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200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials 200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials
200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials A flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport was diverted to Orange County, NY, officials said citing both turbulence and an ailing passenger. Nearly 200 passengers were evaluated, with some taken to local hospitals, when United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv landed at the New Windsor Airport at approximately 6:45 p.m. Friday, March 29, according to the FAA and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Windsor EMS (@new_windsor_ems) While Neuhaus said the flight was diverted …

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by Cecilia Levine
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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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COVID-19: MTA, Port Authority Workers Must Get Vaccine Or Be Tested Regularly COVID-19: MTA, Port Authority Workers Must Get Vaccine Or Be Tested Regularly
Covid-19: MTA, Port Authority Workers Must Get Vaccine Or Be Tested Regularly All New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and Port Authority employees will be required to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested weekly. Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement on Monday, Aug. 2. He said the requirement will begin on Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 6. Cuomo cited the growing number of cases of the Delta variant as a reason for the new requirement.  Beginning Labor Day, all @MTA employees & NY employees of the Port Authority will be required to either be vaccinated or get tested weekly.Amid the growing threat of the #DeltaVariant, this precaution will he…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
New Cuomo Scandal: Gov Accused Of Giving Special Access To Family, Friends For COVID Testing New Cuomo Scandal: Gov Accused Of Giving Special Access To Family, Friends For COVID Testing
New Cuomo Scandal: Gov Accused Of Giving Special Access To Family, Friends For COVID Testing New calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation are ringing loudly following the latest report alleging that he prioritized friends, family, and VIPs in getting tested for COVID-19 at the outset of the outbreak last year. The newest controversy for Cuomo comes amid a new report that he used state resources to prioritize testing for certain parties, including his siblings, mother, and influential people with ties to the administration at a time when COVID-19 tests were scarce. Among the new allegations is that a New York State Police trooper was sent to Chris Cuomo’s South Hampton home more th…

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by Zak Failla
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Cuomo Touts Infrastructure Plan That Is 'Largest In Nation' Cuomo Touts Infrastructure Plan That Is 'Largest In Nation'
Cuomo Touts Infrastructure Plan That Is 'Largest In Nation' In his fourth and final “State of the State” address, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a $306 billion infrastructure plan that he’s touting as the “largest in the nation.” After tackling the war on COVID-19, the short-term future of New York’s economy, and the growing green economy statewide in addresses delivered last week, Cuomo discussed massive projects proposed for the state’s infrastructure as they “invest in the future of New York.” “I sit in the office and live in the home occupied at one time by FDR,” Cuomo said on Thursday, Jan. 14. “Part of Roosevelt's genius was that he und…

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by Zak Failla
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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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COVID-19: Police Will Be On Lookout For Quarantine Violators In New York, Cuomo Warns COVID-19: Police Will Be On Lookout For Quarantine Violators In New York, Cuomo Warns
Covid-19: Police Will Be On Lookout For Quarantine Violators In New York, Cuomo Warns Police agencies in New York will be strictly enforcing the newly imposed quarantine rules for travelers coming from states with high rates of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). This week, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut announced that that travelers coming from select states into the metro region will be subjected to a 14-day quarantine to help ensure there isn’t a new spike in COVID-19 cases. According to Johns Hopkins, New York currently has the lowest seven-day average infection rate in the country, after being a hotbed for the virus when the pandemic first came to the United States fro…

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by Zak Failla
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Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff
Coronavirus Could Disrupt US Schools, Transportation, Says Acting White House Chief Of Staff As the outbreak of coronavirus continues to spread throughout the globe, the acting White House Chief of Staff is cautioning that the virus may have an impact on schools and transportation stateside. “Are you going to see some schools shut down? Probably,” acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney reported said at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. “Maybe see impacts on public transportation? Sure, but we do this. We know how to handle this.” Mulvaney’s statement comes as the stock market continues to plummet amid fears of the spread of the virus. As of Frida…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Seeks $40M Emergency Funding For Potential Coronavirus Pandemic Cuomo Seeks $40M Emergency Funding For Potential Coronavirus Pandemic
Cuomo Seeks $40M Emergency Funding For Potential Coronavirus Pandemic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has requested $40 million in emergency funding be approved by the state legislature for the state’s Department of Health for dealing with a potential coronavirus pandemic. With federal health officials declaring it’s become a matter of “when, not if,” the virus will spread to the United States, Cuomo is taking steps to ensure that New York is ready to go to battle. The $40 million appropriation will allow the Department of Health to hire additional staff, procure equipment and any other resources necessary to respond to the potential novel coronavirus pandemic. …

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by Zak Failla
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Toll Prices Increase Along These NY Bridges, Tunnels Toll Prices Increase Along These NY Bridges, Tunnels
Toll Prices Increase Along These NY Bridges, Tunnels Traveling to and from New York City has gotten more expensive. Tolls on bridges and tunnels connecting New York City to northern New Jersey, Westchester, and Long Island went up this weekend, beginning on Sunday, Jan. 5. Toll increases will impact drivers using the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, and Outerbridge Crossing. Cash tolls were also increased to $16 on Port Authority bridges and tunnels. Passengers using E-Z Pass will be charged $13.75 during peak hours and $11.75 during off-peak hours, both a $1.25 increase.

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by Zak Failla
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Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says
Trio Indicted For World Trade Center 'Pay-To-Play' Bribery Scheme, State Attorney General Says New York Attorney General Letitia James charged three men involved in rebuilding the World Trade Center alleging they engaged in a “pay-to-play" bribery scheme. “These individuals were trusted with rebuilding the site of the worst terror attack in American history, but instead, allegedly squandered public funds to line their own pockets,” said James in the May 29 announcement. The individuals charged are James Luckie, 58, of Setauket in Suffolk County; and Michael Garrison, 59, of Stony Point in Rockland County; and Paul Angerame, 59, of Manhattan. They were charged in a scheme that i…

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by Donna Christopher
Police & Fire
100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper 100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper
100+ Boy Scouts Witness Air, Water Search For Female GWB Jumper As more than 100 Boy Scouts looked on, authorities searched the Hudson River Saturday night for a woman who jumped from the George Washington Bridge. Air and water craft began searching the river after her car was found abandoned in the middle of the bridge's lower level.  A short time later, a recovery effort was launched. The upper level has a suicide-prevention fence. The lower level doesn't. The youngsters were at an annual retreat sponsored by the Newark Catholic Committee on Scouting at Ross Dock picnic area along the river in the Fort Lee section of Palisades Interstate Park. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Politics
Cuomo Returns To Puerto Rico, Checking On Hurricane Repairs, Rebuilding Cuomo Returns To Puerto Rico, Checking On Hurricane Repairs, Rebuilding
Cuomo Returns To Puerto Rico, Checking On Hurricane Repairs, Rebuilding Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a return trip to Puerto Rico to check on rebuilding efforts and lashed out at the federal government for not doing enough for residents there. Cuomo of New Castle used the visit to launch the "NY Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative," deploying a Tactical Assessment Team of state experts and labor, non-profit, philanthropic, and academic partners to evaluate reconstruction needs and to develop a comprehensive rebuilding roadmap for communities in need.  The Assessment Team's findings will inform the strategic deployment of approximately…

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by Jon Craig
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
Police & Fire
NY Jets Player Crashes Wrong-Way Car Into Jitney In Lincoln Tunnel NY Jets Player Crashes Wrong-Way Car Into Jitney In Lincoln Tunnel
NY Jets Player Crashes Wrong-Way Car Into Jitney In Lincoln Tunnel New York Jets second-year linebacker Dylan Donahue slammed his sports car into a Paterson-bound jitney bus while driving the wrong way in the Lincoln Tunnel, sending four people to the hospital before dawn Monday, authorities said. Donahue. 25, drove his Dodge Charger Hellcat around traffic cones to enter the center tube in Weehawken against New Jersey-bound traffic around 2 a.m., the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo said. The car slammed into a jitney bus occupied by 15 passengers -- four of whom were taken with minor injuries to taken to Hoboken Medical University Center, he said. The …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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It's Official: Stewart Airport Now Has A New Name It's Official: Stewart Airport Now Has A New Name
It's Official: Stewart Airport Now Has A New Name This story has been updated. Stewart International Airport in Orange County will be renamed New York Stewart International Airport as part of a $37 million effort to modernize facilities and bring new attention to the travel hub. The tremendous success of international air service by Norwegian Airlines at Stewart International Airport in Orange County has prompted the Port Authority to expand services including a permanent U.S. Customs inspection area at the airport based in New Windsor.  According to realestateindepth.com, passenger volumes at the Hudson Valley airport rose 62 percent las…

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by Jon Craig
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Family Of Bergen Rowing Coach Who Fell To Her Death Suing Port Authority Family Of Bergen Rowing Coach Who Fell To Her Death Suing Port Authority
Family Of Bergen Rowing Coach Who Fell To Her Death Suing Port Authority The family of a Teaneck rowing coach who fell to her death off the World Trade Center Oculus is suing the Port Authority, the New York Post reports. Jenny Santos, 29, was an assistant coach at the Teaneck-based Bergen County Rowing Academy (BCRA). She reportedly fell 30 feet to her death from a top-tier escalator after a night of partying with her twin sister, according to multiple reports. The legal claim filed in Manhattan Superior Court by Santos' mom, Maria Santos, says the 29-year-old fell from “an unprotected, unsecured, and dangerous and hazardous opening," the New York Post say…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Lear Jet In Trouble Over NJ Lands Safely At Stewart Airport Lear Jet In Trouble Over NJ Lands Safely At Stewart Airport
Lear Jet In Trouble Over NJ Lands Safely At Stewart Airport A Lear jet that had problems with the nose landing gear diverted safely from New Jersey to Stewart Airport in Orange County late Thursday morning, authorities said. The troubled jet landed just before noon at the public/military airport nearly 57 miles north of Teterboro, the Port Authority's Joseph Pentangelo told Daily Voice. Hasbrouck Heights firefighters and Port Authority responders were at Teterboro Airport as the jet, with five people aboard, began circling to burn off fuel around 10:30 a.m., Pentangelo said. The decision was made soon after to head to Stewart, where, as pilot Josep…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Cuomo Proposes New Name For Stewart Cuomo Proposes New Name For Stewart
Cuomo Proposes New Name For Stewart NEW WINDSOR, N.Y. -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to expand and rebrand Stewart International Airport. The governor wants the Port Authority to spend $34 million to build a permanent U.S. Customs and Border Protection federal inspection station to allow the airport to expand its international service.  Stewart currently flies to Norway, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland. The airport currently uses a temporary federal inspection station. Cuomo also wants to rename the airport "New York International at Stewart Field."  "By transforming Stewart Airport into a state-of-the-art…

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by Sam Barron