Tag: Chuck Schumer
Every time someone puts in a fake 911 call that summons a real SWAT team or another large-scale emergency response, local residents suffer emotional distress, taxpayers lose money and officials waste crucial time and resources. After a spate of hoax 911 calls in the Long Island area — 53 since 2014 — Senator Chuck Schumer […]
Senator Chuck Schumer is terrified of drones. After two recent instances of drones in the airspace at Westchester airport, on Friday he held a press conference to call for pressure to be put on the FAA to hurry up and finish its new guidelines for legal drone usage. A ruling by the National Transportation Safety Board […]
After more than a decade, the new Fulton Street Transit Center opened Monday morning at 5AM with a celebratory unveiling. Up to 300,000 straphangers are expected to visit the state-of-the-art, $1.4 billion station everyday. After enduring setbacks from Hurricane Sandy and repairs to the tunnels damaged by 9/11, the 180,000-square-foot hub is now operational and is […]
New York Senator Chuck Schumer wants to make tresspassing on national monuments or “critical infrastructure,” a federal crime punishable with up to five years in prison. Following high-profile incidents in which harmless teens and urban explorers have placed white flags on top of the Brooklyn Bridge or taken photos of themselves on top of 1 WTC, the senior […]
Expect a “Palcohol Banned” update soon because New York’s State Senate just passed legislation against any powdered alcohol product nearly unopposed, 57-1 with 3 abstaining. Senator Chuck “Buzzkill” Schumer must be dancing at the thought that rum spiked Eggs Benedict will never come to be. All about Palcohol here. Meanwhile, I’ll keep asking for a quad […]
