New York man sentenced after smuggling reptiles to Hong Kong
A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for illegally exporting live reptiles after falsely labeling them as toys in shipments bound for Hong Kong, federal officials announced this week. Sentenced in Buffalo, Wei Qiang Lin will serve 24 months in prison. Lin was convicted of...
Mamdani-Backed Candidate Rejects U.S. Holidays
Mamdani-Backed Socialist Candidate Rejects Key American Holidays
10 Exotic Pets That Are Legal to Own in New York State
New York has some of the most stringent exotic pet laws in the country, and those laws got even stricter this year with the passing of Senate Bill 252, which redefines "exotic animal" and "wild animal" and adds more exotic animals to the state's "ban list." On top of that, exotic animal bans are even more...
Churchill: Bruce Blakeman begins to make his case for governor
Most upstate voters wouldn’t know Bruce Blakeman from Bruce Springsteen.
NY Attorney General Letitia James Warns Against Price Gouging During Winter Storm Emergency
Amidst a severe winter storm sweeping across New York, Attorney General Letitia James has issued a warning against the practice of price gouging, emphasizing the illegality of exploiting consumers during emergencies. As New Yorkers brace themselves and stock up on essentials, the state’s top law enforcement official...
Kips Bay Science Complex, With New City Morgue, is ‘Shovel-Ready’
SPARC (Science Park and Research Campus) Kips Bay will also integrate three CUNY schools, create a new public-health-centered high-school, establish “outpatient ambulatory care services and a training simulation center for NYC Health + Hospitals,” and include retail and commercial space. At present, the medical...
Flu Hotspots Uncovered In Hudson Valley, NYC, Upstate NY
The flu continues to spread at alarming rates across New York State. But some parts are dealing with it more than others.
Dangerous Snowstorm Heads for NYC, New Jersey, Upstate New York as 1,400 Flights Are...
Airbus A320 (Aeroflot) in snow , Image via Wiki Commons A powerful post-Christmas winter storm is barreling toward the Northeast, threatening to blanket New York City with its heaviest snowfall in years while paralyzing travel across multiple states. As the system moves in on Friday afternoon, officials are warning...
3 dead in catastrophic Christmas flooding in California; East Coast braces for heavy snow
Three people were dead in California by Friday after major storms swept through the state, causing days of rain and flooding over the Christmas holiday — while in New York City, a storm was forecast to dump around a half-foot of snow. While the atmospheric river that sent flooding...
State of Emergency declared in NY: Gov. Hochul
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Gov. Kathy Hochul took to X to announce a State of Emergency for counties impacted by the winter storm. A travel advisory has been issued in New York City as a winter storm is expected to dump up to 10 inches of snow across the tri-state area on Friday. The city’s winter weather […]
