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New York City mayor considering virtual learning plan for schools
Pope sends condolences after ‘devastating’ New York City fire
Mayor says 17 died in New York City fire, 2 fewer than first reported
19 dead, including 9 children, in New York City apartment fire
Nineteen people, including 9 children, have been killed in an apartment fire in New York City, in what the city’s fire commissioner called one of the worst blazes in recent memory. Stefan Ringel, a senior adviser to Mayor Eric Adams, confirmed the death toll Sunday to The Associated Press, while a city official who was …
Democrat Eric Adams wins New York City mayoral election
Democrat Eric Adams won New York City’s mayoral race on Tuesday on promises to boost public safety and give voice to working-class residents, drawing on his experience as a police captain and as a Black man who experienced police brutality as a youth.
Holdouts dig in as New York City vaccine mandate takes effect
Covid vaccine mandate takes effect for New York City teachers, staff
12th inmate dies as New York City’s jail crisis grows
Biden to speak at UN General Assembly on Sept 21: White House
US President Joe Biden will travel to New York City on September 21 to address the United Nations General Assembly, the White House said Monday.
20 years since 9/11: Timeline defining 2 decades of ‘war on terror’
A lone plane smashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Then the second plane. Then a third plane hit the Pentagon. Then a fourth plane was downed in Pennsylvania. Terrorists had struck the United States with full force.
‘The Wire’ star Michael K Williams dead at 54
US actor Michael K Williams, one of television’s most memorable stars of recent years for his role as Omar Little in “The Wire,” has been found dead in his New York City apartment, police said on Monday.
Ida’s record rain floods New York-area homes, subways; at least 48 dead
Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 48 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements during the “historic” weather event officials blamed on climate change. Record rainfall, which prompted an unprecedented flash flood emergency warning for New York City, turned streets into …
Twenty six dead in New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Ida brings flash flooding
A stunned US East Coast woke up Thursday to a rising death toll, surging rivers and destruction after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, filling low-lying apartments with water and turning roads into car-swallowing canals. The storm killed at least 22 people from Maryland to New York on Wednesday night …
Eight dead in New York City as Ida brings flash flooding, mayor declares state of emergency
At least eight people have died in New York after the city was inundated by flash flooding, police said Thursday, as Storm Ida wreaked havoc on the northeast United States, forcing flight cancellations and state of emergency declarations. Ida slammed into the southern state of Louisiana over the weekend, bringing severe flooding and tornadoes as …
Eighteen dead in New York City, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as Ida brings flash flooding
A stunned US East Coast woke up Thursday to a rising death toll, surging rivers and destruction from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, which walloped the region with record-breaking rain days after hitting the Gulf Coast as one of the strongest hurricanes on record to strike the US. In a region that hadn’t expected a …
7 killed in flash floods in New York City, mayor declares state of emergency
New York City requires health workers to be vaccinated or get tested weekly
Oregon wildfire scorches area 1.5 times the size of NYC
Oregon’s Bootleg wildfire, currently the largest active blaze in the US, has so far scorched an area 1.5 times the size of New York City, has destroyed at least 160 homes and 117 other buildings since it erupted on July 6, officials said.
New York City will not reinstate mask mandate
Sprawling Oregon wildfire, largest of dozens in US, continues to grow
The Bootleg fire, the biggest among dozens of wildfires flaring across the tinder-dry landscape of the Western United States, has scorched more than 241,000 acres – an area exceeding the land mass of New York City.
New York City honors essential workers at parade up Canyon of Heroes
Hot dog! New York City marks July 4 with eating contest, fireworks
New York City mayoral race grows more uncertain after new vote count
New vote totals released on Tuesday in New York City’s Democratic mayoral contest sharply narrowed the lead for Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president, leaving the outcome even more uncertain with thousands of absentee ballots still to be counted over the coming weeks.
New York City to release latest vote totals in mayoral contest
New York City will release the latest vote tallies in its hotly contested democratic mayoral race on Tuesday, one week after preliminary Election Day results gave Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams a considerable lead.
New York City offers walk-up vaccinations for all ages
Joe Budden Angered By Plane Supporting R. Kelly
R. Kelly has become one of the most despised artists ever since the revelation that he will have to face multiple sexual assault charges. While most of the popular opinion has been turned against him, it seems he has at least one die-hard supporter in New Jersey. The fan even went through the trouble of …
Brooklyn attorneys weigh plea deal in NYPD firebombing case
Federal prosecutors told a judge Thursday they have offered a plea deal to two Brooklyn attorneys charged with firebombing an empty police vehicle last year amid demonstrations in New York City following the death of George Floyd.
Resident killed in fire at New York assisted living facility
A resident was killed and two firefighters were injured in a fire on Tuesday at an assisted living facility in New York that prompted an evacuation and led to the partial collapse of the building, officials said. Flames gutted the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in the Rockland County community of Spring Valley, about 30 …
Barleyjuice – State Of Desiree Lyrics
On a Christmas night, on a Dublin flight, we did toast with stars in our eyes. And the lights of New York City shone, like a million diamonds from the sky. We had come to work in the promised land, where we dreamed we’d be happy all the day. Now it’s been two years and …