Category: New York

Federal Agency Issues Weather Warning for Millions as State of Emergency Declared

At least one death was confirmed after a storm system brought heavy rain and flooding to the northeastern United States on Sunday and now Monday, prompting officials in New York state to declare an emergency. The National Weather Service also listed much of the northeastern United States under various flood warnings and advisories as the…


Gunman on Scooter Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder, for Series of New York City Shootings

NEW YORK—A Brooklyn man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other men in a series of shootings while riding a scooter in New York City is charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Sunday. In all, six apparently random shootings occurred in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday, according to police. The motive…


Extreme Flooding Overwhelms New York Roadways and Kills 1 Person

NEW YORK—Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways, and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S. braced Monday for potentially punishing rains. As the storm moved east, the National Weather Service extended flash flood warnings into…


Attorney Departs From Trump Defense Team in New York Civil Fraud Case

Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba is no longer on the former president’s legal defense team in the high-stakes New York state fraud case and will assume a new role with a political action committee. Mr. Trump’s Save America leadership PAC on Friday announced in a press release that Habba will take over as their legal…


Attorney Leaves Trump Defense Team, Joins Former President’s Save America PAC

Donald Trump’s lawyer Alina Habba is no longer on the former president’s legal defense team in the high-stakes New York state fraud case and will assume a new role with his political action committee. Mr. Trump’s Save America leadership PAC announced in a press release on July 7 that Ms. Habba will take over as…


Judge Halts Minimum Wage Law for Food Delivery Workers in NYC

A New York state judge has temporarily paused a law that would have raised the minimum wage to nearly $18 an hour for food delivery workers in New York City. The ruling is in favor of four delivery food services—DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber, and New York-based Relay Delivery—which filed lawsuits to temporarily block the law. New York State Supreme…


Orange County Hires Professional Firm to Redraw Legislative Districts

The Orange County Legislature passed a resolution on July 6 to hire Boston-based Applied Geographics to assist in its decennial redistricting process.  Applied Geographics was picked out of four firms by a selection committee based on criteria such as qualifications, experience, timelines, and costs, according to a recent rules committee meeting.  The firm has over…


4 Die in Upstate NY House Fire as Crews Respond to Woman’s Desperate Call

NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y.—Four people died, including a 5-year-old girl, when a fire swept through a house west of Albany, New York, just before sunrise Saturday. Fire crews rushed to the home after a desperate call from a woman, who told a 911 dispatcher that she was trapped in a room with a child and unable…


Gunman on Scooter Shoots Randomly in NYC, Killing 87-Year-Old and Wounding 3 Others: Police

NEW YORK—A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across two New York City boroughs, police said Saturday. A 25-year-old man was taken into custody without incident and his identity was not revealed by police, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Kenny said at a news…


New York to Deploy Shark Monitoring Drones to Beaches Amid Rise in Attacks

In response to a slew of shark sightings and reported attacks across beaches in New York, authorities announced that dozens of new drones will be deployed to monitor the state’s coastlines to ensure beachgoers’ safety. Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a press release on July 7 that the squadron of drones will be deployed to…