Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced the launch of his cryptocurrency memecoin ‘NYC Token’, telling reporters that revenue raised will be used to address “anti-Americanism, antisemitism, and teach children about blockchain technology”. Addressing reporters in NYC on January 12, Adams said that this comes from learnings as Mayor for four years, and…
Zohran Mamdani assumed office as mayor of New York City on Thursday (January 1), pledging to wield government power boldly to ease the cost-of-living crisis facing millions of working-class residents. A Democrat and democratic socialist, Mamdani took office just after midnight at a decommissioned subway station beneath City Hall, placing his hand on a Quran…
Zohran Mamdani officially took office as mayor after the New Year’s Eve ball drop, in a private ceremony held at a shuttered relic of the city’s subway. A millennial, South Asian and Muslim leader, Mamdani became the city’s first Muslim mayor—and the first to swear his oath of office on the Quran. “This is truly…
Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani will take his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city. When the 34-year-old Democrat becomes mayor in a long-closed subway station beneath…
The world-famous New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in New York City is set to undergo its first major change in more than a hundred years as the city prepares to ring in 2026. What’s new this time? For the first time in more than a century, the New Year’s Eve ball will receive a patriotic…
Areas under heavy snow: Hudson Valley, Southern CT, Long Island According to NWS New York, the Lower Hudson Valley, southern Connecticut and Long Island are seeing the heaviest impacts. Expected snowfall: 6 to 11 inches, locally up to 12 inches Highest totals: Interior southern Connecticut Lowest totals: Southwestern Long Island, where sleet mixed in at…
A major winter storm sweeping across the northeastern United States is set to bring heavy snowfall and hazardous travel conditions to New York City and surrounding areas from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning, prompting warnings from city officials and forecasters. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Warning for New York City,…
A major winter storm sweeping across the northeastern United States has triggered widespread flight disruptions, with New York City among the hardest hit. Hundreds of flights canceled in New York Hundreds of flights have been canceled at New York City’s three major airports—John F. Kennedy International (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA), and Newark Liberty (EWR) (in New…
