Latest New York Headlines
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Social Media Influencer Facing Riot Charges After Mayhem Breaks Loose in NYC
Aug 7 2023 // Social media influencer Kai Cenat is facing charges of inciting a riot and promoting an unlawful gathering in New York City, after the online streamer drew thousands of his followers, many of them teenagers, with promises...
Car Injures 10 People Near Grand Central Terminal, New York Fire Department Says
Aug 2 2023 // The driver of a stolen vehicle struck several pedestrians near Grand Central Station in Manhattan on Tuesday, causing 10 non-life-threatening injuries, according to police and fire department officials. The incident, which...
Manhattan Crane Collapse Linked to Owner, Operator With Past Safety Violations
Jul 31 2023 // As authorities continue to investigate a crane collapse that rained thousands of pounds of steel debris onto a busy Manhattan thoroughfare Wednesday, the owner and operator of the failed crane are facing scrutiny over past...
No Sign of Health Risks From New York Solar Farm Battery Fire
Jul 31 2023 // Local officials said Friday there`s no immediate sign of health or safety risks from a northern New York solar farm battery fire that burned overnight and may persist for some time. The blaze near the tiny village of...
As E-Bikes Proliferate, So Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Batteries
Jul 28 2023 // The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in...
Ocean Temperatures Hit 90 Degrees, Fueling Weather Disasters
Jul 28 2023 // Heat searing enough to knock out mobile phones. Wildfire smoke that turns the skies an apocalyptic orange. Flash floods submerging towns in upstate New York and Vermont. This grim procession of recent disasters is being...
People Moves: Allen Joins Maine’s BroGue Insurance; Alliant Adds Beilein in New York
Jul 27 2023 // Allen Joins BroGue Insurance & Financial Services BroGue Insurance & Financial Services, headquartered in Bangor, Maine, hired Elaine Allen as a personal lines account manager. Allen started her insurance career...
New York City Construction Crane Catches Fire, Collapses and Crashes
Jul 27 2023 // A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby building and plummet to the street as people ran for their...
State Farm Seeks $1.5M From Owners of Manhattan Garage That Collapsed
Jul 27 2023 // The collapse of a New York City garage in April was caused by the negligence of the owners of the building, according to State Farm, which is suing them to recover $1.5 million in payments to the garage’s customers...
Risk Strategies Acquires Castle Rock Capacity in New York
Jul 26 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired Castle Rock Capacity, a property/casualty insurance broker with a specialty in the construction, real estate and development industries. Headquartered in New...
New York City Agrees to Pay $13M to Settle Suits Over Arrests of 2020 Protesters
Jul 21 2023 // New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit brought on behalf of roughly 1,300 people who were arrested or beaten by police during racial injustice demonstrations that swept...
New York Technology Firm Sued for Not Hiring Engineer Who Is Deaf
Jul 21 2023 // A Rochester, New York technology firm has been charged with allegedly violating federal law by ending its interview with and failing to hire a qualified applicant for an engineering role because he is deaf. According to a...
Northern New York Diocese Facing 100 Sexual Abuse Claims Files for Bankruptcy
Jul 19 2023 // The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg in northern New York said Monday that it was filing for bankruptcy protection as it faces more than 100 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. The diocese, like others in the state, is...
People Moves: Fred C. Church Promotes Burbine; Rodriguez Reappointed Chair of New York Workers’ Comp
Jul 18 2023 // Fred C. Church Insurance Promotes Burbine to SVP, Sales Leader Fred C. Church Insurance, headquartered in Lowell, Mass., promoted Bill Burbine to senior vice president, sales leader. Burbine’s insurance career began...
Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing
Jul 17 2023 // Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late...
Deadly Storms Across US Northeast Bring Floods, Tornado Alerts
Jul 17 2023 // A cluster of severe thunderstorms pounded the US Northeast including New York City on Sunday, unleashing deadly flooding in Pennsylvania, halting operations at several airports, and prompting tornado watches across New...
Declarations
Jul 17 2023 // Titan Submersible “If there were aspects of the design or construction of this vessel that were kept from the passengers or it was knowingly operated despite information that it was not suitable for this dive, that...
People & Places
Jul 17 2023 // National Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan, announced the expansion of its Cyber team with a series of appointments and promotions. Matthew McCabe has been appointed managing director of cyber...
Business Moves
Jul 17 2023 // East World Insurance Associates, Bryant Asset Protection, B. R. Alexander & Co., The Mogil Organization Insurance broker World Insurance Associates LLC recently completed three acquisitions in the Northeast U.S....
New York Appeals Court Rules Child Victim’s Act Is Constitutional
Jul 14 2023 // A New York state appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of the Child Victims Act (CVA) which granted a one year extension of the state’s statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse to bring...
