A bipartisan railway safety bill prompted by a recent train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio, has garnered the support of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Introduced by Sens. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and co-sponsored by Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), John Fetterman (D-Pa.), and Josh Hawley…
Schumer Backs Bipartisan Railway Safety Bill Triggered by Toxic Ohio Derailment
March 2, 2023
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AOC Likely Violated Law With Met Gala Appearance: House Ethics Office
March 2, 2023
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) likely violated ethics laws for accepting “impermissible gifts” linked to her attendance at the Met Gala in 2021. Ocasio-Cortez “received a series of goods and services which she did not pay for until the OCE opened this review,” according to a review issued by the House Office of Congressional Ethics on Thursday (pdf)….
New York City Agrees to Pay Hundreds of Black Lives Matter Demonstrators For Arrest Tactics
March 2, 2023
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The New York City government has agreed to pay more than 300 Black Lives Matter demonstrators $21,500 each to settle a lawsuit over the crowd control tactics policy used in response to demonstrations in the summer of 2020. In July 2020, a group of four activists brought a lawsuit against the city on behalf of…
New York Fire Department Chiefs File Lawsuit Against Alleged ‘Retaliatory’ Demotion by Commissioner
March 1, 2023
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Staff Chiefs of the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) have filed a lawsuit to block the fire commissioner’s decision to demote them, a decision they characterize as “retaliatory.” Commissioner Laura Kavanagh, the first woman to serve as commissioner of the FDNY, is alleged to have ignored the advice of staff chiefs on “critical safety…
Supreme Court Leans Toward Allowing New Jersey to Leave Waterfront Commission
March 1, 2023
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The Supreme Court seemed receptive to New Jersey’s argument on March 1 that it should be allowed to unilaterally withdraw from the interstate compact that created the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor to combat corruption. The justices asked many questions that focused on what impact their ruling would have on other interstate compacts. Other…
Mount Hope Police Chief Paul Rickard Retires, Takes Charge of Hope Not Handcuffs
Looking back at the past decade, Mount Hope Police Chief Paul Rickard said he accomplished what he had set out to do—transform the department into a more professional operation. He said he improved almost every facet of the police department in the small rural town in upstate New York, from hiring, training, and policy to infrastructure…
US to Loan Li-Cycle $375 Million for New York Recycling Plant
February 28, 2023
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The U.S. Energy Department on Monday said it will lend Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. $375 million as it builds a battery recycling facility in New York set to become one of the country’s largest sources of lithium by next year. The loan is the latest move by Washington to spur development of a domestic electric vehicle…
Brooklyn Parade Spotlights Beijing’s Attack on Faith on American Soil
February 26, 2023
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NEW YORK—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing neighborhood. The assault left minor…
Hundreds Parade Down Brooklyn to Spotlight Beijing’s Attack on Faith
February 26, 2023
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NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.—Hundreds of Falun Gong adherents paraded down the streets of Brooklyn’s Chinatown area to highlight communist China’s abuses, including its actions targeting residents on U.S. soil. A week earlier, David Fang, a Falun Gong practitioner, was attacked by a pro-Beijing man at an information booth in New York’s Flushing. The assault left…
Flotsam Found Off New York May Be From Famous SS Savannah
NEW YORK—A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline after Tropical Storm Ian last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of the SS Savannah, which ran aground and broke apart in 1821, two years after it became the first vessel to cross the…
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