New York is relaxing party enrollment deadlines to make it easier to cast a ballot in primary elections under a bill signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
The new law gives voters until Feb.
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New York officials want to add menthol to the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes as the vaping industry seeks to block it, according to the governor’s office.
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The federal government badly botched its response to a weeklong power failure amid a cold snap at a federal detention center in New York City last winter, fueling rumors and sparking unrest among shivering inmates, the Justice Department’s internal watchdog said in a report Thursday.

A Delta Airlines baggage handler has been arrested on charges of stealing over $250,000 in cash from John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to federal authorities.
Quincy Thorpe was arrested at his Brooklyn home Thursday and was released on $80,000 after a brief court appearance, according to federal prosecutors.

Just 24 hours after a Holocaust survivor found a swastika drawn in the lobby of her Boro Park building, more hate was directed towards Jews.
The car belonging to a Williamsburg Hatzolah Volunteer was defaced with a Nazi swastika in front of ‘Perfect Health Medical Center’ on 18th Avenue and 45th Street.

Port Authority voted Thursday in Jersey City to approve a proposal to increase tolls, fares and other fees at bridges and tunnels, airports and the PATH transit system.
The plan includes:
-Increasing tolls by $1 at the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Outerbridge Crossing, Goethals Bridge, Bayonne Bridge, from $15 to $16
–Increasing Air Train fee from $5 to $7.75

Last week, NJ State Police Colonel Patrick Callahan met with Rabbi Abe Friedman, Rabbi Yosef Carlebach, and other prominent members of New Jersey’s Jewish community to discuss security concerns ahead of the Jewish High Holidays.

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The New York City Police Department tells YWN that they are looking for two men in regards to a shooting last week which ended up with bullets striking a Jewish-owned vehicle.
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A Brooklyn man has been convicted of collecting cash to fund a co-conspirator’s travel to fight on behalf of the Islamic State.
A jury on Tuesday found Dilkhayot Kasimov, a citizen of Uzbekistan, guilty of conspiracy and attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization.