Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) will not, at least for now, run for the U.S. Senate seat held by fellow New York Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, who is seeking another term next year. “She is not planning to run for Senate in 2024. She is not planning to primary Gillibrand,” a spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez told Politico on…
Ocasio-Cortez ‘Not Planning’ to Challenge Incumbent Democrat for Senate Seat in 2024
May 1, 2023
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NYC Partly Shutters 4 Parking Garages After Deadly Collapse
NEW YORK—After the deadly collapse of a parking structure in lower Manhattan, New York City building officials swept through dozens of parking garages and ordered four of them to immediately shutter because of structural defects that “deteriorated to the point where they were now posing an immediate threat to public safety.” Two of the parking…
Stewart Airport Adds Nonstop International Flight to Faroe Islands
Newburgh-based New York Stewart International Airport will soon start direct flights to the Faroe Islands, a popular European tourist destination. It is the nation’s first nonstop flight service to the island group sitting halfway between Norway and Iceland, according to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). Port Authority Chairman Kevin O’Toole…
New York Moving to Ban Gas Hookups in New Homes
April 28, 2023
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Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Democratic majority in the state’s legislature have reached an agreement on a new budget deal that would, among other things, phase out gas hookups in new homes. Hochul announced on Thursday evening that she had reached a tentative agreement with Democratic House Speaker Carl Heastie and Democratic…
New York Transit Authority Drops Twitter for Real-Time Alerts, Says It’s ‘No Longer Reliable’
New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Agency (MTA) has announced that it’s “saying goodbye” to Twitter as a platform for delivering service alerts and information, citing reliability problems. For over a decade, MTA has provided real-time information on service outages, delays, and other important transit updates for its 1.3 million Twitter followers. This is now coming…
Bannon Associate Sentenced to Jail Time for Defrauding Americans in Border Wall Fundraising Scheme
An associate of Steve Bannon was sentenced on April 26 to prison time for defrauding Americans with a border wall fundraising scheme. Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, another associate, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in federal court in New York City for their involvement in a scheme that solicited donations purportedly for…
Man Sentenced to Life in Death of NYC Ambulance Driver
April 27, 2023
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NEW YORK—A 31-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Wednesday for killing a New York City emergency medical technician by running her over with her own ambulance. Jose Gonzalez was convicted of first-degree murder last month in the March 2017 murder of Yadira Arroyo, a 14-year Fire Department veteran and mother…
Opposition Leaders Criticize Trudeau for Trip to New York During Federal Workers’ Strike
As the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) strike moves into its eighth day, opposition leaders are criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for leaving the country to attend a summit in New York while negotiations between PSAC and Ottawa remain unresolved. “If this prime minister was serious about respecting these workers, he wouldn’t be jetting off…
Anthony Williams Runs for Middletown District School Board
April 26, 2023
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Anthony Williams, a public school educator and a father of three, told The Epoch Times that he is running for Middletown District school board to change it for the better. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Williams grew up in a single-family household and lost his mother when he was in middle school—an experience that built his…
Port Jervis School District Changes Financial Practices After State Audit
April 25, 2023
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The Port Jervis School District plans to change several financial practices under new superintendent John Bell since a state audit concluded ineffective fiscal management last fall. A key move is to drive the fund balance down to within the statutory limit, which is 4 percent of the school budget, or around $3.6 million. The fund…
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