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Troy moving forward with fire station s replacement FacebookTwitterEmail TROY Mayor Patrick Madden and Fire Chief Eric McMahon announced the city will conduct an architectural assessment and feasibility study for the replacement of Fire Station #1 located in the city’s Lansingburgh neighborhood. The replacement project was a priority for the Madden administration, but plans were delayed due to the pandemic, according to a statement released Thursday by the mayor s office. The study will determine current and future operational requirements, firefighter health and safety, and code and industry standards for fire houses. It will also evaluate two proposed sites for the new station, including the current location on 5th Ave. and a new proposed site located at 2nd Avenue and 117th Street. ....
QFC to shut down two Seattle stores; said decision accelerated after city s hazard pay ordinance Sign In FacebookTwitterEmail The outside of a QFC store in Seattle, Wash.CLAIRE MAULDING, SPECIAL TO THE SEATTLEPI QFC announced Tuesday it is closing down two of its Seattle stores after the city last month passed an ordinance requiring large grocery stores to pay eligible employees an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay during the coronavirus pandemic. The company said the two stores in Capitol Hill at 416 15th Ave. E and Wedgewood at 8400 35th Ave. NE were underperforming, but the decision to close the stores was accelerated after Seattle s hazard pay ordinance. The two stores will stay open until April 24. ....
MIDTOWN, Manhattan Once a fortress, security in and around Trump Tower on Manhattan s Fifth Avenue will begin to loosen possibly as early as this week when the building s namesake departs the White House. The police presence will be scaled down once President Donald Trump leaves office Wednesday, according to a New York Police Department official. Streets around the high-rise that have been blocked since he became president will likely be reopened, and barricades are expected to be removed, according to the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, as plans are still being coordinated with the US Secret Service and other federal authorities. ....