Rockefeller Center Tree Lights Up for the 2016 Season!
Thousands of rain-drenched revelers gathered in midtown Manhattan Wednesday night to watch the annual lighting of the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center.Mayor Bill de Blasio and actors Alec Baldwin and Kate McKinnon helped flip the switch to illuminate the 94-foot tall, 14-ton Norway spruce with 50,000 multicolored lights.The tree will be lit every day from 5:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. until Jan. 7, except for Christmas Day, when it will stay lit for 24 hours.The holiday tradition started in 1931. ..>> view originalNew York needs to end its 'Hollywood' giveaways
New York State’s tax revenues have fallen more than $1 billion behind projections since the current state budget was adopted eight months ago. When the fiscal year starts April 1, it’ll be staring into the gaping maw of at least a $689 million shortfall. Under the circumstances, a new corporate-tax giveaway is the last thing Albany needs. Gov. Cuomo agrees — at least for now. Until this week, Cuomo had never seen an entertainment industry subsidy he didn’t like — including a five-year, $2.1 b..>> view originalNY / Region|US Will Ban Smoking in Public Housing Nationwide
Photo A smoker outside of the Melrose Houses in the Bronx. The federal smoking rule will have the biggest implications in New York, which has the nation’s largest public housing agency. Credit Sam Hodgson for The New York Times Smoking will be prohibited in public housing residences nationwide under a federal rule announced on Wednesday.Officials with the Department of Housing and Urban Development said that the rule would take effect early next year, but that public ho..>> view originalNew York Today: Should I Get a Dog?
Photo Are you the one? Credit Kevin Hagen for The New York Times Updated, 8:30 a.m.Good morning on this wet Wednesday.Here in New York, it’s been a big year for dogs.In March, the city’s Health Department issued an advisory allowing dogs to join humans at outdoor spaces at restaurants and bars.And recently, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed legislation that permits pets to be buried next to their humans in some cemeteries.Not only do we spoil our pets (and even let them dicta..>> view originalPolitics|Ethics Office Praises Donald Trump for a Move He Hasn't ...
Mr. Trump provided few details in his posts and did not say whether he would divest his assets. But he promised to hold a “major news conference” with his adult children in two weeks to reveal legal documents that would remove him from what he called the “business operations” of his company. He vowed to leave the Trump Organization “in total” to focus on running the country. But his vague promise to “in no way have a conflict of interest with my various businesses” drew an immediate rebuke from..>> view originalCaught On Video: Police Say Man Walks Off With Bucket Of Gold ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The search continues for a suspect who police said was seen on surveillance video stealing a bucket of gold flakes off an armored truck in Midtown Manhattan. It happened around 4:30 p.m. back on Sept. 29 as the armored truck was parked on West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. The truck was left unattended for a short time, and the suspect jumped on the opportunity. “The helpers actually left the truck to do a pick up, and the one that was securing the vehicle..>> view originalTrump, a Free-Form Leader, Experiments and Invites Drama
On display, if not on the menu, was government à la Trump.While Mr. Trump’s focus appeared to careen unpredictably from hour to hour, the larger pattern he followed was a familiar one. As a candidate, Mr. Trump operated largely on gut instinct, with publicity-seeking provocation as his chief tactic. Trusting few people outside a circle of intimates, Mr. Trump thrived in a daily cycle of controversy and cultivated an atmosphere of often-public drama and division within his campaign. ..>> view originalTrump Saved Jobs at Carrier, but More Midwest Jobs Are in Jeopardy
Indeed, Rexnord, the ball bearing factory in Indianapolis where Mr. Jones went to work straight out of high school nearly 40 years ago, said in October it would be moving to Mexico. It is just a mile from the Carrier plant. The mayor of Indianapolis, Joe Hogsett, and Senator Joe Donnelly, both Democrats, tried to exert Trumplike pressure to force Rexnord to rethink its plans, but so far the company has not shown any sign it will change course.“On a personal level at Carrier, it is huge,” said J..>> view originalNew law requires timely rape-kit testing in New York
USA Today Network Jon Campbell, Gannett 9:20 p.m. EST November 30, 2016New York State Capitol Building in Albany.(Photo: CARLOS ORTIZ)ALBANY, N.Y. — Thousands of sexual assault evidence kits that have gone untested across New York will be sent for forensic testing under a bill signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week.The law will require all police agencies across the state to send their untested rape kits to a forensic laboratory for testing, while newly collected kits will be..>> view originalMom bleeds to death after paramedics fail to find bullet wound
Salaya Figueroa, 27, was wounded in the buttocks early Wednesday when shots rang out at East New York's Pink Houses. Figueroa and her boyfriend sprinted ...>> view original
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