NEW YORK: Nineteen people were killed, including nine children, and dozens were injured when a fire started by a malfunctioning space heater spread smoke through a low-income building in The Bronx borough of New York City on Sunday, city officials said. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, just over a week into the job, confirmed […]
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Shahana Hanif – the first Muslim woman to win the New York City Council race.
Hanif won the election held yesterday in Brooklyn from Council District-39 with 89 percent of the total votes, according to the Board of Election Office. Her only opponent of the Conservative Party received 8 percent of the vote. Hanif’s ancestral home is in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila. Eldest daughter of Mohammad Hanif – one of the […]
New York declares state of emergency as heavy rains wreak havoc
NEW YORK, Sep 02: A state of emergency has been declared in New York City after it was hit on Wednesday evening by record rainfall and flash flooding as a result of Tropical Storm Ida that brought to a grinding halt underground trains and turned streets in Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn into rivers. Amid the […]
New York is first US city to mandate vaccines for restaurants, gyms
New York will become the first major US city to require proof of vaccination for people attending indoor venues such as restaurants, gyms and shows, under a plan announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio Tuesday. The announcement comes as public bodies and private businesses in the United States step up vaccine requirements as the country […]