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National Grid union approves contract
After months of negotiations National Grid workers officially agreed to a new contract over the weekend. The union representing roughly 1,200 National Grid employees who work in Long Island’s natural gas and power plants voted 590-90 to approve a new contract with 4% annual wage increase on Friday evening.
New York Rangers fire coach Peter Laviolette after missing the playoffs
By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey WriterPeter Laviolette was fired as coach of the New York Rangers on Saturday, ending his tenure after two seasons, the second of which was a massive underachievement of missing the playoffs.General manager Chris Drury made the move less than 48 hours after the finale of a lost season that followed…
Anti-Trump protesters rally in New York, Washington and elsewhere across the country
NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of President Donald Trump’s administration took to the streets of communities large and small across the U.S. on Saturday, decrying what they see as threats to the nation’s democratic ideals.The disparate events ranged from a march through midtown Manhattan and a rally in front of the White House to a…
Toll on Manhattan drivers remains in effect, despite Trump’s Easter Sunday deadline
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering the busiest part of Manhattan remained in effect Sunday, despite an Easter deadline from the Trump administration to halt the first-in-the-nation fee.Both Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state agency overseeing the tolls, confirmed Sunday that its system…
Trump administration takes over $7B reconstruction project for NYC’s Penn Station
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is taking control of the $7 billion reconstruction project for New York City’s busy but aging Penn Station, sidelining the city’s mass transit agency, the transportation chief said Thursday.State and city officials have sought for years to remake the country’s busiest rail hub, which is beleaguered by…
Tentative agreement reached between union and Manhattan Beer Distributors
Manhattan Beer Distributors has announced that the strike of Six hundred unionized delivery workers is over. The workers had been on strike for two days in an ongoing dispute over pensions and other labor practices. The tentative agreement still has to be ratified by the members, but is expected to pass.
George Santos is ‘unrepentant’ as he faces years in prison for fraud, prosecutors say
NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos “remains unrepentant” as he faces years in federal prison for fraud and identity theft, federal prosecutors say, citing a tirade of his social media posts in recent days.Prosecutors, in a legal filing Thursday, bolstered their arguments for a stiff sentence, saying the 36-year-old New York…
Trump Administration issues order to stop construction of offshore wind project
The Trump administration has ordered an immediate halt to work on a planned offshore wind project near the coast of Long Beach, arguing the Biden administration rushed the approval process.54 1,000-foot wind turbines were planned to be built around 15 miles from the shore. Gov. Hochul responded that she would “fight this decision every step…
FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach lineup is set
The 2025 FourLeaf Air Show at Jones Beach is set for Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and Sunday, May 25, 2025, from 10 AM – 3 PM. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are returning for their 10th appearance as the headliners, The United States Army Golden Knights Parachute Team and the American…
Judge finds cause to hold Trump administration in criminal contempt for violating deportation order
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday said he has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in criminal contempt of court and warned he could seek officials’ prosecution for violating his orders last month to turn around planes carrying deportees to an El Salvador prison.The ruling from U.S District Judge James E.…
GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik is considering a run for governor of New York
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Elise Stefanik, a member of House Republican leadership and onetime nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, is considering a run for New York governor, according to a person close to her.The person was granted anonymity to discuss internal deliberations. The state’s current governor, Democrat Kathy Hochul, was elected in…
Wink Martindale, the genial game show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wink Martindale, the genial host of such hit game shows as “Gambit” and “Tic-Tac-Dough” who also did one of the first recorded television interviews with a young Elvis Presley, has died. He was 91.Martindale died Tuesday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, California, according to his publicist Brian Mayes. Martindale had…