New York Headlines

• The Business Decision Behind Taking Jimmy Kimmel Off Air

  (by Andrew Ross Sorkin, Bernhard Warner, Sarah Kessler, Michael J. de la Merced, Niko Gallogly and Lauren Hirsch for The New York Times 26 minutes ago)
  Disney’s abrupt move to suspend the late-night host came after political pushback — and concerns about the media company’s relations with affiliate owners.
  
  

• Bookshop Cancels Event With Palestinian Author, Jenan Matari, Over Community ‘Concerns’

  (by Taylor Robinson and Samantha Latson for The New York Times an hour ago)
  The author, Jenan Matari, said her book launch event in New Jersey had been canceled because of her views on the war in Gaza. A local rabbi cited concerns about her social media posts.
  
  

• Long Island HS multi-sport star Ryan Leary barred from playing both football and soccer — despite coaches’ approval

  (by Nicholas McEntyre for The New York Post 4 hours ago)
  Double threat. A Long Island high school star athlete who helped lead his school to a state soccer championship last year was barred from playing two different sports at the same time this fall. Senior Ryan Leary had plans to play for both the Carle Place Frogs’ boys soccer and football teams after he received...
  
  
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• Who Is Brendan Carr, the F.C.C. Chair Who Played a Role In Jimmy Kimmel’s Suspension?

  (by Cecilia Kang for The New York Times 7 hours ago)
  The chairman of the F.C.C., who is in the spotlight for his comments that may have led to the suspension of late night TV show host Jimmy Kimmel, has long criticized the media for perceived bias.
  
  

• ABC Pulls Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments After F.C.C. Pressure

  (by John Koblin, Michael M. Grynbaum and Brooks Barnes for The New York Times 7 hours ago)
  Mr. Kimmel faced criticism from the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission for remarks about the politics of the man who is accused of killing Mr. Kirk, the conservative activist.
  
  

• Hell’s Kitchen conman who stole thousands of dollars from NYC tenants through bogus apartment rental turns himself in to police

  (by Amanda Woods, Zoe Hussain for The New York Post 8 hours ago)
  The scammer was booked on 14 counts of grand larceny charges for allegedly swindling multiple hopeful tenants into renting out a $3,200 a month two-bed, two-bath Hell's Kitchen apartment.
  
  

• Mayor Adams Joins Growing Call to Ban Carriage Horses in New York City

  (by Ed Shanahan for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  Mayor Eric Adams’s declaration of support for eliminating the distinctive vehicles from Central Park follows a similar move by the group that runs the park.
  
  

• Mayor Adams goes on bizarre, anti-DSA rant on campaign trail: ‘I’m not for boys going into the same bathroom with little girls’

  (by Hannah Fierick, Craig McCarthy for The New York Post 11 hours ago)
  "This city is not an experiment. Everyone is just tiptoeing around this ... I'm not going to do that. And I'm not for boys going into the same bathroom with little girls."
  
  

• Judge Steps Up Pressure on ICE to Fix Conditions in N.Y.C. Holding Cells

  (by Luis Ferré-Sadurní for The New York Times 17 hours ago)
  Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said he was intervening to protect migrants from being detained in potentially “unconstitutional and inhumane” circumstances at 26 Federal Plaza.