New York Headlines

• NJ dad beaten to death in front of teen daughter after confronting family friend, his son over alleged assault

  (by Richard Pollina for The New York Post 48 minutes ago)
  A beloved New Jersey dad was beaten to death with a baseball bat and hammer in front of his teen daughter outside the home of her alleged 17-year-old assailant and his father on Easter Sunday.
  
  

• As a Tariff Loophole Closes, Sellers Who Import From China Brace for Chaos

  (by Danielle Kaye for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  Independent vendors who sell on sites like Etsy and eBay are trying to blunt the pain from tariffs on low-cost Chinese-made goods.
  
  

• Trump Tariffs and Shrinking GDP Raise Political Stakes

  (by David E. Sanger for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  The report that the economy contracted in the first quarter underscored how much President Trump has at risk as he pursues an aggressive trade war.
  
  
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• Gunman, 21, arrested in shooting of Times Square food vendor, claims self-defense: cops

  (by Marie Pohl, Joe Marino, Shane Galvin for The New York Post 6 hours ago)
  The suspect sadi he acted in "self-defense," as he was walked from the precinct with his hands cuffed behind his back into a waiting police cruiser, stating, “the guy pulled a knife on me.”
  
  

• NJ cop Rebecca Sayegh smashed ex’s door with baton, threatened to burn down house during violent home invasion: court docs

  (by David Propper for The New York Post 9 hours ago)
  Both victims attempted to hold Sayegh down in the living room before the suspect “broke free” and allegedly smashed items and pictures on the wall, authorities said.
  
  

• At Vietnam War Memorial, Grief, Anger and a Sense of Finally Moving On

  (by Christopher Maag for The New York Times 10 hours ago)
  Visitors to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the anniversary of the fall of Saigon said they still felt sadness and fury. And some, at last, had a sense of closure.
  
  

• 11 High School Lacrosse Players Face Charges in Hazing of Teammates

  (by David Waldstein for The New York Times 13 hours ago)
  The teenagers in Syracuse, N.Y., turned themselves in after the district attorney gave them 48 hours to surrender. He called the episode “hazing on steroids.”
  

• Are Shein and Temu Prices Going Up? What to Know as Trump Ends a Tariff Loophole

  (by Peter Eavis and Julie Creswell for The New York Times 13 hours ago)
  Starting Friday, goods from China worth up to $800 will be subject to tariffs and more paperwork under new Trump administration rules.
  
  

• As N.J. Transit Strike Looms, Riders Are Warned to Prepare for ‘Chaos’

  (by Patrick McGeehan for The New York Times 13 hours ago)
  Tens of thousands of New Jersey commuters are being told that they may need to work from home if train engineers go on strike.