President Joe Biden approved New York’s emergency declaration request on Dec. 26 as the state battles with a powerful winter storm that has claimed the lives of at least 50 people across the United States. The White House said in a statement that Biden issued an emergency declaration on Monday for Erie and Genesee counties. The…
Biden Approves New York Emergency Declaration as Death Toll From Winter Storm Reaches 28
Video Footage Shows Looting Across Buffalo After Blizzard Plunges City Into Chaos
Officials in Buffalo confirmed that looters targeted stores during a major winter snow that caused widespread havoc across the city over the past weekend. “Our officers have responded to several reports” of looting, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Monday. “We have made a few arrests, we have intervened in some of those. We have…
NY Governor Kathy Hochul Gives Briefing on Winter Storm
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a media briefing on the winter storm impacting New York and much of the country at 12:30 p.m. ET on Dec. 26. The Epoch Times will livestream the press conference. …
New Fears Emerge After ‘Horrible’ Winter Storm Kills Over a Dozen in New York
The number of casualties continues to climb in Western New York and Buffalo following a major winter storm as forecasters say that more snow is set to fall this week, according to local officials. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said in a news conference Monday that “in addition to the 13 confirmed deaths yesterday, the…
17 Dead in Buffalo Amid ‘Historic Blizzard,’ More Deaths Expected: Officials
At least 17 people have died in Buffalo, New York, amid a powerful winter storm that has swept through the United States this Christmas, officials have said. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz confirmed 13 deaths on Sunday, adding that the latest reported death was a 22-year-old female who was found in a car in Buffalo. “There…
Frigid Winter Storm Across US Claims at Least 34 Lives
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 34 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes…
Passenger Laptop Fire Forces Plane Evacuation at JFK Airport
NEW YORK—Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a small fire in a passenger’s laptop on Saturday evening, officials said. Officials from the FAA, JetBlue and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said the aircraft was taxing to a gate at…
Frigid Winter Storm Across US Claims at Least 24 Lives
BUFFALO, N.Y.—Millions of people hunkered down against a deep freeze Sunday morning to ride out the winter storm that has killed at least 24 people across the United States and is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents inside houses with heaping snow drifts and knocking out power to several hundred thousand homes…
NY Legislators Pass Bill Increasing Pay to Highest in Country As Real Wages Fall For Everyday New Yorkers
December 25, 2022
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Legislators in New York voted on Thursday to increase their pay by $32,000 at a time when the state’s citizens are suffering from stagnant wages and decades-high inflation, making the lawmakers the highest-paid among peers across the United States. The pay raise will push up the yearly salary for lawmakers from the current $110,000 to…
New York City Council Caucus Urges Biden to Declare ‘Emergency’ Over Migrant Crisis
December 25, 2022
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A group of bipartisan New York City Council members is asking President Joe Biden to declare a federal emergency, saying that doing so would free up funding for the city’s borough to handle the migrant crisis, according to the New York Post. Six Republicans and two Democrats in the Council’s “Common Sense Caucus” made their…
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