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New York State Division of Human Rights Announces Resolution of Complaints Involving Displays of Confederate Flags by Local Fire Departments
(Press Release) Settlements Resolve Five Complaints Originally Filed in 2021 Respondents Agree to Pay Civil Fines to the State Totaling $28,000 and Change Policies and Practices to Prevent Unlawful Discrimination Includes Settlement of Complaints Over Discriminatory Membership Policies at Local Fire Departments The New York State Division of Human Rights today announced the resolution of…
Burn ban in effect till May
New York State has implements statewide burn ban now through May 14. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says springtime is when most wildfires occur in New York. Over the next two months, residents are urged to try to avoid any open flames outdoors. Violators of the ban could be hit with a $500 fine.
St. Patrick’s Day brings boisterous parades and celebrations to New York and other cities
NEW YORK (AP) — St. Patrick’s Day, the annual celebration of all things Irish, was marked across the United States on Monday with boisterous parades and festivities.Across the pond, the Irish capital of Dublin culminated its three-day festival with a parade. Cities such as Liverpool, England, another city transformed by Irish immigration, also hosted celebrations…
Forever No More. Operator of mall staple Forever 21 files for bankruptcy protection
(AP) Forever 21 has filed for bankruptcy protection for a second time and plans to close down its U.S. business as traffic in U.S. shopping malls fades and competition from online retailers like Amazon, Temu and Shein intensif F21 OpCo, which runs Forever 21 stores, said late Sunday that it will wind down the business…
MTA Adds Service for Travel to St. Patrick’s Day Parade
(Press Release) New York City’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade will be held on Monday, March 17 at 11:00 a.m. For those participating in the parade, and those looking to watch, the MTA is the safest and most reliable way to get customers there. Grand Central Terminal, serving both Metro-North Railroad and the Long Island Rail…
Hochul to meet Trump at White House on Friday
President Donald Trump and Gov. Kathy Hochul both said they’d meet Friday at the White House—the first time they’ll meet since the Trump administration moved to kill congestion pricing. Hochul said on x “There’s a lot to talk about: the massive success of congestion pricing, the impact of tariffs on New Yorkers, and much more.”
TD Bank Closing some locations across 11 states
TD Bank will be shutting down 38 locations in 11 states. The branches will be closed by Thursday, June 5.The bank cited shifting customer habits and a focus on digital banking as reasons for the closures.The Greenlawn branch on Pulaski Road is the only location on Long Island scheduled to close.
Jewish protesters flood Trump Tower’s lobby to demand Mahmoud Khalil’s release
NEW YORK (AP) — Demonstrators from a Jewish group filled the lobby of Trump Tower on Thursday to denounce the immigration arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead protests against Israel at Columbia University.The demonstrators from Jewish Voice for Peace wore red shirts reading “Jews say stop arming Israel” and held up…
Hearing set for DNA evidence in Heuermann case
A Suffolk County judge has scheduled a March 28th hearing to determine whether certain DNA evidence in the case against alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann can be used in his trial. Heuermann’s defense attorneys have criticized the DNA evidence in the case, particularly the nuclear DNA evidence, they say is not scientifically accepted.
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
NEW YORK (AP) — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.The best views will be from North America and South America. Parts of Africa and Europe may catch a glimpse.Lunar eclipses happen when the moon, Earth and sun align just so. The Earth casts…
EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change
WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles.“We are driving a dagger through the heart…
12 Suffolk residents potentially exposed to the measles
A day after the state confirms a case of the measles in a Suffolk child under the age of one, the Suffolk County Health commissioner says 12 other Suffolk residents were potentially exposed to measles, including another infant. Contact tracing and monitoring for the 12 people is underway. Officials say there have been no further…