newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Zindzi Mandela, daughter of Nelson and Winnie, dead at 59

JOHANNESBURG — Zindzi Mandela , the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela , has died aged 59 .
State television South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Mandela died at a Johannesburg hospital early Monday morning .
The cause of her death has not been announced .
She had been South Africa ’ s ambassador to Denmark since 2015 .
The Mandelas ’ daughter came to international prominence in 1985 , when the white minority government offered to release Nelson Mandela from prison if he denounced violence perpetrated by his movement , the Africa National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ system of racial discrimination enforced in South Africa at that time .
Zindzi Mandela read his letter rejecting the offer at a packed public meeting that was broadcast around the world .
Last year Mandela stirred controversy by calling for the return of the white-owned land to South Africa ’ s dispossessed Black majority .
“ Dear Apartheid Apologists , your time is over .
You will not rule again .
We do not fear you .
Finally # TheLandIsOurs , ” she tweeted in June last year .
South Africa ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shock at Mandela ’ s death , describing her as a heroine .
“ Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes , Tata Nelson and Mama Winnie Mandela , but as a struggle heroine in her own right .
She served South Africa well , ” said Pandor .
She is survived by her husband and four children .

JOHANNESBURG — Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died aged 59.
State television South African Broadcasting Corporation has reported that Mandela died at a Johannesburg hospital early Monday morning. The cause of her death has not been announced.
She had been South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015.
The Mandelas’ daughter came to international prominence in 1985, when the white minority government offered to release Nelson Mandela from prison if he denounced violence perpetrated by his movement, the Africa National Congress, against apartheid, the brutal system of racial discrimination enforced in South Africa at that time.
Zindzi Mandela read his letter rejecting the offer at a packed public meeting that was broadcast around the world.
Last year Mandela stirred controversy by calling for the return of the white-owned land to South Africa’s dispossessed Black majority.
“Dear Apartheid Apologists, your time is over. You will not rule again. We do not fear you. Finally #TheLandIsOurs,” she tweeted in June last year.
South Africa’s foreign affairs minister Naledi Pandor has expressed shock at Mandela’s death, describing her as a heroine.
“Zindzi will not only be remembered as a daughter of our struggle heroes, Tata Nelson and Mama Winnie Mandela, but as a struggle heroine in her own right. She served South Africa well,” said Pandor.
She is survived by her husband and four children.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Actress Kelly Preston dead from breast cancer, husband John Travolta reveals

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Twitter ( Opens in new window ) Click to share on Facebook ( Opens in new window ) Actress Kelly Preston , who starred in “ Jerry Maguire ” and was married to actor John Travolta , has died of breast cancer , her husband wrote on social media .
She was 57 years old .
“ It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many .
Kelly ’ s love and life will always be remembered , ” the actor wrote .
Preston held other prominent roles in films such as “ Twins ” and “ For Love of the Game.
” The couple , who wed in 1991 , have two children , 20-year-old daughter , Ella , and 9-year-old son Benjamin .
Preston and Travolta had another son , Jett , who in 2009 died of a seizure at the age of 16 during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Three weeks ago , Preston posted a photo to her Instagram account with Travolta and their children to celebrate Father ’ s Day .
“ Happy Father ’ s Day to the best one I know , we love you , ” she wrote .
Travolta , in his statement , said he will be taking time off following Preston ’ s death “ to be there for my children who have lost their mother .
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Actress Kelly Preston, who starred in “Jerry Maguire” and was married to actor John Travolta, has died of breast cancer, her husband wrote on social media. She was 57 years old.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer,” Travolta wrote on Instagram.
“She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many. Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered,” the actor wrote.
Preston held other prominent roles in films such as “Twins” and “For Love of the Game.”
The couple, who wed in 1991, have two children, 20-year-old daughter Ella and 9-year-old son Benjamin.
Preston and Travolta had another son, Jett, who in 2009 died of a seizure at the age of 16 during a family vacation in the Bahamas.
Three weeks ago, Preston posted a photo to her Instagram account with Travolta and their children to celebrate Father’s Day.
“Happy Father’s Day to the best one I know, we love you,” she wrote.
Travolta, in his statement, said he will be taking time off following Preston’s death “to be there for my children who have lost their mother.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Pennsylvania police department investigating video of cop kneeling on man’s neck

Police in Allentown , Pennsylvania , are investigating video footage that appears to show an officer from the department kneeling on a man ’ s neck during an arrest on Saturday night .
The footage , shot by a passerby and shared on Facebook by the group Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley , shows three officers restraining the man outside of Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke ’ s Hospital .
An officer in the 26-second clip is shown using his elbow to restrain the man before placing his knee on his neck , a maneuver reminiscent of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In a statement announcing the investigation , Allentown police said the man in the video was spotted by cops staggering and vomiting outside the hospital ’ s emergency room .
The officers , who had been at the hospital for an unrelated matter , tried to interact with the man , but he yelled and spit at them , police said .
The statement released by cops said the man was “ non-compliant , which required officers to restrain ” him .
It ’ s unclear how long the police officer had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ neck .
The department recently released its use of force policy in response to the police-involved killing of George Floyd , who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 8 minutes .
The Allentown Police Department policy prohibits neck restraints and chokeholds and says that officers should only use the amount of force necessary to control the situation .
The incident sparked a rally outside of the Allentown police station later Saturday night , which was organized by the group that posted the video to Facebook .
Police @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hospital and released after the incident .

Police in Allentown, Pennsylvania, are investigating video footage that appears to show an officer from the department kneeling on a man’s neck during an arrest on Saturday night.
The footage, shot by a passerby and shared on Facebook by the group Black Lives Matter to Lehigh Valley, shows three officers restraining the man outside of Sacred Heart Campus of St. Luke’s Hospital.
An officer in the 26-second clip is shown using his elbow to restrain the man before placing his knee on his neck, a maneuver reminiscent of the one that killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.
In a statement announcing the investigation, Allentown police said the man in the video was spotted by cops staggering and vomiting outside the hospital’s emergency room.
The officers, who had been at the hospital for an unrelated matter, tried to interact with the man, but he yelled and spit at them, police said.
The statement released by cops said the man was “non-compliant, which required officers to restrain” him.
It’s unclear how long the police officer had his knee on the man’s neck.
The department recently released its use of force policy in response to the police-involved killing of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly 8 minutes.
The Allentown Police Department policy prohibits neck restraints and chokeholds and says that officers should only use the amount of force necessary to control the situation.
The incident sparked a rally outside of the Allentown police station later Saturday night, which was organized by the group that posted the video to Facebook.
Police said the man was treated at the hospital and released after the incident.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Lakers’ Rajon Rondo out 6 to 8 weeks with a broken thumb

Rajon Rondo may get a reprieve from staying at the “ Motel 6 ” , but this isn ’ t a good reason for leaving .
The Lakers point guard suffered a fracture to his right thumb in practice on Sunday night and is expected to return to full basketball activities in 6 to 8 weeks , the team announced .
Rondo will have surgery later this week to repair the fracture .
The injury would likely keep Rondo — who compared his Orlando bubble hotel room to a “ Motel 6 ” upon arrival in an Instagram post last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the NBA ’ s rescheduled postseason in late August and early September should the Lakers get that far .
The second round is slated to start Aug. 31 .
Rondo , 34 , was averaging 7.1 points , five assists and three rebounds per game when the NBA season was halted in March because of the coronavirus pandemic .
It ’ s unclear if he plans to stay with the team in Orlando as he heals up .
LeBron James ’ Lakers , one of the favorites to win the NBA title , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He opted out of the season because of coronavirus concerns .
J.R. Smith was signed to replace him .
Now the Lakers will be looking for another fill-in player .

Rajon Rondo may get a reprieve from staying at the “Motel 6”, but this isn’t a good reason for leaving.
The Lakers point guard suffered a fracture to his right thumb in practice on Sunday night and is expected to return to full basketball activities in 6 to 8 weeks, the team announced. Rondo will have surgery later this week to repair the fracture.
The injury would likely keep Rondo — who compared his Orlando bubble hotel room to a “Motel 6” upon arrival in an Instagram post last week — out until the middle of the NBA’s rescheduled postseason in late August and early September should the Lakers get that far. The second round is slated to start Aug. 31.
Rondo, 34, was averaging 7.1 points, five assists and three rebounds per game when the NBA season was halted in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s unclear if he plans to stay with the team in Orlando as he heals up.
LeBron James’ Lakers, one of the favorites to win the NBA title, are already without starting guard Avery Bradley. He opted out of the season because of coronavirus concerns. J.R. Smith was signed to replace him. Now the Lakers will be looking for another fill-in player.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--1-year-old boy among four people shot at cookout near Brooklyn park

Brett Gardner said he was “ disappointed and concerned ” for Aroldis ...

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A 1-year-old boy and three men were shot at a cookout outside a Brooklyn park on Sunday night, law enforcement sources said.
The four victims were wounded when a shooter, possibly in a passing vehicle, opened fire in their direction at about 11:35 p.m. near the Raymond Bush Playground at Madison Street and Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant, sources said.
The baby was hit in the stomach and taken to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was expected to survive, cops said.
The three men, ages 27, 35 and 36, were also hospitalized and expected to survive, sources and police said. They were shot in the ankle, groin and leg, respectively.
Several belongings, including a baby stroller and numerous chairs, were left behind on the sidewalk after the shooting.
The quadruple shooting capped off another bloody weekend in the Big Apple, where at least 23 people were shot since midday Saturday, police sources said.
Among the victims were two boys, ages 12 and 15, who were wounded in separate shootings in Brooklyn and Harlem earlier Sunday night.
The 12-year-old was shot in the leg at about 9:10 p.m. on Prospect Place near Ralph Avenue in Crown Heights, police said.
At about 5:30 p.m., the 15-year-old was shot in the wrist on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard near West 143rd Street, police said.
Both youngsters are expected to survive, cops said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Aroldis Chapman’s coronavirus diagnosis has Yankees’ Brett Gardner ‘concerned’

Brett Gardner said he was “ disappointed and concerned ” for Aroldis Chapman in the wake of the closer ’ s positive test for coronavirus .
Still , the outfielder has not altered his view of what lies ahead .
“ It doesn ’ t affect the way I look at the season , ’ ’ Gardner said .
“ Going into this , I think we ’ re all prepared for this kind of thing to happen .
Hopefully , it doesn ’ t happen on a larger scale .
I think we ’ ve been doing a great @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inside all the time.
” Manager Aaron Boone said Masahiro Tanaka threw from 100 feet Sunday and “ everything is going well ” in his recovery from the concussion he suffered July 4 , when he was hit in the head by a Stanton line drive .
But there is still no date set for when Tanaka might pitch again .
Clint Frazier , who has dealt with concussions in his career , said he hasn ’ t spoken to Tanaka since the injury , but offered this bit of advice on Sunday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to be patient .
… It ’ s a hard injury to go through , especially if the people you ’ re talking to haven ’ t experienced it themselves .
At times , it feels like you ’ re the only one who really knows what you ’ re going through , but other people do know .
It ’ s a lonely feeling if it continues to go long.
” Submit your Yankees questions here to be answered in an upcoming Post mailbag Boone said Estevan Florial could have a role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ though he ’ s never played above Class-A Tampa .
“ We love [ Florial ] , ’ ’ Boone said .
“ He ’ s been robbed a little bit of his development with some of the injuries he ’ s run into and this year getting shut down .
We still love the person , tools and potential .
There ’ s no question his ceiling remains incredibly high and there ’ s value in him being out there.
” As for Florial ’ s chances of making it on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ there ’ s one thing 2020 and this virus have shown us is you ’ ve got to be adjustable in your plans .
He ’ s here with the thought that if something happens , he ’ s very much in the mix.
” The Yankees ’ simulated game Sunday featured MLB umpires for the first time , with a three-man crew present .
“ I think it was helpful for them to get reps in , ’ ’ Boone said of the umps .
“ It was good to have a @ @ @ @

Brett Gardner said he was “disappointed and concerned” for Aroldis Chapman in the wake of the closer’s positive test for coronavirus. Still, the outfielder has not altered his view of what lies ahead.
“It doesn’t affect the way I look at the season,’’ Gardner said. “Going into this, I think we’re all prepared for this kind of thing to happen. Hopefully, it doesn’t happen on a larger scale. I think we’ve been doing a great job keeping our distance and wearing masks inside all the time.”
Manager Aaron Boone said Masahiro Tanaka threw from 100 feet Sunday and “everything is going well” in his recovery from the concussion he suffered July 4, when he was hit in the head by a Stanton line drive.
But there is still no date set for when Tanaka might pitch again.
Clint Frazier, who has dealt with concussions in his career, said he hasn’t spoken to Tanaka since the injury, but offered this bit of advice on Sunday when asked: “It would be to be patient. … It’s a hard injury to go through, especially if the people you’re talking to haven’t experienced it themselves. At times, it feels like you’re the only one who really knows what you’re going through, but other people do know. It’s a lonely feeling if it continues to go long.”
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Boone said Estevan Florial could have a role at some point this season, even though he’s never played above Class-A Tampa.
“We love [Florial],’’ Boone said. “He’s been robbed a little bit of his development with some of the injuries he’s run into and this year getting shut down. We still love the person, tools and potential. There’s no question his ceiling remains incredibly high and there’s value in him being out there.”
As for Florial’s chances of making it on the roster, Boone said: “If there’s one thing 2020 and this virus have shown us is you’ve got to be adjustable in your plans. He’s here with the thought that if something happens, he’s very much in the mix.”
The Yankees’ simulated game Sunday featured MLB umpires for the first time, with a three-man crew present.
“I think it was helpful for them to get reps in,’’ Boone said of the umps. “It was good to have a legit-called game.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Clint Frazier bummed over his missed Yankees chance

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The wait for Clint Frazier appears set to continue.
All signs pointed to Frazier getting ample time in the outfield early in the regular season, with Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and Giancarlo Stanton all dealing with injuries during spring training.
Then came the shutdown in March due to the coronavirus, and now that the reset of Opening Day is approaching, all those outfielders are expected to be ready to play.
“It’s frustrating on the level that I knew my playing time was gonna be limited the longer the layoff went on,’’ Frazier said Sunday. “But obviously those guys play a really big part on our team. I want to play, but I don’t want it to be at the expense of somebody being injured and me playing because of that. I want to earn it.”
And that will be all but impossible if Judge, Hicks and Brett Gardner are healthy.
Frazier will be 26 in September and it’s been nearly four years since he came over in the trade that sent Andrew Miller to the Indians. He’s been sidelined by concussions and other injuries and was hoping to have more of an impact in 2020.
“It’s a big year in the sense of I felt like I had a good chance in spring training to perform the way I did last year,’’ Frazier said. “I have a lot of … goals I want to accomplish, and obviously in 60 games, it’s hard to do that. It was a big moment for me in spring for me to possibly have a spot — and it’s taken away, possibly. Not possibly, it is.’’
With teams allowed to keep 30 players on the roster for the first two weeks of the season, Frazier could still get his chance, although he’s been dealing with plantar fasciitis in his right foot.
He served as a DH in Sunday’s simulated game, and manager Aaron Boone said he may return to the outfield as soon as Tuesday.
Frazier has also been making changes to his body.
He entered camp heavier than he has in the past and said he continued to put on weight during spring training, eventually becoming “15-20 pounds” heavier than a year ago.
Frazier said he was told the added weight may have caused the injured foot and that it’s improved since he’s lost most of the weight he’d initially put on.
“I was trying to gain weight and ultimately I don’t think my body could handle it because the second spring ended, I started losing weight,’’ Frazier said.
He had initially believed the bulk would benefit his game, but then had second thoughts.
“I felt like I was able to swing a little bit harder,’’ Frazier said. “I felt I had more weight behind the ball and was hitting it a little harder, but I did feel in some areas it hindered me. I wasn’t as fast, I felt like, in spring. It made it harder for me to throw the way I was used to throwing.”
Since he dropped the weight, he says he’s “symptom-free.”
Boone said he understands why Frazier might have been looking to get stronger, pointing to Bryson DeChambeau, the 26-year-old who has taken the PGA Tour by storm since adding 40 pounds of muscle.
“A lot of people questioned it, but it seems to be working,’’ Boone said of DeChambeau’s physical transformation. “I have a lot of faith in our strength and conditioning program. With Clint, we’ll see what the right number is for him, but I feel like both [the weight gain and loss] was coming from a place of work.”
Which is why Boone is confident Frazier is ready to contribute, both physically and mentally.
“He continues to mature as a person and a pro,’’ the manager said. “I never had an issue with his work ethic, but I feel like his work continued to get better and stronger and smarter in every aspect.”
And that includes his work in the outfield, which has been an issue.
“It’s not like we’re taking a guy who’s not a good athlete and have these expectations,’’ Boone said. “This is a guy that has a chance to be really good because of his ability.’’


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Benjamin Keough struggled with drugs and alcohol, had been to rehab: report

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Lisa Marie Presley ’ s son , Benjamin Keough , struggled with booze and drugs and had recently been to rehab , sources told writer Tony Ortega .
Elvis ’ daughter , Lisa Marie , brought up her family in Scientology before a falling out with its controversial leader , David Miscavige , in 2014 .
Keough committed suicide on Sunday .
A friend of his told Ortega — who covers all things Scientology in his blog the Underground Bunker — that back in May , Keough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - - ked up kids get in Scientology.
” He was raised in the religion with his sister Riley , and their dad , Danny Keough — Presley ’ s first husband — is still in the church .
Meanwhile , Presley has been going through a bitter divorce from her fourth husband , Michael Lockwood , including a custody battle over their 11-year-old twins , Finley and Harper .
Speaking about Presley , the source told Ortega : “ Ben was her baby .
More than Riley .
More than the twins @ @ @ @ @ @ @ her .
I really worry that it might be too much for her.
” Another source , who was said to be close to Keough as a boy , claimed , “ His entire family was shaped by Scientology , and [ they ’ re ] paying the price.
” The 27-year-old shot himself in the chest at his mother ’ s $ 1.8 million Calabasas , Calif. , mansion .
Keough reportedly had a longtime girlfriend , Diana Pinto .
One neighbor reportedly said that Presley was not in the house , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ weeks , according to the Daily Mail .
Members of the Presley family gathered there later on Sunday .
Reps for the family and Scientology were unavailable for comment .
Presley ’ s rep previously said in a statement that she was “ entirely heartbroken , inconsolable and beyond devastated , ” adding , “ She adored that boy .
He was the love of her life .
”

Lisa Marie Presley’s son, Benjamin Keough, struggled with booze and drugs and had recently been to rehab, sources told writer Tony Ortega.
Elvis’ daughter, Lisa Marie, brought up her family in Scientology before a falling out with its controversial leader, David Miscavige, in 2014. Keough committed suicide on Sunday. A friend of his told Ortega — who covers all things Scientology in his blog the Underground Bunker — that back in May, Keough “had been talking about how f - - ked up kids get in Scientology.”
He was raised in the religion with his sister Riley, and their dad, Danny Keough — Presley’s first husband — is still in the church.
Meanwhile, Presley has been going through a bitter divorce from her fourth husband, Michael Lockwood, including a custody battle over their 11-year-old twins, Finley and Harper.
Speaking about Presley, the source told Ortega: “Ben was her baby. More than Riley. More than the twins. This will be beyond inconceivable for her. I really worry that it might be too much for her.”
Another source, who was said to be close to Keough as a boy, claimed, “His entire family was shaped by Scientology, and [they’re] paying the price.”
The 27-year-old shot himself in the chest at his mother’s $1.8 million Calabasas, Calif., mansion. Keough reportedly had a longtime girlfriend, Diana Pinto.
One neighbor reportedly said that Presley was not in the house, and they had not seen her for weeks, according to the Daily Mail. Members of the Presley family gathered there later on Sunday.
Reps for the family and Scientology were unavailable for comment. Presley’s rep previously said in a statement that she was “entirely heartbroken, inconsolable and beyond devastated,” adding, “She adored that boy. He was the love of her life.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Trump inaugural panel agrees to fine over registration in NJ

TRENTON , N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday he reached a deal with President Donald Trump ’ s inaugural committee stemming from a lawsuit alleging the organization failed to properly register in the state .
Trump for America Inc. faces a $ 30,000 penalty , though $ 27,500 of it will be suspended , according to a statement from Grewal ’ s office .
Suspended penalties are common in settlements like the one involving Trump for America and help ensure compliance , according to the attorney general ’ s office .
The organization , which was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ welfare organization , will submit a registration statement and additional documents , according to the attorney general ’ s statement .
It ’ s not clear what those documents are .
If after a year Trump for America Inc. complies with all the terms of the agreement , all but $ 2,500 of the penalty will be waived .
The agreement stems from a January 2020 lawsuit Grewal filed arguing that Trump for America , which raised millions for the president ’ s inaugural celebration , did not register with the state Division @ @ @ @ @ @ @ after Grewal subpoenaed the organization in February 2019 after determining it had not registered with the division .
“ This case should send a message that all are equal before the law , and none are above it , ” Grewal said “ We expect charitable organizations to comply with New Jersey ’ s laws , and we expect compliance with our subpoenas .
Any organization that fails to comply may be dissolved and face other penalties.
” Grewal also said Trump for America Inc. would cease to exist under the deal .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ president ’ s campaign seeking a response .

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday he reached a deal with President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee stemming from a lawsuit alleging the organization failed to properly register in the state.
Trump for America Inc. faces a $30,000 penalty, though $27,500 of it will be suspended, according to a statement from Grewal’s office. Suspended penalties are common in settlements like the one involving Trump for America and help ensure compliance, according to the attorney general’s office.
The organization, which was based in New Jersey as a social welfare organization, will submit a registration statement and additional documents, according to the attorney general’s statement. It’s not clear what those documents are.
If after a year Trump for America Inc. complies with all the terms of the agreement, all but $2,500 of the penalty will be waived.
The agreement stems from a January 2020 lawsuit Grewal filed arguing that Trump for America, which raised millions for the president’s inaugural celebration, did not register with the state Division of Consumer Affairs.
The suit came after Grewal subpoenaed the organization in February 2019 after determining it had not registered with the division.
“This case should send a message that all are equal before the law, and none are above it,” Grewal said “We expect charitable organizations to comply with New Jersey’s laws, and we expect compliance with our subpoenas. Any organization that fails to comply may be dissolved and face other penalties.”
Grewal also said Trump for America Inc. would cease to exist under the deal.
A message has been left with the president’s campaign seeking a response.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Montauk’s Ruschmeyers COVID-compliant, but gets dinged for sparklers

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 ) A post shared by Ruschmeyers @ @ @ @ @ Aug 6 , 2019 at 3:05pm PDT Montauk hot spots continue to reopen with bumps @ @ @ @ @ Hampton ’ s new COVID “ enforcement and compliance detail … found virtually all of @ @ @ @ @ ” a press release said .
Ruschmeyers , which was cited July Fourth for signage @ @ @ @ @ written up again for amplified music after 9 p.m. and “ sparkler-style devices.
” But @ @ @ @ @ being adhered to , ” said a release .
The venue told us the music @ @ @ @ @ unclear but “ now that we are informed with correct information , we can comply @ @

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Montauk hot spots continue to reopen with bumps in the road.
East Hampton’s new COVID-19 “enforcement and compliance detail … found virtually all of them operating in compliance,” a press release said.
Ruschmeyers, which was cited July 4 for signage and alcohol-storage issues, was written up again for amplified music after 9 p.m. and “sparkler-style devices.”
But “COVID safety restrictions were being adhered to,” said a release. The venue told us the music and birthday sparkler rules were unclear but “now that we are informed with correct information, we can comply.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--‘I May Destroy You’ Episode 6 Hits a New Devastating High for the HBO Series

From its opening salvo , Michaela Coel ‘ s I May Destroy You has not held back .
But tonight ’ s episode of I May Destroy You strongly shifts focus from the central plot to dig into the origins of lasting trauma .
I May Destroy You Episode 6 “ The Alliance ” offers us a flashback to an event from Arabella ’ s ( Michaela Coel ) youth , as seen through the eyes of someone Arabella once hung out to dry .
It will leave you horrified , devastated , and above all , unsure of who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ The Alliance ” is , without a doubt , the most haunting episode of I May Destroy You to date , and proof positive of the series ’ genius .
HBO ’ s I May Destroy You follows rising literary star Arabella as she attempts to piece her life back together after being both drugged and raped .
It ’ s an experience that has both left her traumatized and with newfound fire .
In last week ’ s episode , she used her platform at a prestigious literary event to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ midst .
This week ’ s episode opens with Arabella visiting a sexual trauma support group run by an old school mate , Theo ( Harriet Webb ) .
She opens each session by saying , “ I hate abusers .
I think that abuse , grooming , assault , domestic violence are the most abhorrent qualities of our species.
” At first glance , it seems like a safe place for healing .
However , before we even meet Theo , we learn that Arabella ’ s best friend Terry ( Weruche @ @ @ @ @ @ @ extended flashback primarily told from young Theo ’ s ( Gaby French ) perspective , we get a clue as to why : the white Theo once accused a Black classmate of violently raping her , when he did no such thing .
However , as we see the events unfold for ourselves , the reality about Theo ’ s experience and choices become all the more murky .
When we first meet Theo , she ’ s a teenager shoplifting birthday gifts for her stepfather and eagerly texting a boy named Ryan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ upon arriving at school , Theo leads Ryan to a section of the building under construction and begins happily giving him oral sex .
Ryan , however , pulls out his flip phone and takes a photo of Theo without her consent .
After a tense conversation , it ’ s revealed that Ryan will pay Theo for a photo — as he ’ s seen another illicit image of her thanks to another boy .
Theo is horrified , but attempts to make the most of the situation by not only accepting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blame back onto Ryan .
Before returning to class , Theo cuts herself with a knife on the construction site .
The blood catches the eye of teenaged Terry ( Lauren-joy Williams ) .
The allegation that Ryan violently raped Theo soon becomes a school scandal , prompting another boy to tell Terry and Arabella ( Danielle Vitalis ) about the photo Ryan sent him .
Armed with this pic – and the belief that the “ pics don ’ t lie !
” — Arabella and Terry reveal Theo ’ s subterfuge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and inspires Theo to hurl some pretty abhorrent racist insults at her mostly Black classmates .
Things get all the more upsetting once we follow Theo home .
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When Arabella and Terry rally around Ryan , they simply believe they are protecting him from wrongful accusations leveled by a person of privilege .
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The whole episode leaves us devastated and clueless as to whom to trust .
“ The Alliance ” might offer the clearest articulation of I May Destroy You ‘ s central thesis : abuse is everywhere @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fix it .
Coel refuses to make I May Destroy You Episode 6 anything less than devastating .
The moral confusion that Theo ’ s story sparks only makes that pain hurt more .
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That ’ s why the episode is so haunting and so necessary to watch .
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From its opening salvo, Michaela Coel‘s I May Destroy You has not held back. But tonight’s episode of I May Destroy You strongly shifts focus from the central plot to dig into the origins of lasting trauma. I May Destroy You Episode 6 “The Alliance” offers us a flashback to an event from Arabella’s (Michaela Coel) youth, as seen through the eyes of someone Arabella once hung out to dry. It will leave you horrified, devastated, and above all, unsure of who the villain and who the victim is. “The Alliance” is, without a doubt, the most haunting episode of I May Destroy You to date, and proof positive of the series’ genius.
HBO’s I May Destroy You follows rising literary star Arabella as she attempts to piece her life back together after being both drugged and raped. It’s an experience that has both left her traumatized and with newfound fire. In last week’s episode, she used her platform at a prestigious literary event to call attention to an abuser in their midst. This week’s episode opens with Arabella visiting a sexual trauma support group run by an old school mate, Theo (Harriet Webb). She opens each session by saying, “I hate abusers. I think that abuse, grooming, assault, domestic violence are the most abhorrent qualities of our species.”
At first glance, it seems like a safe place for healing. However, before we even meet Theo, we learn that Arabella’s best friend Terry (Weruche Opia) distrusts her. Through an extended flashback primarily told from young Theo’s (Gaby French) perspective, we get a clue as to why: the white Theo once accused a Black classmate of violently raping her, when he did no such thing. However, as we see the events unfold for ourselves, the reality about Theo’s experience and choices become all the more murky.
When we first meet Theo, she’s a teenager shoplifting birthday gifts for her stepfather and eagerly texting a boy named Ryan (Josiah Mutupa). Almost immediately upon arriving at school, Theo leads Ryan to a section of the building under construction and begins happily giving him oral sex. Ryan, however, pulls out his flip phone and takes a photo of Theo without her consent. After a tense conversation, it’s revealed that Ryan will pay Theo for a photo — as he’s seen another illicit image of her thanks to another boy. Theo is horrified, but attempts to make the most of the situation by not only accepting the money, but trying to twist blame back onto Ryan.
Before returning to class, Theo cuts herself with a knife on the construction site. The blood catches the eye of teenaged Terry (Lauren-joy Williams). The allegation that Ryan violently raped Theo soon becomes a school scandal, prompting another boy to tell Terry and Arabella (Danielle Vitalis) about the photo Ryan sent him. Armed with this pic – and the belief that the “pics don’t lie!” — Arabella and Terry reveal Theo’s subterfuge. This lets Ryan off the hook and inspires Theo to hurl some pretty abhorrent racist insults at her mostly Black classmates.
Things get all the more upsetting once we follow Theo home. There, Theo tells her stepfather that her mother coerced her into testifying that her father sexually abused her just to win a custody battle. It’s a whiplash-inducing revelation that I May Destroy You conveniently wiggles out of confirming. Do we believe Theo now that we’ve seen how elaborate her lies can be? It’s impossible to say. While Theo lied about the specificity of her assault, she was certainly abused by Ryan. She is a creature defined by trauma, which perhaps explains why we’re left with the haunting image of Theo opening another support meeting, making her screed against abuse with a now seemingly rote delivery.
I May Destroy You Episode 6 “The Alliance” argues that it’s just about impossible to know how to adjudicate the everyday instances of sexual abuse. Theo was indeed abused by Ryan, but in attempting to secure reprisal for herself, she not only abused him, but herself to boot. When Arabella and Terry rally around Ryan, they simply believe they are protecting him from wrongful accusations leveled by a person of privilege. They are also ricocheting Theo’s own trauma back upon her, creating a loop of devastation that really has no end. The whole episode leaves us devastated and clueless as to whom to trust.
“The Alliance” might offer the clearest articulation of I May Destroy You‘s central thesis: abuse is everywhere and there is no obvious way to fix it. Coel refuses to make I May Destroy You Episode 6 anything less than devastating. The moral confusion that Theo’s story sparks only makes that pain hurt more. In most television betrayals of assault, we have an obvious idea of whom to condemn. I May Destroy You is unflinching in its refusal to give us an easy out with Theo’s story. That’s why the episode is so haunting and so necessary to watch.
Where to stream I May Destroy You


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Islanders finally sign prized goalie prospect Ilya Sorokin

September in July ?
Not quite .
Because when the Rangers took ...

The Islanders wasted no time in signing their prized goaltending prospect Ilya Sorokin, striking a deal just eight hours after the NHL’s window for teams to negotiate with unsigned draft picks opened on Monday.
Sorokin signed a one-year, entry-level contract worth $925,000, according to Cap Friendly, which is the standard rookie deal for 24-year-olds.
He will now be able to join the team for Phase 3 training camp, but is not permitted to participate in Phase 4, the NHL’s 24-team playoff tournament, due to the league and NHL Players Association’s recent agreement.
By signing now, the Russian netminder is able to burn the year off his entry-level contract and become a restricted free agent this summer — with the Islanders maintaining his rights.
Sorokin’s agent Dan Milstein — who made the official announcement — confirmed to The Post that Sorokin would be permitted to accompany the Islanders to Toronto despite not being able to play.
The 78th-overall pick in 2014 has been stellar for CSKA Moscow in the KHL for the past five seasons. This season Sorokin posted a 1.50 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.
The Islanders’ expanded training camp roster may have been split into two groups for separate practice times to reduce player interaction as per the NHL’s “Return to Play” protocol, but there was one line that coach Barry Trotz knew he had to keep together.
“Obviously you saw [Anders] Lee was with [Mathew] Barzal and [Jordan] Eberle, that’s where we really finished off so I needed somewhere to start,” Trotz said on a Zoom call with reporters following Day 1 of training camp 2.0 on Monday.
The Lee-Barzal-Eberle line has been a staple in the Islanders’ lineup this season, with the trio accounting for 55 total goals during the regular season. For Lee, skating with Barzal and Eberle was the epitome of returning to normalcy.
“That familiarity that we have, chemistry that we have and all the things that we try to build off of, that comes back pretty quick,” Lee said. “I know it feels like it has been a few months. For us, our last games played were all together and all that stuff, so we can revert back to that, try to pick it up exactly where we left off.”
Trotz said, other than putting that first line together, there was no particular reason for how he arranged his players between the two groups. However, he wanted the players who may be fighting for a spot to know that they have to earn their place on a line.
“If you’re not on a line right now on a consistent basis, be it if you’re looking at our four centermen for instance, then find yourself working yourself onto a line. Real simply,” he said. “You’ll see in the next three or four days, you’ll probably see some movement on some of the lines based on taking another look.
“Maybe it’s some of the things that we’re doing on the ice and maybe some will be a bit of a reward for guys who in fact are earning the opportunity to move up in the lineup.”
Of the 34 players listed on the Islanders’ expanded training camp roster, five were “unfit to play” and did not skate in either session.
Center Leo Komarov, defenseman Nick Leddy and Bridgeport players Kieffer Bellows, Sebastian Aho and Jakub Skarek did not participate on Day 1.
“I can tell you really they’re just unfit to play right now,” Trotz said. “I expect our group will be growing here very shortly, that’s what I can say.”
The NHL says that it will not disclose injuries for Phase 3 or 4 of the league’s “Return to Play” plan, hoping to eliminate speculation between a hockey-related injury and a positive COVID-19 test result.
Instead, the league plans to release the overall number of players who test positive for the coronavirus. They will not disclosed the names of those infected.
The Islanders’ first group of skaters included Eberle, Lee, Barzal, Ross Johnston, Tom Kuhnhackl, Derick Brassard, Michael Dal Colle, JG Pageau, Ryan Pulock, Noah Dobson, Adam Pelech, Andy Greene and Grant Hutton. Semyon Varlamov and Bridgeport’s Chris Gibson were in net.
The second group included Josh Bailey, Anthony Beauvillier, Casey Cizikas, Otto Koivula, Andrew Ladd, Matt Martin, Brock Nelson, Oliver Wahlstrom, Johnny Boychuk, Thomas Hickey, Scott Mayfield and Devon Toews. Thomas Greiss was in net while Gibson participated again.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Donnell Rawlings: Dave Chappelle’s July Fourth festival could be released

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) Comic Donnell Rawlings told us that Dave @ @ @ @ @ , star-studded July Fourth festival in Ohio could wind up as a Netflix film .
@ @ @ @ @ s hometown included Questlove , Common , Tiffany Haddish and Erykah Badu .
“ The @ @ @ @ @ he likes to film the happenings in his life , documentary style , like when @ @ @ @ @ film ‘ Dave Chappelle ’ s Block Party ’ ] , ” Rawlings said .
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Comic Donnell Rawlings told us that Dave Chappelle’s socially distanced, star-studded July Fourth festival in Ohio could wind up as a Netflix film.
The show in Chappelle’s hometown included Questlove, Common, Tiffany Haddish and Erykah Badu. “The thing with Dave is that he likes to film the happenings in his life, documentary style, like when he did [the 2006 film ‘Dave Chappelle’s Block Party’],” Rawlings said.
“One of the similarities with that is it did rain … Like that drunk uncle that you don’t invite to the barbecue but when they show up, you don’t kick them out.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Humiliating photos and haymakers: All the dirt from the Johnny Depp libel trial today

Johnny Depp burst into tears when he was told he ...

Willy Wonka has really let himself go.
A humiliating photo of Johnny Depp snoozing while ice cream melts all over his crotch was shown in a British court Monday — as the “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” star continued to fend off allegations he beat ex-wife Amber Heard.
Heard “showed me [the photo] the next day and said, ‘Look at what you’ve become … it’s pathetic,’ ” the actor said of the 2014 snap during his fifth and final day of testimony in London’s High Court.
The sensational case revolves around Depp’s libel lawsuit against the British tabloid The Sun for calling him a “wife beater’’ in a 2018 article — with his and Heard’s volatile and perverse relationship taking center stage.
During Depp’s roughly total 23 hours on the stand, the 57-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean’’ actor repeatedly denied ever assaulting the 34-year-old actress while their seemingly doomed-from-the-start marriage played out over 15 months.
Heard — who is expected to take the stand later in the week — has accused Depp of repeatedly beating her in booze- and drug-fueled stupors, heaping on demeaning slurs in the process.
But Depp and his former personal assistant Stephen Deuters — who referred to Heard as a “sociopathic show pony’’ and “Machiavellian overlord’’ in texts shown in court — testified Monday that the only real aggressor in the marriage was the “Aquaman’’ actress.
On Monday, Depp’s camp produced the embarrassing photo, which Heard took before he agreed it was time for him to go to his private island in the Bahamas to detox from prescription meds.
“She asked me to hold her tub of ice cream. I have my right hand in my pocket, and I’m holding the ice cream in the other,’’ Depp recalled.
“I was obviously on the nod and very tired, falling asleep, and the ice cream then spilled all over my leg.’’
The “Edward Scissorhands’’ actor also claimed that his then-wife once socked him with a “haymaker” punch in April 2016, the month before she filed for divorce — and just hours after he’d found out he’d just lost a staggering $750 million.
“Since ‘Pirates [of the Caribbean]’ 2 and 3, I had — and this is ludicrous to have to state, it’s quite embarrassing — apparently I had made $650 million,” the star testified.
Depp said he then learned hours before his wife’s 30th birthday party on April 21, 2016, that his former business manager had “stolen my money.”
“I had not only lost $650 million, but I was $100 million in the hole because they had not paid the government my taxes for 17 years,” Depp told the court.
He admitted that he may have smoked cannabis between leaving the “very unpleasant and ugly” business meeting and attending his wife’s party at their Los Angeles penthouse that night.
“It’s a calming agent for me,” Depp told the court of the drug.
Depp’s lawyer, David Sherborne, pointed out that a nurse at the party recalled Heard “appeared irritable and upset” and “angry with her husband because he’s late.”
That same night, someone pooped in the couple’s bed — and Depp has said he believes it may have been Heard as a supposed “prank.’’
The actor has been accused of hurling a magnum bottle of champagne at his wife over the course of the night, pushing her to the floor, yanking her by the hair and leaving a note saying, “Happy f–king birthday.”
But on Monday, he pointed to a recording she made in secret three months later that captured him telling her, “You f–king haymakered me, man’’ that night.
“You came around the bed to f–king start punching on me,” Depp said on the tape.
Asked to explain what a haymaker was, Depp said, “It’s just a type of wild swinging … kind of a roundhouse punch, as it were.”
Depp insisted that he couldn’t have hit Heard that night as she says — because he still had a cast on a severed finger due to lingering complications.
The actor had testified last week that the tip of his right middle finger was sliced off by a vodka bottle that Heard threw at him during a fight in Australia in March 2015, a month after they were married.
She has said he cut the tip of the digit off himself by slamming around a phone during an alcohol- and drug-fueled jealous rage — and that he then used the bloody finger to scrawl taunts aimed at her over her alleged affairs.
Depp said Monday that he got such a “painful” MRSA infection from the wound, he wouldn’t have been able to attack Heard in April 2016 the way she said.
“I flew back from Australia to LA to have surgery on the finger, and at that time, they had put a pin in it, in the broken bone, the fractured bone, but to no avail,” he told the court.
He “ended up getting MRSA, it’s quite a painful disease,” Depp said.
The actor described his cast as having a “little dinosaur” on it to be “more fun.’’
Sherborne asked him, “With that cast on, would you have been able to grab her hair with one hand and punch her repeatedly with the other?”
Depp replied, “No sir.”
As he left the witness box Monday, Depp smiled and quipped to a court worker, “I’m gonna miss you.’’
Meanwhile, a witness who followed claimed she did once see Heard with bruises on her neck — but it was after tech tycoon Elon Musk apparently spent the night at the actress’ pad, and not when Depp was there.
Heard has said Depp “wound up his arm like a baseball pitcher’’ and threw her iPhone at her May 21, 2016, striking her in the right eye.
But Trinity Esparza, a concierge at the posh LA building where the former couple lived, testified that she never saw Heard with any injuries in the days after the alleged assault.
Two days after, “I looked her right in the face as we said hello, and I saw no visible injuries whatsoever to Ms. Heard’s face,’’ Esparza said.
She said it wasn’t until May 27, 2016, that she “noticed for the first time’’ the actress had a red mark under her right eye.
Esparza also said in a witness statement that she saw “a number of marks on Ms. Heard’s body,’’ including bruises on her neck and under her left eye as well as a bandage on her arm, in June or July 2016 — shortly after the worker spotted Musk leaving the building looking “like he had just woken up with messy hair.’’
The Tesla founder — who has been accused by Depp’s camp of having an affair with Heard while she was still with the actor — did not return requests for comment from The Post on Monday. He has previously denied the extramarital-affair claim.
The Sun’s lawyer, Sasha Wass, challenged Esparza at one point, “You wanted to suggest that Mr. Musk had injured her, didn’t you?”
Esparza responded, “I did not suggest that, I don’t know.”
Deuters, meanwhile, backed up his boss that Heard “was the abuser in the relationship.”
As he took the stand, he at first denied ever hearing Depp use terms such as “slut,” “whore” or “c–t” — before he was confronted by a text message from the actor doing just that.
“She’s a c–t!!!” Depp texted his assistant, complaining about Heard’s accusations that he was “wasted on something else every night,” the court heard.
Deuters insisted that he “didn’t have any recollection” of the crude text from Depp and added that he would “certainly not” use such language himself — only to be shown an even more strongly worded message he wrote about Heard.
“Sociopathic show pony. Machiavellian overlord. Talentless c–t,” Deuters wrote in one message about Heard in 2016 after she and Depp split, the court was told.
Deuters told the court of his foul-worded messages, “I certainly regret that.’’
Depp’s texts contained “extravagances and exaggerations,” the former employee said, with the court hearing one in which Depp said he had “hookers and animals” in his hotel room.
In addition to Heard, Depp’s other actress exes Winona Ryder and Vanessa Paradis are both expected to testify during the three-week trial.
With wires


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--NYC leaders scramble after heartbreaking shooting death of 1-year-old

The grandmother of the 1-year-old Brooklyn boy killed in a ...

The senseless killing of a 1-year-old Brooklyn boy struck by a stray bullet at a family barbecue left city leaders scrambling Monday for solutions to this summer’s epidemic of gun violence.
Davell Gardner, just two months shy of his second birthday, was shot in the stomach late Sunday night and succumbed to his wounds in the early hours of Monday at Maimonides Medical Center.
“I gotta watch my 1-year-old son dead on a table,” Davell’s heartbroken mother told The Post. “What am I gonna do?”
Still raw with emotion, and too distraught to even give her name, the mother uttered the brief response Monday morning on the same Bedford-Stuyvesant block where her son was mortally wounded fewer than 12 hours earlier.
The stretch of Madison Street outside Raymond Bush Playground was still littered with remnants of what had been a joyous gathering before the sudden violence: a small charcoal grill and table of food; a stroller; several plastic chairs, including the small black one where Davell was sitting.
But those were interspersed with dozens of NYPD evidence markers.
Mother and son were among a small group enjoying the cookout at around 11:30 p.m. when two men, wearing white T-shirts as masks to obscure their faces, approached and opened fire at least 13 times, according to police. Three adult men, ages 27, 35 and 36, were also wounded in the barrage, authorities said.
Only little Davell’s wounds proved fatal.
“We thought it was fireworks at first,” said a man who identified himself as Davell’s grandfather, declining to give his name.
The 74-year-old ran inside for cover when the bullets started flying, followed shortly after by his daughter — with the dying boy in her arms.
“ ‘He’s shot!’ ” the man recalled Davell’s mother screaming.
“This isn’t something we can allow,” Mayor de Blasio told reporters in a a City Hall press briefing. “To wake up this morning and learn that a 1-year-old child was killed on the streets of our city by gunfire is just so painful.
“Davell was just starting his life, and his life was filled with promise, and now he’s gone.”
Hizzoner labeled Davell’s death “horrifying” and the city’s continuing overall surge in gun violence “not acceptable,” but the briefing included no NYPD leadership to comment or field questions on this or all the other shootings that have plagued New Yorkers this summer.
De Blasio did vow, however, to find the men who snuffed out the young boy’s life.
“Every resource is going to be used to find this killer,” de Blasio said. “There’s no question in my mind that the NYPD will find them.”
As of late Monday, authorities had not identified any suspect or motive in the attack, though police sources said that an earlier altercation at the barbecue was being probed.
Police Commissioner Dermot Shea visited Davell’s mother Monday morning to pay his respects, speaking with her briefly out of the earshot of reporters.
Later Monday, de Blasio visited the scene seeking to comfort the grieving mom.
“I told her we were here for her,” he revealed to reporters. “That we all were feeling what she is feeling, in some way.”
He repeated his vow to track down the coward responsible.
“We are going to find that person,” de Blasio said. “I guarantee it.”
Additional reporting by Steven Vago and Aaron Feis


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--At least 5 people wounded in shooting near Brooklyn housing complex

At least five people were shot near a Brooklyn housing complex on Monday night , police said .
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Five people were wounded in three separate shootings in a 15-minute span in the same Brooklyn neighborhood Monday night — and police are on the hunt for a white car that was spotted at all three of the crime scenes, authorities said.
The gunplay kicked off in Canarsie at about 6:20 p.m., when a shooter opened fire at a 23-year-old woman on Remsen Avenue near East 91st Street, hitting her four times in the chest, NYPD Chief of Detective Rodney Harrison said at a press conference.
The victim was rushed to Brookdale Hospital by private means and is expected to survive, Harrison said.
About 10 minutes later, three 19 year olds were wounded in a shooting about two miles away near the Bayview Houses on Rockaway Parkway near Seaview Avenue, authorities said.
Medics responded and transported each of the teens to Brookdale Hospital, where they are all expected to survive, Harrison said.
In the final shooting, a 19-year-old man riding on a scooter was hit once in the back about two minutes later on Flatlands Avenue near East 108th Street, cops said.
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He was also rushed to Brookdale Hospital and is expected to survive.
Harrison said police are looking for a white car that was spotted at each of the shootings.
“The concern that we have with all three of these shooting incidents is that there was a white four-door sedan involved in all of these incidents,” he said.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Joe Torre’s surprising Mets know closest thing to 60-game sprint

The resumption of spring training 2.0 on Tuesday will bring ...

Inside, away from the deafening roar of his players, the manager of the Mets tried to play it off as just another baseball game. That’s what managers do after all — and it’s certainly what Joe Torre did, what he was famous for doing as a skipper, surely later on.
But this wasn’t a dynasty-level Yankees team who’d just won a second-straight September cliff-hanger. This was the 1981 Mets, who had mostly inspired a different roster of “d” words — deplorable, disastrous, disgusting — and had forced Torre to ponder depths of the sport during 4 ½ years on the job he’d never thought possible.
Still, the smile that accompanied his postgame cigar was telling. The Mets had won the day before by erasing a 5-0 lead and finishing a sweep of the first-place Cardinals when Mookie Wilson, of all people, drilled a two-run, two-out, walk-off homer off Bruce Sutter. They’d won this night by shaking off a ninth-inning Pirates rally and winning in the 13th when John Stearns scored on a wild pitch.
“It’s a good thing I already have an ulcer,” Torre said between puffs. “Or this team would be giving me one.”
The Mets had won four straight. They were two games out of first place with 12 games to go. It was preposterous, of course, because the ’81 Mets were much like the four Mets clubs that had preceded them and the two that would follow — a 25-man team with, maybe, 15 or 16 major league-quality players. They started the season 17-34. It was widely assumed Torre would be gone soon.
Then a funny thing happened.
At midnight on Friday, June 12, the MLBPA went on strike. The owners, fortified by strike insurance, didn’t cave as quickly as they had nine years earlier and so this time the work stoppage gobbled up the rest of June, all of July. The strike was finally settled July 31, the sport returned Aug. 9 with the All-Star Game in Cleveland, and the season resumed the next day.
But it didn’t pick up where it left off. On Aug. 6, the owners voted for a split-season, and the moment the vote was revealed there were a number of self-fulfilling problems. The four first-half division leaders (including the Yankees in the AL East) were declared half-pennant champs; they would face the winners of the second half in a first-ever best-of-five Division Series. If a team won both halves, they’d face the second-best team, which would have caused a lot of arguments (first half? Second half? Overall?).
Except that never happened because all four first-half teams, their playoff berths secure, essentially took two months off. That alone was problematic. What the split-season format promised in terms of chaos it delivered: the Reds had baseball’s best overall record, 66-42, but won neither half of the NL West and stayed home while the Dodgers and Astros advanced. The Cardinals, 59-43, had the top mark in the NL East but could beat out neither the Phillies in the first half nor the Expos in the second.
That was the downside.
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The up? Every team’s first half was forgiven. Every team started 0-0. They would all play schedules of varying length — mostly between 52 and 55 games — and get one of the great do-overs of all time. And so it was that the 17-34 Mets became 0-0 like magic, started 3-0, and after winning four in a row capped by the 13-inning win over Pittsburgh were 20-20, right in the thick of an improbable pennant race.
It is as close as we have been in modern times to the 60-game sprint baseball is scheduled to kick off next week. And it was every bit as quirky and unpredictable then as it seems it’ll be now. The ’81 Mets were a prime example of that. Think of the Tigers (114 losses last year) the Orioles (108) or the Marlins (105) making a similar push this September.
“I think these guys finally believe like they’re in a pennant race,” Torre said.
Few others did. Only 7,429 came to Shea Stadium for the Pittsburgh game; and even with talk of 1969 and ’73 filling the papers only 6,855 came the next night. The Mets of that era had perfected social distancing, even if they hadn’t coined a phrase for it yet. They were also ready to tumble back to earth, and did, finishing 24-28, 5 ½ games back. Torre was fired on the season’s final day; he gave his executioner, Frank Cashen, one of his private-stock cigars after getting the axe.
And why not? That made as much sense as anything else the last time baseball opted for a sprint over a marathon.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--SI cover girl Jasmine Sanders even checks her mail in a bikini

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) When it comes to swimsuits , size @ @ @ @ @ the bikini , that is .
Model Jasmine Sanders , who goes by Golden Barbie @ @ @ @ @ followers on Instagram , told Page Six Style : “ The smaller the bikini , @ @ @ @ @ ” She scored a spot on the cover of the issue that ’ s out @ @ @ @ @ said swimwear is ideal for quarantine .
“ I feel a lot more comfortable in @ @ @ @ @ in clothes , ” Sanders said .
“ I think I look better !
Every @ @ @ @ @ wake up in the morning , put on a bikini , and I ’ ll @ @ @ @ @ I ’ ll do whatever I need to do.
” Meanwhile , the rest of @ @ @ @ @ on the COVID lockdown pounds , will stick to our sweats .

When it comes to swimsuits, size matters — the size of the bikini, that is.
Model Jasmine Sanders, who goes by Golden Barbie to her nearly 4 million followers on Instagram, told Page Six Style: “The smaller the bikini, the better your body looks.”
She scored a spot on the cover of the issue that’s out July 21. She also said swimwear is ideal for quarantine. “I feel a lot more comfortable in a bikini than I do in clothes,” Sanders said. “I think I look better! Every day, I’ll wake up in the morning, put on a bikini, and I’ll go check the mail, I’ll do whatever I need to do.”
Meanwhile, the rest of us who’ve piled on the COVID lockdown pounds, will stick to our sweats.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--President Trump is standing up for US sovereignty against the global swamp

Last month , President Trump took action to defend US servicemen and women from an illegitimate investigation by the International Criminal Court into their conduct in Afghanistan .
The ICC ’ s efforts are unfounded and mock justice .
First and foremost , the United States did not ratify the 1998 Rome Statute that founded the ICC .
Successive administrations have stood by that decision and , as a result , American citizens are not subject to ICC jurisdiction .
Second , the ICC is a failed institution .
Despite repeated calls for reform from nations like the United Kingdom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has become an ineffective , unaccountable and politically motivated bureaucracy .
There are serious concerns about corruption and misconduct at the highest levels of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor .
Further , in this investigation , as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pointed out , our adversaries are manipulating the ICC and encouraging the investigation .
Corruption and manipulation of the ICC by foreign intelligence services subvert the original mission and purpose of the ICC .
Third , the United States holds our armed forces to the highest legal and ethical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our servicemen and women violate laws and norms , they are held to account .
The United States military justice system is far more effective at holding Americans accountable for alleged wrongdoing than the ICC has ever been .
President Trump refuses to stand by as they are illegitimately targeted by international organizations seeking to harm the United States .
President Trump ’ s executive order , which sanctions and denies visas to ICC officials investigating Americans , is only the most recent example of his defense of American sovereignty .
In 2017 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Paris Agreement , a climate-change accord that would have cost America nearly $ 4 trillion in reduced output and millions of jobs .
Under that accord , China was allowed to increase emissions until 2030 .
As Trump notes , just 14 days of carbon emissions from China would wipe out all of the expected US emissions savings through 2030 under the treaty .
In May 2018 , Trump pulled our nation out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action , another one-sided agreement that failed to block Iranian nuclear ambitions .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ enriching enough uranium for a nuclear device and has spent the past six years expanding its ballistic-missile program .
Worse , the JCPOA threw a lifeline of cash to the regime in Tehran .
Instead of helping its own people , Iran ’ s leaders funded terrorism and proxy wars across the Middle East .
In June 2018 , the president left the UN Human Rights Council to protest its cooptation by authoritarian regimes .
Over the past several years , nations renowned for their total disregard for human rights — China , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the HRC , using it to shield themselves from criticism while targeting America and our ally Israel .
This month , Trump terminated the US relationship with the World Health Organization due to its gross mismanagement of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic and its lack of independence from China .
The group parroted China ’ s false talking points regarding the lack of human-to-human transmission ; insisted the coronavirus didn ’ t pose a formal Public Health Emergency of International Concern ; and opposed international travel restrictions from China .
At an unacceptable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s leadership also curried favor with the Chinese Communist Party instead of fulfilling its critical public-health mission .
Instead of providing it nearly $ 500 million per year , the United States will now send that money directly to where it is needed most — to frontline health-care workers in developing nations .
Trump has taken these steps to protect the American people and defend our nation ’ s sovereignty .
He ’ ll continue to take strong action when international agreements or organizations are unfair to our country and waste taxpayer dollars @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no way diminishes US leadership , nor does it represent a retreat from a commitment to our ideals .
Yet if , together with our allies and partners , we can not reform multilateral institutions or treaties that harm democracy , we mustn ’ t fund them and will refuse .
Organizations that foster the rule of law , democracy and liberty are the only ones worthy of US support .

Last month, President Trump took action to defend US servicemen and women from an illegitimate investigation by the International Criminal Court into their conduct in Afghanistan. The ICC’s efforts are unfounded and mock justice.
First and foremost, the United States did not ratify the 1998 Rome Statute that founded the ICC. Successive administrations have stood by that decision and, as a result, American citizens are not subject to ICC jurisdiction.
Second, the ICC is a failed institution. Despite repeated calls for reform from nations like the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan, the court has become an ineffective, unaccountable and politically motivated bureaucracy. There are serious concerns about corruption and misconduct at the highest levels of the ICC Office of the Prosecutor.
Further, in this investigation, as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has pointed out, our adversaries are manipulating the ICC and encouraging the investigation. Corruption and manipulation of the ICC by foreign intelligence services subvert the original mission and purpose of the ICC.
Third, the United States holds our armed forces to the highest legal and ethical standards. In the rare cases where our servicemen and women violate laws and norms, they are held to account. The United States military justice system is far more effective at holding Americans accountable for alleged wrongdoing than the ICC has ever been.
President Trump refuses to stand by as they are illegitimately targeted by international organizations seeking to harm the United States.
President Trump’s executive order, which sanctions and denies visas to ICC officials investigating Americans, is only the most recent example of his defense of American sovereignty.
In 2017, he withdrew the United States from the Paris Agreement, a climate-change accord that would have cost America nearly $4 trillion in reduced output and millions of jobs.
Under that accord, China was allowed to increase emissions until 2030. As Trump notes, just 14 days of carbon emissions from China would wipe out all of the expected US emissions savings through 2030 under the treaty.
In May 2018, Trump pulled our nation out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, another one-sided agreement that failed to block Iranian nuclear ambitions. Iran is now closer than ever to enriching enough uranium for a nuclear device and has spent the past six years expanding its ballistic-missile program.
Worse, the JCPOA threw a lifeline of cash to the regime in Tehran. Instead of helping its own people, Iran’s leaders funded terrorism and proxy wars across the Middle East.
In June 2018, the president left the UN Human Rights Council to protest its cooptation by authoritarian regimes. Over the past several years, nations renowned for their total disregard for human rights — China, Venezuela, Cuba — have gained control of the HRC, using it to shield themselves from criticism while targeting America and our ally Israel.
This month, Trump terminated the US relationship with the World Health Organization due to its gross mismanagement of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic and its lack of independence from China.
The group parroted China’s false talking points regarding the lack of human-to-human transmission; insisted the coronavirus didn’t pose a formal Public Health Emergency of International Concern; and opposed international travel restrictions from China.
At an unacceptable cost in human life, WHO’s leadership also curried favor with the Chinese Communist Party instead of fulfilling its critical public-health mission. Instead of providing it nearly $500 million per year, the United States will now send that money directly to where it is needed most — to frontline health-care workers in developing nations.
Trump has taken these steps to protect the American people and defend our nation’s sovereignty. He’ll continue to take strong action when international agreements or organizations are unfair to our country and waste taxpayer dollars.
Trump’s decisive action in no way diminishes US leadership, nor does it represent a retreat from a commitment to our ideals. Yet if, together with our allies and partners, we cannot reform multilateral institutions or treaties that harm democracy, we mustn’t fund them and will refuse. Organizations that foster the rule of law, democracy and liberty are the only ones worthy of US support.
Robert O’Brien is national security adviser.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--NY judge rules Mary Trump can promote controversial tell-all about president

A New York judge on Monday lifted a temporarily restraining order against Mary Trump that briefly blocked the president ’ s niece from promoting her highly controversial tell-all book set to be released Tuesday .
President Trump has said publication of the book would violate a 2001 nondisclosure agreement his niece had signed as part of a dispute over the 1999 will of the president ’ s father , Fred Trump .
The president ’ s brother , Robert Trump , agreed with him and had sued to block the memoir ’ s publication under those grounds .
He argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is blocked from speaking publicly about family members .
In Monday ’ s court ruling , Judge Hal Greenwald in Poughkeepsie reversed his previous order temporarily blocking Mary Trump and her publisher , Simon & Schuster , from releasing the book , “ Too Much and Never Enough : How My Family Created the World ’ s Most Dangerous Man.
” Greenwald wrote in his ruling that the confidentiality clauses in the previous agreement , “ viewed in the context of the current Trump family circumstances in 2020 , would ‘ …offend public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speech… ' ” “ Notwithstanding that the Book has been published and distributed in great quantities , to enjoin Mary L. Trump at this juncture would be incorrect and serve no purpose .
It would be moot , ” the judge wrote .
A New York appeals court judge had already ruled that Simon & Schuster was not bound by the nondisclosure agreement and could publish the book .
Mary Trump ’ s lawyer , Theodore Boutrous Jr. , said the judge “ got it right in rejecting the Trump family ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ core political speech on important issues of public concern .
“ The First Amendment forbids prior restraints because they are intolerable infringements on the right to participate in democracy .
Tomorrow , the American public will be able to read Mary ’ s important words for themselves , ” he wrote in a statement .

A New York judge on Monday lifted a temporary restraining order against Mary Trump that briefly blocked the president’s niece from promoting her highly controversial tell-all book set to be released Tuesday.
President Trump has said publication of the book would violate a 2001 nondisclosure agreement his niece had signed as part of a dispute over the 1999 will of the president’s father, Fred Trump.
The president’s brother, Robert Trump, agreed with him and had sued to block the memoir’s publication under those grounds. He argued that under the agreement, Mary Trump is blocked from speaking publicly about family members.
In Monday’s court ruling, Judge Hal Greenwald in Poughkeepsie reversed his previous order temporarily blocking Mary Trump and her publisher, Simon & Schuster, from releasing the book, “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”
Greenwald wrote in his ruling that the confidentiality clauses in the previous agreement, “viewed in the context of the current Trump family circumstances in 2020, would ‘…offend public policy as a prior restraint on protected speech…'”
“Notwithstanding that the Book has been published and distributed in great quantities, to enjoin Mary L. Trump at this juncture would be incorrect and serve no purpose. It would be moot,” the judge wrote.
A New York appeals court judge had already ruled that Simon & Schuster was not bound by the nondisclosure agreement and could publish the book.
Mary Trump’s lawyer, Theodore Boutrous Jr., said the judge “got it right in rejecting the Trump family’s effort to squelch Mary Trump’s core political speech on important issues of public concern.
“The First Amendment forbids prior restraints because they are intolerable infringements on the right to participate in democracy. Tomorrow, the American public will be able to read Mary’s important words for themselves,” he wrote in a statement.
With Post wires


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Democrats’ ominous turn toward a ‘solution’ that means the end of Israel

Does one more diatribe against Israel published by The New York Times matter ?
In recent years , the Times has had an open-door policy for those who oppose not just the policies of the Israeli government but also the whole idea of a Jewish state .
So the publication last week of a piece by Atlantic columnist Peter Beinart explaining “ Why I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State ” — and opting for a single nation of both Arabs and Jews , instead of a two-state solution — didn ’ t really break new ground .
What @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Beinart ’ s decision to switch from self-proclaimed liberal Zionist critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advocate for , in effect , dismantling Israel is that support for his article isn ’ t confined to the usual far-left suspects who oppose the Jewish state ’ s existence .
Key Democratic foreign-policy operatives like Obama Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes and former Clinton and Obama State Department official Robert Malley tweeted their support for Beinart ’ s bravery and thoughtfulness as well as the importance of the discussion he ’ s trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ typical of the sort of people who may well be in control of US foreign policy come January if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency .
If they think the unimaginable prospect of a 72-year-old vibrant and successful nation surrendering and allowing itself to be transformed into a “ binational ” entity rather than the sole Jewish state on the planet is worth discussing , then something ominous is percolating inside the liberal foreign-policy establishment that will be handed the reins of government if President Trump loses in November .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ foreign-policy adviser , Antony Blinken , have reassured Jewish supporters that the anti-Israel radicals of the “ Squad ” like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will be shut out in the next Democratic administration .
But the cheers for Beinart ’ s screed came not just from the likes of anti-Semites like Omar , Tlaib and Linda Sarsour but also from liberal policy wonks .
That illustrates the way the idea that Israel can or should be dismembered may have more support than Jewish Democrats think .
Beinart ’ s 2012 book “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dismissed for its one-sided look at the conflict with the Palestinians .
In it , Beinart — like other Israel-bashers — rationalizes and pooh-poohs a century of Arab rejection of all compromises , including several offers of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel .
While most Israelis support the idea of a two-state solution in principle , they understand it ’ s off the table for the foreseeable future because Palestinians still foolishly cling to their dream of turning back the clock to 1948 and erasing Israel ’ s existence .
The status @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules most of the West Bank autonomously while Israel retains security control , isn ’ t ideal .
But the overwhelming majority of Israelis understand that it ’ s preferable to the alternative of having Israel surrender control and allowing the disputed territory to become a larger version of Gaza , where a 2005 withdrawal led to the creation of a Hamas terrorist state .
Disillusioned because his advice was not heeded , Beinart now says Israel must decide between being a binational state or a pariah apartheid state .
That ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alternative is a dangerous fantasy .
Reasonable people know that if a Jewish state were replaced with Beinart ’ s one-state proposal , the result would be chaos and slaughter , since there ’ d be no army dedicated to protecting Jews ( and others ) , who might eventually be outnumbered by Palestinian Arabs even if the new state were run democratically ( a big “ if ” ) .
The sacrifice , blood , guts and brains of millions of courageous Jews created and sustained Israel .
The idea that their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ don ’ t accept it or because it doesn ’ t measure up to the hopes of one presumptuous intellectual is so silly only an editor at the Times would fall for it .
Israelis and American supporters of the Jewish state are understandably dismissing Beinart as an ignorant poseur .
But they should be concerned about the way his idea is considered worth debating not just by radicals but also by some establishment types who may soon be running things in Washington .
Biden ’ s promises notwithstanding , Beinart ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shift away from a position of strong support for Israel among Democrats that became apparent during the Obama administration may be accelerating .
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS.org .
Twitter : @ jonathans_tobin

Does one more diatribe against Israel published by The New York Times matter?
In recent years, the Times has had an open-door policy for those who oppose not just the policies of the Israeli government but also the whole idea of a Jewish state. So the publication last week of a piece by Atlantic columnist Peter Beinart explaining “Why I No Longer Believe in a Jewish State” — and opting for a single nation of both Arabs and Jews, instead of a two-state solution — didn’t really break new ground.
What’s important, though, about Beinart’s decision to switch from self-proclaimed liberal Zionist critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to advocate for, in effect, dismantling Israel is that support for his article isn’t confined to the usual far-left suspects who oppose the Jewish state’s existence.
Key Democratic foreign-policy operatives like Obama Deputy National Security Adviser Ben Rhodes and former Clinton and Obama State Department official Robert Malley tweeted their support for Beinart’s bravery and thoughtfulness as well as the importance of the discussion he’s trying to initiate.
Rhodes and Malley are typical of the sort of people who may well be in control of US foreign policy come January if former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency. If they think the unimaginable prospect of a 72-year-old vibrant and successful nation surrendering and allowing itself to be transformed into a “binational” entity rather than the sole Jewish state on the planet is worth discussing, then something ominous is percolating inside the liberal foreign-policy establishment that will be handed the reins of government if President Trump loses in November.
In recent months, Biden and his top foreign-policy adviser, Antony Blinken, have reassured Jewish supporters that the anti-Israel radicals of the “Squad” like Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib will be shut out in the next Democratic administration. But the cheers for Beinart’s screed came not just from the likes of anti-Semites like Omar, Tlaib and Linda Sarsour but also from liberal policy wonks. That illustrates the way the idea that Israel can or should be dismembered may have more support than Jewish Democrats think.
Beinart’s 2012 book “The Crisis of Zionism” was widely dismissed for its one-sided look at the conflict with the Palestinians. In it, Beinart — like other Israel-bashers — rationalizes and pooh-poohs a century of Arab rejection of all compromises, including several offers of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.
While most Israelis support the idea of a two-state solution in principle, they understand it’s off the table for the foreseeable future because Palestinians still foolishly cling to their dream of turning back the clock to 1948 and erasing Israel’s existence.
The status quo, in which the Palestinian Authority rules most of the West Bank autonomously while Israel retains security control, isn’t ideal. But the overwhelming majority of Israelis understand that it’s preferable to the alternative of having Israel surrender control and allowing the disputed territory to become a larger version of Gaza, where a 2005 withdrawal led to the creation of a Hamas terrorist state.
Disillusioned because his advice was not heeded, Beinart now says Israel must decide between being a binational state or a pariah apartheid state. That’s a false choice, and his proposed alternative is a dangerous fantasy.
Reasonable people know that if a Jewish state were replaced with Beinart’s one-state proposal, the result would be chaos and slaughter, since there’d be no army dedicated to protecting Jews (and others), who might eventually be outnumbered by Palestinian Arabs even if the new state were run democratically (a big “if”).
The sacrifice, blood, guts and brains of millions of courageous Jews created and sustained Israel. The idea that their state should be trashed now because Palestinians don’t accept it or because it doesn’t measure up to the hopes of one presumptuous intellectual is so silly only an editor at the Times would fall for it.
Israelis and American supporters of the Jewish state are understandably dismissing Beinart as an ignorant poseur. But they should be concerned about the way his idea is considered worth debating not just by radicals but also by some establishment types who may soon be running things in Washington.
Biden’s promises notwithstanding, Beinart’s hit-job is one more indication that the shift away from a position of strong support for Israel among Democrats that became apparent during the Obama administration may be accelerating.
Jonathan S. Tobin is editor in chief of JNS.org. Twitter: @jonathans_tobin


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--It’s just nuts to praise New York’s ‘success’ against coronavirus

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If only the rest of the country could handle COVID as well as New York: That’s the lament of progressive commentators as COVID cases spike in the Sun Belt and the South.
Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin hailed New York City the other day after it reported no deaths for the first time during the pandemic. This is what competent government can accomplish, she gushed.
Former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett tweeted, “Short term sacrifice saves lives!!!”
Neera Tanden, the head of the progressive think tank the Center for American Progress, contrasted the response in Democratic states to that in Republican states: “It turns out we were lucky that this virus hit in blue states first. They had the thinking to take action to stop the spread of the virus in their states.”
This is all perverse given that New York is only now emerging from one of the worst COVID debacles on the planet.
There is nonetheless a widespread feeling that New York has been blessed with its exemplary leadership. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, incredibly enough, has sky-high approval ratings.
If New York is going to be held up as the model, every officeholder in the country has a new road map for handling the virus: See a significant percentage of residents of your largest city get infected, barely prevent your hospital system from getting overwhelmed, implement a policy that increases infections and deaths at nursing homes, suffer more than 30,000 deaths and a higher per-capita death rate than any country in the world — and then, after all that, get hailed as a hero.
If it worked for Cuomo, why not every other governor in the nation?
In fairness, New York had many factors working against it. It was hit first, while the virus and how to treat it were still poorly understood, and New York City is an international travel hub with densely packed neighborhoods and a heavily trafficked public transit system. Of course it got hammered.
The outbreaks in other parts of the country aren’t anything like what happened in New York, at least not yet. What states like Florida, Arizona, Texas and California are trying to do is avoid New York’s fate, even as they are lectured about the superiority of the Empire State’s approach.
The positivity rate — the percentage of tests coming back positive — has increased in all of these places, and in Arizona has gone above 20 percent. During the worst of the outbreak in New York, the seven-day moving average for the positivity rate reached an astronomical 50 percent.
Deaths are also going up in all these states, but the scale so far is completely different from what New York experienced. In New York, about 32,500 people have died. In Florida, a state of comparable population, about 4,300 people have died. In Texas and California, both bigger states, about 3,300 and 7,000 people have died.
In per-capita terms, New York has had 1,668 deaths per million. In contrast, Arizona has had 308, Florida 199, California 179 and Texas 114.
Just in terms of the sheer numbers, New York should be a watchword, not something to emulate.
It is in a better situation now, but only after the virus burned through much of the city. A state survey found that more than 20 percent of New York City residents have antibodies to the virus. At clinics in some hard-hit neighborhoods, about 60 percent of people have tested positive for antibodies. This isn’t an experience anyone should want to duplicate.
The fact is that the virus isn’t interested in scoring partisan points or establishing the superiority of red state vs. blue state governance. It is highly infectious and now is hitting places it missed earlier in the pandemic as they have started to reopen.
We should wish them the very best — and fervently hope they don’t suffer the same calamity that befell New York.
Twitter: @RichLowry


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Snooki helped Tiki Barber get back on the air during a power outage

Click to email this to a friend ( Opens in new window ) “ Jersey Shore ” alum Nicole “ Snooki ” Polizzi saved the day for New Jersey neighbor Tiki Barber when the Giants great-turned-CBS Sports Radio star was in a work from home crisis .
We hear Barber was broadcasting his “ Tiki and Tierney ” show last week when his power suddenly went out .
“ He ran next door to a neighbor who had a generator , and she graciously offered to help , ” said a source .
“ He set up his laptop at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no time at all , he was back on-the-air broadcasting live from her living room.
” We ’ re told the hero neighbor was none other than Snooki !
The pair have apparently been pals : She posted a pic with Barber in 2014 with their spouses , captioned “ Dinner with our neighbors !
” CBS and MTV — home to all things “ Jersey Shore ” — are both part of Viacom .
Earlier the same day , Barber hit the links at Fiddler ’ s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rep Ron Berkowitz .

“Jersey Shore” alum Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi saved the day for New Jersey neighbor Tiki Barber when the Giants great-turned-CBS Sports Radio star was in a work from home crisis.
We hear Barber was broadcasting his “Tiki and Tierney” show last week when his power suddenly went out. “He ran next door to a neighbor who had a generator, and she graciously offered to help,” said a source. “He set up his laptop at her place, socially distanced. In no time at all, he was back on-the-air broadcasting live from her living room.”
We’re told the hero neighbor was none other than Snooki! The pair have apparently been pals: She posted a pic with Barber in 2014 with their spouses, captioned “Dinner with our neighbors!” CBS and MTV — home to all things “Jersey Shore” — are both part of ViacomCBS.
Earlier the same day, Barber hit the links at Fiddler’s Elbow Country Club in Bedminster, NJ, with his PR rep Ron Berkowitz.


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Wear Beijing’s denunciation as a badge of honor

Congratulations to Sens .
Ted Cruz ( R-Texas ) , Marco Rubio ( R-Fla. ) , Rep. Chris Smith ( @ @ @ @ @ for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback : You ’ ve angered the monsters in Beijing .
@ @ @ @ @ Monday sanctioned the four pols , plus the Congressional-Executive Commission on China , in an @ @ @ @ @ Washington imposed penalties on several Chinese officials last week .
But the US sanctions targeted @ @ @ @ @ Beijing ’ s assault on ethnic Uighurs — re-education camps , “ population control ” @ @ @ @ @ slammed Rubio & Co. for standing up for human rights — and so “ interfering @ @ @ @ @ .
Every member of Congress should be trying to earn the same “ condemnation .
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Congratulations to Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and US Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback: You’ve angered the monsters in Beijing.
China’s rulers on Monday sanctioned the four pols, plus the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, in an effort at a tit-for-tat after Washington imposed penalties on several Chinese officials last week.
But the US sanctions targeted people at the center of Beijing’s assault on ethnic Uighurs — re-education camps, “population control” efforts, etc. Beijing slammed Rubio & Co. for standing up for human rights — and so “interfering” in its internal affairs.
Every member of Congress should be trying to earn the same “condemnation.”


newyorkpost--2020-07-13--Davell Gardner’s killing should shock NY politicians out of their NYPD-bashing madness

Maybe the senseless death of little Davell Gardner will finally shock the city ’ s leaders into supporting the NYPD instead of hobbling it .
The attack that wound up killing the 1-year-old was plainly a gang hit : Up to three men drove up in a dark SUV , parked right by the picnickers — and opened fire .
Gang hit fits many of the most recent horrors — executions that routinely endanger innocent bystanders .
Other shootings , meanwhile , come because more New Yorkers are packing heat — and so firing in a fit of passion or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of it wouldn ’ t be happening if the NYPD hadn ’ t been pulled back from handling guns and gangs .
But its last main anti-gun force , the anti-crime undercover unit , got disbanded as the politicians demanded some local response to the George Floyd killing .
And then they cut the department ’ s budget by a sixth .
Yet even now , the pols want more — and not just further defunding .
Much of the City Council is pushing to further dismantle the already-restricted NYPD gang database , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ generally pull as many tools from cops ’ hands as possible .
And we shudder to think what fresh favors for criminals the Legislature is cooking up .
How many dead children must it take before the politicians move to stop the madness ?

Maybe the senseless death of little Davell Gardner will finally shock the city’s leaders into supporting the NYPD instead of hobbling it.
The attack that wound up killing the 1-year-old was plainly a gang hit: Up to three men drove up in a dark SUV, parked right by the picnickers — and opened fire.
Gang hit fits many of the most recent horrors — executions that routinely endanger innocent bystanders.
Other shootings, meanwhile, come because more New Yorkers are packing heat — and so firing in a fit of passion or in some idiotic accident.
And most of it wouldn’t be happening if the NYPD hadn’t been pulled back from handling guns and gangs. But its last main anti-gun force, the anti-crime undercover unit, got disbanded as the politicians demanded some local response to the George Floyd killing. And then they cut the department’s budget by a sixth.
Yet even now, the pols want more — and not just further defunding. Much of the City Council is pushing to further dismantle the already-restricted NYPD gang database, stop the use of facial-ID software and generally pull as many tools from cops’ hands as possible. And we shudder to think what fresh favors for criminals the Legislature is cooking up.
How many dead children must it take before the politicians move to stop the madness?