Journalist. Dad. Home chef. New York Explorer. Breaking news reporter for Newsdayhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3mdkxwzswm22uA federal judge is considering an injunction to keep congestion pricing in Manhattan. Last year Trump declared, “Congestion pricing is dead. Long live the king!” The MTA’s attorney said in court yesterday, "This is President Trump, not King Donald." https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/congestion-pricing-president-donald-trump-mta-qsp7qcow29 Jan 2026 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkxwzswm22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3mdkx3e5qn225A federal judge is considering an injunction to keep congestion pricing in a Manhattan. Last year Trump declared, “Congestion pricing is dead. Long live the king!” The MTA’s attorney said in court yesterday, "This is President Trump, not King Donald." https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/congestion-pricing-president-donald-trump-mta-qsp7qcow29 Jan 2026 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdkx3e5qn225https://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3mchuktn33s2nThe Trump administration has banned visas from 75 countries, including Russia, Pakistan and several African, Caribbean and Latin American nations. The nations listed include more than 178,000 foreign nationals on Long Island. https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/trump-immigration-visas-i5117915 Jan 2026 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mchuktn33s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3mamjaku2ys2e https://youtu.be/3HFn9iGQ4rA?si=89K-D0w1fnJPt4tP23 Dec 2025 00:41 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3mamjaku2ys2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3m63bkj5d4s2sMayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will meet with Trump on Friday to discuss affordability. He said he would also protect residents from ICE https://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/mamdani-trump-white-house-meeting-hflb327s20 Nov 2025 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m63bkj5d4s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3m5tzltxmvk2u.@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social said he asked for a meeting with President Trump. "I will go to make the case to the President... that these are the kinds of things we need to change if we want to make it easier for New Yorkers and for Americans to afford the day to day necessities of their life" https://zohrankmamdani.bsky.social17 Nov 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tzltxmvk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3m5gs4iac6s2uThe family of a Long Island man detained in Iran since July seeks U.S. intervention after he was imprisoned for visiting Israel 13 years ago for his son’s bar mitzvah https://www.newsday.com/long-island/great-neck-estates-man-held-prisoner-iran-lz8o95oc12 Nov 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5gs4iac6s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3m4dusiqx4s2qTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said there is no contingency in the FAA budget to pay air traffic controllers, who missed their first paycheck Tuesday. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/air-traffic-controllers-missed-paycheck-sean-duffy-s9a054eu29 Oct 2025 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4dusiqx4s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lzo2lgyyt22oWhile Messi was scoring two goals Wednesday night at Citi Field, the new home of NYCFC at Etihad Park across the street is slowly coming along ahead of the 2027 season https://www.newsday.com/sports/soccer/nycfc/new-york-city-fc-etihad-park-citi-field-a25tpo8m25 Sep 2025 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzo2lgyyt22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lyxeydrmt22jICE on Long Island: Roosevelt High School student Alvaro Castro Velasquez detained weeks before graduation https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/ice-long-island-roosevelt-student-su3g65gd16 Sep 2025 13:02 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyxeydrmt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lyvot5vd3s2qSchumer proposes $2.2 billion for veteran affairs department to reverse DOGE cuts and nullified union contracts by the Trump administration https://www.newsday.com/long-island/northport-va-schumer-veterans-affairs-department-rroq5ns115 Sep 2025 20:53 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvot5vd3s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lyvefys5bk2hSpeaking on Long Island today, Sen. Schumer did not endorse Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor, a day after he was endorsed by Gov. Hochul. “I met with him last week. We had a good meeting. We know each other well, and we're gonna keep talking.”15 Sep 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvefys5bk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lyvdzjopq226Schumer proposes $2.2 billion for veteran affairs department to reverse DOGE cuts and nullified union contracts by the Trump administration https://www.newsday.com/long-island/northport-va-schumer-veterans-affairs-department-rroq5ns115 Sep 2025 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyvdzjopq226https://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lyfr3wllx22w"It’s a wound that’s still open always ... I’m always reminded of it, because it’s the same job my dad did. I try to keep the positive thoughts, not what happened to him, but more of what he did for a living, giving his life up for the City of New York." https://www.newsday.com/long-island/fdny-sept-11-2001-legacy-firefighter-muxfgwtl09 Sep 2025 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyfr3wllx22whttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3ly6n3jcdgc2nCovid vaccines are now available at CVS in New York following Gov. Hochul’s executive order06 Sep 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6n3jcdgc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3ly45df565s2aICE on Long Island: Advocates say agents spotted near Brentwood, Hempstead schools as classes resume https://www.newsday.com/long-island/education/ice-long-island-schools-brentwood-hempstead-pnsbnphx05 Sep 2025 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly45df565s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3ly2bonm4qs2d. @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul‬⁩ to allow COVID shots at pharmacies without doctors' prescriptions via ⁦‪@DavidOlson11‬⁩ and ⁦‪@lisalcolangelo‬⁩ https://www.newsday.com/news/health/covid-vaccine-hochul-uz20fpup04 Sep 2025 23:16 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly2bonm4qs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lxudhkh7tc2uLuke Dunn and his triplet siblings will start kindergarten today after a year of hospitalization and nearly drowning last year in the family's pool. It's a day his mother didn't know if it would ever come: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/5-year-old-luke-brain-injury-pool-greenlawn-lczvrwpz02 Sep 2025 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxudhkh7tc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lwrfd4j7dc2cJetBlue flight from MacArthur with 'completely destroyed' engine makes emergency landing at JFK, records show https://www.newsday.com/long-island/transportation/jetblue-emergency-landing-dean34mj19 Aug 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrfd4j7dc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lvggofgnec2jJust got an email calling me a “climate monger.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2025 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvggofgnec2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lvger7ryhc2jExperts: Expect more extreme rainfall on LI due to climate change https://www.newsday.com/news/weather/climate-change-rain-floods-ar836ls902 Aug 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvger7ryhc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3lvb473fcpc2dAn Oyster Bay woman pleaded guilty to a $31.5M campaign-contribution scam where she sold access to meet President Trump and used photos to solicit illegal donations and funding for a fake education center https://www.newsday.com/long-island/crime/oyster-bay-campaign-contributions-investors-peoples-republic-of-china-ncy3pjnn31 Jul 2025 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvb473fcpc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3luuppxzaic2zAfter the 2023 Farmingdale High bus crash, at least 10 students were ejected while only one student wore a seat belt. "Several were able to exit the motorcoach by crawling through the broken windows on the side resting on the ground," the NTSB report said. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/farmingdale-high-bus-crash-seat-belts-p7oqnpew26 Jul 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3luuppxzaic2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/johnasbury.bsky.social/post/3luqf5u5e4k2eBreaking: NTSB finds bad tires caused fatal Farmingdale High bus crash and only one student on board was wearing a seatbelt The National Transportation Safety Board released its final report the 2023 crash upstate. https://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/farmingdale-bus-crash-ntsb-cs07z3bs24 Jul 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:4sceg72t6dpu3asy5nijk2ri/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqf5u5e4k2e