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#Brooklyn: Surveillance video has captioned the sickening moment a man was violently set upon by five youths in a brazen, broad daylight attack. Ken Wong, 38, was making his way home in the #CypressHills neighborhood on Friday afternoon, before he was ambushed by the group of strangers, who slashed his head and stomped on him. taken to hospital where received 35 stitches and 16 staples in his head.

De Blasio mocked by protesters at raucous Green New Deal rally inside Trump Tower

#NYC Mayor #BilldeBlasio faced a crowd of angry protesters Monday at a raucous rally promoting the city’s #GreenNewDeal inside the lobby of #TrumpTower, where the #Democrat threatened President #DonaldTrump’s family company with millions of dollars in fines if his buildings don’t comply with new environmental standards.

Speaking in front of the same escalators where Trump launched his 2016 campaign, de Blasio blasted the president's rollback of #Obama-era environmental policies, his move to pull the #US out of the Paris Climate Agreement and his appointment of climate change skeptics to the Cabinet.

“His buildings are one of the biggest polluters in New York City,” de Blasio said. “Cut your emissions or we’ll cut something you really care about.”

Like your umbrella, we’ve got you covered

There’s a chance of rain mostly after 9 a.m. The sky will be gray, so whether or not it actually rains, it will definitely feel as if it could rain.

The day will start in the low 40s and might reach a high only in the low 50s in the afternoon.

#Weather

Andrew Cuomo and Sandra Lee are living apart amid breakup rumors

Gov. #AndrewCuomo and his longtime girlfriend, TV chef #SandraLee, are no longer living together, amid rumors that the couple have split up. The pair have been living separate lives for a while, with Lee spending her time either at her home in Battery Park City in #Manhattan or in #CA, while Cuomo is hunkering down at the Executive Mansion in #Albany, sources said.

The couple, who began dating about 14 years ago, had previously been living together at Lee’s #MountKisco home. A source with ties to the governor said, “[Cuomo] has moved out of her home in #Westchester, and he has moved into the governor’s mansion in Albany.”

Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Hudson River Near New TZB

A small, single-engine plane that reportedly ran out of fuel was forced to make an emergency landing in the #HudsonRiver near the new #TappanZeeBridge.

No injuries were reported in the incident which occurred just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14.

Divers assisted after the controlled landing close to Piermont Pier. The plane was then towed to the Tarrytown Marina.

#Brooklyn: This Crash Happened Earlier In #BoroughPark

#Weather: The gloom clears. It’ll be mostly sunny, with a high in the mid-60s.

Councilman admits sexual harassment

#BarryGrodenchik, a city councilman from #Queens, admitted yesterday that he sexually harassed a #NYCCouncil staff member for over a year and resigned as chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee.

The Council’s Committee on Standards and Ethics determined that Mr. Grodenchik paid “unwelcome and inappropriate” attention to the staff member by blowing her a kiss during a meeting, and hugging and kissing her at other times.

The woman stopped attending meetings at City Hall to avoid Mr. Grodenchik, according to Councilman Steven Matteo, the chairman of the ethics committee.

Three-Vehicle Crash Backs Up Traffic On New Tappan Zee Bridge

Traffic is backed up about two miles on the new #TappanZeeBridge following a three-vehicle crash that included a tractor-trailer.

The crash took place around 9:20 a.m., Wednesday, May 15, southbound in Tarrytown, between mile markers 20.4 TO 13.4, said the #NYSP.

Anthony Weiner Released From Prison After Serving 18 Months for Sexting Teenager

#AnthonyWeiner, the former #NY congressman, walked out of a halfway house on Tuesday morning after his release from federal custody and told reporters, “I hope to be able to live a life of integrity and service.”

It was an optimistic note for a once-brash politician who was a rising Democratic star until multiple sexting scandals ended his political career, strained his marriage and, ultimately, got him sent to federal prison.

Despite Measles Warnings, Anti-Vaccine Rally Draws Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Jews

Since the #Measles outbreak began last fall, the health authorities have embarked on a sweeping and exhaustive campaign, repeatedly urging people to get vaccinated and fighting the spread of misinformation. They have made special efforts in the ultra-Orthodox communities of #Brooklyn and #Rockland, where the disease has been spreading most quickly.

But the rally on Monday in #Monsey, a Rockland County town about 30 miles northwest of #NYC, vividly illustrated how the anti-vaccine fervor is not only enduring, but may be growing: Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews packed a ballroom for a “vaccine symposium” with leaders of the anti-vaccination movement.

De Blasio to announce 2020 bid on ‘Good Morning America’

Mayor #BilldeBlasio will appear on “Good Morning America” Thursday, where he’s expected to officially announce his quixotic run for the #WhiteHouse. He will then travel to #IW after his appearance to stump for votes.

The Hawkeye State was a field of broken dreams last time Democrat de Blasio visited in February as he explored a presidential bid.

Brooklyn bigots: String of senseless hate crimes have left Williamsburg Jews in fear of attack

#Williamsburg Jews suffered a string of senseless attacks earlier this month, leaving members of the neighborhood’s Orthodox Jewish community fearing for their safety, according to a local rabbi.

“People merely walking on the streets here feel like sitting ducks, worrying that they must look over their shoulder in fear of being hurt because of their faith,” said Rabbi David Niederman, executive director of the #UJO of #Williamsburg.

A group of men attacked a 42-year-old man wearing religious garb on Lynch Street near Broadway at 1:15 p.m. on May 4, shouting anti-Semitic slurs, before socking him in the face, according to police.

#Weather: The week ends as it began: There’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms today and then the sun returns this weekend. Expect highs in the 70s.

NYPD supervisor sent text message saying Eric Garner's death was 'not a big deal'

A #NYPD supervisor called the death of #EricGarner — killed during an arrest for selling loose cigarettes — "not a big deal," according to testimony at the departmental trial of the officer who applied a deadly chokehold.

After Daniel Pantaleo choked Garner from behind before three officers tackled him, Sgt. Dhanan Saminath told Lt. Christopher Brannon in a text message that Garner was “most likely DOA ... he has no pulse,” according to evidence presented Thursday, the Staten Island Advance and New York Times both reported.

That's when Lt. Brannon responded, “Not a big deal, we were effecting a lawful arrest," both newspapers reported. When the text message was read out loud, gasps and cries could be heard from the courtroom audience, the papers said.

NYPD officer arrested in connection with plot to hire hitman to kill estranged husband and boyfriend's daughter

A #NYC police officer was arrested Friday in connection with a plot to hire a hitman to kill her ex-husband and her boyfriend's teen daughter, prosecutors said.

Valerie Cincinelli, 34, of #LongIsland, was immediately suspended without pay after being charged with conspiracy to commit murder. She was taken into custody after the #FBI planned an elaborate ruse where an agent posed as a hitman faked the hit on her former spouse, Isaiah Carvalho Jr.

“The evidence in this case is overwhelming,’’ said #Brooklyn #US Attorney #RichardDonoghue, according to court documents.

The FBI and the #NYPD’s Internal Affairs division are involved in the investigation into the alleged murder-for-hire.

Vehicle-train collision in Kingston leaves driver hurt

#Kingston: City police say a motorist was injured when he failed to stop for a lowered railroad crossing gate on Foxhall Avenue Sunday morning and his vehicle was clipped by a #CSX freight train.

Police said the vehicle was struck in the right rear quarter and the crossing gate was damaged in the incident at 11:41 a.m. Sunday, May 19, on Foxhall Avenue at the railroad crossing near Stephan Street.

Emergency medical technicians and paramedics from the Kingston Fire Department and Mobile Life Support Services responded to the scene and treated the victim, who was not immediately identified, police said. Several witnesses confirmed that the driver failed to yield to the crossing gate, authorities said.

The driver was alone in his vehicle as he traveled southeast on Flatbush Avenue, according to police, who added that victim was conscious when taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital in #Poughkeepsie.

#UlsterCounty

Anti-Semitic slurs yelled at teens in Borough Park

#Brooklyn: Two teenagers faced #AntiSemitic slurs walking through #BoroughPark early Saturday, #NYPD said.