New York delays heating assistance applications due to federal shutdown
                    A New York City apartment with an HVAC system common the 1960s.  Applications for the state’s Home Energy Assistance Program will now open Nov. 17. [ more › ]                
            DHL Express Is Investing $90 million to Strengthen NYC Area Operations
                    DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, announced a $90 million investment in the greater New York City area to expand operational capacity and ensure long-term growth across one of its highest-volume U.S. markets. The investment includes new facility leases and capital expenditures...                
            Joseph Chetrit indicted in criminal tenant harassment case
                    Joseph Chetrit, one of New York’s biggest dealmakers, was indicted Wednesday on felony charges of tenant harassment. He joins his brother Meyer Chetrit, who was indicted last month, as a codefendant in the case. The district attorney has accused the Chetrits of harassing two septuagenarian tenants in a Chelsea loft...                
            N.Y. state residents stuck in Jamaica due to Hurricane Melissa
                    What started as a vacation is now some tourists' worst nightmare due to Hurricane Melissa. “The trees are starting to blow a little bit. They're picking up speed. It's raining. It's cooler, as usual. It's not hot,” said Syracuse resident Annemarie Frankfurter, referencing the sky right outside her hotel in Jamaica.                
            Polls offer ray of hope to Cuomo, showing gains on Mamdani in NYC mayoral...
                    A pair of newly released polls showed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cutting his double-digit deficit nearly in half against Zohran Mamdani in New York City's closely watched mayoral race.                
            NY – Gov. Hochul Opens Fashion Institute New Academic Building
                    Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the historic opening of the State University of New York (SUNY) Fashion Institute of Technology’s (FIT) new $188.5 million Joyce F. Brown Academic Building. FIT is part of SUNY and a global leader in creative education. The new building is located on West 28th Street between...                
            Lawsuit plunges New York into the national gerrymandering fight
                    A lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of four New Yorkers charges that the state’s congressional map unconstitutionally dilutes Black and Latino votes in a district that covers Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn, according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by The New York Times. The case...                
            Assemblyman Dinowitz Pleased City Council Moving Ahead with Gun Safety Law Similar to His...
                    Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81) has said he is pleased to know that the City Council is moving ahead with gun reform legislation that is similar to a law he sponsored at State level which passed last year. He said earlier this year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law his bill which requires the...                
            Majority of affordable housing in NYC built in just 10 of 51 NYC Council...
                    Just 10 of New York City’s 51 Council districts have produced more than half of all new affordable housing since 2014, according to a new report. Released as a special update to the New York Housing Conference’s NYC Housing Tracker Report, the analysis—titled “Why Charter Land Use Reforms Are Needed“—finds that 13...                
            Rats on the Move: New York’s 2025 Hot Spots Revealed
                    Three New York cities appear on Orkin’s 2025 list of the 50 most rat-infested cities. NYC, Buffalo, and Albany remain on the radar, while Syracuse and Rochester fall off.                
            