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Powerful Storms, Then Sweltering Heat Coming To NY, Hochul Warns: 'Take Every Precaution'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning residents to take precautions ahead of a barrage of threatening weather, including severe storms followed by a dangerous heat wave.Hochul's announcement comes as predictions call for a cold front to arrive in the state on Friday, June 14, which is expected to p…
CNY school districts adjusting schedule due to upcoming heat
CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — As intense heat is set to hit Central New York next week, two local school districts have changed its schedules. The Central Square School District will be having a half day on Tuesday, June 18, for elementary school and middle school students. The Syracuse...
NY needs to outlaw masking at protests NOW before more antisemitic goons run wild
New York needs to restore its “no masked demonstrations” law now — not dawdle while antisemitic goons run wild. And state Attorney General Tish James, who led the drive to repeal the state’s longtime mask ban amid the COVID pandemic, should be leading the charge to revive it. Before state lawmakers went home for the year, Assemblyman Michael Reilly (R-SI) pushed for the Legislature to join 16 other states in banning “deceptive” masks or other face coverings, but the Democrats who dominate in Albany didn’t care to discuss it. Even though goonish masking has become routine at “pro-Palestine” protests, as keffiyeh wearers...
New York Inches Closer to Police State with Bonkers Proposed Rule
New York Mayor Eric Adams is advocating for a ban on wearing masks on public transit in New York City, jumping on the bandwagon of New York State’s Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul.Hochul argued Thursday that face masks, once touted as lifesaving tools by the government, are now the illicit tools of protesters.Hours later, during a radio interview on 77 WABC’s Cats & Cosby, host Rita Cosby reiterated Hochul’s comment that protesters might be using masks to hide their identities, and asked Adams what he thought about a mask ban on New York City’s subways. “First of all, that’s what cowards...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly says Buffalo supermarket killer used a bump stock
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Around an hour after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a ban on bump stocks, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wrongly said a gunman who carried out a racist massacre in her hometown of Buffalo had used the gun accessory that can allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot as fast as a machine gun. Hochul, a Democrat, made the error first in a statement emailed to media and posted on a state website Friday, then later in post on X that has since been deleted. She incorrectly said that the white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at...
In visit to Syracuse, Hochul announces demolition of former Syracuse Developmental Center to make way for new homes
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On June 13 in a visit to Syracuse, Governor Kathy Hochul announced progress towards the $100,000,000 transformation project of the former Syracuse Developmental Center into a vibrant, mixed-use development. Demolition work has started at 800-2 South Wilbur Avenue, making way for more than 250 new homes, 7.5 acres of green space and […]
Syracuse holds Juneteenth festival and parade
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse’s Juneteenth festival held its annual parade on Saturday, June 15. The festival has been held in Clinton Square in honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day coming up on June 19, which commemorates the freeing of slaves back in 1865. The festival featured various...
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