Tag: New York

Yeshiva University Suspends Club Activities After Supreme Court Says It Must Recognize LGBT Group

Yeshiva University announced it will suspend all campus club activities in its latest attempt to resist a Sept. 14 Supreme Court ruling that lifted an order that allowed the university to refuse to accept an LGBT group based on the school’s religious beliefs. The temporary freeze came ahead of the Jewish High Holidays that start…


El Paso Mayor Defends Busing Illegal Aliens to New York

The Mayor of El Paso, Oscar Leeser, on Sunday defended busing thousands of illegal immigrants to New York City, saying city officials are doing so to ensure that they don’t end up homeless or hungry. “The people are not coming to El Paso, they’re coming to America,” said Leeser, a Democrat, in an interview on ABC’s…


Locals Embrace Chinese Culture at Deerpark Moon Festival

Betty Bianchi, a resident of Bloomingburg, New York, said she was pleasantly surprised by the wide array of cultural offerings at the annual Moon Festival in the town of Deerpark. “This is one of few events around here that is cultural-themed, which really brings something new to the area. I know there are so many…


Port Jervis Family Keeps Volunteer Firefighting Going

Four years ago, when 16-year-old Briana Moore became a junior volunteer firefighter, her decision shocked her father, David Moore Jr. Moore Jr. had followed in his grandfather and father’s footsteps to become a volunteer firefighter at 16. His then-14-year-old teenage son, David Moore, was well on track to follow in Moore Jr.’s footsteps in due…


6 More Buses of Illegal Immigrants Arrive in New York City: Mayor

Six more buses filled with illegal immigrants arrived in New York City on Sunday morning as Democrat Mayor Eric Adams condemned the move. When asked on CNN about GOP governors busing illegal aliens to other parts of the country, including New York, in recent months, Adams claimed they are engaging in “the erosion of basic…


6 More Buses of Illegal Immigrants Arrive in New York: Mayor

Six more buses filled with illegal immigrants arrived in New York on Sept. 18, a move that was immediately condemned by Mayor Eric Adams. Adams, a Democrat, asserted in a CNN interview that Republican governors are engaging in “the erosion of basic human rights” by busing illegal immigrants to other parts of the country, including…


‘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…


Mother Arraigned in Coney Island Drowning Deaths of 3 Children

NEW YORK—A mother charged with drowning her three children at New York’s Coney Island beach was arraigned on murder charges Friday, authorities said. Erin Merdy, 30, was charged with first and second-degree murder in the deaths of her children Zachary Merdy, 7, Liliana Stephens-Merdy, 4, and Oliver Bondarev, 3 months, a spokesperson for the Brooklyn…


Man Accused of Sexual Assault in Multiple States Is Illegal Alien With Prior Deportations

A man who was arrested last week on accusations of terrorizing women and girls on a number of occasions along a popular walking trail in Virginia is an illegal alien who was previously deported, according to officials. Juan Rodriguez Alfaro, 42, indecently exposed himself and touched the genitals of multiple females on the Washington & Old Dominion…


Fei Tian College Dancers Spark Appreciation for Beauty at LEGOLAND New York ‘Celebration of the Arts’

For two weekends in September, a collaborative event between Orange County Arts Council and LEGOLAND New York Resort “Celebration of the Arts,” brings arts and entertainment to the local communities. Based on the themes of “build, create, imagine,” this pilot initiative features local artists and performers from a diverse background. The first weekend’s performance featured…