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January 5 – New York City enacts a congestion charge for vehicles entering Lower and Midtown Manhattan below 60th Street, becoming the first city in the United States to do so. All proceeds go to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority , which plans to invest in long-term transportation initiatives citywide.
Irving's fictional History of New York published. [7] [37] 1810 – Scudder's American Museum in business. 1811 May 19: Close to 100 buildings burn down on Chatham Street. Commissioners' Plan of 1811 lays out the Manhattan grid between 14th Street and Washington Heights. [7] 1812 – New York City Hall built. [19] 1816 – American Bible ...
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The following is a list of events of the year 2025 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. The start of the year has been dominated by the January 2025 Southern California wildfires , which have devastated Greater Los Angeles .
Prosecution of Donald Trump in New York. U.S. president-elect Donald Trump is sentenced for falsifying business records, with judge Juan Merchan ordering an unconditional discharge, stating that imprisonment or fines could cause Trump to eventually have his convictions overturned. Death and funeral of Alexei Navalny
Google Calendar confirms it has removed Black History Month, Pride Month and other cultural events from its service, saying the holidays were "not sustainable" for Google's new business model which is rolling back an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). (The Guardian) Sports. 2025 Asian Winter Games. South Korea at the 2025 Asian ...
(The New York Times) The U.S. Department of State bans consular posts from flying any flags other than the U.S. flag as part of the Trump administration targeting several instances during the Biden administration when LGBTQ pride and Black Lives Matter flags were flown at embassies abroad. (The Guardian)
The Handelsblatt Research Institute reports that the German economy is in its "greatest crisis in post-war history" after projecting that the economy will enter its third year of recession in 2025 with a 0.1% contraction, following a 0.3% contraction in both 2023 and 2024. Disasters and accidents