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3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In CT, Other States: Officials 3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In CT, Other States: Officials
3K Foreign Contraband Cigarettes Seized, Destroyed By USPS In CT, Other States: Officials Around 3,000 packages of foreign contraband cigarettes bound for Connecticut, New York, and other states have been found and destroyed by the US Postal Service since the beginning of the year, officials said.  According to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, the seizures were a result of a settlement between the USPS and several states in August 2022 that forced the Postal Service to destroy untaxed foreign cigarettes instead of returning the illegally-mailed packages back to the sender.  Of the 3,000 cigarette packages destroyed since the beginning of 2023, 44 had bee…

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by Ben Crnic
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Got A Spare $4 Million? Norwalk 265-Room Hotel Heads To Auction Got A Spare $4 Million? Norwalk 265-Room Hotel Heads To Auction
Got A Spare $4 Million? Norwalk 265-Room Hotel Heads To Auction A Fairfield County hotel is for sale by auction with a starting bid of $4 million only a few years after its owners foreclosed on the property.  The DoubleTree by Hilton Norwalk, located at 789 Connecticut Ave. in Norwalk, is set to be sold in an auction held from Monday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 5, according to the property listing.  The 265-room hotel boasts eight floors, 136,807 square feet, and clear visibility and access from Interstate 95.  The Norwalk hotel is close to several corporate headquarters and locations, including Frontier Communications, Xerox, Pric…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says
Greenwich Woman Nabbed With Loaded Gun At JFK, TSA Says A Greenwich woman was arrested by the New York Port Authority Police for allegedly bringing a loaded gun in a carry-on bag to John F. Kennedy International Airport. The incident took place at a security checkpoint on Friday, Feb. 10 at the airport. According to TSA officers, the unidentified woman was nabbed while she was escorting a minor to their gate. The .22 caliber gun was loaded with nine bullets, including one in the chamber.  The woman, identified as Andrea Valdovinos, was not ticketed to fly. She received a “gate pass” from the airline to allow her to escort her minor ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport
IDs Released For Pilot, Passenger Killed In Small Plane Crash Near Westchester County Airport The identities have been released of two people who were killed after a small plane crashed near Westchester County Airport. The crash happened around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19 near the airport in White Plains. The wreckage of the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was found just west of the airport near Rye Lake (marked in red in the image above). The two were en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens to a small regional airport in Richmond Heights, Ohio, near Cleveland, reportedly to attend a funeral. The men have been identified as Cleveland residents Baruch Taub a…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say
Passenger Threatens Woman With Razor Blade On Flight From JFK, Feds Say A man has been apprehended after allegedly holding a razor blade to a woman's throat on a Thanksgiving Week flight out of John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The 41-year-old suspect, a Utah resident from the city of Syracuse, located about 30 miles north of Salt Lake City in Davis County, has been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint for carrying and using the straight-edge razor blade during a flight Monday, Nov. 21, according to the US Attorney's Office for the District of Utah. According to the allegations in the complaint and law enforcement affidavi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect
Construction Set To Begin On $4.2B New Terminal At JFK, Here's What Travelers Can Expect Faster TSA lines, touchless technology from check-in to gate, and reduced traffic congestion. Those are just some of the improvements that travelers can expect once a $4.2 billion new terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport is completed. Earlier Report: Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction on the first phase of the 1.2 million-square-foot Terminal 6 is set to begin in early 2023, making room for an additional 10 gates, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday, Nov. 17. "JFK International - the nation's door to the world - will soon …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport
Construction Begins On $9.5 Billion 'New Terminal One' At JFK Airport Construction is now underway on a $9.5 billion, 2.4 million-square-foot terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the groundbreaking for the New Terminal One on Thursday, Sept. 8. "Our state-of-the-art renovations of New York State's airports are critical and long overdue - especially at JFK, the nation's front door to the world," Hochul said. "The investments we are making today will ensure all New Yorkers, and the tens of millions of people who come here every year, have a first-class travel experience tomorrow - all while creating more than …

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by Nicole Valinote
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Student At Elite School In Region Dies By Suicide, Police Say Student At Elite School In Region Dies By Suicide, Police Say
Student At Elite School In Region Dies By Suicide, Police Say This story has been updated. A 17-year-old student at a prestigious academy in New York has died by suicide, authorities said. The incident took place in Westchester County around 9:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 17 at the EF Academy in Thornwood, according to Chief Paul J. Oliva, of the Mount Pleasant Police. Police were notified of a suicidal person by a 911 call from the academy, Oliva said. The first responding officers were directed by school staff to a dormitory room attached to the main building. Upon entry to the room, the officers discovered a deceased 17-year-old male student…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK
Three NY Women Indicted For Assaulting Delta Airlines Security Officer At JFK Three women from New York are facing charges for allegedly assaulting a security officer after refusing to leave a jetway at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, federal officials announced. Long Island residents Janessa Torres, age 21, Johanna Zavala, age 44, both of Central Islip, and Bay Shore resident Jordan Nixon, age 21, were charged in federal court for allegedly assaulting the officer and a second employee on Sept. 22, 2021. Prosecutors said that the three women refused to leave the jetway after they were informed that they would be denied boarding for a Delta Airlines s…

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by Zak Failla
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Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK
Agreement Reached For $9.5 Billion Project To Create New Terminal 1 At JFK State officials say that an agreement has been reached for a $9.5 billion project to create a new international terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport.  Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Monday, Dec. 13, that the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reached a revised agreement with The New Terminal One, an association of financial sponsors, to build the 2.4 million-square-foot terminal. The project will create more than 10,000 jobs, Hochul said. The New Terminal One is set to be the largest international terminal at JFK.  "As we recover from this pandemic, I want to…

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by Nicole Valinote
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CT Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS CT Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS
CT Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Provide Material Support To ISIS A Connecticut man was sentenced to 12-and-a-half years in prison for providing material supporting to ISIS, a foreign terrorist organization. Azizjon Rakhmatov, a New Haven resident and also a citizen of Uzbekistan, was sentenced on Thursday, Jan. 14, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. In addition to the sentence, governmental officials said they also intend to seek Rakhmatov's removal to Uzbekistan upon completion of his sentence of imprisonment. “Today’s sentence demonstrates that there are significant consequences for those who support terror…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man Nabbed With Smuggled Finches Hidden In Hair-Curlers At JFK Airport CT Man Nabbed With Smuggled Finches Hidden In Hair-Curlers At JFK Airport
CT Man Nabbed With Smuggled Finches Hidden In Hair-Curlers At JFK Airport A 39-year-old man was nabbed by customs officials attempting to smuggle 34 live finches into the country to be used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens. Francis Gurahoo, 39, of East Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested on Sunday, June 16, at John F. Kennedy International Airport with the finches stashed inside plastic hair curlers, said John Marzulli, public information officer for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. According to an arrest document, the smuggled finches are used in singing contests in Brooklyn and Queens and wages are placed on the birds …

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport
Rooftop Infinity Pool, Observation Deck To Open At JFK Airport If you needed a reason to stop flying out of Newark, check out the infinity pool, bar and observation deck coming to  John F. Kennedy International Airport. The new amenities will debut May 15 on top of the airport's new 512-room TWA Hotel and stay open all year long.  The 63-by-20 foot pool and the 10,000-square-foot observation deck overlook 4L/22R, one of the airport's largest runways, with views all the way to Jamaica Bay. Inspired by the infinity edge pool at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Cap d’Antibes, France, the swimming spot has a beach entry and underwater seating, becoming a "po…

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by Cecilia Levine