Category: NY

LIVE 4 PM ET: FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


FBI, Police Announce Major Development in the Murder Case on Gilgo Beach, NY

Suffolk County officials, representatives from the New York State Police, and FBI hold a press conference at 4:00 p.m. ET on July 14 to announce a significant development in the investigation of the Gilgo Beach Homicide. …


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…


LIVE: Judge in NYC Declares Vaccine Mandates Unconstitutional, Says Shots Don’t Prevent Infection or Spread

A state Supreme Court ruling in Richmond County, New York, has declared that the vaccine mandates were unconstitutional and in violation of the separation of powers. The determination includes all public workers in the city, including in the police and fire departments. The decision gives legal grounding for additional lawsuits throughout the country, and could…


Judge in NYC Declares Vaccine Mandates Unconstitutional, Says Shots Don’t Prevent Infection or Spread

A state Supreme Court ruling in Richmond County, New York, has declared that the vaccine mandates were unconstitutional and in violation of the separation of powers. The determination includes all public workers in the city, including in the police and fire departments. The decision gives legal grounding for additional lawsuits throughout the country, and could…


LIVE 10/26, at 10:30 AM ET: Judge in NYC Declares Vaccine Mandates Unconstitutional, Says Shots Don’t Prevent Infection or Spread

A state Supreme Court ruling in Richmond County, New York, has declared that the vaccine mandates were unconstitutional and in violation of the separation of powers. The determination includes all public workers in the city, including in the police and fire departments. The decision gives legal grounding for additional lawsuits throughout the country, and could…


NY State Legislature Tightens Gun Laws, Raises Age to Buy, Possess Semi-Automatic Rifles

New York’s legislature on Thursday voted to pass a number of bills as part of its “comprehensive package” of gun safety laws following a string of mass shootings across the United States, including one that changes the age at which semi-automatic rifles can be purchased or possessed in the state. The Democratic-controlled legislature passed a string of…


New York City Planning to Remove Homeless Encampments From Streets

NEW YORK—New York officials are planning to remove makeshift shelters set up by homeless people on city streets, mirroring similar efforts in other liberal metropolises that had previously tolerated the encampments. Mayor Eric Adams disclosed the initiative in an interview with The New York Times on Friday, but provided few details. It comes a month…


New York Lifts More COVID-19 Rules as It Hits Vaccination Mark

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70 percent of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. “What does 70 percent mean? It means that we can now…


NY Lifts More COVID-19 Rules as It Hits Vaccination Mark

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that 70 percent of adults in New York have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, a threshold he said the state would celebrate by easing many of its remaining social distancing rules and shooting off fireworks. “What does 70 percent mean? It means that we can now…