Andrew Cuomo launches his rebrand: More vertical videos and selfies, less ‘being nice’
New York (CNN) — Andrew Cuomo says he’s done being nice.
Rising popularity of e-bikes, e-scooters comes with battery fire warnings
More folks have turned to e-bikes and scooters as their preferred transportation, and their popularity is skyrocketing since the COVID-19 pandemic — but this trend has seen a significant downside. New York State has pushed awareness for e-bike users about the potential danger of using them irresponsibly. Most are...
Man stashed homemade bombs across Manhattan, prosecutors say; Lawler won’t run for New York...
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This Report Confirms New York’s Bed Bug Problem Is Growing
A new report just named several parts of New York as some of the most bed bug-infested in the country. See if your hometown made the list. Another report says parts of New York State have more bed bugs than most of the United States. These Parts Of New York...
New York Is One of the Top Candy States in America
Candy lovers, you are in luck. A new study says New York is the fourth biggest candy capital in the United States. The study came from Pricelisto, a price-tracking website. They looked at over 23,000 different candy stores across the country. Then, they compared the number of stores to each state’s population. That...
Major Upgrades Coming To These Cars In New York State
There is an upgrade coming soon that you might notice the next time you take a ride in a rideshare vehicle in portions of New York State. Lawmakers are cracking down on insurance fraud as dash cameras will be placed in rideshare vehicles. This comes after multiple accounts of fake...
Regulators Crack Down on a Troubled New York Solar Company
A residential home with rooftop solar panels in Queens Village, NY. | Photo: Matt Green/Flickr | Illustration: Leor Stylar. A rooftop solar company with a vexed history could soon be out of business in New York. On Tuesday, utility regulators moved to strip Attyx, formerly known as SUNco, of its...
Long Island man conned out of $112K from fake real estate attorney: NCPD
MASSAPEQUA, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was tricked into wiring over $100,000 to a mysterious person posing as his real estate attorney, according to Nassau County Police. The 28-year-old victim had been emailing with someone whom he believed was his real estate attorney to pay them for closing on a property on Monday,...
$50K Powerball hit sold at Main Street liquor store
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was sold in Westchester County for Monday night’s drawing, according to the New York Lottery. The winning third-tier ticket for the…
Four months after guard strike, prison staffing crisis persists
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. In February, thousands of New York state prison guards walked off their jobs. With no officers to watch over daily operations, officials locked incarcerated people in...
