Those documents are not supposed to be shared. It’s actually written on them. As soon as they did that, the charge was appropriate.”
Tran remained jailed Tuesday on a complaint alleging he violated the terms of his probation from an assault case when he interfered with officers at the July 1 protest.
The television story didn’t show the name or face of the person speaking about the document, but Parizek said police identified the source as Tran.
The reporter who included the bulletin in her story and tweeted photos of the document has not been charged.
“It wouldn’t be appropriate to hold a reporter accountable for trying to do their job,” Parizek said. “They get more leeway than the average person would.”
Reporter Eva Andersen and the station declined comment.
Polk County Attorney John Sarcone, a long-serving Democrat whose office filed the charges, didn’t return a phone message.
His office also charged Dea with felony theft for allegedly stealing the bulletin and throwing an officer’s radio that had fallen to the ground. That charge carries up to 10 years in prison.
Dea, who is free after posting $15,000 bond, declined comment. But her friend and fellow protester Jaylen Cavil said the charges were baseless.
“They are attempting to scare and silence us by stacking these fabricated felony charges on young people,” he said. “They know that this can ruin people’s lives, and that’s why they’re doing it.”
The law defines intelligence data as information “compiled in an effort to anticipate, prevent, or monitor possible criminal activity.” Anyone who improperly obtains or shares it can be charged.
In the last time the law was used, a Wayne County sheriff’s office employee was charged in 2016 with leaking information to suspects in drug and drunk driving cases. Ultimately, prosecutors dropped two counts and she pleaded guilty to interference with official acts.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Black Lives Matter march in Montauk draws celebs to East End

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Earlier this year , Montauk local Tanish Lindsay started a one-woman protest in the East End village against the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery .
On Monday , she was joined on a march through its streets by hundreds of locals — and a slew of celebs including Julianne Moore , Sienna Miller , Naomi Watts , Cynthia Rowley and Christy Turlington .
We ’ re told that after Lindsay began to get some local support , she organized Love at the End Montauk , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ There was some resistance , partially because small businesses didn ’ t want Main Street closed down for the march , but it keeps growing , ” a community member told Page Six .
“ The goal for Love at the End march for Black Lives Matter is to educate my community that racism exists here , that black people and immigrants are being treated unfairly and paid poorly , and to bring our loving town together to eliminate this inequity and unkindness , ” Lindsay said .
“ People come @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their city lives , but we can not escape racism unless we confront it here and everywhere .
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Earlier this year, Montauk local Tanish Lindsay started a one-woman protest in the East End village against the deaths of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery.
On Monday, she was joined on a march through its streets by hundreds of locals — and a slew of celebs including Julianne Moore, Sienna Miller, Naomi Watts, Cynthia Rowley and Christy Turlington. We’re told that after Lindsay began to get some local support, she organized Love at the End Montauk, a peaceful march for Black Lives Matter.
“There was some resistance, partially because small businesses didn’t want Main Street closed down for the march, but it keeps growing,” a community member told Page Six.
“The goal for Love at the End march for Black Lives Matter is to educate my community that racism exists here, that black people and immigrants are being treated unfairly and paid poorly, and to bring our loving town together to eliminate this inequity and unkindness,” Lindsay said.
“People come to Montauk to escape from the realities of their city lives, but we cannot escape racism unless we confront it here and everywhere.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--NYC dad recalls horror of stray bullet nearly hitting his daughter’s bed

Forget drive-ins — this is a movie you can swim ...

A Harlem dad on Tuesday recalled the horror as a stray bullet ripped through his apartment on the Fourth of July, narrowly missing his 6-year-old daughter’s bed — and how he’s rearranged his home to shield his child from the ugly truth of the city’s descent into violence.
“Right away I knew it was a bullet,” said Rodney Miller, of the slug that punched into his home on Amsterdam Avenue near West 134th Street around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. “I didn’t want to believe it.”
Miller, a 53-year-old web designer, was laying down for a midday nap when he was jolted awake by a sudden “pop.”
“I walked out of the bedroom and saw holes in three of my doors: The bedroom door, the bathroom
door and the front door,” he said Tuesday. “I looked around and I saw holes in my couch.”
Miller continued to trace the bullet’s arc of destruction through his home, all the way to its unnerving end.
“I followed the path back into the bedroom and I saw the bullet stuck in the wall above my daughter’s bed,” he said.
The little girl, whose name is being withheld by The Post, was away for the holiday weekend with her older sister, but the stomach-churning possibilities still ran through Miller’s mind.
“She could have been playing in her room, she could have been going to the bathroom, she could have been sitting on the couch,” he said. “My oldest daughter could have been here. My granddaughter could have been here.
“I was here. It could have hit me.”
Miller’s initial reaction was rage at what could have been.
“I wasn’t scared. I was pissed,” he said. “My emotions didn’t kick in until later that afternoon.”
Miller wasn’t alone in his ire.
“I walked out the door. I saw the whole area taped off,” he said. “I called the officers and showed them what happened. All the officers were pissed.”
The NYPD’s 30th Precinct tweeted photos of the recovered slug and the hole where it embedded in the wall — mere inches above a row of stuffed animals and the girl’s floral-print bedding set.
Dawon Brown, 31, has been charged with reckless endangerment for opening fire in a running shoot-out, part of a week gripped by gunplay, including more shooting victims — 101 — logged in a week since June 1995.
“I wish they would think about what they are doing. They could have caused me great pain,” said Miller. “Jail would not have been enough for them, bottom line.”
“They need to know the real repercussions for actions like that,” he continued. “What if something had happened to my daughter? They could have destroyed my family.
“They should have the death penalty.”
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Miller said that he’s kept from his daughter the source of the series of holes in their home, and has since rearranged the apartment so she doesn’t even have to look at the one above her bed.
“I took her bed down. I moved the furniture around. I don’t want her to keep on seeing the bullet hole in her room,” he said. “I want her to have sweet dreams. … I don’t want her to see that type of violence.”
Miller is now sleeping on the couch, while his daughter is sleeping in his bed.
“God put my daughter where she needed to be — out of harm’s way — and the same thing for me,” said Miller. “He has a plan for her and a plan for me to finish raising my child.”
He’s contemplating doing so, however, outside of the city.
“It’s time for me to move to a safer environment for my child,” said Miller. “I want to keep her away from all of this.”
Until that day, Miller is uncertain of his and his family’s safety — even in their own home.
“I’m in my house where I should be safe,” he said. “If I’m not safe in my house with my kid, how can I be safe outside?”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Floating movie theater with socially distant boats coming to Paris river

Forget drive-ins — this is a movie you can swim to .
A floating movie theater where people can watch from socially distant boats is coming to the Seine river in Paris next week .
The “ Cinéma sur l ’ Eau ” — or cinema on the water — will be held July 18 to celebrate the start of Paris Plages , an annual city-run program that creates temporary beaches in the French capital during the summer .
Film buffs will be able to enjoy the free screening from the comfort of 38 electric boats that can hold two @ @ @ @ @ @ @ distancing practices in place to make sure those onboard are family or friends .
Parisians can enter a raffle for those seats from Tuesday through July 15 .
To complete the outdoor cinema , another 150 people will watch from deckchairs on dry land on a first-come , first-served basis .
Two movies are set to play on the big screen , including “ A Corona Story , ” a short film about the pandemic that won a contest launched by cinema chain Mk2 , which is also organizing the water screening in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is “ Le Grand Bain , ” a French comedy from 2018 about a group of men who start a synchronized swimming team .
Movie theaters in France were allowed to reopen late last month at 50 percent capacity after closing due to the pandemic .

Forget drive-ins — this is a movie you can swim to.
A floating movie theater where people can watch from socially distant boats is coming to the Seine river in Paris next week.
The “Cinéma sur l’Eau” — or cinema on the water — will be held July 18 to celebrate the start of Paris Plages, an annual city-run program that creates temporary beaches in the French capital during the summer.
Film buffs will be able to enjoy the free screening from the comfort of 38 electric boats that can hold two to six people each, with social distancing practices in place to make sure those onboard are family or friends.
Parisians can enter a raffle for those seats from Tuesday through July 15.
To complete the outdoor cinema, another 150 people will watch from deckchairs on dry land on a first-come, first-served basis.
Two movies are set to play on the big screen, including “A Corona Story,” a short film about the pandemic that won a contest launched by cinema chain Mk2, which is also organizing the water screening in collaboration with Häagen-Daz.
The second flick is “Le Grand Bain,” a French comedy from 2018 about a group of men who start a synchronized swimming team.
Movie theaters in France were allowed to reopen late last month at 50 percent capacity after closing due to the pandemic.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Floyd Mayweather will wish you a happy birthday for $999

The undefeated fighter — dubbed “ Money ” Mayweather during his career , not least because he earned $ 785 million across 50 fights — is now bafflingly shilling personalized birthday greetings on web site Cameo for $ 999 a pop .
And while that may sound like a lot for a quick video message , consider that the champ was paid $ 68,181 per second for an exhibition match against Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018 .
( He dropped Nasukawa in two minutes and 12 seconds and went home without a scratch on him to cash the $ 9 million @ @ @ @ @ @ @ touts Mayweather as “ one of most iconic athletes of all time ” and promises that he ’ ll respond to requests within five days .
Oddly , in a video announcing his arrival on the site , Mayweather claimed to be the “ most expensive celebrity on Cameo ” — though Caitlyn Jenner appears to have that honor , charging more than twice Mayweather ’ s fee .
It appears that he ’ s taped at least one message already , since there ’ s a lone review from an apparently satisfied @ @ @ @ @ @ @ five stars .
Trying to make sense of Mayweather ’ s finances is as dizzying as taking his uppercut .
On one hand , Page Six has run endless stories about him handing out “ bricks of cash ” at strip clubs and liberally tipping .
On the other , several people have claimed he ’ s “ broke ” including longtime frenemy 50 Cent and UFC ’ s Chael Sonnen , who claimed that Mayweather came out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor because he was cash-strapped .
Mayweather has denied being @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does not matter what you made , it matters what you kept , and he is a dumb-dumb .
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Just call him Floyd “Pocket Money” Mayweather.
The undefeated fighter — dubbed “Money” Mayweather during his career, not least because he earned $785 million across 50 fights — is now bafflingly shilling personalized birthday greetings on web site Cameo for $999 a pop. And while that may sound like a lot for a quick video message, consider that the champ was paid $68,181 per second for an exhibition match against Tenshin Nasukawa in 2018. (He dropped Nasukawa in two minutes and 12 seconds and went home without a scratch on him to cash the $9 million.)
His profile on the site touts Mayweather as “one of most iconic athletes of all time” and promises that he’ll respond to requests within five days. Oddly, in a video announcing his arrival on the site, Mayweather claimed to be the “most expensive celebrity on Cameo” — though Caitlyn Jenner appears to have that honor, charging more than twice Mayweather’s fee.
It appears that he’s taped at least one message already, since there’s a lone review from an apparently satisfied customer who gave Mayweather’s performance five stars.
Trying to make sense of Mayweather’s finances is as dizzying as taking his uppercut. On one hand, Page Six has run endless stories about him handing out “bricks of cash” at strip clubs and liberally tipping. On the other, several people have claimed he’s “broke” including longtime frenemy 50 Cent and UFC’s Chael Sonnen, who claimed that Mayweather came out of retirement to fight Conor McGregor because he was cash-strapped. Mayweather has denied being broke. Sonnen said: “It does not matter what you made, it matters what you kept, and he is a dumb-dumb.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--California duo charged with hate crime for defacing Black Lives Matter mural

A California duo was charged with a hate crime for defacing a newly painted Black Lives Matter mural outside of a courthouse , officials announced Tuesday .
Nichole Anderson , 42 , was filmed using a roller to cover part of the yellow letters with black paint on Saturday as her cohort , 53-year-old David Nelson , stood guard near the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez , the Contra Costa District Attorney ’ s said .
As Anderson painted within the lines , allowing the letters “ B ” and “ L ” to remain visible , Nelson told onlookers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this narrative.
” “ The narrative of police brutality , the narrative of oppression , the narrative of racism , ” Nelson declared .
“ It ’ s a lie.
” “ I said no one wants Black Lives Matter here !
” he added .
“ That ’ s what I said .
All Lives Matter , you punk.
” The temporary mural , which a Martinez resident received a permit for , was completed the same day the alleged vandals struck , authorities said .
“ The mural completed last weekend @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country , ” Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said in a statement .
“ We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country.
” Anderson and Nelson were charged with vandalism , violation of civil rights and possession of tools to commit vandalism of graffiti .

A California duo was charged with a hate crime for defacing a newly painted Black Lives Matter mural outside a courthouse, officials announced Tuesday.
Nichole Anderson, 42, was filmed using a roller to cover part of the yellow letters with black paint on Saturday as her cohort, 53-year-old David Nelson, stood guard near the Wakefield Taylor Courthouse in Martinez, the Contra Costa District Attorney’s Office said.
As Anderson painted within the lines, allowing the letters “B” and “L” to remain visible, Nelson told onlookers: “We’re sick of this narrative.”
“The narrative of police brutality, the narrative of oppression, the narrative of racism,” Nelson declared. “It’s a lie.”
“I said no one wants Black Lives Matter here!” he added. “That’s what I said. All lives matter, you punk.”
The temporary mural, for which a Martinez resident received a permit, was completed the same day the alleged vandals struck, authorities said.
“The mural completed last weekend was a peaceful and powerful way to communicate the importance of Black lives in Contra Costa County and the country,” Contra Costa County District Attorney Diana Becton said in a statement.
“We must continue to elevate discussions and actually listen to one another in an effort to heal our community and country.”
Anderson and Nelson were charged with vandalism, violation of civil rights and possession of tools to commit vandalism of graffiti.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Turkish Islamist tyrant’s obscene bid to turn the Hagia Sophia into a mosque

Turkish tyrant Recep Tayyip Erdogan is only trying to blackmail ...

From 1915 to 1923, the Ottoman Empire, the forerunner of modern Turkey, systematically killed more than 2 million Christians — 1.5 million Armenians and half a million Syriacs, Assyro-Chaldeans, Greeks and Maronites. During that period, half the populations of Tur Abdin and Mount Lebanon, among the Middle East’s final Christian strongholds, were slaughtered or died of famine.
To this day, the Turkish government denies this genocide. Now, what remains of the country’s Christian heritage is under attack from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The latest assault: The Islamist strongman wants to convert the Hagia Sophia, his nation’s most recognizable landmark, from a museum to a mosque. The move would all but complete the erasure of Turkey’s Christian heritage that began with a genocide a century ago.
Consecrated as a Byzantine cathedral in the 6th century, the Hagia Sophia (“Holy Wisdom”) was once Christianity’s largest cathedral and the historic seat of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, as Istanbul was known for much of the last two millennia.
Eastern Christians for centuries viewed the cathedral as an unparalleled pilgrimage destination. Its relics included supposed pieces of the original Cross of Jesus Christ, as well as the lance that pierced the Nazarene’s side. Pilgrims sought healing from these and other items. You might say the Hagia Sophia was the Saint Peter’s Basilica of Eastern Christianity.
In 1453, following the defeat of historic Byzantium, the Ottomans converted the cathedral into a mosque as a symbol of their dominion over Turkey’s indigenous Christians. In the process, they desecrated and plastered over the early Christian icons, mosaics and frescos — though some pieces remain.
In 1934, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the secularist founder of modern Turkey, converted the Hagia Sophia from a mosque into a museum, as “a monument for all civilization.” This allowed people of all faiths to marvel at the Christian icons and the sheer beauty of the site without a religious litmus test to enter.
Erdogan, however, is unapologetically nostalgic for the days of the Ottoman Empire. His plan to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque is of a piece with his Islamist vision for the country, a vision that sits uncomfortably with the Hagia Sophia, a gigantic monument to what used to be called Christendom — right at the heart of Turkey’s most important city.
He mustn’t be allowed to go forward.
Clear statements from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Ambassador-at-Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback supporting the preservation of the Hagia Sophia as a museum are encouraging. But they lack the weight of the Oval Office. Now is the time for President Trump to recognize Turkey’s barbarous recent history — and to compel Erdogan to respect the heritage of his country’s indigenous Christian population.
Trump has made religious pluralism a centerpiece of his foreign policy. The seriousness of that commitment stands or falls in Turkey, a country that has become increasingly hostile to religious liberty. It’s why Trump should press Turkey to honor the status quo of the Hagia Sophia. This would follow his successful application of pressure on Ankara to secure the release of American pastor Andrew Brunson, a former prisoner of conscience in Turkey.
Last fall, Congress made history with bipartisan recognition of the Armenian Christian Genocide. Ankara wasn’t pleased, but Team Trump must follow suit: Recognizing the Armenian Christian Genocide would be another major religious-liberty victory for this president — not to mention the right thing to do.
Beyond these historic and cultural issues, the United States should more broadly reassess its relationship with Turkey — a move that is long overdue.
The world’s most notorious genocide denier, Erdogan, is also infamous for imprisoning journalists and public intellectuals. Turkey’s egregious human-rights violations also include the ethno-sectarian expulsion of Syriacs in northern Syria and the destruction of more than 500 Greek Orthodox churches in Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus.
At one point, Turkey was a reliable, pro-Western ally. But that is no longer the case, and the American people are always better off when foreign policy deals with reality as it is, rather than as we would wish it to be.
Persuading Turkey to maintain the Hagia Sophia’s status quo would be a monumental step in the right direction — and cement the president’s legacy as a stalwart advocate of religious pluralism in the Middle East.
Toufic Baaklini is the president of In Defense of Christians.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--New York adds Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma to COVID-19 travel advisory

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo has ordered residents from three more hot-spot states for the coronavirus to quarantine for 14 days when entering New York to help curb the spread of the killer bug .
Delaware , Kansas and Oklahoma are now among 19 states that are part of the travel advisory for community spread of COVID-19 .
Under New York ’ s metrics , states with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day average , or a 10 percent infection rate of those tested over seven consecutive days .
“ As states around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York is taking action to ensure the continued safety of our phased reopening , ” Cuomo said Tuesday .
Cuomo said he hopes his travel advisory will prevent COVID-19 from exploding at high rates again after the COVID-19 crisis hammered New York during a grueling spring .
Other states on the travel advisory list are Alabama , Arkansas , Arizona , California , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Idaho , Kansas , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , Nevada , Oklahoma , South Carolina , Tennessee , Texas and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people with COVID-19 died in hospitals and nursing homes Monday .
The state counts nearly 25,000 COVID-19 deaths and nearly 400,000 who were infected .
Cuomo ’ s office said 836 New Yorkers were in hospitals for the viral infection Monday — up 19 from Sunday .
Of the 56,736 tests conducted in New York State Monday yesterday , 588 , or 1.04 percent , were positive for COVID-19 .

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered residents from three more hot-spot states for the coronavirus to quarantine for 14 days when entering New York to help curb the spread of the killer bug.
Delaware, Kansas and Oklahoma are now among 19 states that are part of the travel advisory for community spread of COVID-19.
Under New York’s metrics, states with a positive test rate higher than 10 per 100,000 residents over a seven-day average, or a 10 percent infection rate of those tested over seven consecutive days.
“As states around the country experience increasing community spread, New York is taking action to ensure the continued safety of our phased reopening,” Cuomo said Tuesday.
Cuomo said he hopes his travel advisory will prevent COVID-19 from exploding at high rates again after the COVID-19 crisis hammered New York during a grueling spring.
Other states on the travel advisory list are Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
The governor said said 10 people with COVID-19 died in hospitals and nursing homes Monday.
The state counts nearly 25,000 COVID-19 deaths and nearly 400,000 who were infected.
Cuomo’s office said 836 New Yorkers were in hospitals for the viral infection Monday — up 19 from Sunday.
Of the 56,736 tests conducted in New York State Monday yesterday, 588, or 1.04 percent, were positive for COVID-19.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Yankees’ second exhibition slate includes Mets, Joe Girardi

Exhibition 2.0 will begin with the Subway Series .
The Yankees announced on Tuesday that their three-game , second preseason schedule will start with a pair against the Mets , July 18 at Citi Field and then July 19 at Yankee Stadium .
Joe Girardi ’ s Phillies will visit The Bronx on July 20 , a night game like the two intracity tilts , to close out the Yankees ’ preparation for their regular season , which will begin July 23 at the Nationals — all of this assuming the season doesn ’ t get canceled due to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to work out and be able to get a few games in .
To be able to have it here in our home city , it ’ s something that we ’ ll look forward to , ” manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday in a Zoom news conference .
“ Certainly for us , it gives us a pretty good tuneup headed into the regular season.
” It ’ s believed the last time the Yankees and Mets played an exhibition against each other in New York City was 1983 , the final @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face each other often in Grapefruit League action , although not necessarily every year ( and not in 2020 ) .
“ It ’ ll be good .
Playing against your own guys feels like a practice , ” Luke Voit said .
“ It ’ ll definitely make it more game-like .
It ’ ll be nice to get us ready for Washington so I ’ m excited for that part.
” Both YES Network and SNY will air the Subway Series games ; YES also will broadcast the Phillies-Yankees game .

Exhibition 2.0 will begin with the Subway Series.
The Yankees announced on Tuesday that their three-game, second preseason schedule will start with a pair against the Mets, July 18 at Citi Field and then July 19 at Yankee Stadium. Joe Girardi’s Phillies will visit The Bronx on July 20, a night game like the two intracity tilts, to close out the Yankees’ preparation for their regular season, which will begin July 23 at the Nationals — all of this assuming the season doesn’t get canceled due to the coronavirus.
“We’re excited to work out and be able to get a few games in. To be able to have it here in our home city, it’s something that we’ll look forward to,” manager Aaron Boone said Tuesday in a Zoom news conference. “Certainly for us, it gives us a pretty good tuneup headed into the regular season.”
It’s believed the last time the Yankees and Mets played an exhibition against each other in New York City was 1983, the final Mayor’s Trophy game. They face each other often in Grapefruit League action, although not necessarily every year (and not in 2020).
“It’ll be good. Playing against your own guys feels like a practice,” Luke Voit said. “It’ll definitely make it more game-like. It’ll be nice to get us ready for Washington so I’m excited for that part.”
Both YES Network and SNY will air the Subway Series games; YES also will broadcast the Phillies-Yankees game.
— With Mike Puma


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Minority communities need more policing resources — not less

Last week , the City Council adopted an $ 88 billion budget , $ 4.58 billion smaller than the budget that carried us through the most recent fiscal year .
As we combat COVID-19 and plan for recovery , the decisions we make today will shape our children ’ s tomorrows — including , crucially , when it comes to public safety .
Throughout recent months , the devastation wrought by this pandemic has laid bare our city ’ s inequities .
Communities without adequate access to health services have suffered the most .
Workers in the health-care , retail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civil servants , have borne the risks and the burdens to keep the city running .
We knew difficult budget decisions would be required this year , given the economic downturn .
Then came the late May murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis , which drastically altered the conversation .
It united a broad spectrum of Americans , and within days , protests sprang up across the nation to demand justice for the slain black man .
Unfortunately , here in the Big Apple , our Police Department used violence in response to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ every action there is a reaction : From our cries for justice and the NYPD ’ s needlessly brutal response was born the movement to defund police , led by reform advocates and democratic socialists .
I ’ ve lived as a black man in New York City for six decades .
I understand the activists ’ sentiment and know their frustration all too well .
I welcome their support for our community and our struggle .
But I have to emphasize one item above all : The police-reform movement must be led @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our demand to be treated with dignity and respect and to be offered equal justice .
Our ideas stand on their merits , and they aren ’ t encapsulated by the slogan “ defund.
” If the past five months have taught us anything , it is that black and brown communities require additional city resources to combat existing inequities , not fewer .
When cuts are made to the city ’ s budget , we know historically which demographic groups feel the impact first .
When professional advocates called for cuts to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for layoffs were school-safety agents and traffic-enforcement agents .
These two groups within the department are composed mostly of people of color , as opposed to uniformed officers , detectives , sergeants and those in other positions .
Both school-safety and traffic-enforcement agents are responsible for the well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers , children and pedestrians .
These workers serve important roles in supporting communities across the five boroughs .
Rather than defund the NYPD , this year ’ s adopted budget reduced its spending .
Importantly , it also reassigned jurisdiction for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ city ’ s education , health and homeless-services departments .
In the past weeks , the city and state have also banned chokeholds , created a more transparent disciplinary and recordkeeping process and required the reporting and evaluation of surveillance technologies .
Society has finally acknowledged that policing in black and brown communities has a harder , crueler edge that isn ’ t there elsewhere .
Thanks to technological advances , this is now plain for all to see .
This new awareness is wind in the sails of police-reform advocacy after decades @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support , we can build on efforts to improve public safety and police-community relations .
We ’ ve come a long way since the heyday of stop-and-frisk and in recent years have emerged as the safest big city in America .
But more can be done .
Reforming the NYPD isn ’ t a simple matter of dollars and cents .
We also need police leadership willing and able to meet the needs and values of the communities officers serve .
Real reform requires public discourse , the strengthening of partnerships with community @ @ @ @ @ @ @ policy .
Well-policed communities are served by officers who value the communities they patrol and the dignity of their constituents .
Those officers , in turn , receive the respect and support of the community , which enhances the work of law enforcement .
These are the ends we must work toward as we seek a more equitable brand of community-based policing to ensure all communities are treated with dignity and respect .
I. Daneek Miller , a Democrat , represents Southeast Queens as a member of the City Council and co-chair of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

Last week, the City Council adopted an $88 billion budget, $4.58 billion smaller than the budget that carried us through the most recent fiscal year. As we combat COVID-19 and plan for recovery, the decisions we make today will shape our children’s tomorrows — including, crucially, when it comes to public safety.
Throughout recent months, the devastation wrought by this pandemic has laid bare our city’s inequities. Communities without adequate access to health services have suffered the most. Workers in the health-care, retail and blue-collar industries, along with many civil servants, have borne the risks and the burdens to keep the city running.
We knew difficult budget decisions would be required this year, given the economic downturn. Then came the late May murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which drastically altered the conversation. It united a broad spectrum of Americans, and within days, protests sprang up across the nation to demand justice for the slain black man.
Unfortunately, here in the Big Apple, our Police Department used violence in response to those largely peaceful early demonstrations. For every action there is a reaction: From our cries for justice and the NYPD’s needlessly brutal response was born the movement to defund police, led by reform advocates and democratic socialists.
I’ve lived as a black man in New York City for six decades. I understand the activists’ sentiment and know their frustration all too well. I welcome their support for our community and our struggle.
But I have to emphasize one item above all: The police-reform movement must be led by communities of color and defined by our demand to be treated with dignity and respect and to be offered equal justice. Our ideas stand on their merits, and they aren’t encapsulated by the slogan “defund.”
If the past five months have taught us anything, it is that black and brown communities require additional city resources to combat existing inequities, not fewer. When cuts are made to the city’s budget, we know historically which demographic groups feel the impact first.
When professional advocates called for cuts to the NYPD, among the first targets for layoffs were school-safety agents and traffic-enforcement agents. These two groups within the department are composed mostly of people of color, as opposed to uniformed officers, detectives, sergeants and those in other positions.
Both school-safety and traffic-enforcement agents are responsible for the well-being of vulnerable New Yorkers, children and pedestrians. These workers serve important roles in supporting communities across the five boroughs.
Rather than defund the NYPD, this year’s adopted budget reduced its spending. Importantly, it also reassigned jurisdiction for various services from the NYPD to the city’s education, health and homeless-services departments. In the past weeks, the city and state have also banned chokeholds, created a more transparent disciplinary and recordkeeping process and required the reporting and evaluation of surveillance technologies.
Society has finally acknowledged that policing in black and brown communities has a harder, crueler edge that isn’t there elsewhere. Thanks to technological advances, this is now plain for all to see. This new awareness is wind in the sails of police-reform advocacy after decades of hard struggles.
With broad public support, we can build on efforts to improve public safety and police-community relations. We’ve come a long way since the heyday of stop-and-frisk and in recent years have emerged as the safest big city in America. But more can be done.
Reforming the NYPD isn’t a simple matter of dollars and cents. We also need police leadership willing and able to meet the needs and values of the communities officers serve.
Real reform requires public discourse, the strengthening of partnerships with community and crisis-management groups and changes in public policy. Well-policed communities are served by officers who value the communities they patrol and the dignity of their constituents. Those officers, in turn, receive the respect and support of the community, which enhances the work of law enforcement.
These are the ends we must work toward as we seek a more equitable brand of community-based policing to ensure all communities are treated with dignity and respect.
I. Daneek Miller, a Democrat, represents Southeast Queens as a member of the City Council and co-chair of its Black, Latino and Asian Caucus.


newyorkpost--2020-07-07--Surge in meth seizures shows NYC turning into ‘breaking bad’

Federal agents have been seizing an increased amount of methamphetamine in New York City and the surrounding area , the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration told The Post on Tuesday .
The surge of the illicit stimulant into the Big Apple comes amid a proliferation of meth labs in Mexico feeding organizations in the Midwest — and even in the Northeast , acting DEA Administrator Timothy Shea said .
“ That is a hideous drug with no treatment , so we have to do everything we can to stop the growth of meth labs , ” he said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ were seized in the New York-metro area in June , a 25 percent increase over the 20 kilos seized at the same time last year .
During an interview at the DEA ’ s New York Division headquarters in Manhattan ’ s Chelsea neighborhood , Shea — who was appointed head of the agency in May — said he ’ d just toured the facility ’ s lab and learned that meth was being discovered in illicit opioid pills .
The two-drug combination — a version of which , involving cocaine and heroin @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comedians John Belushi and Chris Farley — is known as a “ speedball , ” but it ’ s unknown if the pills seized by the DEA were being marketed as such , Shea said .
“ Methamphetamine is one of the most profitable drugs , ” he said .
The local meth seizures coincide with a shortage of other street drugs due to the coronavirus crisis with a crackdown on “ non-essential ” travel between Mexico and the US , Shea said .
As a result , he said , smugglers haven @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pills and powders across the border to satisfy the appetites of local druggies .
“ There was still a demand for the drugs , but because of the limited supply , we saw a price increase , ” Shea said .
“ We saw heroin up by 40 percent , cocaine by 60 to 70 percent , fentanyl and meth 25 percent.
” Shea acknowledged an exclusive Post report last month about the seizure of $ 16 million in drug proceeds during April and May , compared to just $ 5 million the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We saw a stockpiling of drugs on the Mexico side and a stockpiling of money — cash — on the American side , ” he said .
And he hailed the charges in Brooklyn federal court this week against the son of reputed Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero .
An alleged leader of the Sinaloa cartel , Quintero — known as RCQ — is accused in the infamous , 1985 kidnapping , torture and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “ Kiki ” Camarena .
“ Today ’ s arrest gets us closer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ That is one of our main priorities — to arrest him and also to arrest anyone who ’ s helping him .
”

New York is breaking bad.
Federal agents have been seizing an increased amount of methamphetamine in New York City and the surrounding area, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration told The Post on Tuesday.
The surge of the illicit stimulant into the Big Apple comes amid a proliferation of meth labs in Mexico feeding organizations in the Midwest — and even in the Northeast, acting DEA Administrator Timothy Shea said.
“That is a hideous drug with no treatment, so we have to do everything we can to stop the growth of meth labs,” he said.
DEA statistics show 25 kilos of meth were seized in the New York-metro area in June, a 25 percent increase over the 20 kilos seized at the same time last year.
During an interview at the DEA’s New York Division headquarters in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, Shea — who was appointed head of the agency in May — said he’d just toured the facility’s lab and learned that meth was being discovered in illicit opioid pills.
The two-drug combination — a version of which, involving cocaine and heroin, killed “Saturday Night Live” comedians John Belushi and Chris Farley — is known as a “speedball,” but it’s unknown if the pills seized by the DEA were being marketed as such, Shea said.
“Methamphetamine is one of the most profitable drugs,” he said.
The local meth seizures coincide with a shortage of other street drugs due to the coronavirus crisis with a crackdown on “non-essential” travel between Mexico and the US, Shea said.
As a result, he said, smugglers haven’t been able to sneak enough pills and powders across the border to satisfy the appetites of local druggies.
“There was still a demand for the drugs, but because of the limited supply, we saw a price increase,” Shea said.
“We saw heroin up by 40 percent, cocaine by 60 to 70 percent, fentanyl and meth 25 percent.”
Shea acknowledged an exclusive Post report last month about the seizure of $16 million in drug proceeds during April and May, compared to just $5 million the same time period last year.
“We saw a stockpiling of drugs on the Mexico side and a stockpiling of money — cash — on the American side,” he said.
And he hailed the charges in Brooklyn federal court this week against the son of reputed Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero.
An alleged leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Quintero — known as RCQ — is accused in the infamous, 1985 kidnapping, torture and murder of DEA Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
“Today’s arrest gets us closer to RCQ,” Shea said.
“That is one of our main priorities — to arrest him and also to arrest anyone who’s helping him.”