New York Headlines

• Michael Cohen and Todd Blanche Match Wits in Trump Hush-Money Trial

  (by Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich and Maggie Haberman for The New York Times 7 minutes ago)
  Michael D. Cohen tried to parry attacks on his honesty as Todd Blanche, Donald J. Trump’s lawyer, tried to destroy his credibility with jurors.
  
  

• Robert Menendez Trial Jurors See Gold Bars at Heart of Bribery Case

  (by Benjamin Weiser and Maia Coleman for The New York Times an hour ago)
  An F.B.I. agent, testifying for the government, described his search of Senator Robert Menendez’s house in New Jersey.
  
  

• Queens lawmakers demand more MTA bus service to Manhattan before $15 congestion toll begins

  (by Carl Campanile for The New York Post 2 hours ago)
  Queens lawmakers who voted for the unpopular congestion pricing law are demanding that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority increase express bus service before imposing the first in the nation $15 "congestion" toll to enter Midtown Manhattan south of 60th Street.
  
  
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• Supreme Court Justice Alito’s House Displayed a ‘Stop the Steal’ Flag After Jan. 6

  (by Jodi Kantor for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  An upside-down flag, adopted by Trump supporters contesting the Biden victory, flew over the justice’s front lawn as the Supreme Court was considering an election case.
  

• Michael Cohen was actually whining about 14-year-old prankster when he said he was speaking to Trump about Stormy Daniels payoff: lawyer

  (by Ben Kochman, Kyle Schnitzer for The New York Post 2 hours ago)
  Michael Cohen was actually whining about a 14-year-old prank caller when he claimed to have had a key conversation with Donald Trump about the hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.
  
  

• M.T.A. Worker and Wife Participated in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, U.S. Says

  (by David Waldstein and Ana Ley for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  Kevin and Carol Moore, of Massapequa, N.Y., are charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct. They were identified through photographic evidence, the U.S. said.
  
  

• NYPD could access shops’ surveillance cameras — in real time — under new plan to combat theft

  (by Craig McCarthy, Reuven Fenton, Jack Morphet, Steve Janoski for The New York Post 3 hours ago)
  The program would let the NYPD tap into store surveillance cameras in real-time, which officials say will help fight rising retail crime.
  
  

• Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

  (by Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday.
  
  

• Trump Trial Day 18 Takeaways: Michael Cohen Faces Grueling Cross-Examination

  (by Kate Christobek and Jesse McKinley for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  After a grueling day of cross-examination for Michael D. Cohen, the judge told lawyers to be ready to make closing arguments by Tuesday.