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The city demolished an elaborately decorated $25,000 outdoor dining shed belonging to an artsy Manhattan hotspot Thursday — and the owners are torn up about it, The Post has learned. “This is our whole livelihood. We put every f—king penny into this place,” said Mimi Blitz of the restaurant and art gallery Pinky’s Space, who claimed she was given “zero warning” that her disco ball and neon light decorated structure would be razed by Department of Transportation workers. “I’m very emotional about it.”  The city had inspected the 30-foot shed on East First Street and First Avenue earlier this month…

A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest effort to block the release of his tax returns to Congress.Trump can still appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The House Ways and Means Committee first requested six years of Trump’s tax returns in 2019, but then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied the effort.  After President Biden was elected, the Department of Justice said in July 2021 that Congress should be able to review the records, which Trump appealed. JAN. 6 COMMITTEE ISSUES TRUMP SUBPOENA SEEKING TESTIMONY ON CAPITOL RIOTU.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden ruled last December that the Treasury Department should…

An anonymous Reddit user claims to have done a good deed by warning someone else against using a baby name that’s commonly associated with a fungal infection.The user, who has since deleted his or her account, shared a screen-shotted text message on Oct. 20 to a subreddit dedicated to poking fun at “awful names and naming culture.””My act of heroism yesterday,” the Reddit user wrote in the screenshot’s subject line.BABY NAMES THAT ARE REPORTEDLY BANNED IN AMERICA: WHAT TO KNOWThe parent-to-be asked the Reddit user, “What about Candida?””I could be wrong but I think that’s the medical term for a…

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A 78-year-old man was attacked while riding the subway in Manhattan on Thursday afternoon, police said, continuing a surge of violence on the city’s transit system. The elderly victim was on a southbound 2 train around 3:30 p.m. when a man punched him in the head multiple times near the 96th Street station on the Upper West Side, cops said. It’s unclear if the attack was unprovoked, police said. The suspect, described as a man in his 30s, fled the scene in an unknown direction, according to police. The victim was taken to St. Luke’s hospital where he is in…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized President Biden for not including illegal immigrants in his pardon for those federally convicted of simple marijuana possession.Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during an episode of “Pod Save America” that was released on Tuesday.”I can at least say with Latino voters, we’ve never tried as a party. The Democratic Party has not tried in terms of Latino electorates. And, I mean, where’s our Dream Act, where is our immigration reform. And even recently with President Biden’s marijuana executive order, I very much applaud that he went there, but he exempted people who were convicted if they…

The writer is chief economist at Enodo EconomicsPeople talk about “reading the tea leaves” on China, but the results of the 20th party congress in Beijing this month were clear to anyone: Xi Jinping made a clean sweep, putting his men in the top party positions. He now has a clear field to pursue his preferred policies, and those policies are unlikely to be investor-friendly.Markets have taken the outcome of the Congress badly. Investors must now reposition for a China where Xi Jinping’s credo reigns supreme. They must also brace for the expected backlash from the US, in the form…

John Lewis Partnership chair Dame Sharon White has been named Britain’s most influential Black person in The Powerlist 2023. The annual chart of the UK’s influential people of African, African Caribbean and African American heritage was created in 2007 to honour role models. Dame Sharon said: “My hope is we can take the serendipity out of social mobility – everyone should have the chance to be who they want to be in life.” Powerlistees celebrated in an event at the Savoy hotel in London. 1. Dame Sharon White Chair, John Lewis Partnership Dame Sharon was born in East London to…

CUMMING, Ga. – EXCLUSIVE – On the day after he faced new allegations that he pressured a woman into getting an abortion, Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said the latest controversy to rock his campaign in Georgia won’t stop him and touted, “I’m winning this election.”Speaking to large crowd gathered in a strip mall parking lot just outside Cumming. Georgia, an energetic Walker claimed that the media and Democrats were “lying to you.” And he emphasized that “God prepared me for this moment right here” and called himself a “warrior for God.”Minutes later, in an interview with Fox News Digital,…

Getty Images It’s time for revenge. The Patriots smacked the Jets around in both games last season. This 3-4 Patriots team is in shambles right now. Meanwhile, the Jets enter Sunday’s matchup with their hated division rival as winners of four straight and a shocking 5-2 record. All the momentum is with Robert Saleh’s squad right now. MetLife Stadium is going to be buzzing Sunday in a must-watch game. To preview the game, talk about the trade for James Robinson and everything going on in a busy week in Jets-land, we bring you a new episode of the “Gang’s All…