NJ Transit gets $1.25B, but Port Authority struck out on second federal COVID-19 aid request
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
NJ Transit is expected to receive the $1.25 billion it requested from a second round of federal coronavirus stimulus funding, but the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey appears to be left out in the cold.
The second $900 billion CARES act bill, which is still awaiting President Donald Trump’s signature, was passed by Congress. The funding makes up for lost revenue due to ridership declines caused by the coronavirus. Trump tweeted a video Tuesday night calling for changes to the bill and suggesting he might not sign the legislation. The final text of the bill is not expected to be sent to Trump for his signature before Thursday or Friday.
New Yorkers On Why They Love NYC, Now More Than Ever
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As part of our Dear NYC series, we asked New Yorkers at the end of one of the most painful and difficult years in New York City s history to tell us why they love this city. We ve received an overwhelming amount of responses, and unsurprisingly heartfelt, humorous and creative submissions in the form of cross-stitches, written odes, paintings, audio messages, poems, and even a series of rug hookings honoring 1970s New York. Oh hell, let s start there:
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arrow Submitted for Dear NYC: Times Square, 1976, rug hooking. Mary Tooley Parker
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During the pandemic, New York City has lost thousands of the small businesses that gave it its flavor.
A coming third wave of the coronavirus has put the City That Never Sleeps on the cusp of being shuttered once again. There s nothing to do but mourn the lost and the soon-to-be lost.
But New York s legacy is one of constant destruction and rebirth. Like a classic slice of New York pizza, Gotham is eternal.
This is an opinion column. The thoughts expressed are those of the author.
In 2016 the writer Anna Calhoun published a book called St. Marks Is Dead: The Many Lives of America s Hippest Street. It s a fascinating history of the four-block East Village thoroughfare, which remained a hub for artists, activists, and bohemians for more than a century.
Winter storm updates: Snow blankets New York City, Tri-State
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The first major snowstorm of the season left 10 inches in Central Park and more than a foot in some places. Few problems were reported, but drivers are urged to stay off the roads today.
Nearly 40 inches of snow was dumped on Binghamton, New York, as of Thursday morning, with widespread reports of snowfall over 3 feet in Broome County. A National Weather Service spokesperson said the storm sets a new two-day snowfall record.
The overnight snowfall in New York City eclipsed the entire amount recorded for all of last winter. There was just 4.8 inches of snow tallied in New York City last year.
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