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The Independent
3 days ago
- General
- The Independent
Parts of Manhattan covered in black smoke after apartment fire leads to massive emergency response
The New York City Fire Department is responding to a roof fire at a seven-story Upper East Side apartment building on East 95th Street in Manhattan. Over 100 personnel are on site for the blaze that was reported around 10 a.m. on Friday
The Hill
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
Envelopes with white powder found in NY federal ICE facility
Envelopes with white powder were discovered Thursday in New York City in an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility, according to the Big Apple's Mayor Eric Adams. 'New Yorkers, I have been preliminarily briefed on the matter unfolding at 26 Federal Plaza where envelopes containing white powder were discovered,' Adams said in a Thursday post on social media platform X. 'I want to also reassure you that there are no known injuries at this time.' Adams said that while officials are awaiting test results from 'our federal partners,' New York City Fire Department hazmat teams are on the ground to 'ensure the safety of everyone inside and outside of the building.' The New York City Fire Department (NYCFD) told The Hill that a call was received around 3:55 p.m. local time regarding a white powder reported on the ninth floor. The building was evacuated and there were no reported injuries, according to NYCFD. 'Hazmat assigned, operations ongoing,' the department added. New York City Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry said on X that local and federal officials are investigating the incident. 'I have personally briefed @nycmayor Adams and The Deputy Mayor for Administration Camille Joseph Varlack in regard to the circumstances. The investigation is ongoing. Expect increased presence and temporary closures,' Daughtry said in a post on X. 'Please avoid the area and follow official channels for verified updates.' The Hill has reached out to ICE's New York Field Office for comment. The conditions of the ICE facility, in downtown Manhattan, have sparked alarms from civil rights groups and protests took place in front of the building last week. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered ICE to improve conditions of the facility for the migrants held there, with civil rights organizations arguing the individuals are not provided sufficient access to counsel and medication, along with dealing with extreme temperatures. The Justice Department acknowledged migrants were only being given two meals per day and not provided with their medication or sleeping mats. But the federal government challenged other accusations, with the Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin saying the Tuesday ruling will be appealed and claims of poor conditions are 'categorically false.' 'There seems to be quite a gap between the ICE standards, indeed, and what's really happening,' Kaplan said on Tuesday. The federal judge ordered ICE to deliver several items to migrants held there, upon request, including bedding mats, more blankets, clean clothing, feminine hygiene products and access to medicine.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Teen struck by lightning in NYC's Central Park as severe weather strikes the east coast
A teenager was struck by lightning in New York City's Central Park as severe weather swept across the east coast on Thursday. New York City, along with Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were under severe thunderstorm watches, in the afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service. The service warned of 'large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning.' In Manhattan Thursday afternoon, a teenager was struck by lightning, CBS News reported. The outlet's sources say he was standing under a tree when he and the tree were hit. The New York City Fire Department told The Independent the teen was taken to Weill Cornell Medical Center. CBS News reported, citing police, that he had injuries to his neck. Its sources said the teen was in stable condition. The National Weather Service warned people to move inside 'immediately.' 'Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning,' the service said. Lightning strikes about 25 million times a year in the U.S., according to the service. Roughly 20 people are killed and hundreds more are severely injured by lightning strikes annually around the country, the service said. New York City Emergency Management warned of possible severe thunderstorms in the area until at least 9 p.m. ET. 'Main threats are damaging winds and a very small chance of flash flooding and hail. Regardless of severity, all thunderstorms are dangerous. When it roars, go indoors,' emergency officials wrote on X Thursday afternoon. The severe thunderstorm watches for Philadelphia and Washington D.C. will also be lifted at 9 p.m. ET, according to the National Weather Service. The severe weather has forced delays in air travel on the east coast Thursday evening. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has grounded flights until 6 p.m. ET, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. John F. Kennedy International Airport's inbound flights to New York have been delayed for an average of two and a half hours, FlightAware says. Philadelphia International Airport is experiencing departure delays of more than an hour, according to the flight tracker.
Fox News
09-06-2025
- Fox News
More than 20 people injured after boat catches fire in New York; captain charged with DWI
A boat captain was arrested after the vessel caught fire and injured more than 20 people near City Island in The Bronx over the weekend. Joshua Brito, 33, was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless endangerment following the incident that happened on Saturday at around 8 p.m. near the east end of Hart Island, according to WABC. The 22 people on the boat were injured, including one person in critical condition. According to officials, Marine 4, a New York City Fire Department vessel, was doing a routine patrol in the area when the boat on fire was spotted in the Long Island Sound. Marine units pulled three people from the water while 19 others swam to shore on Hart Island before they were transported by Coast Guard, police and fire department units to nearby City Island to receive further medical evaluation at a hospital. "Marine 4 gave a verbal for a boat fire and multiple people in the water to the Bronx dispatcher," New York City Fire Department Assistant Chief Mike Meyers said in a statement. "At that point, the Bronx dispatcher had land units respond to come into City Island and begin to accept patients. Marine 4 grabbed three people out of the water. At that point, they transported them to one of the docks that was close by, where Engine 70 was waiting and EMS was waiting as well to begin CPR on the victims." "The other 19 folks swam to Hart Island," he continued. "They were just off the east end of Hart Island, and then they were picked up by the NYPD Coast Guard and FDNY boats and transported back over to the docks at the Yacht Club on City Island." Authorities continue to investigate the cause of the fire. "The boat, in order to fit that many people on it, had to be a pretty decent-sized boat," Meyers told reporters at the scene on Saturday. "Marine 4 did notice them earlier in the evening and they said there was a lot of people on that boat."
