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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The powerful nor’easter set to hit New York City on Sunday will bring several inches of snow, but exactly how much remains to be seen. While there’s no doubt shovels will need to be put to use, exact predictions differ. Here are the...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said his property tax reform plan is imminent. New Yorkers have heard that before. Earlier this week, the administration released its preliminary budget, which included raising property taxes in the city by 9.5 percent in order to cover a $5 billion shortfall — a move Mamdani said he’d only tap...

NEW YORK – Nurses at a big New York hospital system approved a new contract Saturday, voting to end a major nursing strike after more than a month. More than 4,000 nurses in the privately run NewYork-Presbyterian system went on strike Jan. 12. They are now due to start returning to work in the coming week. The union,...

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning for the New York City area on Sunday, with severe winter weather expected throughout the region. Airlines waived change and cancellation fees ahead of the storm. The storm could dump more than a foot of snow in the area along with high...

Luis C. deBaca, former Ambassador at Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, will be the keynote speaker. Leaders from government, law enforcement, nonprofit organizations and lived-experience experts will convene in Brooklyn on Thursday, February 26, for the 2026 New York State Safe Housing Summit,...

A look at two finalists on the Mamdani administration’s shortlist to lead the Administration for Children's Services (ACS) suggests the agency — charged with protecting children from abuse and neglect — could be headed for big changes. Senior Mamdani administration officials confirmed an additional round of...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — A Hazardous Travel Advisory is being issued as a blizzard is expected to hit New York City on Sunday, bringing heavy snow and strong winds. New York officials warned that the city and Long Island could see over 18 inches of snow between Sunday and Monday. Governor Kathy Hochul urged New […]

New York City is under a blizzard warning for the first time since March 2017.

Home prices on Long Island continue to go nowhere but up, according to the latest data from the New York State Association of REALTORSⓇ (NYSAR). According to the organization, the median sales price in Nassau County went up 6.0% in January to $815,000. That is up from the previous January, when it was $769,000. In...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York, New York – Slippery highways and strong wind gusts could disrupt travel across New York beginning Thursday, Feb. 26, as a wetter late-winter pattern increases the risk for freezing rain and gusty...