Julian Nazario

For those who have been trashing New York City's recent composting law, you've been given a brief window to get on board — or else the fines will start to roll in. New York City's waste reduction efforts commenced earlier in April, as the city's sanitation department said it would begin enforcing a law-mandated composting program with fines. Since April 1, residents have been required to separate food waste from trash or risk receiving a $25 fine from the Department of Sanitation.

Puerto Rico was hit with an island-wide blackout Wednesday afternoon, officials said. According to LUMA Energy, the island's private power company, almost 1.1 million customers are without service. Service is expected to take up to 48 hours due to the complexity of the island's aging energy grid. Puerto Rico was hit with an island-wide blackout Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

NUEVA YORK -- Los trabajadores sindicalizados de reparto y distribución de cerveza se declararon en huelga el martes por la mañana después de que el sindicato y Manhattan Beer & Beverage Distributors no lograran un nuevo contrato que abarque a 600 empleados. La huelga, causada por presuntas prácticas laborales injustas, que afecta a cuatro de las cinco instalaciones de la empresa, podría afectar a miles de bares y restaurantes de Nueva York y la Ciudad de Nueva York.