NYC Hudson River helicopter crash was birthday event for family, as pilot radioed he 'needed fuel'

NYC Hudson River helicopter crash was birthday event for family, as pilot radioed he ‘needed fuel’

The Spanish family killed in a horrific helicopter crash into the Hudson River had hired the high-flying sightseeing tour as part of a birthday celebration, officials said Friday as the helicopter owner told reporters the pilot was low on fuel moments before the tragedy occurred. Tourists Agustin Escobar, the CEO of technology giant Siemens Spain,…

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NYC nonprofit founder indicted for taking millions in kickbacks under city-funded COVID housing program

NYC nonprofit founder indicted for taking millions in kickbacks under city-funded COVID housing program

During the height of the pandemic, the founder of a city-funded nonprofit aiding people released from jail allegedly took $2.5 million in cash kickbacks, plus other gifts, including home and luxury car loan payments to funnel tens of millions in public funds to two corrupt businesspeople, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn charged Thursday. Julio Medina, the…

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