New York Headlines

• Venezuela Oil Tanker Seized by U.S. Was Part of Effort to Finance Cuba

  (by Anatoly Kurmanaev, Nicholas Nehamas and Farnaz Fassihi for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
  
  

• ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘The Mask’ actor Peter Greene found dead at 60 inside his NYC apartment

  (by Anna Young for The New York Post 5 hours ago)
  Actor Peter Greene, best known for his roles in “The Mask” and “Pulp Fiction,” was found dead inside his Lower East Side apartment Friday afternoon, his longtime manager confirmed to The...
  
  

• Human remains discovered at Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx: cops

  (by Anna Young for The New York Post 6 hours ago)
  As of Friday night, police were still probing the grim scene near Exit 13 of the expressway.
  
  
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• Homeless woman accused of stabbing tourist inside NYC Macy’s bathroom was released from psych hospital morning of attack

  (by Anna Young, David DeTurris for The New York Post 7 hours ago)
  Aherne, 43, was hit with charges of attempted murder, assault, and weapons possession in Manhattan Criminal Court.
  
  

• Behind the Venezuelan Opposition Leader’s Daring Escape to Oslo

  (by Karoun Demirjian and Simon Romero for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.
  
  

• For Rubio the Cuba Hawk, the Road to Havana Runs Through Venezuela

  (by Michael Crowley and Edward Wong for The New York Times 10 hours ago)
  President Trump’s secretary of state and national security adviser has long sought to cripple or topple Cuba’s government, which has close security and economic ties to Venezuela.
  
  

• Trump Commuted David Gentile’s Sentence. His Victims Are Seething.

  (by Santul Nerkar and Kenneth P. Vogel for The New York Times 16 hours ago)
  David Gentile spent just days in prison for his conviction in what prosecutors described as a $1.6 billion scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
  
  

• Soon He’ll Be Mayor Mamdani. To His Soccer Teammates, He Was Just Z.

  (by Andrew Keh for The New York Times 18 hours ago)
  Zohran Mamdani isn’t just a superfan. Until recently, he was a key player on the Talking Headers, a rec-league team in Brooklyn.
  

• U.S. Says Ex-C.E.O. of Abercrombie Is Fit for Trial, Despite Diagnosis

  (by Santul Nerkar for The New York Times 19 hours ago)
  The former chief executive, Michael S. Jeffries, was charged with running an international sex-trafficking ring. An earlier ruling found that he could not be tried because he had Alzheimer’s.