November 13, 2024
Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored trying to settle the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate’s closely watched defamation case against the newspaper, their lawyers said on Tuesday. The disclosures came during a phone …
November 12, 2024
Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than 130 structures and …
November 12, 2024
A New York City man has been charged with staging a car accident for insurance fraud purposes last month in a case that received wide publicity after the victim shared dashboard camera footage of the crash, authorities announced Friday. Prosecutors …
November 12, 2024
New York City can’t use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has ruled. The court on Thursday dismissed a …
November 8, 2024
Brush fires broke out in a major New York City park and in New Jersey on Friday as the worst drought in more than two decades gripped the US Northeast. Firefighters worked to extinguish a blaze in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park …
November 8, 2024
Vantage Insurance Partners, Inc., a New York-based insurance brokerage and risk management consulting firm, has announced the appointment of Jack Butcher as chief executive officer. Per a press release, Butcher has a “robust background in leading growth focused organizations through …
November 6, 2024
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that up to $20 million is available for eligible homeowners in flood-prone areas to make proactive flood mitigation and energy-efficiency improvements to their homes. The money is the latest round of funding …
November 5, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S. Department …
November 5, 2024
Uber Technologies Inc. is proposing a cut to New York City drivers’ base pay rate, among other recommendations, as it seeks to lower prices of rides in one of its largest markets. The company would like the city’s Taxi and …
November 4, 2024
U.S. shippers are steering clear of East and Gulf Coast ports amid worries the 45,000 dockworkers at those trade hubs will go on strike again if their union leader does not land a new contract with employers by a Jan. …