New York City
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New York City has chosen Democrat Eric Adams, a former New York Police Department captain, to become the city’s second Black Mayor. Adams won in a landslide as Republicans were outnumbered by a margin of about 7 to 1. Currently, Adams serves as the Brooklyn borough president and he was also a former state senator. […]
After a federal appeals panel decision yesterday, the three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued an order that allows NYC to impose a vaccine mandate on teachers, a mandate that some were seeking to appeal last Friday. NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced back in August that about 148,000 […]
Yesterday, 20 years after the attack on September 11th, 2001, New York Governor Kathy Hochul recognized the New York National Guard. Governor Hochul spoke at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, where Governor Hochul announced that she signed three pieces of legislation to support 9/11 and communications first responders. This bill […]
Last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City was strictly a virtual event due to the pandemic. This year, the parade is back and better than ever as the public will be able to watch the parade flow through Manhattan in person. This Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will be the 95th parade and […]
Early this morning, Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency as the remnants of Hurricane Ida hit with massive rainfall on much of the Northeast, leading to flooding across wide swaths of New York City and the Hudson Valley. Yesterday at around 9:30 pm, the National Weather Service’s New York City office issued its […]
State Senator Brian Benjamin has officially been named lieutenant governor of New York by current Governor Kathy Hochul. Senator Brian Benjamin, a Democrat from New York City, represents the state’s 30th senate district. Hochul stated that Benjamin will be sworn into the position shortly after Labor Day. In coming Lieutenant Governor, Senator Brian Benjamin, will […]
Some good news especially if you are a teen and are looking for a summer job! New York State has officially raised the minimum wage for fast-food workers. The minimum wage increased to $15 per hour as of Thursday. At the beginning of the year, the minimum wage increased to $14.50 outside of New York […]
On Saturday, someone brought fire to Times Square in New York City. Right now, the police believe the suspect to be a 31-year-old man that was intending to shoot his brother. Instead, he injured a 4-year-old girl from Brooklyn and two female tourists. CNN reported: “All three are now out of the hospital and ‘it […]
What’s the most outrageous social media challenge you’ve ever done? A 12-year-old boy and his seven-year-old cousin stole his parents Range Rover and drove all through New York City, New Jersey, and to the Delaware border. Hopefully spot at the young children They sped away hitting 100 miles an hour Police did not pursue the […]
On Monday night, New York City’s first Black Mayor, David Dinkins passed away at 93 in his home on the upper east side in Manhattan. His death comes around a month after his wife, Joyce passed in October. Many of his colleagues on both sides of the political spectrum took time to remember him for […]