Tag: NY News

‘We Have to Start Valuing People Again,’ CompassCare CEO Says as Center Recovers From Firebombing

As CompassCare’s Buffalo office reopened months after being firebombed, Rev. Jim Harden, the president and CEO of the pregnancy service provider vows to continue their work and calls on Americans to value human lives. “This is the most important cultural moment in 150 years,” he told The Epoch Times. Respecting human lives including those unborn…


New York City ‘Nearing Its Breaking Point’ With Influx of Illegal Immigrants From Texas: Mayor

New York City’s shelter system is close to being overwhelmed by the continued influx of illegal immigrants from Texas, the city’s mayor said on Sept. 14. “In this new and unforeseen reality, where we expect thousands more to arrive every week going forward, the city’s system is nearing its breaking point,” Mayor Eric Adams, a…


Mother Charged With Murder in Drowning Deaths of 3 Children in New York’s Coney Island

A New York City mother of three, whose children were found drowned near a Coney Island boardwalk earlier this week, has been arrested on murder charges, officials have said. Erin Merdy, 30, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of depraved indifference to human life, and three counts of murder with the victims…


Pro-2A Groups Challenge New York’s New Concealed Carry Law: ‘As Unconstitutional As Old One’

Two pro-Second Amendment groups are challenging New York’s newly-enacted restrictions on carrying concealed firearms, a measure they say is worse than the one invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), along with the Firearms Policy Coalition and two private citizens, on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit targeting Senate…


New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Ends State’s COVID Emergency

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced she will not renew the state’s COVID emergency that expired at midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 13 amid mounting criticisms of abuse of power. Her announcement was made Monday following a continuous drop in cases and with her election race just weeks ahead. “I will not be renewing them…


Deaths of 3 Children in New York’s Coney Island Ruled Homicides, Says Medical Examiner

The drowning deaths of three children who were found unconscious early on Monday along the shoreline of New York’s Coney Island have been ruled homicides, the city’s medical examiner’s office announced on Tuesday. The bodies of three children, identified by police as Zachary Merdy, 7, Lilana Merdy, 4, and 3-month-old Oliver Bondarev, were found after…


Former MLB Pitcher Turned Cop Varvaro Dies in Car Crash

Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash Sunday morning on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan, according to police officials and his former teams. Varvaro, 37, was…


Former MLB Pitcher Turned Officer Killed in Crash While on His Way to 9/11 Ceremony

Anthony Varvaro, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area, was killed in a car crash Sunday morning on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony in Manhattan, according to police officials and his former teams. Varvaro, 37, was…


Police Believe 3 Children Drowned by Mother at NYC Beach

NEW YORK—Three children were found dead in the surf off Brooklyn’s famed Coney Island boardwalk early Monday and police believe they may have been drowned by their mother. The bodies of the 7-year-old boy, 4-year-old girl, and 3-month-old girl were found after a nearly three-hour search that began at 1:40 a.m. when a relative called…


US Marks 21st Anniversary of 9/11 Terror Attacks

NEW YORK—Americans are remembering 9/11 with moments of silence, readings of victims’ names, volunteer work, and other tributes 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Victims’ relatives and dignitaries will convene Sunday at the places where hijacked jets crashed on Sept. 11, 2001—the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon, and…