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NY lawmaker urged to resign after allegations from women
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York state lawmaker is facing calls to resign from the governor and other fellow Democrats after two women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2015. Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are among a chorus of state and federal elected...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Wall Street Journal. March 14, 2023. Editorial: Trump’s Legal Peril in Manhattan If prosecutor Alvin Bragg’s case is this much of a stretch, he should think twice. Donald Trump’s estranged lawyer Michael Cohen testified for three hours Monday...
Late-winter storm pummels Northeast with heavy, wet snow
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A winter storm dumped heavy, wet snow in parts of the Northeast on Tuesday, causing tens of thousands of power outages, widespread school closings, dangerous driving conditions and a plane to slide off a taxiway. The storm's path included parts of New...
New England, upstate New York, bracing for winter storm
Parts of the Northeast were bracing for a powerful winter storm that could dump heavy, wet snow and unleash strong winds, making travel difficult and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people. The National Weather Service says the storm could begin late Monday and last...
Signature Bank seized to send banks a message, director says
A regulatory takeover of a New York-based bank was intended to send a message to U.S. banks to stay away from the cryptocurrency business, a former member of Congress who was on the bank’s board says. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank said Monday that he believes the state officials...
Plans for a NYC rail link to LaGuardia Airport now abandoned
Plans for a rail link were abandoned Monday that would have connected LaGuardia Airport to New York City's subway and commuter rail system, after intense criticism about its $2.4 billion-plus price tag and the potential effects on surrounding neighborhoods. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
Editorial Roundup: New York
New York Post. February 28, 2023. Editorial: NY Democrats’ lame squirming on the criminal-justice harm they’ve caused Not only did Democrats block Albany District Attorney David Soares from delivering devastating testimony at the Jan. 30 state Senate hearing on...
California bill would help protect nannies, house cleaners
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California households that employ cleaners or nannies could soon be required to comply with safety standards similar to other workplaces under a bill proposed in the state Legislature. Domestic workers in California don’t have the same safety protections...
'Powder keg' for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered
NEW YORK (AP) — Lolita Jackson was at her 72nd-floor desk in the World Trade Center, feeling like she worked at the top of the world. Then came the boom, and smoke started curling in from an elevator shaft. Unsure what was happening, she joined thousands of other office workers on...
Editorial Roundup: New York
Albany Times Union. February 21, 2023. Editorial: This needs correction Dozens of people who end up in New York jails and prisons have taken their own lives in recent years. The state must do more to prevent this. Jails and prisons aren’t meant to be...
