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New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced the first settlements under a compliance program targeting buildings designated as “de facto” rent stabilized across New York City. The Office of the Attorney General secured $90,000 from Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank National Association

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As beachgoers flock to the Long Island shores for Fourth of the July holiday weekend, lifeguards are taking extra steps to ensure swimmer safety, including monitoring the ocean for sharks from above using drones. According to Long Island News 12, lifeguards at Jones Beach State Park...

Over 20 New Yorkers allegedly engaging in Medicaid fraud were charged this week as part of a national effort to address health care fraud, including cases in the Lower Hudson Valley and Rochester area involving millions of dollars. Nationwide, 455 individuals were charged for their alleged participation in health care

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Noman Saleem of Queens sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for running a $1.4 million crypto fraud scheme impersonating prominent figures in the crypto space. A New York man was sentenced in federal court after being accused of using fake online identities tied to prominent crypto figures, in a scheme that authori

New York City’s real estate market remains strong. But alongside rising property values, a troubling pattern has emerged: aggressive investors exploiting legal gaps to displace families from inherited homes and strip them of their ownership interests, undermining their ability to build generational wealth. In response,

New York Attorney General Letitia James says the last three members of a multistate gun and drug trafficking ring that funneled firepower and cocaine into Washington Heights have now been sentenced, closing out a case that has been grinding through the courts for nearly two years. Prosecutors said the crew...

A larger socialist bloc is headed to Albany, setting up fresh fights over real estate policy. The Legislature’s Democratic Socialists of America caucus is poised to grow from nine members to at least 15, with another seat still too close to call in Syracuse, after Tuesday’s Democratic primaries. The gains fall well sho

Twenty-two alleged members of the Folk Nation street gang face a 176-count indictment, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Thursday. The charges include conspiracy to commit murder, weapons possession and 33 other criminal acts related to 26 shootings across Brooklyn and Manhattan t

A woman and her child stand on the street in New York City. New York City parents working part time won’t lose part of their vouchers under a state waiver. [ more › ]