There’s no business like show business, and there’s no city like New York City when it comes to getting sued. The ongoing saga of New York’s pied-à-terre tax continued this week, when attorney Randy Mastro, the former first deputy mayor under Eric Adams, filed a lawsuit last week challenging the city’s rollout of the tax.
PASSAIC, N.J. — One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen river while playing in a park in Passaic, New Jersey, on Wednesday, authorities said. An 11-year-old survived. The local mayor says the girl’s life might have been saved by her brother, the 10-year-old who drowned. “As
SEATTLE — Seattle’s police chief resigned Thursday amid criticism that the city was slow to release key information about a fatal shootout at a food festival last weekend. Mayor Katie Wilson’s announcement followed hours of speculation about whether Police Chief Shon Barnes would step down, as some of his supporters said he had rebuffed Wilson’s
SEATTLE — Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on Friday defended her decision to oust the city’s police chief as the “right decision at the right time,” but she declined to explain why. The leadership change came as police continue searching for people involved in a fatal, gang-related shootout at a food festival near the Space Needle
The mayor of Bordeaux has said he is preparing for “all eventualities” as one of the many wildfires ravaging France is now 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the southwestern city. “We are preparing to accommodate large numbers of people in case new evacuations are ordered,” said Thomas Cazenave. Gironde firefighters face an “unprecedented” situation fighting
The mayor of San Francisco is tired of his city serving as a test track for autonomous vehicles. In a letter sent to California transportation regulators on Wednesday, Daniel Lurie called for new state standards regulating how autonomous vehicles respond during major disruptions, saying stricter measures will strengthen the AV industry. “California’s challenge now is
