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New York Eliminating Safety Inspections on Vehicles?
Do you think it would be a good idea for the state of New York to do like other states and eliminate the need for vehicle owners to have and pass a yearly safety inspection?. There are two things that most of us New Yorkers are well aware we have to do at least once every year and if we don't do them there could be serious consequences. We have to pay and file our taxes, and we need to have the vehicles we own and drive inspected. Not that you need an explanation but if you don't pay your taxes, the state will eventually find out and you'll spend years trying to clear things up.
What's keeping drivers from buying EVs? Mostly price.
More drivers are buying them, but electric cars still make up a small share of the market in Rhode Island. A new survey from AAA Northeast of drivers in the Ocean State and its neighbors raises questions about how fast the electric vehicle market share will grow, even as state and federal lawmakers...
Two High Speed Chases in Hudson Valley End in Violent Crashes
Hudson Valley police say two separate high-speed chases ended in violent wrecks this weekend. Authorities are still investigating the incidents that took place on Saturday night. While both chases occurred within a half hour of each other, there appears to be no connection between the drivers. Hudson Valley High-Speed Chase...
Brian Hildreth named “Public Librarian of the Year”
Former David A. Howe Library Director now leads the entire Southern Tier Library System!!. Congratulations to Brian Hildreth, the Executive Director of the Southern Tier Library System, who is the recipient of NYLA’s 2024 Public Librarian of the Year Award! . Brian Hildreth has demonstrated the value of public...
Truck Carrying Gravel Overturns And Spills on Hudson Valley Bridge
Officials say a tractor-trailer overturned and crashed one of the area's busiest bridges leading to long delays and unfortunately many headaches for motorists. New York State Police said the crash occurred early Wednesday, around 5:30 AM on the southbound lanes of the bridge. The truck was carrying gravel which spilled out all over the road and blocked lanes of traffic, according to police reports.
Tesla’s New York Gigafactory Deal Set for Major Overhaul—What’s Changing?
Tesla's agreement with New York State regarding its Buffalo Gigafactory is about to undergo significant changes as the current deal nears expiration. The factory, known for producing Tesla’s Solar Roof and Superchargers, also employs Autopilot data analysts. Under the existing agreement, Tesla is required to maintain a workforce of 1,460 people at the Gigafactory and a total of 2,000 employees across the state. Failing to meet these thresholds would trigger a $41 million fine.
With certifications in Arizona and Missouri, voters in eight states will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in 2024, the most on record for a single year
Voters in eight states—Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, New York, Nevada, and South Dakota—will decide on abortion-related ballot measures in Nov. 2024. This is the most on record for a single year. Initiatives are pending signature verification in three additional states—Arkansas, Montana, and Nebraska. Measures were most...
DOCCS reports 3 more WNY corrections officers hospitalized
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — For the third time in just over a week, corrections officers at a local prison have reportedly fallen ill while on the job. According to officials, different chemical or substance exposures are said to be the cause, sending more than a dozen corrections officers to local hospitals. The most recent reported […]
Nike’s NYvsNY features young star athletes, brings big excitement to Victory Park
Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. The semifinals and championship game of NYvsNY, a youth basketball tournament, took place over the weekend at Emily Warren Roebling Plaza under the Brooklyn Bridge. The annual tournament, which is hosted...
Car crashes into Stamford building this morning injuring two people
Two people were taken to the hospital this morning after their car crashed into a building at 1010 Washington Blvd. Fire officials say two occupants of the vehicle that hit the building were injured. Their condition is unknown. The building sustained damage to several windows. The police department is handling...
Astoria man charged with stealing oxycodone while he was an official at two Queens nursing homes: DA
A former director at two Queens nursing homes is criminally charged with stealing more than 1,500 oxycodone pills, which were meant to be destroyed. Charles Gonder, 52, of 30th Drive in Astoria, was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Wednesday on a criminal complaint charging him with criminal possession of a controlled substance, 26 counts of falsifying business records, and other related crimes following an investigation into his past employment at the Regal Heights Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Jackson Heights and the Sapphire Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing of Central Queens in Flushing.
See it: One of the world’s smallest deer species born at Queens Zoo
QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A member of one of the world’s smallest deer species was born at the Queens Zoo, officials announced on Thursday. A southern pudu fawn was born on June 21 at about two pounds. It lives with its parents in a habitat on Queens Zoo’s Wild Side. A southern pudu can weigh […]
Civics, BP are sick of messy medians
Medians may divide roadways, but Queens elected officials and civic leaders are united when in comes to seeing them maintained. Borough President Donovan Richards and community leaders from all over the borough gathered on Braddock Avenue near 221st Place, the site of one unruly median, Tuesday morning to call on city agencies to clean up the dividers, which have become covered in overgrown weeds and trash.
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