New York Headlines

• Former Colombo Boss Is Going Back to Prison for Meeting With Mob Members

  (by Santul Nerkar for The New York Times 13 minutes ago)
  Theodore Persico Jr., once picked to lead one of New York’s five crime families, was supposed to stay away from his former associates. But he nonetheless attended a Christmas party in Brooklyn.
  
  

• Heartbreaking scene as remains of 17-day-old girl killed in Queens house fire are finally found in rubble

  (by Joe Marino, Amanda Woods for The New York Post 18 minutes ago)
  The infant, who has not officially been identified, was found lifeless as first responders scoured the scene of the four-alarm blaze that erupted Monday evening on Doyer Avenue near Poyer Street in Elmhurst – also claiming the life of Miguelina Alcantara, 34, police said.
  
  

• California schools chief crashed SF strike talks — then quickly bailed as negotiations stalled

  (by Annie Gaus for The New York Post 35 minutes ago)
  California Superintendent crashed San Francisco teachers strike talks but ducked out before negotiations blew up, a source told The Standard.
  
  
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• Mammoth Mountain skier who died in horrific fall identified

  (by David Thompson, Brad Appleton for The New York Post 47 minutes ago)
  A skier who died after attempting an expert run known as Dropout 2 on Mammoth Mountain was identified Tuesday as Robert Carroll.
  
  

• Military’s Use of Anti-Drone Technology Said to Cause El Paso Airspace Closure

  (by Karoun Demirjian, Kate Kelly and Eric Schmitt for The New York Times 2 hours ago)
  Federal Aviation Administration officials said privately that the agency did not have enough time or information to assess the technology’s risk to commercial aircraft, according to people briefed on the situation.
  
  

• Gun Part Maker Agrees to Pay $1.75 Million in Buffalo Massacre Lawsuits

  (by Hurubie Meko for The New York Times 3 hours ago)
  Mean Arms agreed to stop selling an accessory that Peyton Gendron was able to remove when he killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket. The settlement is one of the largest following a mass shooting.
  
  

• Mamdani Wants to Test Free Bus Service During World Cup

  (by Stefanos Chen and Benjamin Oreskes for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  The mayor is seeking the governor’s help in making bus service free when the New York City area plays host to the soccer tournament this summer.
  
  

• NYPD Asks Trump Administration for Authority to Take Down Drones

  (by Chelsia Rose Marcius for The New York Times 5 hours ago)
  The request, by Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, came a day before federal authorities closed the airspace in El Paso because of what they said was a drone threat.
  
  

• What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown

  (by Daniel Victor, Karoun Demirjian, Luke Broadwater and Edgar Sandoval for The New York Times 5 hours ago)
  The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.