After the company said it would no longer sell its ice cream in the occupied territories, New Jersey invoked a law that prohibits public investments in companies that engage in boycotts.
The Queens representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez demanded to know why all 46 alternatives to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s $2 billion AirTrain were ruled out so quickly.
He steered New York Waterway through financial straits. He also reveled in moments of glory, notably when his boats rode to the rescue on Sept. 11, 2001.
A group of Hollywood actresses want New York to apply the minimum wage to those
who earn tips, saying it would make servers less vulnerable to harassment.
A railroad crossing in Nassau County turned into a chaotic disaster scene after
a car swerved around gates and onto the tracks, where it was hit by the trains.
Airport security screeners are opting out in rising numbers during the partial
shutdown of the government and their absence is starting to put a strain on
airports.
The developers behind what was billed as one of the world’s tallest Ferris wheels announced an end to a plan designed to draw tourists to Staten Island.
A derailment briefly closed down train service under the Hudson River, the type of disruption that transit advocates warn could cripple the Northeast if the tunnel closed for extensive repairs.
A judge barred New Jersey from withdrawing its support for the agency, which was created in 1953 to combat the influence of organized crime on the docks.
The pilot, who was the only survivor of the crash, said that an emergency fuel shut-off had been tripped and that the harness of a passenger was underneath the lever.
Thousands of households remained without power Thursday as commuter lines struggled to clear “hundreds of trees” from tracks after nor’easter that led to at least two deaths.