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Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics
Read full article: Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politicsNew Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Parisโ acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City.
A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved. That's a first for US cities
Read full article: A $15 toll to drive into part of Manhattan has been approved. That's a first for US citiesNew York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district.
The US and Canada saw dangerous smoke this week. It's a routine peril for many developing countries
Read full article: The US and Canada saw dangerous smoke this week. It's a routine peril for many developing countriesThick, smoky air from Canadian wildfires made for days of misery in New York City and across the U.S. Northeast this week.
Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke
Read full article: Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smokeIntense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed.
Minjee Lee shoots 8-under 64, shares 2nd-round lead with Cheyenne Knight at Liberty National
Read full article: Minjee Lee shoots 8-under 64, shares 2nd-round lead with Cheyenne Knight at Liberty NationalMinjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tourโs weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open.
NCAA champ Rose Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut in Mizuho Americas Open near NYC
Read full article: NCAA champ Rose Zhang makes impressive LPGA Tour debut in Mizuho Americas Open near NYCTwo-time NCAA individual champion Rose Zhang made an impressive debut on the LPGA Tour in the Mizuho Americas Open in the shadow of New York City.
Office landlords squeezed by falling occupancy rates, refinancing difficulties. Here's why
Read full article: Office landlords squeezed by falling occupancy rates, refinancing difficulties. Here's whyThe failure of several large lenders earlier this year and the banking turmoil that followed have fueled worries for owners of office space.
Federal COVID aid OK'd to pay for roads, natural disasters
Read full article: Federal COVID aid OK'd to pay for roads, natural disastersStates and local governments soon will have new flexibility to spend billions of dollars of federal coronavirus relief funds on some things not directly related to the pandemic.
Sunday Read: FBI follows new lead to old NJ landfill in search of Jimmy Hoffaโs remains
Read full article: Sunday Read: FBI follows new lead to old NJ landfill in search of Jimmy Hoffaโs remainsThe decadeslong odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to land near a former New Jersey landfill that sits below an elevated highway.
$10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bid
Read full article: $10 million rewards bolster White House anti-ransomware bidThe State Department will offer rewards up to $10 million for information leading to the identification of anyone engaged in foreign state-sanctioned malicious cyber activity against critical U.S. infrastructure, including ransomware attacks.
Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New Jersey
Read full article: Virus fight stalls in early hot spots New York, New JerseyAbout 54,600 people in New York tested positive for the virus in the last week, a number that has begun to inch up recently. The situation in New York and New Jersey mirrors a national trend that has seen case numbers inch up in recent days. AdNeither New York nor New Jersey is experiencing anything like what they saw last spring, when hospitals โ and morgues โ were overflowing. New Jersey hospitals are reporting about 2,200 virus patients โ up by roughly 300 in the past couple of weeks. New York City's Public Advocate Jumaane Williams urged New York to pause reopening plans.
Gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictions
Read full article: Gala ignites political dispute over COVID-19 restrictionsThe New Jersey restaurant that hosted the political gala put on by the New York Republican Club was ordered temporarily closed Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines. (Courtesy New York Republican Club via AP)A New Jersey restaurant that hosted a political gala put on by a New York Republican club was ordered temporarily closed Friday over potential violations of coronavirus guidelines. Phil Murphy, also a Democrat, has tightened restrictions on indoor gatherings recently in response to a surge in COVID-19 cases. New York Young Republican Club President Gavin Wax scoffed at the criticism online, saying the group had done nothing wrong. New York state reported 30,000.
In a year of social distancing, virus alters Sept. 11, too
Read full article: In a year of social distancing, virus alters Sept. 11, tooThe terror attacks' 19th anniversary will be marked Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, by dueling ceremonies at the Sept. 11 memorial plaza and a corner nearby in New York. Some victims' relatives say they understand the ground zero observance had to change in a year when so much else has. This year's plans have been a balancing act at the sites where hijacked planes piloted by al-Qaida terrorists crashed on Sept. 11, 2001: New York, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. While theres no official gathering to view the lights, the memorial cited virus risks to the installation crew. The cancellation outraged some victims relatives, police and fire unions and politicians, who noted that construction sites around the city were deemed safe to reopen months ago.
Man Commutes to Work on a Jet Ski Every Day
Read full article: Man Commutes to Work on a Jet Ski Every DayHe says jet ski is the quickest way for him to commute to work. "I bought a used jet ski and now it takes me 15 minutes." Being the boss means Pike can wear board shorts and a T-shirt to work and no one minds. Putting New Yorkers to the TestHow Rude Are Some New York City Subway Commuters? How an Out-of-Control Jet Ski Can Become a 700-Pound Torpedo