Nine people linked to the Genovese and Bonanno organized crime families—including a detective with the Nassau County Police Department—were indicted in a Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday and charged with illegal gambling, racketeering, money laundering conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and other related offenses. Eight of the defendants are members or associates of the two crime families, which…
Feds Charge Genovese and Bonanno Crime Family Associates in New York with Gambling, Racketeering
New York City Drops Random Testing for School Students, but Vaccination Still Mandatory for Teachers
New York City schools will no longer require students to be randomly tested for COVID-19 when the new school year begins on Sept. 8, but face masks will be mandatory in some cases and teachers are still required to have the COVID-19 vaccine, according to new guidelines issued on Aug. 16. Instead of random testing for students, schools…
New York Manufacturing Activity Plunges as Key Gauge Sees Second Biggest Monthly Drop in History
August 16, 2022
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Manufacturing activity in the New York area suffered a setback in August, according to the New York Federal Reserve. The general business conditions index declined by 42 points, to minus 31.3 in August, data from the Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey results for August show. This is the second biggest monthly decline in the index’s…
NY Manufacturing Activity Plunges as Key Gauge Sees 2nd Biggest Monthly Drop in History
August 16, 2022
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Manufacturing activity in New York state tumbled in August, according to the New York Federal Reserve. The general business conditions index plunged by 42 points, to minus 31.3, data from the Fed’s Empire State Manufacturing Survey results for August show. That’s the second biggest monthly decline in the index’s history and also one of its…
Largest Composting Program in US Set to Begin in Queens, New York
NEW YORK—The nation’s largest composting program is set to begin in Queens on Oct. 3. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch hope Queens residents will set an example and have a high participation rate, as previous programs have been canceled due to lack of…
‘End CCP’ Rally Warns of Communist Infiltration, Subversion
August 14, 2022
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OTISVILLE, N.Y.—The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has infiltrated the United States to an alarming degree, not just to steal economic and military secrets, but also to embitter divisions, finagle, cow, and coax; heard attendees of a rally in downstate New York dubbed “Wake Up to the CCP Threat.” Resisting the CCP’s plan to bring America…
Salman Rushdie Off Ventilator and Talking, ‘On the Road to Recovery,’ Agent Says
MAYVILLE, N.Y.—Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in New York. The announcement followed news that the writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk. Literary agent Andrew Wylie…
Prosecutor: Stab Attack on Salman Rushdie Was ‘Preplanned’
MAYVILLE, N.Y.—The man accused in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime, as the renowned author of “The Satanic Verses” remained hospitalized with serious injuries. An attorney for Hadi Matar entered the plea on his behalf during an…
Author Salman Rushdie Cannot Speak, on Ventilator After Stabbing in New York
Author Salman Rushdie, whose novel published in 1988 drew death threats from Iran’s leader and other Islamists, was on a ventilator and unable to speak late Friday, after he was stabbed just as he was to deliver a lecture in New York. “The news is not good,” Andrew Wylie, Rushdie’s book agent, said in an email….
Unvaccinated NYC Teachers Claim Deceit on Part of DOE
August 12, 2022
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NEW YORK—Late in 2021 New York City schoolteachers who refused to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate were placed on unpaid leave by the Department of Education. Almost all who submitted a religious or medical exemption were denied, which led to arbitration between the two groups. The arbitration agreement provided a religious or medical exemption….
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