Tag: New York

LIVE NOW: US Congress, New York Senate, State Assembly Candidate Debates

New York’s Dyker Heights Civic Association will hold its next general meeting in Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 6:30 pm ET. All candidates for New York’s U.S. Congress seats, New York Senate, and New York Assembly that represent the local district will be present for a debate. The Epoch Times will livestream the debates…


Recent Rains Raise Port Jervis Water Reservoirs to 73 Percent Full

Three reservoirs providing drinking water for Port Jervis, New York, are now 73 percent full, according to the city’s chief water plant operator Scott Decker on Oct. 11. Following a good amount of rain, the city’s smallest reservoir at the head of the water filtration plant is now full, followed by the Huguenot Brook reservoir…


Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block New York City COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Supreme Court on Oct. 11 turned down a request from a detective to block New York City’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for municipal workers. Anthony Marciano, a New York Police Department detective, sued the city over the mandate, which applies to all city employees. A New York Supreme Court judge blocked the mandate in late…


New York State Asks Court to Keep New Gun Law in Place Amid Appeal

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a motion on Monday asking a federal appeals court to keep a new gun-control law in the state intact while her office appeals a judge’s decision blocking part of the new law. Chief Judge Glenn Suddaby of the U.S. District Court in Syracuse on Oct. 6 had issued a temporary…


NYC Mayor’s About-Face on Illegal Immigration Is Hypocritical, Abbott Says

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told The Center Square that New York City’s mayor and other Democratic leaders are hypocritical for criticizing him “for helping out our local communities by busing out migrants to sanctuary cities like Washington, D.C., New York City, and Chicago.” His comments were in response to New York City Mayor Eric Adams…


Federal Government Transported Dozens of Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Immigrants to New York

Federal agencies moved dozens of unaccompanied illegal immigrant teens to New York without providing any advance notice to relevant officials about their arrival, the New York Post reported. On Friday, two planes each carrying about 24 unaccompanied teens landed at the Orange County Airport in Montgomery, New York, County Executive Steve Neuhaus, a Republican, told…


US Government Transported Dozens of Unaccompanied Minor Illegal Immigrants to NY: Report

Federal agencies moved dozens of unaccompanied illegal immigrant teens to New York state without providing any advance notice to relevant officials about their arrival, the New York Post reported. On Oct. 7, two planes, each carrying about 24 unaccompanied teens, landed at the Orange County Airport, County Executive Steve Neuhaus, a Republican, told the newspaper….


Shooting Reported at NY Gov. Candidate Lee Zeldin’s Home, Family Unhurt

A shooting was reported outside gubernatorial candidate Rep. Lee Zeldin’s (R-N.Y.) home in New York, he confirmed, adding that his family members were not harmed. “My 16-year-old daughters, Mikayla and Arianna, were at our house doing homework, while my wife, Diana, and I were in the car, having just departed the Bronx Columbus Day Parade…


Doctors Envision New Paradigm for Cosmetic Medicine at Northern Medical Center Symposium

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y.—A group of renowned plastic surgeons and medical professionals are looking beyond patients’ surface into their hearts and minds to help them achieve long-lasting beauty. This holistic approach to beauty, which departs from conventional cosmetic medicine thinking, was discussed at length at a global health symposium hosted by Northern Medical Center in Middletown, New…


Chinese Police Overseas NY Outpost Can Be Tool for Sabotage in US: Expert

A report emerged in September that said Chinese authorities have opened 110 police service centers outside of mainland China—including one in New York City—that repatriate Chinese people using coercion, according to a security policy expert, but which also may be used for sabotage or espionage. Frank Gaffney, the executive chairman at the Washington-based Center for…