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Blakeman to Newsmax: Hochul 'a Disaster' as N.Y. Governor

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Payday will look a little different for some New York workers in 2026.  The minimum wage is increasing statewide starting on Jan. 1. In New York City, Long Island, and Westchester, the minimum wage will increase 50 cents to reach $17. Across the rest of the state, minimum wage will reach […]

No one won Monday night's Powerball jackpot worth nearly $1.6 billion. However, two tickets in New York won the $1 million second-place prize.

I’ve been reading year-end letters and wow my friends and family have been through an eventful year. Some of you have grandchildren; others have buried parents and siblings. Some have lost long time loves or found new ones. And through it all you have created new work, worked in community, opposed the...

Good evening, Buffalo. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. As we begin to warm up on Tuesday, we will snow switch over to rain. Snow accumulation will be minor - only about an inch or less.

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. Snow will overspread the Southern Tier and Central New York early Tuesday morning. We'll see light and moderate snow continue through around midday before a transition to a...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul vetoed a piece of legislation Friday that would’ve restored some public access to police radio frequencies. Police agencies around the nation, including the NYPD, have moved to encrypt their radio frequencies in recent years blocking public access, including that of the media.

BENSONHURST — A bipartisan health coverage bill that Brooklyn State Assemblymember William Colton, D-47, is cosponsoring would mandate insurance coverage of acupuncture. Large-group health insurance plans in New York would have to cover acupuncture services when care providers acting within their scope of practice...

CITYWIDE — THE NEW YORK STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION on Monday announced that 97% of nurses at 12 private sector hospitals across New York City — five of them in Brooklyn — voted to authorize a strike, two weeks before their Dec. 31 contract expiration. This vote gives their bargaining committees the authority to call a...

WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). These sanctions include...