New York

News 01/21/22, 13:45

“Let’s be clear on this—we are winning, we are going to win because we’re resilient.” the mayor stated at a press conference at the City Hall. Mayor Eric Adams declared on Tuesday, Jan. 18, that New York City was winning the battle against the Omicron virus outbreak, saying that, while the ...

New York 01/19/22, 15:39

New York City's previous mayor will not run for office at the gubernatorial election on Nov. 8. Bill de Blasio has ruled out any immediate tilt for New York state governor. The Democrat will devote his time to combating inequality instead. "No, I am not going to be running for governor of ...

2022 Campaign 01/15/22, 00:08

Representative John Katko (R-NY24), one of ten House Republicans who voted to impeach former President Donald Trump for the second time, stated on Friday that he would not seek re-election in November. After voting to impeach Trump for encouraging the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol by right-wing extremists last January, ...

New York 01/10/22, 11:56

As many as 19 people were killed in an apartment fire in New York City on Sunday morning, Jan. 9, making it the deadliest fire in the city in about three decades. According to The Associated Press, the fire occurred in a 19-story Bronx apartment building, blowing thick smoke from a ...

News 01/08/22, 16:37

According to data given by New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday, around half of all COVID patients in New York City hospitals were admitted for another condition before being diagnosed with the virus. "COVID was not included as one of the reasons for admission" in roughly 43% of hospitalizations, which ...

News 01/06/22, 15:25

An investigation into Andrew Cuomo's handling of nursing home COVID-19 deaths is closed with no charges against the former New York governor, according to Fox News. Early this week, Elkan Abramowitz, a former federal prosecutor who represents Cuomo, said that the Elder Care Unit from the Manhattan District Attorney's Office informed him that they ...

New York 01/02/22, 01:09

New York will prioritize non-White, Hispanic, and Latino people in distributing COVID-19 treatments due to the short supply. Last week, the New York Department of Health released a plan to distribute antiviral and monoclonal antibody treatment products, including Paxlovid from Pfizer and molnupiravir from Merck.Due to the low supply, the department ...

News 01/01/22, 03:48

New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has outlined his plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, which is worsening amid a surge in cases driven by the Omicron variant, vowing that he will not let the city shut down again. "We can't shut down our city again. We can't allow the city to ...

New York 12/30/21, 11:42

New York City is seeking to keep schools open by ramping up a COVID-19 testing program to ensure that all students testing negative for the coronavirus and without symptoms can remain in school in the spring semester. According to New York Times, the city will eliminate the policy of quarantining entire classrooms ...

New York 12/29/21, 20:43

This Wednesday, December 29, a Manhattan jury found Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate of pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, guilty of trafficking underage girls to be sexually abused in what was one of the most anticipated verdicts because the case involves people in circles of power. "A unanimous jury has found Ghislaine Maxwell guilty ...

New York 12/29/21, 15:25

Judge Alison Nathan on Tuesday, Dec. 28, expressed concerns that New York City's COVID-19 surge could derail the proceedings of Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking trial, seeking to extend the jury's hours. According to Associated Press, Nathan granted jurors' requests to leave at 5 p.m., or an hour earlier than planned, but she ...

News 12/25/21, 05:40

New York Gov. reduces medical professionals' quarantine time and responds to COVID criticism. During a speech in Albany on Friday, Dec. 24, Governor Kathy Hochul said that New York reduces the time workers must stay at home after testing positive for COVID-19. Fully vaccinated workers in health care and other frontline industries ...

New York 12/22/21, 03:23

According to an internal message sent to CNN staff, the network will close its offices to most of its employees due to COVID-19 cases increase. The network, part of the WarnerMedia division of AT&T Inc (T.N), said on Saturday, Dec. 18, that the request is in place for all non-essential personnel. "We ...

New York 12/21/21, 15:32

The FBI dismantled two human trafficking rings operating in New York with the protection of a police officer who brought girls and women from Mexico with the promise of a better life to eventually prostitute them. According to the FBI press release issued on Dec. 14, a Brooklyn federal court indicted ...

New York 12/21/21, 02:24

During Monday's closing arguments in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial, a federal prosecutor linked her directly to pedophile Epstein and told the jury she was "dangerous" and a "sophisticated predator" who knew what she was doing, according to the New York Post. Assistant U.S. Attorney Alison Moe said it was "time to hold [Maxwell] ...

New York 12/17/21, 01:17

An adolescent pair from Long Island who fled to New York City, triggering a frantic search, were discovered safe on Tuesday, Dec. 14, after one of their fathers found them sitting on a train platform in Manhattan. New York City was the intended destination for 15-year-olds Kaileigh Catalano and Vincent Abolafio ...

New York 12/16/21, 16:14

Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's cellmate, Bill Mersey, revealed shocking information about the last experiences they exchanged in New York City prison before Epstein's tragic death. Mersey had the opportunity to accompany Epstein at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan because, in addition to serving his sentence, he had been trained to ...

New York 12/14/21, 03:32

On Dec. 2, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Chinese companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges are required to indicate whether they are owned or controlled by government agencies. At the same time, it is necessary to provide audit evidence. Some analysts say this could cause more than 200 Chinese companies ...

New York 12/12/21, 15:49

New York Police officers apprehended three intruders inside an abandoned Manhattan mansion valued at millions of dollars on Friday, Dec. 10. Several officers, a police van, and an ambulance arrived at the home at 159 E. 64th St. at 11:30 a.m. The woman and two males discovered at the Upper East Side ...

New York 12/12/21, 15:38

A New Jersey window washer was pronounced dead on Friday, after plummeting from an elevated building under construction in Brooklyn. NY Daily News citing police officers and city officials reported that the victim is a 34-year-old worker from Harrison named Diego Rodriguez Celi. He plunged from the 12th floor of the 21-story ...