NEW YORK, Sept. 25 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: * * * Federal Grant, Along With Initial $95 Million Investment, Will Help Transform Brooklyn Marine Terminal Into Modern 21st Century Maritime Port, Vibrant Mixed-Use Community Hub Inwood Greenway Will Add 1.35 Miles of Grade-Separated Bikeway and Improvements South of 10th Avenue, Closing Major Gap in Manhattan Waterfront Greenway Network Administration's Federal Infrastructure Funding Task For  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 23, 2024: Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more severe due to climate change leading to increased response and recovery missions across the nation. Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said during Climate Week NYC that the agency will announce approximately $715 million in new project selections to eliminate or reduce flood dam  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 24, 2024: By Raphael Rosen Emily Carter, senior strategic advisor and associate laboratory director for applied materials and sustainability sciences at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has won the 2024 Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry. Awarded each year by the American Chemica  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: NEW YORK ACARE HHC, Inc., doing business as Four Seasons Licensed Home Health Care Agency, a Brooklyn-based company supplying home health aides, will pay $400,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race and national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Four Seasons routine  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: Governor Phil Murphy and Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that $14.5 million will be made available through a competitive grant process to support Community-Based Violence Intervention (CBVI) Programs throughout the state. Funding for this grant cycle will begin in 2025. Since 2021, the Murphy Administration has invested nearly $55 million in CBVI programming. F  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today the approval of a Conciliation Agreement with OceanFirst Bank, a bank headquartered in Toms River, New Jersey. This Agreement resolves a Secretary-initiated complaint against OceanFirst alleging that the bank engaged in redlining by restricting access to credit and mortgage lending services in majority-Black, Hispan  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it has charged Wrightstown, New Jersey, housing providers Burlington Preservation Associates, LLC, Arbor Management, LLC, and Leon N. Weiner & Associates, Inc. (the "Respondents") with violating the Fair Housing Act for discriminating against a Black Hispanic father and his three minor children because of his r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: BALTIMORE A Baltimore-area car dealership will pay $105,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, Len Stoler, Inc. employed a service advisor who sustained traumatic brain injury (TBI) and was in a coma after surviving a seriou  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette today presented the second Our Water's Worth It trophy to Lambertville for the city's tireless efforts to improve its stormwater management program to address flooding issues, better protect local waterbodies and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The Commissioner presented the a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a slate of recommended reforms to be implemented by the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) following the completion of two separate investigations into the NJSP. Attorney General Platkin has directed that all of the recommendations set forth in both reports, as well as additional reforms identified by his Of  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy earlier this year unveiled a historic clemency initiative - established under Executive Order No. 362 - to expedite the review of pardon and commutation applications with the goal of providing relief from inequities and collateral consequences that are caused or perpetuated by the criminal legal system. Aiming to support this initiative, the Governor today a  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Bulgarian national today admitted assaulting a U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation officer, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Vasil Petrov, 40, of Bulgaria, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Karen Williams in Camden federal court to an information charging him with one cou  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Burlington County, New Jersey, man has been charged with drug and firearm offenses, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Daniel Garcia Jr., 27, of Maple Shade, is charged by complaint with possession with intent to distribute over 50 grams of methamphetamine and possession of firearms by a convicted felon. His initial court appearan  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A New York acupuncturist was sentenced today to 34 months in prison for participating in a $9 million health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Punson Figueroa, aka "Susie," 58, of Long Island City, New York, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo in Newark federal court to an inf  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 25 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: A Sussex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 146 months in prison for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced today. Steven R. Kristiansen, 54, of Byram Township, New Jersey, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. Circuit Judge Stephanos Bibas, to a five-count inf  more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 25 -- The New York State Department of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 24, 2024: * * * New York's First Human Case of EEE Since 2015 in Ulster County Has Died State Issues Declaration of Imminent Threat to Public Health and Urges New Yorkers to Follow Recommendations to Reduce Risk of Mosquito-Borne Illness Governor Activated Multiple Agencies and Increased Coordination Between State and Local Health Officials Measures Include Mosquito Spraying, Mor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Sept. 23, 2024, honoring the 2023 National Women's Soccer League champions - the NJ/NY Gotham FC: * * * * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, guys. How are you doing? (Laughter.) Holy mackerel. I like your tie. (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: Can you guys say thank you? THE PRESIDENT: "Dad, you didn't tell me the president was going to talk to me." Please, have a seat. Well, good morning. For the first time -- for the first time i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PPPL researchers find overoptimism in journal articles using machine learning to solve fluid-related partial differential equations * * * By Rachel Kremen The hype surrounding machine learning, a form of artificial intelligence, can make it seem like it is only a matter of time before such techniques are used to solve all scientific problems. While impressive  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Sept. 25 -- The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that a project to construct a new boardwalk and bulkhead at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett has begun - the project will feature a new concrete boardwalk to provide access from the parking area along the stretch of the beach. The boardwalk will feature new shade structures, sidewalks  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $5 million in research funding to Rutgers University Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT). This partnership between U.S. DOT and Rutgers University will result in development of innovative approaches to decarbonize, promote sustainability, and strengthen the resilience of the Nation's transportation infrastructure.   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 25 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news: The U.S. Climate Alliance, a bipartisan coalition of 24 governors representing approximately 60 percent of the U.S. economy and 55 percent of the U.S. population, today launched the Governors' Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative to grow career pathways in climate and clean energy fields, strengthen workforce diversity, and jointly train 1 million new registered apprentices by 2035 across the Alliance's sta  more