East Aurora Bistro Home To Best “Smash Burger” In New York
You can find the best smash burger in New York right in East Aurora, New York.
State Board Recommends All Three Commercial Casino Applicants, But Bally’s Stands Out as Risky...
At its hearing on Dec. 1, the Gaming Facility Location Board unanimously recommended the three remaining applicants, Bally’s (Bronx), Hard Rock Metropolitan Park (Queens), and Resorts World New York City (Queens), for commercial casino licenses. In its publicly released report, the Board praised Bally’s proposal as a...
Doing high school and college simultaneously: Dual enrollment surges in NY, saving families money
Sign up for Chalkbeat New York’s free daily newsletter to get essential news about NYC’s public schools delivered to your inbox. Every morning, all of the roughly 100 seniors at Kingsborough Early College Secondary school start their day taking classes together at CUNY Kingsborough Community College. In the...
Racing set to resume Thursday at NYRA’s Aqueduct Racetrack
Representatives from both sides met Monday after the jockeys, led by Jockeys’ Guild New York representative Kendrick Carmouche, walked out citing multiple issues with NYRA management.
CUNY Board of Trustees Issues Waiver of Application Fees for Students Graduating from NYC...
On June 9th, the City University of New York (CUNY) Board of Trustees authorized a waiver of application fees for seniors graduating in 2026 from New York City (NYC) and New York State (NYS) high schools. The initiative, launched during “CUNY month,” and the application fee waiver campaign first took place in October...
Evening Briefing: Unlicensed Syracuse snowplows, flu rising in New York, and Gen-Z picks up...
Good evening, Central New York. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Tonight will be mainly cloudy and cold with a few scattered snow showers. Lows will be in the teens and 20s. Wednesday's weather looks much...
With MetroCards Ending, MTA Offers Ways To Move Your Balance To OMNY
As New York prepares to retire the MetroCard after more than three decades of use, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is reminding riders that Dec. 31 ia the final day to purchase the iconic yellow fare card. In anticipation of a surge of last-minute transitions, the MTA is offering 102 mobile opportunities...
N.Y. to launch tool in 2026 to curtail elderly scam victims
The head of the State Office for the Aging told lawmakers Tuesday a new tool that will launch in 2026 will help reverse an uptick in the number of older adults who fall prey to financial exploitation. The financial exploitation of New Yorkers over age 60 is a rising issue...
Big banks accused of ‘systematic fraud’ in New York foreclosure auctions
Barbara Small owned a three-family home in Flatbush. She says she was deprived of roughly $24,000 after the home was sold at a foreclosure auction. An investigation by Gothamist and New York Focus found lenders are using a disputed method of calculating debts in thousands of foreclosures and taking money from...
Two Earthquakes Strike New York Minutes Apart
According to USGS, two weak earthquakes struck New York minutes apart, one just north of New York City, the other just south of the international border with Canada. The first earthquake struck at 7:16 pm last night near Massena, about 40 miles north of New York City. Striking at a depth of 5 km, the earthquake was...

















