Towering over West Point and the Hudson River stands the impressive protestant Cadet Chapel. Built in 1910 with native granite, it combines the Gothic Revival style with the imposing weight of medieval fortresses. The chapel’s interior is 56 feet high and adorned by stained glass windows representing the biblical heritage of Christianity, with each window…
Organist Salvatore Pronestì Brings to Life West Point’s Cadet Chapel
County Legislature Calls for Continued Local Sharing of Federal Medicaid Dollars
The legislature of Orange County, New York, called on the state government to continue the local sharing of enhanced federal Medicaid dollars under the Affordable Care Act in a Feb. 15 resolution. The resolution came in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to end the longstanding practice in the fiscal year 2024 and use the…
NYC Mayor Adams Gets Split Decision in Battle Against Rats
NEW YORK—In his battle against rats, New York City Mayor Eric Adams scored a split decision Tuesday when a hearing officer dismissed one summons while upholding another issued by a city inspector citing him for not doing enough to keep rodents at bay from his Brooklyn townhouse. In a city where some residents consider rats…
Sam Bankman-Fried Summoned to NYC by Judge Over Bail Rules
NEW YORK—FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was ordered to return to a New York courtroom this week after the federal judge assigned to his fraud case said he’s communicating with others in ways the government can’t monitor. His lawyers, however, say he was merely accessing postseason NFL football games. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on Tuesday scheduled…
New York Factory Activity Contracts Less Than Expected in February, NY Fed Says
The New York Federal Reserve said on Wednesday its barometer of manufacturing activity in New York State contracted for a third straight month in February, but not by as much as economists had expected as orders and shipments stabilized. The regional Fed’s “Empire State” index on current business conditions rose to -5.8 this month from…
Buffalo Shooter Apologizes, Sentenced to Life Without Parole
BUFFALO—An avowed white supremacist on Wednesday apologized to the families of the 10 people he fatally shot last year at a western New York grocery store before being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole during a chaotic and emotional hearing. At one point, a man in the courtroom lunged at Payton…
NYPD, Queens DA Arrest 23 of NYC’s ‘Most Dangerous’ Gang Members in Joint Operation
Approximately 23 of the “most dangerous” individuals in New York City have been arrested by NYPD following a two-year investigation that was sparked by the death of a mother-of-two killed by a stray bullet. New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the arrests of the two subsets of the “Crips” street gang in a…
Port Jervis Enhances Data-Driven Policing to Combat Crime
February 15, 2023
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The Port Jervis Police Department plans to enhance crime data collection and analysis to develop more effective policing strategies this year, according to police chief William Worden. The department is partnering with the Albany-based John F. Finn Institute for Public Safety to dive deep into the city’s data and produce monthly reports. “I truly believe…
New York Sen. James Skoufis Talks State Budget Priorities
February 14, 2023
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As the state budget talks entered their second week on Feb. 13, New York Democratic Sen. James Skoufis told The Epoch Times that his priorities included further bail reform, income tax cuts for the middle and working class, and fighting against the proposed payroll mobility tax raise. Skoufis represents the 42nd Senate district, which encompasses…
Death Penalty Phase Begins in Trial of NYC Bike Path Killer
NEW YORK—Jurors began hearing testimony Monday to help them decide whether an Islamic extremist who killed eight people on a New York City bike path should get a death sentence, an extraordinarily rare penalty in a state that hasn’t had an execution in 60 years. Sayfullo Saipov, 35, was convicted last month in the 2017…
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