GLIMPSES: Threading the needle at the UN perimeter’s edge
Every September, the New York City police barricades go up around the U.N. headquarters in midtown Manhattan. They demarcate a temporary multinational fiefdom and inadvertently annex peripheral businesses and residence…
Investors’ climate pledges take center stage amid growing risks
World leaders renewed a call for climate action and a transition from fossil fuels as they convened at the 14th annual Climate Week in New York City. Many attendees doubled down…
White woman who called 911 on Black bird watcher in Central Park loses lawsuit against former employer
The white woman who called 911 and falsely accused a Black bird watcher of threatening her in New York City’s Central Park lost a lawsuit Wednesday accusing her former employer…
Shawmut targets NYC area growth
Dave Margolius, executive vice president of Shawmut’s New York City metro region, said the company wants to expand into healthcare and life sciences…Read More
Hitachi Energy to support major renewable electricity transmission between Canada and New York City
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, Sep 21, 2022 – (JCN Newswire) – Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all, today announced it was selected by…
Biden clarifies COVID comments: Pandemic ‘basically is not where it was’
NEW YORK — President Biden on Tuesday sought to clarify his comments from days earlier that the coronavirus pandemic “is over,” telling guests at a fundraiser that the COVID-19 situation…
Officials See Much Work Ahead for New York City’s Infrastructure
State, local officials cite progress in maintaining aging structures and transforming the car culture…Read More
NYC is ending its vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1
New York City will lift its Covid-19 vaccine mandate for private-sector employers on Nov. 1, Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday in another sign of the city’s gradual return to pre-pandemic…
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns world leaders: ‘We cannot go on like this’
In some of his sharpest comments on the state of the global conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the 77th U.N. General Assembly in New York…
Marva Hicks, Actress in Broadway’s ‘Lion King’ and ‘Motown,’ Dies at 66
Marva Hicks, a singer and actress known for Broadway roles in The Lion King and Motown: The Musical and for television credits that included Star Trek: Voyager, has died. She…