Category: nyc

Amtrak Service Between NYC and Montreal to Resume in April

NEW YORK—Amtrak service connecting New York City and Montreal will resume next month, more than two years after the pandemic halted trains from crossing across the shared border between the United States and Canada. The reopening of Amtrak’s Adirondack line follows the resumption of trains last fall between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, which was also…


DeSantis’ Team Responds to NYC Mayor After He Offers to Teach Florida Governor About ‘Values’

The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has responded to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, after he offered to teach the Republican lawmaker “something about values.” Adams made the jibe against DeSantis as the possible 2024 presidential candidate arrived in New York City on Feb. 20 as part of a pro-law enforcement tour. Standing before a large…


DeSantis Visits NYC, Speaks at Pro-Law Enforcement Rally Amid Potential Presidential Run

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at a pro-law enforcement event held in a catering hall in Staten Island, New York, this morning, amid speculations he would run for President. DeSantis’s President’s Day appearance in the New York state comes months after his last trip in October 2022, when he was there to campaign for Republican…


NYC Resorts to 7th Emergency Relief Center in High-End Hotel to House Illegal Immigrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that the city will open a seventh Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERC) in yet another high-end hotel to address the ongoing illegal immigrant crisis there. The latest will be located at the three-star Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which will…


NYC Opens 7th Emergency Relief Center in High-End Hotel to House Illegal Immigrants

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday that the city will open a seventh Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Center (HERC) in yet another high-end hotel to address the ongoing illegal immigrant crisis there. The latest will be located at the three-star Wingate by Wyndham hotel in Long Island City, Queens, which will…


Death Penalty Phase Begins in Trial of NYC Bike Path Killer

NEW YORK—Jurors began hearing testimony Monday to help them decide whether an Islamic extremist who killed eight people on a New York City bike path should get a death sentence, an extraordinarily rare penalty in a state that hasn’t had an execution in 60 years. Sayfullo Saipov, 35, was convicted last month in the 2017…


Jury Urged to Sentence to Death Man Who Killed 8 on New York Bike Path

NEW YORK—A federal prosecutor urged a New York jury to sentence Sayfullo Saipov to death as the penalty phase of his trial began on Monday, saying his execution would be the only just punishment after he killed eight people in his 2017 attack on a Manhattan bike path. It marked the first time jurors have…


What Winter? NYC Goes Without Any Measurable Snowfall so Far

NEW YORK—It’s winter, so where’s the white stuff? It’s not covering the ground in New York City. Since summer ended, there hasn’t been any measurable snowfall in the city, meaning at least one-tenth of an inch accumulating on the ground, according to the National Weather Service. There have been some flurries throughout the autumn and…


Nurses Ratify Contracts After Strike at Two NYC Hospitals

NEW YORK—Nurses who went on strike at two major New York City hospitals this month have ratified the contracts that were hammered out to end the walkout, their union said Tuesday. The New York State Nurses Association said 98 percent of nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center voted in favor of the…


NYC to Use Cruise Ship Terminal as Asylum-Seeker Shelter

NEW YORK—New York City is temporarily turning a cruise ship terminal into a shelter and services hub for asylum-seekers, Mayor Eric Adams said Saturday, announcing the latest in a series of facilities the city has set up—and sometimes shut down—as it strains to handle an ongoing influx. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal will have room, food,…