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The Cliffton in Patchogue is facing potential penalties for creating a betting pool allowing patrons to pick whether NYC or Chicago will have the most shootings over the Labor Day weekend. Credit: James Carbone
Hells Angels Accused in Brazen Killing of Rival Biker Gang Leader
The execution-style slaying was retribution for an earlier attack on the Hells Angels clubhouse in the Bronx, the police said.
The Hells Angels headquarters on Longstreet Avenue in the Throgs Neck neighborhood of the Bronx on Wednesday.Credit...Desiree Rios for The New York Times
Two beefy men in black T-shirts come through a gate onto a residential block in the Bronx, one after another. It is a quiet May afternoon. As they cross the street, the front doors of a Jeep Cherokee parked nearby open.
Two men in dark hoodies get out from either side, lift pistols and begin shooting. The gunmen chase one of the fleeing men in black down the block, firing until he falls to the ground, and after as well. Then they head back toward the S.U.V. and leave.
The victim of the execution-style killing, which was captured on a security camera, was a local building superintendent named Frank Rosado, who, according to the police, was also the leader of the Bronx chapter of the Pagans motorcycle gang.
On Wednesday, two members of a rival gang, the Hells Angels, and a third man were charged in the brazen slaying, which officials said was retribution for the Pagans shooting up a Bronx building the Angels moved into last year after they sold their longtime Manhattan clubhouse.
That shooting, on Jan. 2, was meant as the opposite of a friendly welcome, the police said.
“The Hells Angels moved from Manhattan to the Bronx,” Lt. William S. O’Toole, the commander of the Police Department’s Bronx Homicide Squad said. “So the Pagans want to show them, ‘We’re the Bronx Pagans. We’re the motorcycle club.’”
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An image from surveillance video footage captured two gunmen carrying out an execution-style killing in the Bronx. Credit...New York Police Department
The attack on the Angels’ new headquarters — a former American Legion hall in the Throgs Neck section — rattled the neighborhood. The hail of gunfire was the first sign for many local residents that the infamous biker gang, which has a history of crime and violence, was moving in, the district manager of the local community board said on Wednesday.
“We were hoping they would be good neighbors,” the district manager, Matthew Cruz, said. The shooting, he added, indicated that the club would not be “a welcome addition” to the area.
The Angels soon began plotting their revenge, Lieutenant O’Toole said. Five months later, on May 2, Mr. Rosado, 51, the reputed Pagans leader, was gunned down at 3:20 p.m. on Holland Avenue in the Allerton section, near the Mace Avenue apartment building where he lived and was the super.
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A Patchogue bar is facing harsh criticism from state and local leaders and potential loss of its liquor license after taking bets on whether New York City or Chicago will have the most shooting deaths over the Labor Day weekend.
The Super Bowl-style box was posted on Instagram last week by The Cliffton, a self-professed "dive bar" on East Main Street.
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ALBANY — Rank-and-file legislators are preparing a bill to raise billions of dollars through a small tax on stock trades to avoid potential deep cuts in education and health care and higher taxes forced by the state’s lost revenue from the COVID-19 emergency.
“We are in a desperate financial situation,” said Joseph E. Stiglitz, an economics professor at Columbia University who won the Nobel Prize in 2001.
“If we don’t find additional sources of revenue, we are looking at devastation of the public sector at the state and local level that will have very serious consequences for our productivity and our society,” Stiglitz said at a recent legislative roundtable discussion.
The tax would be 5 cents for a stock sold for $20 or more per share, according to the state Department of Taxation and Finance. The tax is already on the books, but hasn’t been collected since 1981 after Wall Street firms threatened to leave New York for lower taxes in New Jersey.
The new measure has more than 100 supporters in the legislature so far, said the bill’s sponsor, Assemb. Phil Steck (D-Loudonville). He said the tax would average $13 billion a year in revenue and that similar measures are in place in the London and Hong Kong exchanges.
The new proposal hasn’t received the support of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo or legislative leaders, or from the independent Citizens Budget Commission. They said they fear it would prompt Wall Street firms to leave New York for other cities or trade exclusively online, decimating one of the state’s biggest industries and revenue sources. That projected revenue also varies widely each year — from $16 billion in 2008 to $4 billion in 2019 — which creates uncertainty, experts said.
“The advent of the internet and online trading have enabled stock traders to engage in their livelihood from anywhere in the world,” said David Friedfel of the Citizens Budget Commission. “If only trades that go through New York exchanges are subject to the tax, it will put New York-based traders at a competitive disadvantage and provide an incentive for them to conduct business outside of New York state.”
It's a sure bet: Organizing a wagering pool for the March Madness basketball tournament is not the way to raise money for new school computers and electronic blackboards.
Parent volunteers at Port Washington's South Salem Elementary School have learned this the hard way.
After mailing out fliers earlier this month inviting local residents to bet $20 each on their favorite college basketball teams, the volunteer event organizers have been told by North Hempstead Town that they can't be granted a permit.
The reason: Sports betting pools are illegal, unlike fundraising raffles and other legal games of chance.
Residents are divided on the town's decision, nonetheless.
"As educators, we really can't say which laws we should follow and which we don't, just because we don't agree with it," said Jon Zimmerman, a parent and former school board member who objected publicly to the planned pool after receiving a flier.
Zimmerman, who teaches in another district, acknowledged he probably had wagered a few times privately himself. But he added such activities shouldn't be extended into schools, even if intended for a good cause.
Robert Seiden, a current school board member, said in a phone interview Wednesday that South Salem volunteers probably would organize some other type of fund-raiser, now that they've been told they can't get a permit for sports betting. Nonetheless, Seiden has scolded Zimmerman for raising the issue publicly.
Seiden's wife, Gail, is co-president of South Salem's Home School Association, the local equivalent of a PTA though not affiliated with that group. The HSA is the group that tried to organize the March Madness pool, a form of illegal betting common in offices and bars.
HSA officers contacted by Newsday deferred to senior leaders, who did not return calls. "I think it's a whole lot of to-do over nothing," Robert Seiden said. "It's just hardworking, innocent ladies trying to raise money for kids."
Still, authorities at the state's Racing and Wagering Board in Albany confirm that it's illegal to organize sports-betting pools, even if the would-be organizers are school volunteers.
One reason for the ban, state authorities say, is that sports events such as March Madness, which begins mid-March, are beyond the control of any local parent organization. In this way, sports contests differ from raffles or bingo games that can be conducted within the confines of a school or church. The state's PTA goes a step further, by not recommending any form of gambling - including raffles - to raise money for its services.
The wagering board encourages fundraising groups to check its Web site at www.racing.state.ny.us, and also with local municipal officials, to find out which activities are permitted. Joe Mahoney, a board spokesman, says it's rare for volunteer groups to try sports betting.
"But it happens," he added. "Some people bolt out of the gate without doing their homework first."
Under state law, decisions on which fundraising events can be granted permits are left largely in the hands of towns and other municipalities.
On Thursday, North Hempstead supervisor Jon Kaiman e-mailed Port Washington school officials and others, telling them that the law did not appear to allow sports pools, and that the town could not issue a permit. The next day, Port Washington's school superintendent, Geoffrey Gordon, recommended that HSA volunteers abide by the town's decision.
"We honor their volunteerism," Gordon said late Wednesday in a phone interview. "But sometimes, erring on the side of caution is the way to go."
Patchogue bar in hot water for taking bets on shootings in NYC, Chicago
The Cliffton in Patchogue is facing potential penalties for creating a betting pool allowing patrons to pick whether NYC or Chicago will have the most shootings over the Labor Day weekend. Credit: James Carbone
A Patchogue bar is facing harsh criticism from state and local leaders and potential loss of its liquor license after taking bets on whether New York City or Chicago will have the most shooting deaths over the Labor Day weekend.
The Super Bowl-style box was posted on Instagram last week by The Cliffton, a self-professed "dive bar" on East Main Street.
A Suffolk police spokeswoman said the department is also investigating.
Bar patrons could buy four boxes, each with a designated number corresponding with the predicted shooting-death totals. The winner would receive an undisclosed cash prize.
The caption of the Instagram post read: "Let the shooting sprees begin!"
Officials from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office, New York City and Patchogue quickly condemned the game and threatened legal action.
"These reports are repugnant and those responsible for this gambling pool should be ashamed," said Rich Azzopardi, a Cuomo spokesman.
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WANDERING DAGO INC v. John Does, 1–5, New York State Office of General Services, New York Racing Association, Inc., Christopher K. Kay, Stephen Travers, State of New York, Defendants.
WANDERING DAGO, INC., Plaintiff–Appellant, v. RoAnn M. DESTITO, Joseph J. Rabito, William F. Bruso, Jr., Aaron Walters, Defendants–Appellees, John Does, 1–5, New York State Office of General Services, New York Racing Association, Inc., Christopher K. Kay, Stephen Travers, State of New York, Defendants.
Docket No. 16-622
Decided: January 03, 2018
Before: Calabresi and Carney, Circuit Judges, Amon, District Judge. * George F. Carpinello (John F. Dew, on the brief), Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP, Albany, NY, for Plaintiff–Appellant Wandering Dago, Inc. Zainab A. Chaudhry, Assistant Solicitor General (Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief), for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants–Appellees RoAnn M. Destito, Joseph J. Rabito, William F. Bruso, Jr., and Aaron Walters.
Plaintiff-appellant Wandering Dago, Inc., (“WD”) operates a food truck and brands itself and the food it sells with language generally viewed as ethnic slurs. Defendants-appellees (“defendants”)1 are officials within the New York State Office of General Services (“OGS”) who played a part in twice denying WD's applications to participate as a food vendor in the Summer Outdoor Lunch Program (“Lunch Program”), an activity that is organized by OGS and takes place in Albany's Empire State Plaza annually in the summer months. WD contends that defendants violated its rights to free speech and equal protection under the United States Constitution and the New York State Constitution by denying WD's application because of its branding practices.
We conclude that the District Court erred in granting summary judgment in defendants' favor, and should instead have awarded judgment to WD. It is undisputed that defendants denied WD's applications solely because of its ethnic-slur branding. The Supreme Court's recent decision in Matal v. Tam, ––– U.S. ––––, 137 S.Ct. 1744, 198 L.Ed.2d 366 (2017), clarifies that this action amounts to viewpoint discrimination and, if not government speech or otherwise protected, is prohibited by the First Amendment. That the action violates the First Amendment leads directly to the conclusion that defendants also violated WD's equal protection rights and its rights under the New York State Constitution. We find unpersuasive defendants' argument that their actions were unobjectionable because they were either part of OGS's government speech or permissible regulation of a government contractor's speech.
For these reasons, the District Court's judgment is REVERSED and the cause is REMANDED for the entry of a revised judgment consistent with this opinion.
Patchogue bar in hot water for taking bets on shootings in NYC, Chicago comes back for Cuomo cash & reminds Pontieri about what Justice Harry Seidel said about Village in disposing of Article 78 brought by Viviane Stambouli
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Stop scratching on holidays Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays. New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state. “You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?” Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday. “I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.” OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running. One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000. Easy money.
The Cliffton in Patchogue is facing potential penalties for creating a betting pool allowing patrons to pick whether NYC or Chicago will have the most shootings over the Labor Day weekend. Credit: James Carbone
A Patchogue bar is facing harsh criticism from state and local leaders and potential loss of its liquor license after taking bets on whether New York City or Chicago will have the most shooting deaths over the Labor Day weekend.
The Super Bowl-style box was posted on Instagram last week by The Cliffton, a self-professed "dive bar" on East Main Street.
A Suffolk police spokeswoman said the department is also investigating.
Bar patrons could buy four boxes, each with a designated number corresponding with the predicted shooting-death totals. The winner would receive an undisclosed cash prize.
The caption of the Instagram post read: "Let the shooting sprees begin!"
Officials from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's office, New York City and Patchogue quickly condemned the game and threatened legal action.
"These reports are repugnant and those responsible for this gambling pool should be ashamed," said Rich Azzopardi, a Cuomo spokesman.
Julia Arredondo, a spokeswoman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, called it “unfathomable that anyone could find joy in the pain of others. While they laugh about the violence our communities are experiencing, we’ll keep doing the work to rebuild and recover.”
The State Liquor Authority said in a statement that the betting pool is "not only sickening, but also appears illegal under the Alcoholic Beverage Control law," which prohibits gambling in businesses with a liquor license.
Members of the liquor authority's multiagency task force said they attempted to conduct an unrelated inspection of The Cliffton this week but were refused entry.
The authority called the bar's refusal "a blatant violation of the law, which alone constitutes grounds for their liquor license to be revoked. This establishment will be charged for the violation we have already observed and can expect to hear from us again.”
State law mandates that all licensed businesses be subject to inspection during business hours by the liquor authority and law enforcement. Refusal to allow an inspection constitutes grounds for revocation of an establishment's business license, officials said.
Brian Neal, owner of The Cliffton, did not respond to requests for comment.
The betting pool showed a "disdain" for human life and was rooted in racism since most fatal shootings in New York City and Chicago occur in minority neighborhoods, said Patchogue Mayor Paul Pontieri.
"We can't tolerate it," he said, adding that the village's Chamber of Commerce was considering removing The Cliffton as a member.
"All it does is raise the angst and anger of others," Pontieri said of the pool. "To be buying a box to see how many people die is something I cannot fathom. It's not who we are as a community."
The controversy is the second this week in Patchogue. On Monday, Cuomo directed the state Division of Human Rights to investigate the display of a Confederate flag on a Brookhaven Fire Department truck during a parade in the village to honor an ill firefighter.
"I don't want the community to be framed like this," Pontieri said. "But there's no answer for stupid people or people who don't have respect for others."
The Long Island Chapter of the Brady Campaign Against Gun Violence also weighed in, urging State Attorney General Letitia James and the FBI to investigate the bar.
The Cliffton is no stranger to controversy. Last year, it faced widespread criticism after posting a picture on Instagram ridiculing a transgender patron. Neal later apologized and called the post "inappropriate."
Robert Brodsky is a breaking news reporter who has worked at Newsday since 2011. He is a Queens College and American University alum.
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
To the Editor:
The desire to have fun and bet for or against Tiz the Law and the Kentucky Derby at Nassau OTB is not a crime.The intentional destruction of good will is not felonious.
Three Nassau OTB Branches are open to take bets . See Nassauotb.com. Hardworking employees will continue to work diligently. Those that did not reopen the Valley Stream, Carle Place and Oceanside Branches of OTB will remain in repose. Perhaps the undercover bettor next to you in line will be Ken Hosey or John Janus speaking to Katuria Smith D'Amato?
or simply go Suffolk County because Joseph G Cairo does not want you in Nassau County or @
Nassau OTB
ARGUMENT simply compare and contrast nassauotb.com & suffolkotb.com and note the absence of mention of the kentucky derby at nassauotb.com and its prominent mention at suffolkotb.com cannot pick an FBI Agent out of the people on line waiting to bet at one of the the three Nassau OTB Branches that remain open? left your polygrah at home? believe that some Nassau OTB employees put in an honest day's work for an honest day's pay? the time has come
