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It was just loaded. It was painful. It was awful. Everybody was just kind of shaking their head. It was ridiculous. People couldn't believe it. With other South Shore branches suspended, and the few trains running on the Babylon branch making every local stop, passengers at some western Nassau stations were unable to board because they couldn't fit in trains.

The completion of the final commercial tower at the World Trade Center is more than an investment - it's a testament to the power of union labor and the dignity of work. The plan is expected to create more than 2,000 union construction jobs and 3,200 total jobs citywide over the life of the project, with officials estimating the development will generate about $5.9 billion for New York City's economy and $6.3 billion statewide.

If we don't have the resumption of reimbursements ... We're going to have to actually follow our friends in the Gateway program and pursue a solution through the federal court, through the court process. MTA Chair Janno Lieber indicated the agency would pursue litigation if federal funding was not restored by the deadline.

All of a sudden I heard a crack and a big plume of snow like an avalanche. We had arborists out to give it vitamins and everything because we knew it was so old. Unfortunately, it just hadn't been trimmed by the city in a long time. And the snow got to it.

If a 10-pound sphere of ice about 10 centimeters in diameter were to fall, he said, "very quickly" - in about three seconds - "it would reach a terminal velocity of close to 50 or 60 mph." "You're talking about being potentially hit by something 10 pounds going 50 miles an hour. Uh, not pleasant."

After a blizzard that slammed Long Island with more than 30 inches of snow and wind gusts of more than 80 miles per hour in certain areas - as well as shutting down the Long Island Rail Road - the Metropolitan Transit Authority announced Tuesday that regular weekday service will begin Wednesday with the morning commute.

An announcement on whether New York City schools will close Tuesday will be made later Monday afternoon, Mayor Zorhan Mamdani said in an interview with News 12.

The NYC Blizzard of 2026 is doing everything forecasters had said it would this weekend, dumping huge amounts of snow across the five boroughs and bringing the city to a near standstill. At least 15 inches of snow was reported at multiple National Weather Service reporting sites as of 7 a.m. Monday morning with heavy bands of the white stuff forecast to continue battering the Big Apple for several more hours.

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani declared a state of emergency across the five boroughs and issued a travel ban that will remain in effect until at least noon today. "We are asking New Yorkers to avoid all non-essential travel, please for your safety, stay home, stay inside and stay off the roads," Mamdani said during an official press conference last night.

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The protections cover only households that have lived continuously in their units since July 1, 2009, and are aimed at keeping those long-timers from getting pushed out as Downtown prices climb. In practical terms, a slice of the 1,700-plus unit complex now has a multi-decade shield against sharp rent spikes, while many other apartments there remain fully exposed to the market.

According to CBS News New York, the fire broke out in the building's basement and initially resisted efforts to knock it down, as seen in video showing several engine companies on scene. The outlet reported that two FDNY members were hurt while fighting the fire, but officials had not yet released their conditions or specified where they were taken for treatment. CBS said the information came from authorities at the scene.