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Drivers to get huge $6,700 one-time payment from $50 million settlement if they had cars repaired – see who qualifies
CHEVY and GM diesel owners equipped with a large displacement V8 and a specific fuel pump could be seeing a substantial payday. The settlement covers drivers in seven states, with some being paid up to $12,700. Chevrolet and GMC, both brands under General Motors, have reached a preliminary settlement for...
Ex-Marine and commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management Zach Iscol
Zach Iscol served in Iraq as a Marine and is now commissioner of New York City’s Department of Emergency Management. “We are always activated. We’re always responding to stuff,” he says. How to prepare for the worst.
Union II see unbeaten run conclude at New York City FC II
Eddy Davis netted his 10th goal of the season but two goals late from the hosts saw Philadelphia Union II’s three-game winning streak end by a 2-1 scoreline at New York City FC II. With the first team in the midst of two games in three days there were...
Peter Jovanovich, Textbook Titan and Former City Councilman, Dies at 75
Peter Jovanovich, a peerless educational and academic publisher, died on July 15 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He was 75. Born in Queens, N.Y., on Feb. 4, 1949, he grew up in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. He was the son of Martha (Davis) and William Jovanovich. His father started off as a...
Local artist’s work to be featured on Times Square Jumbotron in New York City
HMVC Gallery New York has selected Marion Kahn’s oil on canvas painting titled, “Cowboy Dream,” to be featured on the Times Square Jumbotron for the summer show at 1 p.m. EST on Saturday. Kahn, a Steamboat Springs artist representing the Zandee Gallery, modeled the 72-inch by 48-inch...
FDNY Commissioner Kavanagh announces she’s stepping down
NEW YORK (PIX11) — FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has announced she is stepping down from her role. Kavanagh, the first woman to hold that position, had some words of advice for her successor. “They need to be very tough but they also need to be a little bit soft and self-reflective. That’s a combination that […]
Half-Million New Yorkers Must Pay Much More For Electric, Gas
This is "not the outcome" Hudson Valley residents wanted. But get ready to pay more. Last summer, Hudson Valley Post reported that Central Hudson wanted to raise its gas and electric rates by double digits. Central Hudson Wanted To Raise Prices By Nearly 20 Percent. The company asked the Public...
Kool DJ Red Alert honored with interactive sculpture in Harlem
NEW YORK - On Friday, hip-hop legend Kool DJ Red Alert was honored with his own statue in his home neighborhood as part of the ongoing Harlem Sculpture Gardens exhibit.Kool DJ Red Alert himself was in Montefiore Park as shouts of "Yeahhhhh!" echoed from the crowd when his likeness, named for his signature chant, was unveiled."This is something that's very rare, but in blessings, I'm here to witness it," Kool DJ Red Alert said.Red Alert remains a staple in hip-hop history, credited with inventing the mixtape as Afrika Bambaataa's DJ, still mixing on WBLS six days a week, 40 years after...
Summer humidity returns to NYC; extreme heat stays away in the forecast
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The week ends on a great note, but the summer humidity will be making a return. While it will be on the warm side, the extreme heat will be lacking heading into next week. Skies will be clear for much of Friday night as high...
'Essentially incompetent' criminal gets time-served sentence in Pa. fake bill scheme
WILLIAMSPORT — A New York City man, whom a judge called an “essentially incompetent” criminal, has received a time-served sentence for passing counterfeit $20 bills at retailers throughout central and northeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. U.S. Middle District Judge Mathew W. Brann after he finished sentencing El...
Mayor Adams sued for refusal to implement rental assistance laws
NEW YORK – A legal battle is brewing between some New York City tenants and Mayor Eric Adams over rental assistance laws.Last year, the New York City Council passed a set of laws that would expand the rent supplement CityFHEPS to help keep low-income New Yorkers out of shelters. After the Council overrode Adams' veto, the mayor refused to enact the laws.In a statement, his office defended the choice, saying in part:"The Adams administration has invested heavily in CityFHEPS — increasing funding, implementing reforms, and significantly expanding eligibility and access for the most at-risk New Yorkers. We have wide-ranging tools...
A look at the legal fight over expanding CityFHEPS
Arnold Fernandez is many things: a father, husband and soon to be grandfather. He’s also one of many struggling New Yorkers facing eviction. “I’ve never been to a shelter. I’ve seen a lot of news about the shelters, but I’ve never been to one,” he said.
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