FBI agents in Brooklyn have arrested three men for allegedly attempting to travel abroad to join ISIS. The trio had discussed launching attacks domestically if they were unable to travel to join them, authorities said.
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Frigid temperatures and bone-chilling wind chills gripped the New York area on Friday, and meteorologists say it’s only going to worsen over the weekend, with some snow on Saturday and the coldest temperatures in 20 years before the weekend is over.
New York City, once notorious for high crime, broke a record on Thursday with no murders reported for 10 straight days, police said.
A winter weather advisory is in effect for the New York City area until Tuesday morning. After a morning bout of freezing rain, snow and sleet, the National Weather Service expects more snow to develop in the afternoon and continue through Monday evening.
As of Sunday night, A full week has gone by without a single killing in New York City, a rare milestone.
American Airlines, US Airways and many other carriers have canceled almost 1,800 flights, as winter-weary New York City is once again covered in a fresh blanket of snow.
Developer Sam Boymelgreen, son of Lubavitch real-estate mogul Shaya Boymelgreen, just sold a 126-unit rental building in the Windsor Terrace neighborhood of Brooklyn for $76 million. He paid $25 million for the property last year.
An arctic blast with wind gusts over 45 miles per hour and wind chill factors in the double-digits below zero is head for the tri-state area from Friday afternoon into Saturday.
Steady snowfall has been covering New York City since Monday morning and by Tuesday total accumulated snowfall reach just 6 inches – far below the predicted 24 to 36 inches. Snow is expected to continue falling throughout the day and total accumulations can reach 12 inches.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, warning that conditions during the snowstorm will be “dangerous and difficult,” declared a state of emergency today for New York City and suburban areas to the north and east.
Update: New York City streets to be off-limits to non-emergency traffic beginning at 11:00pm tonight.
Update: As of 7:30am Tuesday all travel bans have been lifted across New York State.
In anticipation of the upcoming blizzard, Hatzalah has collaborated and prepared the necessary resources to help those in need. Please take note of the following important message from Hatzalah of Borough Park.
A strong area of low-pressure will develop off the eastern seaboard and track north towards New York City Monday night and Tuesday. As a result, New York City is at risk for a major winter storm with 10-14 inches of snow (possibly more) and near-blizzard conditions from Monday night through Late Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning.
The National Weather Service says the New York metro area should expect a mixed bag of light snow, sleet and freezing rain due to a winter storm system moving up the Eastern seaboard this weekend.
New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority voted on Thursday to increase subway and bus fares on the nation’s largest mass transit system in March.
New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who has been one of the most powerful men in Albany for more than two decades, was arrested Thursday.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio arrived in Paris today to pay his respects to the victims of the terrorist massacres at Charlie Hebdo and the Hyper Chacher supermarket. De Blasio told Parisians that New Yorkers have “walked in the same shoes.”
There are signs that disgruntled officers have started making more low-level arrests, New York Police Department officials said Monday. Ticketing for traffic and parking violations also increased after virtually coming to a halt.
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