Tag: New York City

Trump Sues NYC Over Sanctuary Laws Citing Immigrant Shooting

The Justice Department has announced it is suing New York City’s Mayor Eric Adam’s administration arguing that the city’s “sanctuary” policy interferes with the federal government’s deportation efforts. The lawsuit comes just days after the Trump administration placed blame on those policies for the recent shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer by […]

‘No Kings’ Protests Attract Thousands in New York City

‘No Kings’ Protests Attract Thousands in New York City

June 14, 2025, marked President Donald Trump’s military parade celebrating the Army’s 250th anniversary and his birthday. What really drew people in, though, was the “No Kings” protest happening at the same time, against Trump’s policies and actions during his second presidency. Tens of thousands of people crowded in parks and plazas across the U.S. […]

NJ Transit Strike Leaves Commuters Searching for Rides

NJ Transit Strike Leaves Commuters Searching for Rides

On May 16, 2025, NJ Transit train engineers went on strike for the first time in over 40 years, affecting approximately 350,000 New Jersey and New York City commuters.  AP News reported that the strike started a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management.  “We presented them the last proposal; they […]

Three Dead, One Missing After Boat Sinks Off Staten Island, Coast Guard Confirms

Three Dead, One Missing After Boat Sinks Off Staten Island, Coast Guard Confirms

Three people are dead, and one remains missing after a boat sank off of Staten Island, New York, on Sunday, Feb. 23, officials say. The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple local agencies responded to the emergency distress call. The U.S. Coast Guard reported that they received a call around noon on Sunday that a boat […]

Planet Hollywood Reopens in Manhattan

Planet Hollywood Reopens in Manhattan

Planet Hollywood reopened in Manhattan last weekend after closing during COVID.  Planet Hollywood is a movie-themed restaurant chain with four locations. The restaurant has opened and closed in hundreds of different locations, yet only four remain, one of which just reopened at 136 West 42nd Street in Midtown.  The restaurant cost a whopping $17 million […]

Dangerously Cold Weather Hits NYC

Dangerously Cold Weather Hits NYC

For the past few days, NYC has been plunged into cold weather, and it won’t stop yet. These dangerously cold temperatures won’t climb above freezing for a while.  These sub-zero temperatures and winds have prompted the National Weather Service to warn of extremely cold weather in coastal/interior New Jersey and the Catskills until 12 p.m. […]

Hoda Kotb Bids Today Show Farewell

Hoda Kotb Bids Today Show Farewell

After seventeen years on the iconic morning news show Today, anchor Hoda Kotb celebrated her last day—and a Monday morning without 3 am alarms. Kotb spent her previous morning anchoring the show alongside her friends and coworkers on Friday, January 10.  “I decided that this is the right time for me to move on,” Kotb […]

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