Новости за 04.04.2018

Through a decade-old clerical error, a little-known Turkish candy company is the unwitting “owner” of several of the Big Apple’s most prominent buildings — including 30 Rock and Grand Central Terminal. Say what? Well, back in 2008, when Campbell Soup sold its Godiva chocolate company to Istanbul’s Yildiz Holdings, lawyers for the soup maker filed...

More than 200 parents and activists massed at City Hall on Tuesday to press new schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to fix Mayor de Blasio’s “failing education agenda.” Organized by charter backer StudentsFirstNY, the group called on Carranza to shake up the status quo with new initiatives. Parents took de Blasio to task for persistent achievement gaps...

Latina Media Ventures co-President Robyn Moreno is resigning. The company, owned by Solera Capital, appears to be hitting a new round of financial turbulence. “Though I am leaving my job, I am not abandoning my mission,” Moreno posted on Instagram. “Thanks endlessly for all your support and stay tuned for my next adventures!” Meanwhile, the...

Shohei Ohtani has had some ups and downs early in his career, but Tuesday definitely falls into the former category. The Angels star belted a three-run homer in the first inning off Josh Tomlin to give the Angels a 6-2 lead in his home debut. Earlier in the inning, Mike Trout blasted a solo shot,...

Sinclair Broadcasting, which forced its news anchors over the weekend to read a promotional script about fake news stories plaguing the country, is facing a backlash from media watchdogs — and staffers. Sinclair’s owners are strong supporters of President Trump. Deadspin showed a montage of dozens of news anchors parroting the exact same lines from...

Bill Rademacher, a two-way player for the Jets in their early years, has died. He was 75. The Jets confirmed Rademacher’s death on Tuesday. A wide receiver and defensive back for five seasons who played on the franchise’s only Super Bowl champion, Rademacher was an undrafted free agent from Northern Michigan who made the AFL...

The woman behind Tuesday’s shooting at YouTube headquarters has reportedly been identified. Nasim Aghdam, of Southern California, is said to be the suspected gunman, according to NBC Bay Area’s Investigative team. Officials told the outlet that she is in her 30s. Aghdam’s boyfriend is reportedly one of the shooting victims, along with two women. The...

Hey, Big Labor, Albany’s got your back. A provision tucked into the state budget gives public-employee unions the right to deny many services, such as free legal help, to covered employees who opt not to join or pay dues. The US Supreme Court is soon expected to decide whether states such as New York that...

Condé Nast is preparing to reduce its 1 million square feet of office space inside One World Trade Center in the coming months — a move that could help it shave millions off its operating costs. But it will likely force the big powerhouse magazines that have enjoyed spreading out over an entire floor —...

The twilight was growing on an unusually warm Memphis day April 4, 1968, when the shot rang out just after 6 p.m. A single bullet, fired from a Remington 760 Gamemaster hunting rifle, screamed through the waning sunlight and killed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at the age of 39. “He never knew what...

He didn’t cry this time. But he wanted to. Jordan, the now 12-year-old Knicks fan known as “The Crying Kid,” had just shut off the television the night of Feb. 6. Homework was extra heavy that night, so Jordan missed the play, missed Kristaps Porzingis leaping over Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo for a dunk and...

Facebook’s user-data scandal has spurred a clampdown at its Instagram unit. The photo-sharing app surprised third-party developers over the weekend by abruptly curtailing their access to user information — in some cases by as much as 96 percent, according to reports on Tuesday. Third-party apps that help Instagram pages gather and analyze data about their...

Nestle’s Nespresso will consolidate its US headquarters in 41,800 square feet, the fifth floor of 111 W. 33rd St. Scott Panzer and Justin Haber of JLL repped Nespresso in a deal that will shift staff from 100 Park Ave. and Long Island City. Keith Cody, in house at Empire State Realty Trust along with Newmark...

David Einhorn continues to be confused by the stock market. The hedgie’s Greenlight Capital is down 13.6 percent through the first quarter — after gaining a meager 1.6 percent in 2017. It’s the sixth time in the fund’s 22-year history that it has experienced a quarterly loss greater than 5 percent — but the first...

The Knicks were embarrassed by the obscure likes of rookies Khem Birch, Wes Iwundu and Jamel Artis, whom the club cut after the first game of preseason. In an offensive dud in which they shot just 34.9 percent, the Knicks were booed off the court after being taken out by the awful Magic, 97-73, Tuesday...

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to block the US Census from asking people if they are US citizens. The AG filed on behalf of 16 other state attorneys general, six cities and the US Conference of Mayors, who say the question would result in an undercount that...

Gov. Cuomo unloaded on Mayor de Blasio Tuesday, claiming that “nothing gets done” in New York City. “You want to know what people are frustrated with? Inaction. A lot of talk, and nothing happens,” Cuomo said during a NY1 interview. “One of the problems we have in this city is nothing gets done.” Cuomo’s launched...

Mayor de Blasio should have launched his campaign to end inequality at City Hall. Records show that VIP tickets to five major events in the city from 2014 to 2016 mostly went to financial donors of the mayor’s political causes and campaigns and corporate donors, not average joes. Two major campaign contributors later indicted on...

Mathew Barzal had two goals and an assist, including the go-ahead score after the Islanders gave up a three-goal lead in the third period, and they beat the playoff-chasing Flyers 5-4 on Tuesday night. John Tavares also scored twice and Anthony Beauvillier added a goal and two assists to help the Islanders get their third...

An 11-year-old Brooklyn boy wanted so badly to be an only son that he stabbed his sleeping brother in the throat, police sources said Tuesday. Christian Harper allegedly slashed the right side of 14-year-old brother Alexander’s face and neck at their Crown Heights home at about 2:15 a.m. Monday, ­according to police. “We were all...

Matt Harvey received a no-decision for his work on the mound for the Mets on Tuesday. But the reward for himself and the Mets had to seem invaluable. Harvey threw five scoreless, one-hit, five-strikeout innings and the Mets broke through after he exited but the end result was a 2-0 victory over the Phillies as...

A German former beauty queen sued her married financier ex-lover in Manhattan court last year, claiming he promised her an ostrich farm — and all she ended up with was a lousy STD. Now the ex, Autonomy Capital CEO Robert Charles Gibbins, is firing back in Manhattan Supreme Court papers, saying that onetime Miss Germany...

Taylor Hall and rookie Will Butcher scored two goals apiece, and the Devils moved to the brink of their first playoff berth since 2012 with a 5-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night at Prudential Center. The Devils moved within two points of ending their playoff drought by winning their third straight game and...

PHILADELPHIA — The Nets have been talking about finishing strong, about building momentum this season for the offseason, and next season. This wasn’t the way to do it. The Nets took a 121-95 beating at the hands of the 76ers Tuesday night, their second straight lopsided loss. With the rest of this Nets season really...

Fifty years ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., by James Earl Ray, a racist who despised King’s mission. But 10 years before that, there was another attempt on King’s life — in New York City — which affected the civil-rights leader profoundly. And, as James L. Swanson explains...