More snow showers on the way for NY — ‘Cold front coming on through’
Mother Nature isn’t done smacking around New York, threatening to dump snow showers upstate and the city with chilly rain this week. “You’re going to have a cold front coming on through that may produce some showers across the New York City area late Friday into Friday night, and then it does cool down as the breezes...
MTA to roll out new subway cars with walk-through design on 1, 3, 6...
NEW YORK - The MTA is moving forward with a major effort to modernize New York City’s aging subway fleet, aiming to replace more than a third of its cars with a new model known as the R262. Use an AI Writing Tool That Actually Understands Your VoiceImprove grammar,...
All New York shops must accept cash for payment
All New York food stores and retail establishments must accept cash payments beginning Saturday. Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert reminding shoppers of their rights under the new state law. The law makes it illegal for stores to refuse cash payment for goods or services or to charge...
Sticker Shock Stalls 5 WTC Tower, Leaving Downtown Housing In Limbo
Plans to finally bring apartments to the World Trade Center site have been thrown into neutral, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey telling local leaders that the long‑discussed 5 World Trade Center tower is on pause as construction costs spike. The project was billed as the only residential building...
State Budget Update: Let the Horse Trading Begin
Phil Zisman's next installment on the Budget. What will Albany do for Yonkers?
New York’s nonprofit problem
Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) recently told a forum in Albany, “I need people who are high net worth to support the generous social programs we have in our state,” adding that for wealthy New Yorkers still in the state, “maybe the first step should be go down to Palm Beach and see who you can […]
Cash is king: New state law requires NY stores to accept cash payments
A new state law now requires New York stores to accept cash payments.
Opinion: No child belongs in a box – or a broken school system
The recent discovery of a so-called “timeout box” in a North Country school rightly shocked New Yorkers. No child should ever be confined, isolated or traumatized in the name of discipline. The swift move to ban this practice is both necessary and long overdue. But if we stop...
Mamdani leaned into his faith during Ramadan — and faced tests along the way
New York City’s first Muslim mayor held regular iftars, weathered faith-based attacks and responded to an ISIS-inspired bombing attempt.
Pollinator Conservation Grants for Disadvantaged Communities
These losses are largely driven by habitat destruction, overuse of pesticides, and climate change. The New York Community Trust and the Office of the New York State Attorney General have announced 2026 grants from the New York Pollinator Conservation Fund, supporting pollinator conservation efforts in disadvantaged...
