Tag: New York City

NYC Workers Fired Over Refusing Vaccines Must Reapply for Jobs: Mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Feb. 10 defended the firing of city employees who refused to comply with the now-sunsetting COVID-19 vaccine mandate, arguing that it “just wasn’t right” for them to decline to get the jab. Appearing on Caribbean Power Jam Radio’s “The Reset Show,” Adams was asked about the fate of…


The Continued Wrecking of New York City

Commentary It’s been nearly 11 months since the end of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Key to NYC” vaccine mandate and public-school masking requirements. And President Joe Biden recently announced an end to the pandemic-related state of emergency on May 11. Yet many private businesses, cultural institutions, and schools continue to cling to COVID-era restrictions. The…


Trooper No Longer Faces Murder Charge in Fatal Thruway Chase

KINGSTON, N.Y.—A judge has dropped a murder charge against a state trooper in the death of an 11-year-old girl during a high-speed chase on the New York State Thruway. Christopher Baldner still faces a second-degree manslaughter charge and other counts stemming from the Dec. 22, 2020 highway chase north of New York City that led…


Final Arguments at Trial of Quebec Man Accused in Abduction of Elderly US Couple

Closing arguments are underway at the trial of a Quebec man charged in connection with the kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York who were smuggled into the province and held captive. Gary Arnold has told the jury that he was threatened by a man known simply as “Big” to do various jobs in…


Liberals Appoint Former Broadcaster Tom Clark as Canada’s Envoy in New York City

Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly has appointed former television journalist Tom Clark as Canada’s envoy in New York City. Clark will be Canada’s consul general in New York, putting him in charge of Ottawa’s efforts to sow cultural and economic ties in the Big Apple, as well as in neighboring American states and in Bermuda. Clark…


LIVE 12:30 PM ET: Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


LIVE NOW: Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


Biden Talks About Infrastructure Law in New York City

U.S. President Joe Biden travels to New York City at 12:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 to talk about how Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for the West Side Rail Yard in the city will improve reliability for the 200,000 passenger trips per weekday on Amtrak and New Jersey Transit. The Epoch Times will livestream the…


No ‘Right to Shelter’ for ‘Asylum Seekers,’ NYC Mayor Says

Migrants who arrived in New York City from southern border states are not entitled to benefits offered by the city’s “right to shelter” policy, Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday. Speaking on WABC’s “Sid & Friends” radio show, the Democratic mayor was asked if he would ever consider ending New York City’s status as a…


LIVE 12 PM ET: New York City Mayor Eric Adams Delivers State of the City Address

New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivers the State of the City address at noon ET on Jan. 26. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …