Broadway could soon go silent. Musicians represented by the American Federation of Musicians Local 802 say they are prepared to strike immediately if a new contract agreement with the Broadway League isn’t reached by Thursday. The dispute centers on pay, health benefits, and working conditions for orchestra members who perform in some of Broadway’s biggest…
Toys “R” Us is coming back to Long Island this holiday season as part of a nationwide expansion. The retailer announced plans to open 30 new stores across the U.S. — 10 of them permanent locations in at least eight states, and 20 seasonal pop-up shops in 16 states. One of those permanent stores will…
MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York state trooper who shot himself, then falsely claimed he was wounded by an unknown gunman on a Long Island highway, sparking a regionwide search, was sentenced to six months in jail on Wednesday.Thomas Mascia was also given five years of probation and ordered to undergo mental health…
NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL has canceled an Olympic sendoff event scheduled for February at the New York Islanders’ arena and plan to hold All-Star Weekend festivities there in 2027, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Tuesday because the decision had…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man whose convictions for storming the U.S. Capitol were erased by President Donald Trump’s mass pardons has been arrested on a charge that he threatened to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.Christopher P. Moynihan is accused of sending a text message on Friday noting that Jeffries, a New York Democrat, would…
NEW YORK (AP) — When slugger Joe Carter hit the last World Series pitch thrown in Canada over the left-field wall to win the Toronto Blue Jays’ second consecutive title, it was 8 1/2 months before Shohei Ohtani was born.The Blue Jays are back in baseball’s championship round for the first time since 1993 and…
Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa faces growing pressure to drop out of the 2025 New York City mayoral race due to fears that his candidacy could split the conservative vote. Polling cited by The Wall Street Journal shows front-runner Zohran Mamdani leading comfortably in a three-way race, but his lead narrows if Sliwa withdraws, positioning Andrew…
NEW YORK (AP) — Internet disruptions tied to Amazon’s cloud computing service affected people around the world Monday trying to connect to online services used for work, social media and video games.About three hours after the outage began, Amazon Web Services said it was starting to recover from the problem. But the company later said…
The Great Jack-O’-Lantern Sail at Belmont Lake State ParkThe New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is pleased to announce the 12thAnnual Great Jack-o’-Lantern Sail will take place Saturday, October 25, 2025, at Belmont Lake State Park.Festivities begin at 3:00PM and will conclude at 6:30PM; the Jack-o’-Lanterns will set sail at approximately6:15PM.Everyone…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Large crowds of protesters marched and rallied in cities across the U.S. Saturday for ” No Kings ” demonstrations decrying what participants see as the government’s swift drift into authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.People carrying signs with slogans such as “Nothing is more patriotic than protesting” or “Resist Fascism” packed into New…