Trial Begins for Limousine Firm Operator Over New York Crash That Killed 20 in 2018 May 3, 2023 By Maysoon Khan and Michael Hill Nearly five years after a stretch limousine packed with birthday revelers careened down a hill and off a road in...
New York Expects Lifting of Deadline to Bring Wave of Claims by Adult Sex Abuse Survivors November 23, 2022 By Michael Hill Sexual assault victims in New York will get a one-time opportunity to sue over their abuse starting Thursday, under a...
New York Sets ‘Gun Free Zones’ to Restrict Guns; Regulates Concealed Carry Permits September 2, 2022 By Bobby Caina Calvan, Maysoon Khan and Michael Hill Amid the bright lights and electronic billboards across New York’s Times Square, city authorities are posting new signs proclaiming the...
Lawsuit Challenges New York’s Revised Gun Safety Law July 14, 2022 By Michael Hill A federal lawsuit challenging part of New York’s new gun law was filed by Republican congressional candidate Carl Paladino, one...
Court Rules Bronx Zoo Elephant Named Happy Doesn’t Qualify as a Person June 15, 2022 By Michael Hill Happy the elephant may be intelligent and deserving of compassion, but she cannot be considered a person being illegally confined...
New York Let Childhood Sex Abuse Victims Sue; 9,000 Went to Court August 18, 2021 By Michael Hill For two years, New York temporarily set aside its usual time limit on civil lawsuits in order to allow victims...
Elsa Soaks New York City and New England As It Races Up East Coast July 14, 2021 By Michael Hill and Tom Hays The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds Friday, flooding streets,...
Feds Fault Operator, Regulators in New York Limo Crash That Killed 20 October 6, 2020 By Michael Hill State regulators repeatedly failed to properly oversee a poorly maintained stretch limousine with corroded brakes that hurtled down a hill...
Governor Cuomo Clears Way for Indoor Dining to Resume in New York City September 11, 2020 By Marina Villeneuve and Michael Hill New York City restaurants can resume indoor dining on Sept. 30 at 25% capacity with temperature checks for customers and...
New York Limousine Crash Victims’ Relatives Call for Stronger Regulations October 7, 2019 By Michael Hill Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in an upstate New York stretch limousine crash urged quick action on...