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Not so proud: Photos exclusively obtained by The News on Wednesday show the moment alleged Queens Proud Boy Eduard Florea turned himself in to the feds. The FBI took the 40-year-old Florea into custody after he threatened to head to Washington, D.C., after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Photos taken by a neighbor show Florea with his hands raised in the middle of 76th St. in Middle Village and the FBI vehicle used to whisk him away. In 2014, cops were called to Florea’s Staten Island home after his wife accused him of strangling her. Police later seized nearly 400 rounds of ammunition and a dozen firearms from the house, landing him one year behind bars.
Ta-ta Trump: The city plans to cancel all of its contracts with the Trump Organization following the U.S. Capitol insurrection, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday. “The City of New York will not be associated with those unforgivable acts in any shape, way or form, and we are immediately taking steps to terminate all Trump Organization contracts,” the mayor said. Eric Trump, the president’s son, claimed the city has “no legal right” to terminate the deals. The organization’s active contracts include running a Bronx golf course and two ice skating rinks and a carousel in Central Park. The properties earn the Trump Organization about $17 million a year.
Talented tests tossed: The city will stop giving young children Gifted and Talented exams after this year. The last group of kindergartners will be tested this spring. “Gifted & Talented programs serve a small percentage of children — but we know many more @NYCSchools students are exceptional,” Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza tweeted. “We must move away from the test & develop a system that reimagines academic and enrichment programming for our most exceptional students.” The exam, which controls entry to elementary school gifted programs, has long been criticized for being out of step with the demographics of the city public school system.
Supply snafu: At least one city hospital was forced to cancel COVID vaccination appointments because there aren’t enough doses, sparking concerns that demand for the shot is outpacing supply. People with appointments were turned away from Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Hospital on Thursday. A source at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx also said the hospital has canceled recent vaccination appointments, but hadn’t offered staff a reason why. An official there said there were no supply issues.