Oct 07 New York City mayor declares emergency over migrants sent from border states By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Mayor Eric Adams said Friday that the demand being put on the city to provide housing and other assistance is "not sustainable." He says by the end of its fiscal year, the city expected to spend $1 billion helping the… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: New York City lifting vaccine mandate for private sector workers In our news wrap Tuesday, New York City is lifting its vaccine mandate for private sector workers as of November 1, federal authorities in Minnesota charged 47 people in a fraud scheme taking advantage of pandemic relief funds and the… Continue watching
Sep 11 21 years later, 9/11 terror attacks reverberate in New York and across the U.S. By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Julie Walker, Associated Press Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Continue reading
Aug 30 New York City announces debt relief plan for struggling taxi drivers By Karen Matthews, Associated Press New York City taxi drivers who owe hundreds of thousands of dollars on loans they took out to operate yellow cabs will see their burdens reduced substantially under a newly announced debt relief program. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:36 Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty to tax fraud as legal cases surround former president Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg, who had worked with the family for decades, pleaded guilty Thursday to 15 counts involving tax fraud. As part of a plea deal, he will be required to testify in the upcoming trial against the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 8:02 Art and medicine intersect in New York City hospitals By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet It’s one of the largest public art collections in the country and it’s not where you might expect to see it. Artwork in New York hospitals aims to heal patients and healers. Jeffrey Brown continues his occasional look at the… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: House lawmakers give final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act In our new wrap Friday, Democrats are celebrating another legislative victory after House lawmakers gave final approval to the Inflation Reduction Act, author Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage before a lecture in western New York, the polio virus has… Continue watching
Jul 31 New York City officials declare monkeypox a public health emergency By Associated Press In the last two days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency declaration and the state health department called monkeypox an “imminent threat to public health.”… Continue reading
Jul 19 Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio drops out of crowded House race By Associated Press The announcement came two months after the former mayor joined race for the redrawn 10th Congressional District, which includes parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Continue reading
Jul 06 Trump property appraiser held in contempt in New York civil probe By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press A company that has performed hundreds of property appraisals for Trump has been held in contempt of court for missing a deadline to turn over documents in the New York attorney general's civil investigation into the former president's business practices. Continue reading