NEW YORK — A truck driver from New York City has come forward as the winner of the second-largest Powerball jackpot in New York Lottery history. David Johnson, 56, won the Dec. 26 drawing for the $298.3 million jackpot and has already quit his job to start enjoying an early retirement. He opted to take a single lump sum payment of $180,227,550 which equals $114,091,248 after taxes. Johnson received his winnings on Friday at Resorts World Casino in Queens. Johnson worked across the street from Arnold’s Service Station on Linden Boulevard where he bought the winning ticket for $5. […]

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