Texas Raids Wall Street As Mamdani Pushes New York Tax Hikes
Wall Street is seeing a subtle shift as New York faces growing competition from Texas, with finance jobs and corporate activity increasingly moving south. Recruitment efforts and campus expansions in the Lone Star State are accelerating, and business groups warn that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposals to raise...
125 affordable apartments to replace long-vacant Clinton Hill building
Gov. Kathy Hochul last week unveiled plans to raze and replace an abandoned building in Clinton Hill with a new mixed-use tower with 125 affordable apartments. Following a request for proposals issued last year, the state has tapped a partnership of nonprofit groups, Fifth Avenue Committee, Bedford Stuyvesant...
New York Winter Update: Heavier Snow Bands Target Upstate Feb. 23–27
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York – Drivers across upstate New York could face accumulating snow and reduced visibility within the next several days as stronger bands set up near the Great Lakes and push inland through Thursday...
New York Ranks Among Best States For Truck Stops
Imagine hitting the road and finding the perfect pit stop. New York's truck stops are getting some serious praise—let's find out why.
New York DEC warns groups of dead birds spotted across Long Island could be...
Officials advise the public to avoid any contact with sick or dead birds and mammals that may be infected with Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI).
Report: NY’s college aid program falls behind inflation, tuition costs
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) - New York’s primary need-based grant program for college students has not kept pace with inflation or rising tuition costs since the 2008-09 academic year, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The Tuition Assistance Program saw undergraduate recipients drop by...
Mamdani stacks NYC board to carry out promised rent freeze
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced six new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board, a nine-member panel tasked with governing rent-stabilized units.
More than $2 million in illegal cannabis seized in Brooklyn and Rhinebeck raids
A smoke shop, operating next to a day care, was shut down after state investigators seized 220 pounds of illegal cannabis products, worth an estimated $1.4 million.
Bald eagle floating on Hudson River ice rescued by NYPD
NYPD officers rescued an injured bald eagle floating on ice in the Hudson River Tuesday, documenting the dramatic rescue operation on bodycam video.
Air Quality Alert issued for NYC: Things to know
NEW YORK (PIX11) — An Air Quality Health Advisory has been issued for New York City, Rockland, and Westchester counties, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. The advisory is in effect until 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday. Officials are warning of fine particulate matter in the air due to...
