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New York Post
9 hours ago
- Business
- New York Post
MTA set to hike fares in latest crunch on subway, LIRR and Metro-North riders
Fares for Big Apple subways and buses could jump to $3 by the start of next year, Metropolitan Transportation Authority leaders said Wednesday as the cash-strapped agency keeps squeezing riders. The increase from $2.90 would go into effect on Jan. 4 but still needs to be approved by the full MTA board. Subway and bus patrons aren't the only ones facing a price crunch. 3 Fares for NYC subways and buses could jump to $3 by the start of the new year. Christopher Sadowski 3 Metro-North and Long Island Railroad riders could also face a 4.4% bump on their tickets. Don Pollard/Office Governor Hochul 3 MTA chief Janno Lieber defended the plan to price hikes by declaring that commuting costs are not contributing to New Yorkers' affordability struggles. Gregory P. Mango Metro-North and Long Island Railroad customers could face a 4.4% bump on train tickets while tolls on various city bridges and tunnels may also see an increase, MTA officials said at the meeting. Controversial congestion pricing fees though are expected to remain the same at a cool $9 during peak hours. MTA chief Janno Lieber defended the plan to price hikes during a press conference and declared that commuting costs are not contributing to New Yorkers' affordability struggles.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- RTÉ News
Investment company says worker among shooting victims
A gunman armed with an assault-style rifle killed four people inside a Manhattan skyscraper that houses the headquarters of the NFL and offices of several major financial firms, New York City officials have said. Investment giant Blackstone Inc said that a senior executive was among those killed. "We are heartbroken to share that our colleague, Wesley LePatner, was among those who lost their lives in the tragic incident at 345 Park Avenue. Words cannot express the devastation we feel," the company said in a statement. Ms LePatner was a senior managing director at the firm and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate and the Chief Executive Officer of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (BREIT), the firm added. The shooting occurred yesterday afternoon at 345 Park Avenue, the office building where Blackstone has its New York headquarters, and just as employees were getting ready to leave for the day. Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman and President Jon Gray wrote a note to all staff yesterday calling the day the "worst day in the firm's 40 year history," according to sources who saw the memo. The executives also said that Blackstone's New York office will be closed today. Later this morning, Blackstone will hold a Zoom call, sources familiar with the matter said. Another victim killed in the gun violence was a 36-year-old New York Police Department officer who immigrated to the US from Bangladesh. Mayor Eric Adams described the officer, who had been on the force for more than three years, as a "true blue" hero. Authorities offered few details about the other victims killed by the suspect. A third male was seriously injured by the gunfire and was "fighting for his life" in a nearby hospital, the mayor said. Police officer killed in shooting was 'protecting New Yorkers' New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the gunman, identified as Shane Tamura, 27-year-old Las Vegas resident with a history of mental illness, had driven cross-country to New York in recent days. The gunman was believed to have acted alone, and investigators had yet to determine a possible motive for the shooting, Ms Tisch told reporters at a late-night news briefing. "Pure evil came to the heart of our city and struck innocent people and one of our police officers who were protecting those people," Patrick Hendry, president of the Police Benevolent Association, said at the press conference. The murdered policeman, Didarul Islam, a father of two whose wife is pregnant with their third child, was working at the time as part of an NYPD programme that allows its uniformed patrol officers to be assigned as security detail in commercial establishments. The shooting began in the reception of the Park Avenue tower in Midtown Manhattan, then shifted to the upper-story offices of a management company as the suspect took the elevator to the 33rd floor. It ended when the gunman took his own life, Ms Tisch told reporters. A photo of the suspect that CNN said was shared by police showing a gunman walking into the building carrying a rifle was published by a number of major news media outlets. Preliminary checks of the suspect's background did not show a significant criminal history, the report added, citing officials. The skyscraper at 345 Park Avenue houses offices of a number of financial institutions, including Blackstone and KPMG, along with the headquarters of the National Football League. A large police presence converged on the area around the tower. "I just saw a lot of commotion and cops and people screaming," said Russ McGee, who was using the gym next to the skyscraper, told Reuters in an interview near the scene. The FBI said agents from its New York field office were also responding to provide support at the scene.
Newsweek
2 days ago
- Newsweek
Who Was Officer Islam?
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The New York City police officer killed on Monday in the Midtown Manhattan shooting was an immigrant from Bangladesh, a father of two boys and a hero who put himself in harm's way to protect the people of the city he loved, authorities said. A gunman killed four people, including the police officer, and wounded one, in the Monday evening attack on the commercial building at 345 Park Avenue, which houses some of America's largest financial institutions, including Blackstone, as well as the consulate general of Ireland. The shooter, identified as Shane Devon Tamura of Nevada, died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after carrying out the rampage, authorities told a news conference at Weill Cornell Medical Center. Those killed included Officer Didarul Islam, another male, and two women, including one woman who was found dead on the 33rd floor, where the gunman was also found dead in a hallway. Names of the other victims are being withheld until their families are notified. An officer stands in a street as police respond to a shooting incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28, 2025. An officer stands in a street as police respond to a shooting incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28, 2025. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images 'Protecting New Yorkers' Islam, 36, was an immigrant from Bangladesh and a 3 1/2-year veteran of the New York Police Department, stationed at the 47th Precinct in the Bronx. His wife is expecting their third child. "He was doing what he does best and all members of the police department carry out, he was saving lives, he was protecting New Yorkers," Mayor Eric Adams told a news conference of Islam, where he denounced "another senseless act of gun violence." "He embodies what this city is all about. He's a true blue New Yorker, not only in the uniform he wore but in his spirit and energy of loving this city. "He loved this city and everyone we spoke with stated he was a person of faith and a person that believed in God and believed in living out the life of a godly person," Adams said. Adams said he had met Islam's family. "I…told them that he was a hero and we admire him for putting his life on the line," he said. Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch gave an account of how events unfolded at 345 Park Avenue. "The building's security camera footage video shows the shooter suspect enter the lobby, turn right and immediately open fire on an NYPD officer," she said, referring to Islam. "He was doing the job that we asked him to do. He put himself in harm's way. He made the ultimate sacrifice, shot in cold blood wearing a uniform that stood for the promise he made to this city," Tisch said. "He died as he lived, a hero."
The Hill
7 days ago
- Politics
- The Hill
How communities can fight back against ICE's unchecked power
Earlier this month, the House and Senate passed a bill that allocates $170 billion to immigration control and border enforcement, with $29.9 billion approved in additional funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This is the agency that, since January, has been flexing its power by arresting law-abiding immigrants, legal permanent residents, foreigners on temporary visas and even elected officials who are U.S. citizens, like New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.) in New Jersey. ICE has proven itself to be a law enforcement agency with the ability to violate civil rights, and U.S. citizens and residents should be worried. Truth be told, ICE has operated with impunity since it was established in 2003. For more than seven years, I have been studying what I call 'enforcement episodes,' their long-lasting impacts and the survival stories of young U.S. citizens in New York who have experienced immigration enforcement targeting their parents, family members, neighbors or friends. Young New Yorkers spoke of early morning ICE visits to their childhood homes, agents letting themselves be confused for local police, a detention system that moved parents across states so that families could not visit and relatives disappearing from their lives. They recounted fears when ICE agents periodically appeared on subways and roadways to intimidate citizens and residents indiscriminately. Until now, ICE's unchecked power has gone publicly unacknowledged, unless you looked closely or had been directly affected. This is likely because most U.S. citizens whose rights have been violated were minors. U.S. citizen children have been forcibly separated from parents but have no standing in immigration courts. Fears and anxieties have undermined U.S. citizen children's well-being, while policymakers have turned the other way. In the past, priority directives that shifted across administrations gave adults a sense that guardrails existed and that those targeted had done something wrong and were criminals. ICE could only feasibly carry out large-scale raids in cooperation with other law enforcement agencies, which many community members trusted. Advocates responded by pushing for humanistic views of immigration and for non-cooperation agreements between local agencies and ICE. They advised immigrants to be law-abiding, seek legal counsel and attend appointments and hearings as directed. Meanwhile, the toll enforcement has taken on children has been barely noticed. Today, with an unprecedented expansion of ICE arrests in nearly every state and a three-fold increase to the current budget looming, the advocacy playbook has changed. This makes New Yorkers' survival stories more instructive for moving beyond fear into focused and effective action. Lesson number one: Community members can deescalate enforcement episodes and their aftermath. Those I met suffered most when they directly witnessed episodes such as being present when ICE arrived at their homes or during a traffic stop, or by being drawn into legal proceedings. Episodes are especially traumatic when children translate for parents, attend lawyer's appointments or write letters for waivers of removal. Some of those I met, though, had exceptional support that shielded them. People showed up at traffic stops, offering rides or helping to resolve situations to avoid ICE involvement. This was most common in rural areas with intentionally developed local coalitions between citizens and non-citizens. People also translated for and accompanied family members, in lieu of children. Lesson number two: Community members can offer resources to rebuild. The New Yorkers I met who were most resilient, over time, received aid directly, not through parents. Several, especially in New York City, attended exceptional schools with teachers who simultaneously normalized migration experiences and identified children of immigrants needing interventions. Teachers 'who noticed' — as one young woman described it — connected them to services and mental health counseling. Other young adults participated in clubs or youth groups that provided them with tools to feel empowered, not bewildered, by ICE actions. Because training came before things got personal, these youth launched into action when bad things happened to their families and friends. For 22 years, the U.S. has charged ICE with interior enforcement, with agents now willing to arrest anyone perceived to get in the way. Facing this new expansion of ICE funding and actions, we all have the responsibility to resist and rebuild. To do so we need to: Show up when ICE does, documenting and deescalating when possible. Show up for those in proceedings, ensuring they are not alone. Show up for families, offering mutual aid. Show up for people working with children — teachers, counselors, coaches, doctors and more — training them as first responders to leverage services to children. Show up for children, organizing webs of support through clubs or other activities that they can activate for advocacy efforts. Show up for communities, providing rights training and rejecting silencing about immigration that furthers criminalizing narratives. Around the country, people are taking many of these actions right now. Each of us cannot do everything. But we can show up for each other to heal and to protect the civil rights we all deserve.
New York Post
23-07-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Zohran Zoomers: Gen Z loves socialism
Zohran Mamdani owes his primary victory to young New Yorkers' fiscal anxiety — paired with their economic illiteracy. The majority of my generation is warm to socialism, thanks to our education system's failure to equip us with the knowledge of history and economics required to debunk the shiny promise of 'free things.' NY Post columnist Rikki Schlott shares this story.
