Category: New York City

NYC Mayor Fires Another 200 Employees for Not Getting COVID-19 Vaccine

The office of New York Mayor Eric Adams announced on July 23 that more than 200 city workers were fired for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The latest additions bring the total number of terminations in the city to 1,752 as of July 13, a spokesman for Adams’s office told the New York Post….


Ivana Trump Laid to Rest During NYC Funeral as President Trump and Children Attend

Former President Donald Trump’s first wife Ivana Trump was laid to rest at a funeral in New York City on Wednesday, coming days after she died at age 73. Former President Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Trump’s current wife Melania Trump, Tiffany Trump, and Barron Trump were in attendance. The service was…


New York DA Drops Murder Charge Against Bodega Worker Defending Himself

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office on Tuesday dropped a murder charge against a bodega worker who was captured on camera stabbing a man who went behind the counter and attacked him. “Following an investigation, the People have determined that we cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant was not justified in his…


Erie Canal: How a Team of Self-Taught Engineers Constructed the Longest Artificial Waterway of the 19th Century

Boom! Canon fire echoed across the state of New York on October 26, 1825. Men listened carefully at their posts, firing their canon once they heard the distant sound of another. This relay stretched from Buffalo to Manhattan, where the final canon proclaimed that the Seneca Chief had departed Buffalo and was making its way…


Monkeypox Cases Rising Rapidly in New York City, Mostly Among Men

Monkeypox cases are increasing rapidly in New York, primarily among social networks of homosexual and bisexual men, officials have said. The New York City Department of Health said in an update on July 15 that there are now 461 cases of monkeypox in the city, which is more than 30 percent of the recorded cases of monkeypox, according…


Calls Grow to Drop Murder Charge for NYC Bodega Worker in Self-Defense Stabbing

Calls are growing across New York City to drop the charge of murder against a Manhattan bodega worker for killing an assailant who was attacking him inside his store on July 1. Store video shows that Jose Alba was at work in a modest bodega in Upper Manhattan when Austin Smith came behind the counter…


Major US City Releases PSA on What to Do in Nuclear Attack

New York City launched a public service announcement (PSA) Monday on what residents should do in the event of a nuclear attack. “While the likelihood of a nuclear weapon incident occurring in/near New York City is very low, it is important New Yorkers know the steps to stay safe,” the New York City Emergency Management…


New York City Releases PSA on What to Do in Nuclear Attack

New York City launched a public service announcement (PSA) Monday on what residents should do in the event of a nuclear attack. “While the likelihood of a nuclear weapon incident occurring in/near New York City is very low, it is important New Yorkers know the steps to stay safe,” the New York City Emergency Management…


UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Resign; Virginia Police Prevent Possible July 4 Shooting

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is stepping down. Johnson was facing pressure from members of his own party to resign after a series of allegations came to light. Police in Virginia prevented a possible shooting on the fourth of July. Thanks to a tip from what they call a hero citizen. Over 400 fugitives are…


Off-Duty New York City Correction Officer Shoots Man Pointing Gun at Crowd

An off-duty New York City correction officer has been hailed a hero after he shot a man who pointed a gun at a crowd at a memorial service in Queens on Sunday night. The incident occurred at a Queens motorcycle club around 8 p.m. during a memorial event. Police said the off-duty correction officer, David…