As eclipse chasers prepare their trip to the path of totality, law enforcement and local governments in western New York are working behind the scenes to maintain order amid the astrological craze. At least a half million revelers – perhaps even a million – are expected in the area, primarily in Niagara Falls and Erie County, on Monday for the …
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East Coast residents felt the earth move Friday morning as a minor earthquake hit New Jersey and was felt in surrounding areas, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The earthquake measured at least 4.8 magnitude and struck near Lebanon, New Jersey, at 10:23 a.m., about 45 miles west of New York City and 50 miles north of Philadelphia, according …
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An earthquake struck New Jersey and shook buildings in surrounding states this morning – leaving an estimated 42 million people feeling the seismic impacts of the phenomenon,according to the U.S. Geological Survey. “Our region just experienced an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7, with an epicenter near Readington in Hunterdon County,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said in a …
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Six inmates at a New York state prison will be allowed to watch next week’s solar eclipse after they sued the corrections department following its decision to lock down facilities during the rare event. The inmates – Jeremy Zielinski, Travis Hudson, Bruce Moses, Oscar Nuñez, Jean MarcDesmarat and David Haigh – filed a federal lawsuit after claiming the lockdown decision …
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New York City politicians are pushing for revised laws after a crew of squatters punctuated a months-long terror campaign against their neighbors by burning a house to the ground last November. “It was a very quiet neighborhood before and then suddenly when it happened, those people break into the house,” Ming Zhu, who lives two houses down from the razed …
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New York City Mayor Adams is being ripped online for his administration’s late emergency text message in response to this morning’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake. The city sent out an emergency text to residents via its Notify NYC system at 10:47 a.m. EST informing them of the quake. “Emergency Alert. 4.7 magnitude earthquake has occurred in the NYC area. Residents are …
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A New York state judge late on Thursday dramatically scaled back his order from the previous day that had invalidated most of the state’s cannabis regulations in a case challenging rules for advertising marijuana. New York Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant issued an amended order on Thursday that voided only regulations pertaining to cannabis marketing. The judge in Albany, New …
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NEW YORK CITY – A “culture of lawlessness” has allowed squatters to take control of properties and haul homeowners through costly, lengthy legal battles, a real estate broker facing alleged squatters of her own told Fox News. “Squatters are a major problem not only in the area, but all over New York,” Top Nest Properties broker Ejona Bardhi Shyti told …
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Jeffrey Lichtman, the prominent defense lawyer retained by Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ son Justin, accused federal investigators of leaking details about the search warrants served on the hip-hop billionaire’s mansions in Miami and Los Angeles and attempting to influence public opinion with a show of force. In the most recent episode of “Beyond the Legal Limit,” an hour-long show that covered …
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A request by New York’s Nassau County to prevent women’s and girls’ teams with transgender players from using county-run parks and sports facilities without legal consequences was denied by a federal judge on Thursday, per Reuters. Judge Nusrat Choudhury said Thursday that the Constitution’s 11th Amendment prevents a local government from suing a state government in federal courts. Choudhury also …
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