New York Headlines

• One shot, one stabbed in overnight NYC violence

  (by Dean Balsamini for The New York Post 37 minutes ago)
  No arrests have been made in the violent incidents, cops said.
  
  

• NYC’s last superhero: On patrol with real-life crimefighter — the Brooklyn Devil

  (by Chris Harris for The New York Post an hour ago)
  Taking a cue from Spider-Man, the Brooklyn Devil doesn't share his real name.
  
  

• NYC shoplifting soars with over 21K complaints lodged so far this year — causing CVS, Walgreens to close up shops

  (by Lauren Elkies Schram, Tina Moore for The New York Post an hour ago)
  New York City is turning into a drugstore desert as retail theft surged 5.6% so far this year.
  
  
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• How Companies Dodge Tariffs

  (by Bernhard Warner, Michael J. de la Merced and Sarah Kessler for The New York Times 4 hours ago)
  Protectionist trade policies are popular on both the left and right. But some economists say they’re likely to backfire.
  
  

• In His Beloved Philadelphia, Biden Faces Wariness From Black Voters

  (by Maya King and Katie Glueck for The New York Times 7 hours ago)
  Even in the president’s favorite political stomping ground, his standing has slipped with Democrats who will be vital to a repeat victory, interviews with nearly two dozen Black voters showed.
  
  

• Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods

  (by Jim Tankersley for The New York Times 12 hours ago)
  The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.
  
  

• Ethics Panel Cautions Juan Merchan, Judge in Trump Trial, Over Political Donations

  (by William K. Rashbaum, Jonah E. Bromwich and Ben Protess for The New York Times 12 hours ago)
  Justice Juan M. Merchan, the judge overseeing Donald J. Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan, donated modest amounts to Democratic groups in 2020.
  
  

• 5 Takeaways From the First Week of Robert Menendez’s Corruption Trial

  (by Maia Coleman, Tracey Tully and Benjamin Weiser for The New York Times 20 hours ago)
  A lawyer for the New Jersey senator pinned much of the blame on his wife. A government official explained halal meat certification.
  
  

• Why Is N.Y.U. Forcing Protesters to Write Apology Letters?

  (by Ginia Bellafante for The New York Times 1 day, 1 hour ago)
  The university calls it a “restorative practice”; the students call it a coerced confession.