#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe

#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe

“#’Autonomous zone’ NYC bar is making big bucks on GoFundMe” Staten Island’s self-proclaimed “Autonomous Zone” bar can’t legally open its doors to customers, but the joint is still managing to clean up. A nearly week-old online fundraiser for Mac’s Public House had raised $75,000 by Saturday afternoon. “We’ve all been shuttered and struggling since the…

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#Defiant NYC bar reopens despite COVID-19 restrictions

#Defiant NYC bar reopens despite COVID-19 restrictions

“#Defiant NYC bar reopens despite COVID-19 restrictions” A Staten Island bar that has declared itself a COVID-19 restriction “autonomous zone” was back open for two hours on Friday night, in continued defiance of its suspended liquor license and despite one of its owners’ arrest just three days prior. Dozens of customers crammed into Mac’s Public…

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#Court overturns NYC man’s double murder conviction

#Court overturns NYC man’s double murder conviction

“#Court overturns NYC man’s double murder conviction” A state appellate court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a schizophrenic Staten Island man found guilty of murdering both of his parents. Eric Bellucci, 40, will now have a chance at a new trial after the ruling that found the Supreme Court judge presiding over his trial…

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#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules

#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules

“#Proud Boys join protest at SI bar flouting COVID-19 rules” Hundreds of people on Wednesday night — including members of the right-wing group Proud Boys — protested the closure of a Staten Island bar that ignored COVID-19 restrictions. “Proud Boys in the house,” a handful of people chanted outside Mac’s Public House — the defiant…

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#Man fatally struck by MTA bus on Staten Island

#Man fatally struck by MTA bus on Staten Island

“#Man fatally struck by MTA bus on Staten Island” A man was fatally struck by an MTA bus in Staten Island on Monday night, police said. The unidentified victim was hit at the intersection of Hylan Boulevard and Ebbits Street in New Dorp at about 10:25 p.m., authorities said. He was taken to Staten Island…

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