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Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Gas Prices To Skyrocket In NY Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run
Mugshot Shows NY Driver Charged In Deadly NJ Highway Hit-Run UPDATE: The 31-year-old woman run over and killed by a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 has been identified. Click here for more details. A 31-year-old woman struck by a fleeing vehicle on Route 17 Monday evening, Oct. 19 has died, police confirmed. Estuardo "Stuart" Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, was lodged in the Bergen County Jail on nearly a dozen offenses tied to the crash, according to jail and court records. Rodriguez was born in the United States and is listed as a U.S. citizen on the jail website. Rodriguez was heading south in the electric vehicle, which was towing a U-Haul trailer, …
Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response
Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response A group of New York high school students who recorded themselves shouting the N-word have sparked outrage and protest at their school. The nine-second video of the Colonie Central High students was shared widely Friday, Oct. 16 and afterward. The teens say little in the clip besides the N-word. A large group of students demonstrated, chanted, and held signs outside the school Monday, Oct. 19, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. The signs included “Black Lives Matter,” “We Deserve Equality,” and “Silence is Compliance.” “The actions of the young men in the videos circulating the internet are d…
BDSM Modeling Pics Of LI Congress Candidate Boosted Fundraising: Report BDSM Modeling Pics Of LI Congress Candidate Boosted Fundraising: Report BDSM Modeling Pics Of LI Congress Candidate Boosted Fundraising: Report
BDSM Modeling Pics Of LI Congress Candidate Boosted Fundraising: Report Salacious pictures of a New York congressional hopeful didn’t slow down his campaign — in fact, they boosted his fundraising efforts. Chris Gallant, the Democratic candidate for New York’s 1st Congressional District, saw his fundraising numbers soar after photos of him modeling BDSM gear were published, Newsday reported Saturday, Oct. 17. The photos were initially published Sunday, Sept. 13 in the New York Post, and Gallant raised more than $350,000 — nearly 40% of his total from July through September — in the first two weeks after the publication, his campaign told Newsday. Overall, Gall…
Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into LI Emergency Scene, Police Say Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into LI Emergency Scene, Police Say Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into LI Emergency Scene, Police Say
Ambulance Mid-Rescue When Drunk Driver Plowed Into LI Emergency Scene, Police Say An ambulance was in the middle of saving a man on Long Island when a drunk driver slammed into the emergency vehicle early Sunday, Oct. 18, police said. Edith Cairo, 32, of Islip, was arrested following the crash around 2:15 a.m. Sunday on Main Street in Bay Shore, the Suffolk County Police Department said. First responders were loading an injured 26-year-old Islip man into an Islip Fire Department ambulance at the scene just east of 3rd Avenue when Cairo, behind the wheel of a 2017 Honda Accord, crashed into the emergency vehicle, police said. The wreck required a second ambulance, which…
LT Native, CT Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend' LT Native, CT Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend' LT Native, CT Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend'
LT Native, CT Hockey Captain Killed In Head-On I-95 Crash Was 'Great Leader, Caring Friend' A University of New Haven hockey captain who dreamed of becoming an NYPD officer is being remembered as a great leader who wanted to help others after he was killed in an I-95 head-on crash.  Ryan O’Shea, 21, of Stony Point, New York, died Friday night, Oct. 16, after a wrong-way driver struck his car on I-91 in North Haven, Connecticut State Police said. O’Shea was a senior captain of the university’s club hockey team, the Chargers. He studied criminal justice with a focus on police science, the university said. “Ryan embodied everything that is good about being a Charger,” shared De…
Massapequa Scores Big Victory For Chiefs Nickname: Report Massapequa Scores Big Victory For Chiefs Nickname: Report Massapequa Scores Big Victory For Chiefs Nickname: Report
Massapequa Scores Big Victory For Chiefs Nickname: Report The Chiefs live on. Massapequa High School will be able to retain its Chiefs nickname with an expected decision from state leaders, according to a report published Monday, Oct. 19. New York’s Board of Regents plans to repeal part of a 2023 decision that banned Native American nicknames for schools statewide, the New York Post reported. The decision will allow Massapequa to keep the Chiefs nickname, with Massapequa Board of Education President Kerry Wachter telling the paper the district was “proud of this victory.” Massapequa High quickly became the fiercest critic of the rule after it wa…
Drunk LI Driver Who Hit 117 MPH Seconds Before Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities Drunk LI Driver Who Hit 117 MPH Seconds Before Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities Drunk LI Driver Who Hit 117 MPH Seconds Before Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities
Drunk LI Driver Who Hit 117 MPH Seconds Before Deadly Crash Pleads Guilty: Authorities A drunk driver who hit 117 mph seconds before crashing into trees and killing his 22-year-old passenger on Long Island has pleaded guilty, authorities said. Jefry Valdez Cruz, 26, of Medford, admitted to aggravated vehicular homicide and eight other charges Friday, Oct. 16, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday, Oct. 19. Valdez Cruz had been drinking at a barbecue before leaving with three passengers on Oct. 6, 2025, prosecutors said. He was driving a BMW southbound on Bellport Avenue in Medford just before 3 a.m. when he crossed into the northbound lane and struck…
LI Driver Slams Into Pole At 7:15 A.M., Faces Felony DWI Charge: Cops LI Driver Slams Into Pole At 7:15 A.M., Faces Felony DWI Charge: Cops LI Driver Slams Into Pole At 7:15 A.M., Faces Felony DWI Charge: Cops
LI Driver Slams Into Pole At 7:15 A.M., Faces Felony DWI Charge: Cops A Long Island driver slammed into a utility pole and was arrested for driving drunk, police said. Karen Ham, 59, of Sag Harbor, was traveling on Mitchell Lane near Snake Hollow Road in Bridgehampton around 7:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Ham was then involved in a one-car crash with a pole on the side of the road, cops said. Officers arrived to investigate the incident and determined Ham was drunk, and she was arrested at the scene, police said. Cops took Ham to police headquarters, where she was charged with felony DWI and held for arraignment Monda…
Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights
Supersonic Plane Concept Envisions Faster Transatlantic Flights A futuristic aircraft concept imagines a faster, more luxurious trip across the Atlantic, but travelers are a long way from booking a seat. The Sky OV, created by Barcelona-based industrial designer Oscar Viñals, envisions carrying about 200 passengers between New York and London in less than five hours. It remains a design concept. Its proposed speed, propulsion systems, and passenger experience have not been demonstrated in a manufactured commercial aircraft. Viñals presents the project through his OVI Design portfolio, with renderings showing a broad, swept aircraft body and a silhouett…
Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave
Black Toddler Ignored At Wealthy CT Town Puppet Show, Dad Says: Worker Placed On Leave A Connecticut library employee has reportedly been placed on leave after a father's viral TikTok video accused the worker of ignoring his Black toddler while giving attention to white children. The Darien Library employee's leave was confirmed by the Stamford Advocate following the video shared by Micah Whitaker on Tuesday, Oct. 6, the outlet says, citing Library Director Kiera Parrott. Whitaker's more than two-minute video shows an interaction involving Whitaker's 17-month-old son and a library employee at an event held at Darien Commons, according to ABC7. It had drawn more…
Stranger Forces Way Into LI Couple's Home After Being Told To Leave: Police Stranger Forces Way Into LI Couple's Home After Being Told To Leave: Police Stranger Forces Way Into LI Couple's Home After Being Told To Leave: Police
Stranger Forces Way Into LI Couple's Home After Being Told To Leave: Police A Long Island couple found themselves confronting a stranger who allegedly forced his way into their home after they told him to leave, police said. Marcus Wilkinson, 23, of Brentwood, was arrested following the incident at a Melville Road home in Farmingdale on Saturday, Oct. 17, around 6:10 a.m., Nassau County police said. Wilkinson first began banging on the front door and acting erratically, police said. The residents, a 42-year-old woman and 44-year-old man who did not know Wilkinson, told him to leave. Instead, Wilkinson allegedly entered their gated backyard and forced his way …