NEW YORK, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the average energy prices in New York-Newark-Jersey City for May 2020: Gasoline prices averaged $2.151 per gallon in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area in May 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli noted that gasoline prices were down 84.6 cents from last May, and that this was the low  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New York-New Jersey Regional Information Office issued the following report on the consumer price index in New York-Newark-Jersey City for May 2020: Prices in the New York-Newark-Jersey City area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), rose 0.5 percent in May, after declining 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Chief Regional Economist Martin Kohli a  more

UPTON, New York, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release on June 8: The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has named Jim Yeck as Project Director for the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) (https://www.bnl.gov/eic/), a one-of-a-kind nuclear physics research facility to be built at the Laboratory over the next decade in partnership with scientists from DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Jeffers  more

NEW YORK, June 12 -- The U.S. Court of International Trade issued the following slip opinion (Court No. 15-00103): SHANGHAI WELLS HANGER CO., LTD., HONG KONG WELLS LTD., HONG KONG WELLS LTD. (USA), FABRICLEAN SUPPLY, INC., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. Before: Leo M. Gordon, Judge Consol. JUDGMENT This action having been submitted for decision, and the court, after due deliberation, having rendered opinions; now in conformity with those opinions, it is hereby ORDERED that the F  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York field office issued the following news release: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Miguel Gonzalez-Adams, 40, of Rochester, New York, pled guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing cocaine with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a fi  more

NEW YORK, June 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: GRK Fresh Greek, a small chain of New York City restaurants currently closed due to the pandemic, will pay $32,000 and take other steps to settle a sex harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. According to EEOC's lawsuit, GRK's former district manager touched women in vulgar personal and sexual ways. He also talked about  more

NEW YORK, June 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that $900,000 of supplemental funding is slated for successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) programs to clean up brownfields sites in Camden, NJ, Niagara County, NY and New York City. The supplemental funds announced are part of $6.9 million going to communities across the country that have demonstrated success in using their Brownfields f  more

NEW YORK, June 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released annual Superfund Accomplishments Report documenting national achievements in the Superfund program during FY 2019. The Superfund program addresses the nation's most contaminated sites and is a key priority for the Trump Administration. The report also documents improvements to the program as a result of the Superfund Task Force work under EPA Admini  more

NEW YORK, June 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following news release on June 8: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Center for Microeconomic Data released the May 2020 Survey of Consumer Expectations (https://www.newyorkfed.org/microeconomics/sce), which shows small signs of improvement in households' expectations compared to April. Consumers grew comparatively more optimistic about labor market outcomes with earnings growth, job finding, and job loss expectations all s  more

QUEENS, New York, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: Nobody wants to see others suffer from hunger. Longtime Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lead officer Vince Reardon decided that he was going to volunteer his spare time during the pandemic to help feed the homeless in New York's Tompkins Square Park by volunteering with Chilis On Wheels, a non-profit organization that shares meals, but no  more

ROCHESTER, New York, June 10 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, James P. Kennedy Jr., issued the following news release: U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Brian Arnold, 49, of Pine City, NY, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to embezzlement of union funds. The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney Meghan K. McGuire, who is handling the case, stated that the  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against two New York-based companies engaged in small-business financing, along with several of their owners and officers, for allegedly using deception and threats to seize personal and business assets from small businesses, non-profits, religious organizations, and medical offices. The FTC filed a complaint against RCG Advances, LLC--formerly known as Richmond   more

NEW YORK, June 10 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 02-RC-260759) by Region 2 Director John J. Walsh, Jr.: ST. ANTHONY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Employer and THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION St. Anthony Community Hospital, (the Employer) is engaged in the business of operating an acute care hospital. The New York State Nurses Association (the Petitioner) seeks to represent a bargaining unit of all full-tim  more

KINGS POINT, New York, June 11 -- The Maritime Administration's U.S. Merchant Marine Academy issued the following news release: The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) announced plans to conduct a semi-virtual commencement ceremony at Kings Point, on June 20, at 9 a.m. The 84th Commencement will be closed to spectators, but livestreamed to those interested in viewing. The event will be held near the USMMA War Memorial, a monument to those from USMMA that lost their lives in World War II. "Gi  more