Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight
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Grandmother Is Stranded When Her Parrot ‘Plucky’ Can’t Board Flight

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Maria Fraterrigo, a grandmother from the Bronx, was booked in seat 4A on a flight from San Juan to Kennedy International Airport on Saturday night. But when she got to the gate for her return flight to New York, she said, an agent…

How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers
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How New York’s Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Other retailers said they were treated like Mr. Conner: By the time they were presented with the loan agreement, they were too deeply invested to turn it down. They had little say in how their stores were designed, built and furnished, but the…

Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos
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Bird Flu Suspected in Deaths of Ducks and Wild Birds at N.Y.C. Zoos

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Three ducks at the Queens Zoo died because of bird flu, and as many as 12 more birds at the Bronx Zoo that died after possible exposure were being tested for the virus, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society, the nonprofit that operates…

Faulty Wiring Caused Fires at 3 Buildings Owned by Notorious Landlord
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Faulty Wiring Caused Fires at 3 Buildings Owned by Notorious Landlord

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The five-alarm fire at a Bronx apartment building earlier this month that forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and left the roof nearly completely collapsed was caused by problems with the electrical wiring, fire officials said this week — which also caused…

Firefighters Battle Large Blaze at Bronx Apartment Building
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Firefighters Battle Large Blaze at Bronx Apartment Building

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Nearly 200 firefighters were working to contain a large blaze that broke out at an apartment building in the Bronx early Friday, injuring at least seven people, the Fire Department said. Firefighters were called to a six-story residential building on Wallace Avenue just…