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NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione is back in court on Tuesday for the second day of a hearing in his bid to bar New York prosecutors from using some key evidence they say links him to last year’s killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Various law enforcement...

Social Security is changing in 2026 with a higher retirement age, a 2.8% COLA, new tax rules, and higher earnings limits. Here’s what CNY residents need to know.

Letitia James is going after a prominent Brooklyn landlord, accusing the firm of illegally deregulating rent-stabilized units. The New York Attorney General’s office and the Division of Housing and Community Renewal sued Peak Capital Advisors on Monday, Crain’s reported. The lawsuit alleges Peak illegally deregulated...

New York and neighboring New Jersey have been bracing for today's storm to hit since last week before it's set to sweep up the East Coast as a bomb cyclone

A former labor leader who represented faculty at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute is facing federal charges after allegedly siphoning nearly $300,000 from union coffers to bankroll a lavish lifestyle and renovate a home in upstate New York. Kye Carbone, 68, of Athens, New York, was arrested on October 17, 2025,...

The New York State Department of Health has reminded residents to check that they are up to date with measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccinations. This follows an increase in measles cases in the state, many linked to international travel and local exposure. As of December 1, 2025, there have been 35 confirmed...

Who is getting the most snowfall in New York? According to Weather.gov, the biggest snowfall totals are expected north and west of New York City. Interior sections of the Lower Hudson Valley — particularly north of I-84 — could see 8 to 12 inches, with some spots getting even more.

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from housing officials. It’s been a long time coming. Over five years after it was first proposed, the Community...

Some New Yorkers will be ringing in the New Year with a raise. Across the state, the minimum wage is increasing by 50 cents on January 1, 2026, the same amount it rose at the beginning of 2025. In much of New York, include CNY, the minimum wage will increase...

DOWNTOWN — Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, together with New York State Inspector General Lucy Lang, announced that six individuals have been indicted for submitting fraudulent loan applications and forgiveness requests for fictitious businesses between April 2021 and October 2022. The defendants, all...