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January 16, 2025

Zeldin grilled by Democrats on climate change, Trump’s stance on carbon emissions during EPA hearing

Trump's EPA administrator nominee took at times pointed questions from several liberal Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing Thursday.

January 16, 2025

Archaeologists uncover centuries-old toilets, artifacts beneath future highway

As construction workers prepared to build a new highway in Syracuse, New York, a team of archaeologists uncovered 11 privies — finding artifacts belonging to people in the 1800s.

January 16, 2025

Lame duck Biden's DOJ gives brutal gang leader sweetheart plea deal in murder spree that killed 7

Long Island MS-13 leader Jairo Saenz has admitted to his role in seven brutal murders but will avoid both the death penalty and life in prison, authorities said.

January 15, 2025

Blue city first responder found dead in ambulette homicide: police

Peter Forrest, an employee of Marquis Ambulette, was found dead in a company ambulette with trauma about his body on Monday morning in New York City.

January 15, 2025

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils plan to offer free tuition at city, state colleges

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a plan to offer free tuition for certain associate degree programs at state and city colleges for residents between the ages of 25 and 55.

January 14, 2025

Police hunt 'Haggler After Midnight' mugger targeting certain victims in bizarre crime spree

The "Haggler After Midnight," who has struck nearly a dozen times in Brooklyn and Queens, forces victims to haggle at knifepoint over what loot they will hand over, police said.

January 14, 2025

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand blasts Pete Hegseth's testimony, particularly on women in combat

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said Pete Hegseth's testimony at his confirmation hearing 'disturbed' her.

January 13, 2025

'Living legend': Schumer honors centenarian Holocaust survivor with Capitol flag, Senate floor recognition

Democratic New York Sen. Chuck Schumer honored 100-year-old Holocaust survivor living on Long Island with Senate recognition, he announced Monday.

January 13, 2025

Cap-and-trade returns: NY plans to force big oil to ‘invest’ in ‘green’ by paying for emissions

In her State of the State address, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to propose a cap-and-invest program for energy producers that emit pollution.

January 13, 2025

New NYC 'char broil' rule would force restaurants to cut emissions by 75%

New York environmental officials are proposing emissions requirements for under-fire commercial char broilers, a popular form of grilling used in restaurants in New York City.