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SUNSET PARK — Police are asking the public's help in locating a missing Sunset Park woman last seen at her home within the 72^nd Precinct. Karen Genis, age 18, ...

Resnick and the Jewish Press, for which he no longer works, previously claimed he had attended in a purely journalistic capacity, but the FBI alleges that Resnick grabbed the arm of a police officer attempting to repel rioters inside the Capitol and attempted to open doors inside the Capitol to allow more rioters access, citing video evidence, police testimony and Resnick’s own social media statements in support of former President Trump and the “stolen election” conspiracy theory. [ City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality](https://www.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/city-of-yes/city-of-yes-carbon-neutrality.page) initiative to create a greener New York City. the mere fact that an applicant’s past includes any interactions with law enforcement is not, by itself, a basis for denying admission to the bar,” the Appellate justices wrote in their statement. The City of Yes for Carbon Neutrality supports the quest to make New York City a greener, healthier city: specifically, carbon-reduction efforts by enabling clean energy and other sustainable practices in both new and existing buildings. STATEWIDE — Following a report last week from the State Comptroller’s office about plummeting math scores from 2022, New York State is calling these lower scores “the new normal,” and will change the criteria for proficiency in both math and English, reports the Times Union. Daniel Murray, the FDNY’s chief of hazmat operations, told the New York Times in a March 6, 2023 article that although one finds lithium-ion batteries in computers, cell phones and some household devices, it is the larger micro-mobility vehicle batteries, “…subject to a lot of wear and tear and weather, which tends to damage them,” Mr. The Safe Charging Electric Bikes and Scooters Act directs the Department of Transportation to create grants for local governments to install charging and storage stations with fireproofing measures for e-bikes, e-scooters, and other mobility devices. STATEWIDE — Local sales tax collections in New York State increased by 14.1% in February compared to the same month in 2022, according to an analysis that State Comptroller Thomas P. EAST FLATBUSH — Members of the GodSquad/67th Precinct Clergy Council joined Assemblymember Monique Chandler-Waterman, other elected officials, and community partners on Friday for a press conference at the site of a deadly quadruple shooting in East Flatbush last week, a story that WPIX TV picked up. The Museum’s goal is to spark innovation by telling stories about ideas that nearly worked but didn’t, as well as ones that went wildly astray, in order to “inspire us to take meaningful risks,” and demonstrate that invention is a process, not a destination. The bill would represent an increase from current policy, which calls for a total of 50 new miles in 2023 — but the execution could prove difficult for the DOT, which is already struggling to meet its bike-lane commitments as a result of budget and staffing shortfalls, as well as construction-related red tape and occasional neighborhood opposition. BUSHWICK — Two young men, ages 17 and 19, were arrested on Sunday following the deadly stabbing of Diego Ramirez, 24, in Bushwick in the early hours of Saturday morning.