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NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet
NY Times Columnist Apologizes For Viral $78 Newark Airport Meal Tweet "I probably shouldn't have written that tweet." David Brooks, a conservative columnist for the New York Times, expressed regret for a tweet where he complained about spending $78 for a meal of a hamburger, fries and bourbon at Newark Airport. This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible. pic.twitter.com/1qeV9qOBL3 — David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) September 21, 2023 The viral post on the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) has been viewed more than 38 million times, earning Brooks plenty of mockery and the restaurant, Smokehouse, l…

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by Sam Barron
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'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post 'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post
'D Brooks Special': Newark Airport Restaurant Drops Price Of $78 Meal To $18 After Online Post You too can eat and drink like a well-known New York Times columnist at Newark Airport, but now at a discounted rate. Smokehouse, located in Terminal A at the airport, announced on social media it is offering a hamburger, fries and a double shot of whiskey for $17.78.  Earlier report: NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport The move comes in response to a post from David Brooks, who bemoaned that his meal consisting of those items cost $78. Just added to the Menu. We’re the topic of America right now! #youcantbeatourmeat Nina Dawkins Kevin W Wortham Maurice…

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by Sam Barron
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NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport
NY Times Columnist Mocked For Alleged $78 Meal At Newark Airport A tweet by David Brooks, a conservative commentator who writes for the New York Times, complaining about the price of a meal at Newark Airport has gone viral, with some questioning its authenticity. Brooks lamented that his burger, fries and alcohol combo cost $78 in a post on  the X platform (formerly known as Twitter) that has been viewed almost 15 million times. This meal just cost me $78 at Newark Airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible. pic.twitter.com/1qeV9qOBL3 — David Brooks (@nytdavidbrooks) September 21, 2023 "This is why Americans think the economy is te…

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by Sam Barron
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Stranded, Seething: 2.5K Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Passengers In Post-Christmas Mess Stranded, Seething: 2.5K Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Passengers In Post-Christmas Mess
Stranded, Seething: 2.5K Southwest Flight Cancellations Leave Passengers In Post-Christmas Mess More than 2,500 Southwest Airlines flights were canceled and 8,3072 delayed as of Wednesday, Dec. 28, leaving even more passengers across the US stranded and seething. Processes and computer systems that haven't changed since the 1990s are to blame, Captain Casey Murray, the president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, tells CNN. “It’s phones, it’s computers, it’s processing power, it’s the programs used to connect us to airplanes," he said, "that’s where the problem lies, and it’s systemic throughout the whole airline." The federal government said it plans on investigating. Cu…

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by Annie DeVoe and Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine
Area Police Officers Awarded For Role In Seizing Nearly $32M Worth of Cocaine Several members of the Westchester County Police Department have been awarded for their role in seizing almost one ton of cocaine from an airport cargo terminal.  The seizure happened on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, when the Drug Enforcement Task Force Group D-42, which includes members of the WCPD, was surveilling a cargo terminal at Newark Airport as part of a seven-month investigation into a Puerto Rico-based drug trafficking organization, according to a post by Westchester County Police on Monday, Nov. 14.  While conducting surveillance, detectives saw two large pallet…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Mandatory Pre-Flight Testing For International Travelers COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Mandatory Pre-Flight Testing For International Travelers
Covid-19: Cuomo Calls On Mandatory Pre-Flight Testing For International Travelers New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doubling down on his demands that the federal government step in and mandate mandatory pre-flight COVID-19 testing for international travelers coming into the country. During his third COVID-19 briefing of the week on Wednesday, Jan. 6 in Albany, Cuomo said that with the new, more-transmittable UK strain beginning to spread around the country, it is imperative that the federal government demands testing for travelers before stepping foot stateside. “We’ve seen many countries say that this virus has mutated (repeatedly), so any international traveler coming into…

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by Zak Failla
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Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport
Hudson Valley Man Accused Of Bringing Loaded Gun To Airport A Hudson Valley man was arrested after attempting to bring a loaded handgun in his carry-on bag at Newark Airport, Transportation Security Administration officials announced. The Rockland County resident was busted by TSA officers with a 9-mm handgun loaded with five bullets on Monday, Aug. 24. The gun was discovered when his bag went through the airport’s X-ray machine. According to a News12 report, the man has been identified as Joel Seabbag, 31, of Monsey. Once the gun was discovered, officials said that Port Authority police were notified, the gun was confiscated and Seabbag was arres…

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by Zak Failla
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LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown
LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's travel airports. Federal officials temporarily were forced to restrict flights on Friday, Jan. 25 in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers as the shutdown reaches its 35th day. “We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Giants Player's Brother Fled To Upstate After Killing Hudson Valley Native Giants Player's Brother Fled To Upstate After Killing Hudson Valley Native
Giants Player's Brother Fled To Upstate After Killing Hudson Valley Native UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native
Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend
Body Found At Janoris Jenkins's Home Was Hip-Hop Artist, Family Friend UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There UPDATE: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There
Update: Man Whose Body Was Found At Home Of NY Giants Player Lived There UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal PHOTOS: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal
Photos: First Look Inside Newark Airport's New $1.4 Billion Terminal Flying out of Newark Airport is about to get easier -- and more beautiful. Grimshaw Architects announced it will begin the $1.4 billion construction project on Terminal One in April. Terminal One will be a one million-square-foot LEED silver flexible, 33-gate common-use terminal building. It will be two stories and T-shaped, with a central head house and a single concourse. Plans also include a weather-protected, climate-controlled, above-grade pedestrian bridge, with moving walkways for passenger convenience linking the terminal and the parking garage -- also providing a current and futur…

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by Cecilia Levine