Proposed Bill Requiring Sprinklers To Be Installed In NYC Apartments Meeting Strong Opposition, Including By Co-Author

A rare coalition of tenants and landlords joined Wednesday to oppose a controversial City Council bill.

• Dec 2, 2020

Suffolk County Police Break Up 500-Person Potential Super-Spreader Party At Castle-Like Home

Long Island is ramping up more COVID-19 testing sites as a crucial weapon to slow the surge.

• Dec 2, 2020

Prosecutors Say Birth Tourism Fraud Ring Out Of Turkey Operated On Long Island For 3 Years

Prosecutors say more than 100 pregnant women from Turkey came this country to give birth to babies to instantly be granted U.S. citizenship.

• Dec 2, 2020

Ray McGuire Officially Enters Race For NYC Mayor

Former Wall Street executive Ray McGuire has officially entered the race for mayor of New York City with a video narrated by Spike Lee.

• Dec 2, 2020

Potential 'Bribery-For-Pardon' Scheme Under Investigation By The Justice Department

The Justice Department is investigating a bribery scheme that directed money to the White House or used political contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon, according to court documents.

• Dec 1, 2020

Fauci: COVID-19 Will Continue To Disrupt Lives Unless 'Overwhelming Majority' Of Americans Take Vaccine

The nation's top infectious disease expert also said Americans should get vaccinated if they want to be "part of the solution" to the pandemic.

• Dec 1, 2020

Biden Introduces Economic Team, Tells Americans 'Help Is On The Way'

The team is poised to take the helm of the federal government as the nation grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic.

• Dec 1, 2020

Officials: COVID-19 Case Surge Expected Through End Of Year

Concerns continued Sunday over the number of Americans who traveled for Thanksgiving.

• Nov 30, 2020

Protesters Rally In Support Of Homeless Men Living In Lucerne Hotel On Upper West Side

Multiple groups protested near the hotel on the Upper West Side and called on the mayor to not move the men.

• Nov 29, 2020

Set To Retire From Political Life, Longtime Hudson Valley Congresswoman Nita Lowey Reflects On Stellar Career

For the first time in more than three decades, the next Congress will be without New York Rep. Nita Lowey.

• Nov 27, 2020

Trump Loses Appeal In Pennsylvania: 'Calling An Election Unfair Does Not Make It So'

The Trump campaign lost another battle Friday in their attempt to prove mass fraud in the election, something thus far they've been unable to do.

• Nov 27, 2020

Trump Pardons Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn In Final Weeks In Office

President Trump announced Wednesday he pardoned Michael Flynn, his former national security adviser who twice pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, granting a long-rumored reprieve to the retired Army lieutenant general as he prepares to leave office.

• Nov 25, 2020

Should Politics Be On The Discussion Menu On Thanksgiving? Experts Weigh In

Getting ready to gather virtually with family on Thursday? How will you navigate inevitable conversations about the still-contentious election? Is politics simply to be avoided? Can it be?

• Nov 25, 2020

In Thanksgiving Message, Joe Biden Reminds Americans 'We're At War With A Virus, Not With Each Other'

President Donald Trump continues to push unfounded claims about the election. Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden delivered his pre-Thanksgiving message to the nation.

• Nov 25, 2020

Schools: The New Normal | State, New York City Make Moves To Bridge Digital Divide For Remote Learning

The digital divide has been exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

• Nov 24, 2020

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