NEW YORK—Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening, officials said. Officials from the FAA, JetBlue and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the aircraft was taxing to a gate at…
NY Legislators Pass Bill Increasing Pay to Highest in Country As Real Wages Fall For Everyday New Yorkers
December 25, 2022
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Legislators in New York voted on Thursday to increase their pay by $32,000 at a time when the state’s citizens are suffering from stagnant wages and decades-high inflation, making the lawmakers the highest-paid among peers across the United States. The pay raise will push up the yearly salary for lawmakers from the current $110,000 to…
New York City Council Caucus Urges Biden to Declare ‘Emergency’ Over Migrant Crisis
December 25, 2022
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A group of bipartisan New York City Council members is asking President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency, saying that doing so would free up funding for the city’s borough to handle the migrant crisis, according to the New York Post. Six Republicans and two Democrats in the Council’s “Common Sense Caucus” made their…
Gov. Kathy Hochul Nominates Hector LaSalle for Chief Judge of State Court of Appeals
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul nominated Judge Hector LaSalle as the next chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals on Thursday and backed his pick for a chief administrative judge. LaSalle is currently the presiding justice of the New York Supreme Court’s Second Department in Brooklyn, the largest appellate court in the United States….
New York Subway Shooting Suspect to Plead Guilty to Terrorism Charges
NEW YORK—Frank James, the man accused of a shooting attack on the New York City subway in April 2022, told a court through his public defenders on Wednesday that he intended to plead guilty to federal terrorism charges. James has been charged in an attack on April 12 that injured 23 riders on a Manhattan-bound…
Yankees Announce Re-Signing of Home Run King Aaron Judge
December 21, 2022
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The New York Yankees hold a press conference to announce the re-signing of Aaron Judge, after the outfielder hit 62 home runs in 2022, setting an all-time American League single-season record. …
Buffalo City Sues Firearms Makers, Claiming They Are Fueling Violence
December 21, 2022
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The city of Buffalo, New York, has filed a lawsuit in state court against firearms manufacturers and distributors, as well as ghost firearms companies, for their alleged fueling of violence. Mayor Byron Brown announced the lawsuit on Dec. 20, which he said was the first of its kind. It was filed in state Supreme Court. “Members of…
Former New York Teacher Sentenced to Community Service for Illegally Vaccinating Teen
The former New York teacher who was accused of illegally injecting her son’s 17-year-old friend with a COVID-19 vaccine on New Year’s Eve has avoided jail time, according to reports. Laura Russo, then a science teacher at Herricks High School, was arrested on Jan. 1 at her Sea Cliff home, where the illegal injection took…
NYC Mayor Warns of Service Cuts in Order to Prioritize Illegal Immigrants as Title 42 Expires
December 19, 2022
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned that federal COVID-19 immigration law Title 42’s expiration may force the city to slash public services to deal with an expected influx of illegal immigration. “Our shelter system is full, and we are nearly out of money, staff, and space. Truth be told, if corrective measures are not…
Snow Pummels Parts of Northeast; Thousands Without Power
December 17, 2022
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BOSTON—Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places. More than 160,000 customers in New England were in the dark as of the afternoon and another 20,000 were without power in New York…
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