Federal officials approve New York congestion pricing plan 

Federal officials have approved a plan that would allow New York City to impose a $9 toll on cars entering Manhattan as part of an effort to ease traffic congestion and improve air quality. The city originally planned to charge $15, but scrapped that plan earlier this year. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) recently […]

Judge to consider tossing Trump’s New York criminal charges

New York State Judge Juan Marchan has again decided to postpone sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump's Manhattan criminal case. In this criminal case, he was found guilty of all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. Friday, Merchan granted Trump's lawyers requested a motion to dismiss the case, further delaying the sentencing date originally scheduled […]

New York Republican after Gaetz drops AG bid: 'Justice has been served'

Rep. Mike Lawler (New York) used a meme involving a known enemy of Matt Gaetz to react to the former Florida congressman being dropped as a candidate for attorney general in the incoming administration. “Justice has been served,” Lawler said in the post.Social platformThere's also a photo of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) with […]

New York factory that makes Dunlop tires shuttered by Japanese owner

The Japanese company that owns tire maker Dunlop has closed its 100-year-old New York factory and laid off 1,500 employees as it moves manufacturing overseas. Sumitomo Corporation, a Tokyo-based conglomerate with a market capitalization of more than $25 billion, closed its Dunlop factory in Tonawanda, near Buffalo, on Nov. 7. The closure is the latest […]