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• 95th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to feature Louisiana float Play Video

  October 19, 2021 10:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - This Thanksgiving, Louisiana is bringing Cajun flavor to the Big Apple. New York City's 95th Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature a float that celebrates Louisiana as the birthplace of jazz, Mardi Gras, and the southern state's internationally renowned Cajun and Creole cuisine. Louisiana... more »

• Vaccine mandate for New York teachers blocked by federal judge

  September 25, 2021 7:14 PM

  NEW YORK CITY, New York - A vaccine mandate for New York City's teachers and other workers set to go into effect Monday has been temporarily blocked by a federal appeals court judge, National Public Radio reports . According to the news outlet, it was late Friday that a... more »

• Increased police presence in Times Square following shooting of Marine

  June 29, 2021 5:54 AM

  NEW YORK, New York- Over the weekend, a Marine was shot in New York City's Times Square and now an increased police presence can be seen in the popular tourist spot, ABC News reports. The news outlet says 21-year-old Samuel Poulin, a new husband and 2021 graduate of The... more »

• One resident dead, two firefighters hurt in major fire at New York City senior center

  March 23, 2021 6:59 AM

  SPRING VALLEY, New York - After a major fire broke out at a senior center situated about 40 miles north of New York City's Midtown Manhattan on Tuesday (March 23), at least one person is dead and two firefighters are injured, officials say. According to CNN, the blaze that... more »

• Renowned bravery award renamed to honor 9/11 hero

  September 10, 2020 8:39 AM

  NEW YORK - The New York City Fire Department (FDNY) announced Tuesday, the renaming of The James Gordon Bennett Medal to a Peter J. Ganci, Jr. Award, CNN reports. A September 11th hero who lost his life in the 2001 attack, Peter J. Ganci Jr. Award was a recently... more »

• LSU shines above Times Square; Graduate rings trading day's closing bell

  December 20, 2017 6:15 PM

  NEW YORK – L-S-U and its iconic lettering and color scheme radiated through Times Square Wednesday evening as an LSU graduate rang the closing bell, signaling the end of the NASDAQ trading day. Stephen Herbert, chairman and CEO of USA Technologies ceremoniously closed the trading day. Herbert graduated from... more »

• 'Low-tech' explosive detonates below NYC transit hub in 'attempted terrorist attack', suspect in custody

  December 11, 2017 8:46 AM

  Emergency personnel responded during morning rush hour to the Port Authority bus terminal in New York City to investigate reports of an "explosion," which police sources said was possibly caused by a pipe bomb. The NYPD is responding to reports of an explosion of unknown origin at 42nd... more »

• ABC Sources: 5 People In Custody In Connection With NY Bombing

  September 18, 2016 11:18 PM

  NEW YORK - Five people were taken into custody Sunday night in connection with Saturday's explosion in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, following a traffic stop conducted by the FBI and NYPD on the Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, which connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island , sources tell ABC... more »