News without the noise · New York Edition
Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 40 stories
The commute in New York City appeared largely normal on Monday following a nor’easter that impacted the region. Transit agencies reported minimal storm-related disruptions, although there were scattered showers and thousands of power outages still affecting residents.
Utility crews have restored service to many of those who lost power because of the lashing winds, which drove flooding along the coast. The gradually weakening storm remains a threat through Monday, forecasters said.
Democrat Rebecca Bennett and Republican Tom Kean Jr. are set to debate on Sunday at 7 p.m. in New Jersey, a key event in the midterm election cycle.
A woman in her 60s was found dead with multiple stab wounds in Central Park on Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. The body was discovered near East Drive and East 74th Street during a slow-moving nor'easter affecting the region.
A powerful nor'easter has impacted the Tri-State area, causing coastal flooding, beach erosion, and wind gusts exceeding 50 mph in some coastal areas. As the storm weakens, wind speeds are expected to decrease, allowing for the expiration of wind advisories. However, concerns about flooding remain due to saturated ground conditions, with additional rainfall anticipated into the evening.
Coastal flooding intensified along Long Island's South Shore as high tide approached, leading officials to advise residents to avoid roads and flood-prone areas. Communities such as Lindenhurst, Copiague, and Babylon are under close watch due to rising water levels, with warnings of hazardous travel conditions. Additionally, strong winds have caused power outages affecting over 21,000 customers, prompting emergency officials to recommend staying indoors and avoiding unnecessary travel.
Hurricane Nolo is moving away from Hawaiian islands but threat of heavy rain, flash floods and strong winds persists Hurricane Nolo was moving away from the Hawaiian islands on Sunday, but the threat of heavy rain, flash flooding and strong winds persisted in areas of the island chain still recovering from previous storms. Nolo was about 365 miles (585km) south-south-west of Honolulu and moving away from the Big Island at about 12mph (19kph). Hurricane Polo remained a dangerous category 3 hurricane with top sustained winds of 125mph (205kph) and was moving to the north-north-west at 12mph.
Surf City, New Jersey, was among coastal communities flooded NWS said in its alert: "Prepare immediately for significant inundation in low-lying areas near the shore, including roads underwater and impacts to homes and businesses." In New York, officials. The so-called nor'easter brought "dangerous coastal flooding and beach conditions, strong winds and heavy rainfall" to areas including New York City and Boston on Saturday, the US National Weather Service (NWS) said. Streets and homes were inundated with floodwater in the coastal New Jersey communities of Surf City and Manasquan on Saturday.
David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. At a meeting with Xi in Beijing in May, Trump said he was keeping the $14bn Taiwan arms sales package in abeyance, describing it as a “very good negotiating chip” in dealings with China. After Purdue’s interview, the White House told the New York Times that the US had no plans to sell arms to China , while the state.