David Dinkins, New York’s only Black mayor, whose struggles with civil unrest and racial strife in the early 1990s overshadowed his success in beginning the city’s two-decade trend of reduced
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J&J Gets $325 Million Talc Verdict Slashed by New York Judge
Johnson & Johnson persuaded a New York judge to slash by about two-thirds a $325 million jury award to a woman who blamed her asbestos-related cancer on use of the
Continue reading »Severe Transit Cuts Would Cripple U.S. Economy, Experts Warn
In this article Like a tree without roots or a body without a spine, New York City would collapse without its subway system. That kind of dire outcome is a real
Continue reading »New York MTA Warns of 40% Subway Cut, Shedding 9,300 Jobs
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to eliminate 9,367 jobs and drastically cut back subway, bus and train services that are vital to the region’s economy if the federal government
Continue reading »New York Orders Restaurants, Bars, Gyms Closed at 10 P.M.
New York will order bars and restaurants with state liquor licenses closed at 10 p.m. along with gyms, and limit indoor gatherings to 10 people, Governor Andrew Cuomo said. “If
Continue reading »Twerking Santas, ‘Christmapolitans’ Could Give Bars a Needed Boost
Christmas will come early to New York this year. On Nov. 5, a pair of Miracle bars—the pop-up watering holes that scream “holidays” with twerking-Santa decor, elf-shaped mugs, and high-alcohol ‘Christmapolitans’—will
Continue reading »Covid infection rates will rise in New York and U.S. as state fights 'microclusters,' Cuomo says
Coronavirus infection rates in New York will likely increase before the end of the year as a number of "fall stressors" will help spark the virus' spread, Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Continue reading »Businesses in NYC Hot Spots Must Close by Friday, Cuomo Says
Businesses and schools in coronavirus hot spots in New York state must close by the end of the week, Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Cuomo announced plans for a “Cluster
Continue reading »New York’s Gray Skies Come From California Smoke in Jet Stream
The sun is out, there isn’t a cloud to be seen, and yet the sky over New York and the Northeast is a milky gray because jet-stream winds are driving
Continue reading »New York Bakery Chain Maison Kayser Files Bankruptcy, Plans Sale
The owner of French bakery chain Maison Kayser’s U.S. locations filed for bankruptcy protection late Thursday with a plan to sell itself in a court auction. Cosmoledo LLC, which operates
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