Tag: New York

Woman Pronounced Dead at NY Nursing Home Found Breathing in Funeral Home Hours Later

An 82-year-old woman was found to be breathing at a New York funeral home on Saturday, three hours after she was pronounced dead at a nursing home, according to police. A spokesperson for Suffolk County Police Department told The Epoch Times in a statement via email that detectives from the department’s Sixth Squad are investigating…


George Santos Accused of Sexual Harassment and Ethics Violations by Former Volunteer

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is accused of sexual harassment by a potential congressional aide, according to a letter posted to Twitter on Feb. 3. The letter, sent by former journalist Derek Myers, accused Santos of both sexual misconduct and ethics violations, which allegedly took place during the days Myers worked as a volunteer for the…


New York City Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Workers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Monday that the city will soon make COVID-19 vaccinations optional for current and future city workers, although it’s not clear what will happen to the some 1,800 workers who were terminated for not complying with the mandate. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than…


NYC Ends COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for City Employees

New York City will make COVID-19 vaccinations optional as of Feb. 10 for current and future city employees, including police officers, firefighters, and teachers, Mayor Eric Adams said on Feb. 6. “With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than 80 percent of New Yorkers having received their primary COVID-19 series and more tools readily…


New Details Emerge in Shooting of Off-Duty Cop in Brooklyn

New details have emerged in the shooting of an off-duty NYPD officer in Brooklyn over the weekend. Police are still searching for the suspect who shot and critically wounded the off-duty officer in an attempted robbery on Feb. 3, at around 7 p.m. in East New York, Brooklyn. NYC officials said the officer set up…


Strongest Earthquake in Decades Startles Western New York

BUFFALO, N.Y.—A small earthquake rumbled through western New York early Monday, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel said it matched…


Funeral Home Finds Woman Breathing Hours After Declared Dead

MILLER PLACE, N.Y.—An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island at 11:15 a.m. Saturday,…


Off-Duty NYPD Officer Buying Car Shot and Critically Injured

NEW YORK—A manhunt was underway Sunday for a gunman who critically wounded an off-duty New York Police Department officer who arranged on social media to meet at a Brooklyn street address to buy a car, authorities said. When the officer arrived with a relative in the borough’s East New York neighborhood, the gunman announced a…


LIVE 3 PM ET: Chinese in New York Commemorate COVID Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang

The Chinese diaspora in New York City, including international students, working professionals, and exiled dissidents, joined by Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers, hold an event at 3:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 at Central Park to Commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Chinese Whistleblower of COVID-19, Dr. Li Wenliang’s passing away. Dr. Li was alerted to…


LIVE NOW: Chinese in New York Commemorate COVID Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang

The Chinese diaspora in New York City, including international students, working professionals, and exiled dissidents, joined by Tibetans, Uyghurs, and Hongkongers, hold an event at 3:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 5 at Central Park to Commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Chinese Whistleblower of COVID-19, Dr. Li Wenliang’s passing away. Dr. Li was alerted to…