Listen to This Article The nightmare shook the old man, who was now in his late 90s. He dreamed of falling from the sky. He awoke feeling helpless and afraid. John Wenzel, a veteran, automotive executive, father and grandfather, had recently moved into a senior living apartment in Brooklyn Heights, the Watermark on Clark Street, […]
They arrived just before midnight, carrying machetes and hoes, hammers and sickles, with plans to seize the land. When the 200 activists and farm workers got there, the ranch was vacant, overgrown with weeds, and the farm headquarters empty, except for a stray cow. Now, three months later, it is a bustling village. On a […]
The News Gov. Jared Polis signed three bills into law on Friday that tighten restrictions on gun purchases and possession, as well as a fourth that makes it easier for victims of gun violence to sue firearm companies. The new laws will raise the age to buy any firearm to 21 from 18, and make […]
ALBANY, N.Y. — It was around dinner time on Thursday, with many New York State lawmakers already heading home to their districts, when Gov. Kathy Hochul dropped a budget bombshell: Roughly four weeks past the deadline, she and legislative leaders had reached a tentative deal. She hastily convened a news conference in the Capitol’s ornate […]
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army said on Friday that it was grounding all Army flights except those needed for critical missions until aviation squadrons complete required training after two deadly helicopter crashes in a month. “The safety of our aviators is our top priority, and this stand-down is an important step to make certain we […]
In the wake of a deadly collapse of a parking garage in Lower Manhattan last week, New York City officials found structural problems at four other garages so dangerous they ordered the buildings at least partially vacated. At those four garages — two in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn — the city’s Buildings Department found […]
WASHINGTON — Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., the author of the majority opinion that overruled Roe v. Wade last June, told The Wall Street Journal’s opinion pages that he had “a pretty good idea who is responsible” for leaking a draft of his opinion to Politico. Justice Alito added that he did not have “the […]
When a man who was out on a date in Houston found out he had been duped out of $40 by someone pretending to be a parking attendant, he ran out of the restaurant, fatally shot the scammer and then “nonchalantly” returned, the authorities said. The man, Erick Aguirre, 29, was arrested on Tuesday in […]
NAPA — There’s a popular stop in Wine Country, along a winding highway with acres of vineyards unfurling on either side. But it isn’t a place to taste chardonnay or cabernet sauvignon, nor is it a new Michelin-starred restaurant. It’s a museum. Tucked between two wineries in Napa Valley, the di Rosa Center for Contemporary […]
The News Fourteen new charter schools could open in New York City under a plan lawmakers are close to finalizing as part of the state budget, according to John Liu, who chairs the State Senate’s New York City education committee, and several others familiar with the discussions. The potential deal would mark the first charter […]