New York officials urged commuters to work from home Monday as a strike by Long Island Rail Road workers threatened to disrupt travel for hundreds of thousands of riders across the region. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state and the … Read more
Workers for the busiest commuter rail service in North America are on strike. 3,500 Long Island Rail Road employees walked off the job in New York. Ali Bauman reports. Source link
A New York doctor who contracted and survived Ebola more than a decade ago says he is worried for healthcare workers who are at the center of treating the latest outbreak in a remote province of eastern Congo. “Healthcare workers are the group that I’m really concerned about because they had very close contact with … Read more
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The jury deadlocked again on a charge alleging the former Hollywood producer sexually assaulted a then-aspiring actress in a Manhattan hotel. Source link
A man suspected of planning a terrorist attack on a New York City synagogue is expected to appear in federal court Wednesday to face terrorism charges, according to two people familiar with the matter. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Mohammad Al-Saadi is expected to appear … Read more
Wall Street is the city’s economic engine–and they won’t let the young mayor forget. Source link
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners. The column, by journalist Nicholas Kristof, cites interviews with 14 men and women “who said they had been sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members … Read more
NEW YORK — A man accused of running a secret Chinese spy outpost in New York City was convicted Wednesday of acting as an illegal foreign agent and destroying text messages from a Chinese government handler. Lu Jianwang, 64, was acquitted of a related conspiracy charge in a case that pitted U.S. concerns about China’s … Read more
The police outpost was used to renew driver’s licenses and hunt a Chinese political opponent, prosecutors alleged. Source link