Category: New York City

Major US City Prepares for Nurses to Go on Strike, Impacting Hospitals

The New York City Office of Emergency Management is preparing if thousands of New York City hospital nurses go on strike on Monday, officials said. A situation room will bring together officials with the NYPD, Fire Department of New York, Health Department, health care facilities, and other groups to keep “eyes and ears” on the…


Busy Philipps Shares Video of Her Falling Down Front Steps of NY Home

Busy Philipps took to Instagram on New Year’s Eve to share a security camera video showing her falling down the front steps of her New York City home back in October. The 43-year-old actress, known for her roles in “White Chicks” and “Dawson’s Creek,” said 2022 “broke her heart in multiple ways” but was glad…


Man Arrested on Attempted Murder Charges in New York City Machete Attack

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on attempted murder charges, New York City authorities said Jan. 2. Trevor Bickford of Wells, Maine, was taken into custody and charged with attempted murder of a police officer and attempted assault, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) confirmed to The Epoch Times on Monday. Bickford could not…


Machete Attack in Times Square Leaves 2 NYPD Police Injured as FBI Investigates

A man attacked three NYPD police officers with a machete on New Years Eve in New York City near Times Square celebrations, injuring two, officials said in an early Sunday morning news conference. New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters Sunday that the suspect, 19, tried to slash an officer with a machete…


New Year’s Eve Machete Attack Near Times Square Leaves 2 NYPD Officers Injured, FBI Investigates

A man attacked three NYPD police officers with a machete on New Years Eve in New York City near Times Square celebrations, injuring two, officials said in an early Sunday morning news conference. New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters Sunday that the suspect, 19, tried to slash an officer with a machete…


Machete Attack Near Times Square New Year’s Eve Celebration Leaves 2 NYPD Officers Injured, FBI Investigates

A man attacked three NYPD police officers with a machete on New Years Eve in New York City near Times Square celebrations, injuring two, officials said in an early Sunday morning news conference. New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters Sunday that the suspect, 19, tried to slash an officer with a machete…


New York Appeals Court Orders Yeshiva University to Recognize LGBT Club, Teeing Up Likely Supreme Court Battle

A New York state appeals court in Manhattan has rejected Yeshiva University’s bid to deny official recognition to a campus LGBT group, an act the religious school argued would violate its values and constitutional rights. The case appears destined to return to the U.S. Supreme Court, which issued rulings in an emergency posture in the…


LIVE NOW: New Yorkers Rally Against the No Criminal Background Checks Bill in City Council

A coalition of organizations of teachers, nurses, MTA workers, and other middle-class New Yorkers will rally on the steps of City Hall with a determined message for the 30 City Council members who have sponsored Intro. 632, which would ban criminal background checks of prospective tenants. They say this proposed legislation puts the safety and…


New Yorkers Rally Against the No Criminal Background Checks Bill in City Council

A coalition of organizations of teachers, nurses, MTA workers, and other middle-class New Yorkers will rally on the steps of City Hall with a determined message for the 30 City Council members who have sponsored Intro. 632, which would ban criminal background checks of prospective tenants. They say this proposed legislation puts the safety and…


Lawyer Who Torched Police Car During 2020 Riots Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison

A New York lawyer who torched a police car during the 2020 riots with a Molotov cocktail was sentenced Nov. 18 to 15 months in prison. Urooj Rahman, the lawyer, saw her last-minute plea to the judge for no jail time rejected. “I’m so incredibly sorry for my reckless and wrong actions,” Rahman said in…