Tag: New York

Sen. Gillibrand Vows to ‘Do Better’ After Being Spotted Maskless at Restaurant

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has promised to “do better” after surveillance video showed her maskless inside a New York restaurant, running counter to the requirement that’s part of the state mandate to mask up indoors or show proof of vaccination. “We all need to do our part to help stop the spread of Omicron and…


Woman Killed in Apparent Subway Shove at Times Square

NEW YORK—A woman was apparently pushed to her death in front of a subway train at the Times Square station Saturday, police said. Police had someone they described as a person of interest in custody in connection to the woman’s death. She was waiting for a southbound R train around 9:40 a.m. when she was…


NY Federal Reserve Bank President Predicts Omicron Having Marginal Effect on US Economy

John C. Williams, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York President and vice chair of the rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee (FMOC), said that the central bank is approaching a decision on whether to raise its short-term interest rates from near zero. Williams said that the current signs of a strong labor market and rising…


Manhattan Rentals See Highest Rise in December: Douglas Elliman

Median rental prices in Manhattan increased to their highest level for a December month and the number of new leases fell as contrasting numbers were recently reported from the real estate market. The average rental price went up 0.6 percent monthly and 12.9 percent yearly to reach $4,440, and the more-widely monitored and reported median…


Lawyer: New York Attorney General’s Office Has Fallen Victim to the ‘Unscientific and Unsupported Narratives’ on Ivermectin

A lawyer representing the Front Line Covid Critical Care (FLCCC) Association claims that the office of New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James has become a victim to the “unscientific and unsupported narratives” perpetuated by the media and regulators about the effectiveness of ivermectin as an early treatment for COVID-19. “Rather than looking at the…


Lawyer Responds to New York Attorney General Warning Doctors to Stop Prescribing Ivermectin

A lawyer representing the Front Line Covid Critical Care (FLCCC) Alliance responded to the office of New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James and claimed that they had become a victim to the “unscientific and unsupported narratives” perpetuated by the media and regulators about the effectiveness of ivermectin as an early treatment for COVID-19. “Rather…


All Victims of Deadly Bronx Fire Identified, Including 2-Year-Old

NEW YORK—Many of the victims of New York City’s deadliest fire in years were still awaiting burial Thursday, after funerals began with services for two children killed by Sunday’s blaze in a Bronx apartment building. New York City police on Wednesday released the names and ages of the final three victims identified after the deadly…


Man Charged With Giving Olympic Athletes Performance Drugs

NEW YORK—U.S. prosecutors charged a Texas man on Wednesday with providing performance-enhancing drugs to athletes competing in last summer’s Olympics in Tokyo, including the star Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare. Eric Lira, 41, of El Paso, is the first person to be charged under a new U.S. anti-doping law governing international sports competitions. The U.S. Attorney’s…


New York: No Longer a ‘Fun City’

Commentary “Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is one who keeps the Law.” (Proverbs 29:18) That didn’t last long. The optimism surrounding New York City’s new mayor, Eric Adams, seems to be quickly eroding due to several self-inflicted political wounds. Adams has endorsed a new policy that allows 800,000 non-citizens to vote in…


Brrr! Some Schools Close as Extreme Cold Grips US Northeast

BOSTON—A mass of arctic air swept into the Northeast on Tuesday, bringing bone-chilling sub-zero temperatures and closing schools across the region for the second time in less than a week. Schools in Massachusetts three largest cities—Boston, Worcester, and Springfield—canceled classes, saying they did not want children standing outside for extended periods of time waiting for…