Tag: New York City

Boston-to-Washington Train With 106 on Board Stuck in NYC for Hours

NEW YORK—A high-speed Amtrak train headed from Boston to Washington with more than 100 passengers lost power and got stuck in New York City for almost seven hours Monday, railroad officials said. The Acela train left Boston on time at 5:05 a.m. but got stuck in the Hunters Point neighborhood of Queens at 8:37 a.m….


New York State, City, Sued Over COVID-19 Treatment Order That Discriminates Against Whites

Two men who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are suing both the city and state of New York for unconstitutional racial discrimination for directing medical providers to consider race in distributing lifesaving treatments. The lawsuit comes after former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson ridiculed the city’s directive as an example of…


Orthodox Jewish Families Sue New York City Over Vaccine Passport Rules

Five Orthodox Jews, including a rabbi, and one Roman Catholic filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against New York Mayor Eric Adams, claiming the city’s COVID-19 vaccine passport regime is an “unprecedented abuse of power.” The suit claims the internal passport policy created in a series of executive orders runs afoul of the First, Fifth,…


Orthodox Jewish Families Sue NYC Over Internal Vaccine Passport Rules

Five Orthodox Jews, including a rabbi, and one Roman Catholic filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against New York Mayor Eric Adams, claiming the city’s COVID-19 vaccine passport regime is an “unprecedented abuse of power.” The suit claims the internal passport policy created in a series of executive orders runs afoul of the First, Fifth,…


New York City Council to Review Permanent Outdoor Dining Sheds

The New York City Council held a hearing on Feb. 8 on whether to make outdoor sidewalk dining, which was a temporary measure during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic, a permanent fixture in the city’s dining scene. Outdoor dining sheds were built by many NYC restaurant owners to help blunt the economic impact…


NYC DOE Notifies Unvaccinated Teachers of New Termination Date

NEW YORK—After two months of inaction, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is making good on its threat to terminate unvaccinated teachers. In emails to them on Jan. 31, the DOE pulled the trigger with a new termination date of Feb. 11. In the fall of 2021, the DOE offered unvaccinated teachers two…


NYC Mayor Apologizes for Using Slur Against White People in Unearthed Video

New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized Friday after a video surfaced showing him calling white NYPD officers a racist slur during an event in 2019. A video obtained by several news outlets showed Adams, a Democrat, telling people at a private event that “every day in the police department, I kicked those crackers’ [expletive].”…


Blue Lives Matter: Honoring Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora

NYPD honored slain officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora, who were killed by a shooter while on a domestic dispute call in Harlem. This not only places New York City in the spotlight for increasing crime but also elected leaders and how their decisions and even the media place officers’ lives at great risk. Hosted…


New York City Mayor Unveils Plan to Stop Shootings

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday released a plan to end shootings in the metropolis, which has recorded significant increases in crime since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. To combat the problem, the New York Police Department (NYPD) will ramp up efforts to patrol neighborhoods and seize illegal guns, while improving partnerships…


NYC Mayor Asks Washington to Help Control ‘Flow of Guns’ Into the City After Police Shot

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is calling on the federal government to step in and help block the “constant flow” of guns into his city after two NYPD officers were shot and one of them killed. During an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Sunday, Adams said the coordination with the federal government…