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On Saturday night, Uber's New York City Twitter account announced that it was turning off surge pricing for trips at JFK airport in light of the protests against Donald Trump's executive order that bans immigrants from seven Muslim - majority countries.

When the assassinated president was laid out in his coffin in the rotunda of New York's City Hall for a viewing attended by 120,000 people on April 24, 1865, his widow, Mary Todd Lincoln, explicitly banned shutterbugs to preserve the privacy of the solemn moment.

Some had a hard time getting there — New York City cab drivers had chosen to suspend their service in protest of the ban, while the subway service was being monitored by the NYPD.

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made history by passing an indoor smoking ban for bars and restaurants in the city which has been credited with slashing hospitalization and heart attack rates.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has become New York City's nutritional nag, banning the use of trans fats, forcing chain restaurants to post calorie counts and exhorting diners to consume less salt.

New York City's ban on large sugary drinks, which was blocked by lower courts, has been declared illegal by the state's Supreme Court.

A black market in cronuts has appeared in New York City, and the city's government has proposed a polystyrene City, and the city's government has proposed a polystyrene city's government has proposed a polystyrene ban.

In New York City, a coalition of labor, community and civil rights groups recently won the strongest ban on employment credit checks in the country.

Customers wielded the hashtag against the company for trying to profit during a protest against Trump's Muslim ban that included a strike by New York City's taxi union.

New York (CNN)- One week after New York's Department of Education drew controversy with a request to ban 50 words and references from the city's standardized tests — including «dinosaur,» «birthday» and «religion» — the department announced Tuesday that it is abandoning the plan.

New York City's education department is looking to ban the word «dinosaur» from standardized tests, with some speculating it's because the word could offend creationists.

«Dinosaur» is among the words New York CIty is looking to ban from tests, apparently over concerns it could bother creationists.

The banned word list was made public — and attracted considerable criticism — when the city's education department recently released this year's «request for proposal» The request for proposal is sent to test publishers around the country trying to get the job of revamping math and English tests for the City of New Ycity's education department recently released this year's «request for proposal» The request for proposal is sent to test publishers around the country trying to get the job of revamping math and English tests for the City of New YCity of New York.

The New York city based Watchtower sect is concerned foremost with liability lawsuits for wrongful death.They know that if they repeal the ban on * whole * blood transfusion, that it will open the door for legal examination of all the thousands who have died since 1945.

Housing: In New York City, Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a school under Orthodox Jewish auspices, banned same - sex couples from its married dormitory.

New York does not recognize same - sex marriage, but in 2001, the state's highest court ruled Yeshiva violated New York City's ban on sexual orientation discrimination.

New York City approved the ban on ESP after considering environmental effectiveness, economic feasibility and employee safety.

Despite the recycling information available, New York City approved the ban on ESP after considering environmental effectiveness, economic feasibility and employee safety.

Brad Braddon, president of Commodore Machine Co., a Bloomfield, N.Y. - based food - packaging manufacturer, says the ban is bad for his business, as well as others like it around the country and in New York City.

The Australian Beverages Council, representing 95 % of the non-alcoholic beverages industry in the country, has called the recent overturn of the proposed ban on large serve sizes in New York City as a decision in common sense.

The Australian Beverages Council has responded to the decision to overturn a proposed ban on large serve sizes of soft drink in New York City, saying common sense has prevailed.

Media Statement 12 March 2013 Australian beverages industry responds to NYC ban decision The Australian Beverages Council, representing 95 % of the non-alcoholic beverages industry in the country, has called the recent overturn of the proposed ban on large serve sizes in New York City as a decision in common sense.

But of course, the banning of formula manufacturer «swag» like free diaper bags is nothing new, and certainly not confined to New York City hospitals.

Now New York City will soon be considering its own Happy Meal toy ban.

Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City who recently took a lot of heat for his law that would ban the sale of soda in containers over 16 ounces, is at it again with a controversial pro-breastfeeding program.

Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands; soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.

The New York City's Health and Hospitals Corportation has banned the discharge bags since 2007 and private hospitals are making similar committments.

Hospitals can take a stand against formula marketing, following Massachusetts» lead and banning gifts of free formula or going as far as New York City and locking it up.

This would ban the federal government from reimbursing New York State for Medicaid funds raised by counties outside New York City.

The speaker claims The NYP's Fred Dicker «set me up» with a story in which Silver says he would be in favor of legislation that would block Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on large soft drinks in New York City.

New York City has banned doors - off helicopter tours that operate out of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in response to last month's deadly East River crash.

The New York City Council Health Committee voted unanimously to ban the use of exotic animals in entertainment, approving a bill that is expected to come to a full council vote next week.

Despite the Trump administration's proposed travel ban and immigration restrictions, New York City welcomed a record 62.8 million tourists in 2017, up 2.3 million, or 3.8 percent, from 2016.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo embraced a statewide ban on single - use plastic bags, introducing a bill to outlaw them by next year day after Earth Day and a little more than a year after he blocked a 5 - cent surcharge that New York City had sought to place on single - use plastic bags.

While 22 states and the District of Columbia ban rifle sales to minors, New York — outside New York City — is among those that let kids 16 and older with a hunting permit possess the weapons, according to information compiled by the Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence.

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Shimon Waronker, the embattled superintendent of the Hempstead school district, was placed on administrative leave by the district's school board majority — an action, which if it holds up, will ban the former New York City educator from intervening in the operations of Long Island's most troubled school system.

If the bill is enacted, Ulster would become the second county outside New York City with such a ban.

Yet its donors include groups and individuals with wide - ranging business with the City of New York — including the American Federation of Teachers, developer Two Trees Management and supporters of the effort to ban horse carriages in Central Park.

The letter comes after the release of an economic impact study which shows the proposed ban will cost New York City and State's businesses, consumers, agencies and tax payers nearly $ 500m annually.

«The impact of a ban on polystyrene foam in New York City would be devastating for localities across the state — especially in my district, where manufacturing is an economic engine,» leader Kolb said.

Manufacturer's Association of Central New York president Randy Wolken said: «While we appreciate Mayor Bloomberg's concern for promoting an environmentally - conscience city, an outright ban on polystyrene foam is not the way to do so.

The New York City Council voted to give its members hefty pay raises in February 2016 and simultaneously imposed a ban on certain forms of outside income, effectively making the job of City Council member a full - time position.

State Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) said a recent string of highly publicized accidents in Manhattan involving horse - drawn carriages demonstrates the need to ban the industry from operating in New York City.

Opposition from packaging manufacturers and the foodservice sector is growing to mayor of New York Mike Bloomberg's proposals to ban polystyrene food packaging in the city.

For one thing, notes the American Petroleum Institute, the proposed ban on drilling on state - owned land and within the watershed areas serving New York City and Syracuse would leave «much of the Marcellus Shale region off - limits to responsible development.»

«A ban in New York City would have an immediate and dire effect on the in - state businesses that supply New York City restaurants and food service establishments with these containers,» said Senator Nozzolio.

After spending more than $ 1.5 million to preserve its market share in New York City, the foam container industry is losing the latest battle in a four - year war over banning the ubiquitous take - out and beverage containers.

«New York has repeatedly stood in the way, whether by over-regulation or outright banning, of professional services that are legal and available in most states and cities across the nation.

The city's argument is in part based on a ruling from the city's Conflict of Interests Board that granted waivers to two de Blasio advisers to continue working with the mayor after leaving City Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doingcity's argument is in part based on a ruling from the city's Conflict of Interests Board that granted waivers to two de Blasio advisers to continue working with the mayor after leaving City Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doingcity's Conflict of Interests Board that granted waivers to two de Blasio advisers to continue working with the mayor after leaving City Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doingCity Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doing so.