Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC’s Penn Station

Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC’s Penn Station

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City’s busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city’s mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday.State and city officials have sought for years to remake the country’s busiest rail hub, which is beleaguered by…

Tentative agreement reached between union and Manhattan Beer Distributors

Tentative agreement reached between union and Manhattan Beer Distributors

Manhattan Beer Distributors has announced that the strike of Six hundred unionized delivery workers is over.  The workers  had been on strike for two days in an ongoing dispute over pensions and other labor practices. The tentative agreement still has to be ratified by the members, but is expected to pass.

George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say

George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, federal prosecutors say, citing a tirade of his social media posts in recent days.Prosecutors, in a legal filing Thursday, bolstered their arguments for a stiff sentence, saying the 36-year-old New York…

Trump Administration issues order to stop construction of offshore wind project

Trump Administration issues order to stop construction of offshore wind project

The Trump administration has ordered an immediate halt to work on a planned offshore wind project near the coast of Long Beach, arguing the Biden administration rushed the approval process.54 1,000-foot wind turbines were planned to be built around 15 miles from the shore. Gov. Hochul responded that she would “fight this decision every step…

FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach lineup is set

FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach lineup is set

The 2025 FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach is set for Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are returning for their 10th appearance as the headliners, The United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the American…

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York

GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, according to a person close to her.The person was granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The state’s current governor, Democrat Kathy Hochul, was elected in…

No jurors picked on first day of Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial

No jurors picked on first day of Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial

NEW YORK (AP) — As jury selection began Tuesday in Harvey Weinstein’s New York City rape retrial, some prospective jurors made clear they couldn’t be fair in judging the one-time Hollywood mogul-turned-#MeToo pariah.Mark Axelowitz, an actor who plays a Manhattan prosecutor in the new Robert De Niro film “The Alto Knights,” was one of more…

Heuermann and wife finalize divorce

Heuermann and wife finalize divorce

Accused serial killer Rex Heuermann and his wife Asa Ellerup finalize their divorce on Tuesday when she attended a hearing about DNA evidence in the case. Ellerup filed for divorce a week after her husband’s arrest. Her attorney says the family has never believed that Heuermann was capable of murdering the seven women he is…