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New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio said that one of his first acts after taking office this week will be to ban horse-drawn carriages in Central Park. Speaking at a news conference Monday, de Blasio said it was inhumane to expose the horses to the city's dangerous streets. "We are going to quickly and aggressively move to make horse carriages no longer a part of the landscape in New York City," de Blasio said, according to NBC New York . "They are not humane. ... It's over." Animal rights advocacy groups lauded de Blasio's pledge. "We believe that the use of carriage horses in 21st century New York City is unnatural, unnecessary, and an undeniable strain on the horses’ quality of life," Stacy Wolf, senior vice president of the ASPCA’s Anti-Cruelty Group, said in an email to NBC News. Carriage operators beg to differ. Stephen Malone, who's been in the business for 26 years, told NBC News that he anticipates a long and contentious bout with de Blasio over … [Read more...] about ‘It’s over’: New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio vows to ban horse-drawn carriages

Care for your home with 0 Home & Garden Brookfield, New Milford, and Danbury area boaters are encouraged to enjoy Lake Candlewood safely this boating season. De Castillo , Patch Staff Posted | Updated Reply Fromthe Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection : Connecticut's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces National Safe Boating Week (May 21-27) and encourages all boaters to be safe on Connecticut's waters while enjoying the upcoming boating season, which unofficially begins Memorial Day Weekend. This year, DEEP is kicking off National Safe Boating Week on Saturday, May 21 with its partners, the US Coast Guard, US Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCG AUX), and the United States Power Squadrons (USPS), at the US Coast Guard (USCG) Open House, Sector Long Island Sound. The USCG Open House in New Haven will offer displays on safe boating while … [Read more...] about National Safe Boating Week Kicks Off Recreational Boating Season

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is rising again Thursday after another encouraging dose of data showed inflation cooled last month. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher following a report showing inflation at the wholesale level slowed more than economists expected. It bolstered hopes among investors that inflation may be close to a peak and that the Federal Reserve won’t be as aggressive about raising interest rates as feared. Cryptocurrencies also climbed in another echo of Wednesday’s trading, when relief flowed through markets because of a cooler-than-expected reading on inflation at the consumer level. But the day’s movements were generally more modest than Wednesday’s. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 180 points, or 0.5%, at 33,490, as of 11:11 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.2% higher. All the indexes were up more earlier in the morning … [Read more...] about Wall Street rises after another sign of cooling inflation

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Restaurants & Bars Competitions Offer a Chance to Advance to New York and Munich edible ink , Community Contributor Posted Reply Timothy O'Toole's Pub is excited to announce they will host Hofbrau's Stein Hoist competitive events this July. The four Chicagoland locations will offer a chance to participate in the regional beer-lifting competition that may ultimately land the winner in New York City and Munich, Germany. The Bavarian sport of "Masskrugstemmen" translates loosely to the lifting of a liter mug of beer. The "Masskrug" is a 1-liter stein that is to be held with one arm, completely stretched out and parallel to the floor. The goal is simple: hold the stein up as long as possible. It's a balance between the right technique and strength as the full 1-liter "Mass" weighs about 5 lbs. Each of Timothy O'Toole's locations will … [Read more...] about Hofbrau Stein Hoist Events at Timothy O’Toole’s Pub

0 This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own. Politics & Government Mayoral candidate says small businesses are struggling as they rebound from the pandemic Scott Benjamin , Community Contributor Posted | Updated Reply By Scott Benjamin STAMFORD – Bobby Valentine says that Connecticut's third largest city has "a lot of rental properties but we don't have a lot of ownership properties" and if he's elected mayor he will try to provide incentives that would allow more people to both work and live here. "It seems like we have a real gap between those who rent and those who own," declared Valentine, who is running as an unaffiliated candidate. "Most of the owners have properties that are a quarter of a million dollars up. The rental at $3,000 a month to the $750,000 home is not the perfect scenario." "The condominium that you buy for $500,000 downtown with a dog … [Read more...] about Valentine insists Stamford needs more ‘ownership properties’

(CW44 News At 10 | CNN) — United Airlines gave a $10 million deposit to a startup developing electric aircraft. The goal is to shuttle customers to and from the airport by air rather than gridlocked roadways. It’s not clear when or if the plan will come to fruition, as Archer, the company developing the electric air taxis, is still in the development phase. However, the company said Wednesday that’s it’s finishing the design of its production model. Archer estimates the first of its four-seater helicopters could be in operation by 2024. READ MORE: Time Is Running Out For Biden To Make Key Decisions On Student Loans California-based Archer, which was founded in 2018, has raised nearly a billion dollars, according to analytics company Crunchbase. It refers to its aircraft as an eVTOL, or “electric vertical takeoff and landing” configuration. The company states they’ll be able to travel up to 60 miles at up to 150 miles per hour. The aircraft is expected to lift off much like a … [Read more...] about United Airlines Puts $10 Million Behind Plan To Shuttle Customers By Electric Aircraft