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Sitting along the Hudson River near New York City, the Indian Point nuclear plant repeatedly attracted controversy during the decades it generated electricity. Two years after its shutdown, it still is. The latest flashpoint revolves around plans to release 1.3 million gallons of water with traces of radioactive tritium into…

Many years ago, I dined at the now defunct New York City location of Mission Chinese, a restaurant that was plagued by labor issues and various scandals, the smallest (and least consequential) of which was their “iced Sichuan water pickles,” a dish of seasoned crushed ice. I, along with two…

A former New York City police sergeant and two Chinese citizens living in the US have been convicted of various charges in a trial showcasing Chinese efforts to pressure expatriates into returning home, part of a program called “Operation Fox Hunt”. Michael McMahon, who now works as a private investigator,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Working steadily every day, "New York's Strongest," the city's Department of Sanitation, works to clear our streets of mountains of garbage. The Department is well-managed, and its Commissioner, Jessica Tisch, is a creative and effective public manager. But waste management is a political backwater, and no…

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Balloons with rainbows and Minnie Mouse surrounded the casket of an 8-year-old girl who died in Border Patrol custody as dozens of people gathered Friday to remember Anadith Danay Reyes Alvarez in New York City. Her family had been heading to the city last month before their journey across the southern U.S.…

A man was found suffering from deadly stab wounds on a New York City subway early Saturday morning, days after another rider was fatally stabbed. Police were called to the 14th St./Union Square station just after 4 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about an unconscious man, a spokesperson said.…

(June 16, 2023 / JNS) In the days before the assault of Joseph Borgen on May 20, 2021, Waseem Awawdeh, who was recently sentenced to 18 months, attended two events held by the organization Within Our Lifetime. Awawdeh went to a WOL “emergency rally to defend Palestine” two days beforehand…

On Thursday, the tiniest and least consequential of all the criminal investigations into former President Donald Trump quietly came to a close. Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah’s small office just north of New York City was looking into Trump’s forested estate, which has been accused of dodging taxes by faking…

U.S. Army soldier Cole Bridges pleaded guilty Wednesday to terrorism charges for trying to help ISIS attack and kill U.S. forces in the Middle East, and target the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Photo courtesy of Department of Justice June 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Army soldier Cole Bridges pleaded…