Tag: New York

Amazon to Appeal US Labor Board’s Certification of Union Victory in New York

Amazon said it plans to appeal the official certification of its workers attempts at unionization in New York by the federal government’s labor relations board. Regional director Cornele Overstreet of the National Labor Relations Board (NRLB) upheld an Amazon warehouse union’s victory in New York City in her decision on Jan. 11. The Amazon Labor Union…


New York City Nurses End Strike as Deals Struck With Hospitals

Thousands of striking New York City nurses have reached tentative deals with hospitals and will return to work after a three-day walkout over demands to increase nurse-to-patient ratios they said had led to overstretched staff and undercut patient safety. Negotiations ran into the late hours of the night Wednesday before tentative deals were struck with…


Mountain Scout Survival School: Be Prepared to Handle Everything from Wilderness Survival to Urban Emergencies

When disaster strikes, Shane Hobel is the guy you want by your side—or better yet, the guy you want to have taught you how to deal with it. A former stuntman, bouncer, and motorcycle instructor, Hobel has carved out an interesting route to running Mountain Scout Survival School in upstate New York. Two influences have…


Port Jervis Tourism Board Kicks Off 2023 With Chinese New Year Celebration

The first event marked on Port Jervis Tourism Board’s 2023 roster is a celebration to usher in the Chinese Year of Rabbit. The celebration will start with a dragon dance on Jersey Avenue, followed by an authentic Chinese buffet, traditional crafts, and live performances at Erie Trackside Manor on Jan. 22, between 12 p.m. and…


New York Republicans Call on Rep. George Santos to Resign

Republicans in New York on Jan. 11 called for Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) to step down. “George Santos’s campaign last year was a campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication,” Joseph Cairo, the chairman of the Nassau County GOP, told a press conference. “He deceived the voters of the 3rd Congressional District, he deceived the members of…


Supreme Court Declines to Block New York Gun Law Restricting Possession in ‘Sensitive Locations’

The U.S. Supreme Court is letting a New York gun law that restricts possession in so-called sensitive locations stand for now, denying an emergency request to block the rule. A pro-Second Amendment group filed the request in December 2022, asking the court to lift a stay on an injunction against the law, the Concealed Carry Improvement…


New York Republicans Make Announcement About Rep. Santos

Republican Committee Chairman Joseph G. Cairo of Nassau County, New York, makes an announcement at 11:30 a.m. ET on Jan. 11 about the newly elected Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who admitted to making false claims about his background and work experience during his campaign. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …


Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg Sentenced to 5 Months’ Jail Over Tax Fraud Scheme

Allen Weisselberg, the former chief financial officer for the Trump Organization, was sentenced to five months in jail on Tuesday for his involvement in a tax fraud scheme at the real estate company. Tuesday’s sentence comes after Weisselberg entered a plea deal and admitted that he, as well as several other top-level employees, had received…


Middletown Seeks Public Input on 2023 HUD Grant Spending Plan

The city of Middletown in Orange County is seeking public comments on its 2023 action plan for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) annual community development grant. Primarily designed to improve living conditions for low-to-moderate-income residents, the program offers money to qualified communities based on census data, such as population, poverty levels,…


Man Behind Deadly New York Bike Path Attack Sought Martyrdom, Defense Says

NEW YORK—A man charged with using a truck to kill eight people on a Manhattan bike path in 2017 believes his attack was justified and sought to die a martyr for Islam, his defense counsel told the jury at his terrorism trial on Monday. At the first federal death-penalty trial since President Joe Biden took…