NYC Mayor Mamdani sent a draft letter urging private garage owners to bar ICE from their lots - critics say the implied threat of City Hall disfavor makes it less friendly advice and more a coercion memo on official letterhead.
Kelly Clarkson complained online that Brooklyn boutique Art of Play wouldn't sell her a $15,000 mechanical bird. The store says it's a permanent fixture - not for sale to anyone. Eight million followers later, the shop is fielding threats and camera crews.
A federal court in New York blocked Trump's sanctuary city agenda again - using the Tenth Amendment anti-commandeering doctrine that conservative Justice Samuel Alito wrote. Trump has now lost close to a dozen of these cases in roughly a year.
Dollar General's $1.875 million New York penalty is paid in donated goods to a food nonprofit. Overcharged shoppers receive no refunds under that settlement, while the company promises accurate pricing.