Tag: New York

The Non-Stop Chef: Sol Han Invites Diners to Join Him on Methodically Mad Culinary Adventure

Alice had magical “eat me” cakes; chef Sol Han has bungeo-ppang. The fish-shaped pastry, a popular Korean street snack, is traditionally a springy, waffle-like shell stuffed with sweetened red bean paste. Han flips it savory by nixing the filling, flavoring the batter like a scallion pancake—a nod to a childhood staple—and serving it with black…


Port Jervis Schools Superintendent Defends Saving Unspent Revenues

Criticized for having an excessive fund balance, Port Jervis School District Superintendent John Bell defended the practice saying it would save taxpayer money, according to a Dec. 5 public letter on the district website.   The letter came on the heels of a new audit by the New York State Comptroller’s Office, which found the district maintained…


ECA International: New York Is the Most Expensive City in the World, Hong Kong Second

ECA International, a human resource consulting agency, released its latest report on the global cost of living. The results show that New York surpassed Hong Kong to become the most expensive city in the world, as Hong Kong dropped into second place. According to the report, although both New York and Hong Kong have benefited…


New York AG Chief Faces Misconduct Probe

Ibrahim Khan, the chief of staff for New York Attorney General Letitia James, is under investigation for misconduct and has resigned from his post. Khan, who has been a close political adviser to James for almost a decade, said in a Dec. 2 statement that he had already planned to depart from the post by…


NYC Bill Seeks to Make It Harder for Businesses to Fire Workers

A New York City Democratic councilwoman has proposed a new law that would make it harder for all city employers to fire workers, requiring that they have a good reason to do so. City Council Member Tiffany Cabán introduced the bill, which she said will “establish protections against unfair and arbitrary firings for every worker in NYC”…


38 Women Accuse James Toback of Sexual Misconduct in Lawsuit

NEW YORK— More than three dozen women have filed a lawsuit in New York against writer and director James Toback, accusing him of sexual abuse. The lawsuit, filed in state Supreme Court in Manhattan on Monday, comes after New York state last month instituted a one-year window for people to file lawsuits over sexual assault…


New York AG Says Private Investigation Substantiates Sexual Harassment Claims Against Chief of Staff

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Dec. 7 said that the sexual harassment allegations made against her former chief of staff were substantiated. The Democrat’s chief of staff, Ibrahim Khan, stepped down from his role earlier this month following an investigation into at least two sexual harassment claims made against him. The longtime political adviser to…


2 More Secret CCP Police Stations Discovered in LA and New York: Report

A nonprofit group has discovered 48 new overseas police stations with ties to China’s communist regime, including two previously unknown facilities in Los Angeles and New York City. The new findings bring the total number of known overseas police stations to 102 spread out across 53 nations. The facilities have been used by the Chinese…


2 More Secret CCP Police Stations Discovered in LA, New York: Report

A nonprofit group has discovered 48 new overseas police stations with ties to China’s communist regime, including two previously unknown facilities in Los Angeles and New York City. The newly identified sites are among more than 100 police outposts that are spread out across 53 nations. The facilities have been used by the Chinese Communist…


LIVE NOW: New Yorkers Rally Against the No Criminal Background Checks Bill in City Council

A coalition of organizations of teachers, nurses, MTA workers, and other middle-class New Yorkers will rally on the steps of City Hall with a determined message for the 30 City Council members who have sponsored Intro. 632, which would ban criminal background checks of prospective tenants. They say this proposed legislation puts the safety and…