NYC social services spending has ballooned 50% since COVID, state budget chief says: ‘Needs...
The Big Apple’s social services budget has exploded 50% since the pandemic, even as the rest of New York repeatedly cut those costs, the state’s budget bigwig said Wednesday. State budget director Blake Washington argued the city needs to “refine” its spending – joining a chorus of critics who argue Mayor Zohran...
The Fried Shrimp At This New York Diner Is So Delicious, It’s Worth A...
Fried shrimp isn’t usually the thing you plan a drive around, but this New York diner clearly didn’t get that memo. It looks classic and low-key from the outside, the kind of place you’d expect solid comfort food and steady coffee refills. Then the shrimp shows up and suddenly the table goes quiet.
New AmEx skyscraper will bring 2K union construction jobs to NYC
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — A new commercial headquarters will bring 2,000 union construction jobs to New York City, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday. The American Express Global Headquarters is set to be built at 2 World Trade Center, with hopes of breaking ground in spring 2026 and is expected to be completed...
James Secures Sweeping Reforms For EmblemHealth Members
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James last Thursday secured more than $2.5 million from health insurer EmblemHealth (Emblem) after an Office of the Attorney General (OAG) investigation revealed the company repeatedly failed to ensure New Yorkers could access mental health care services. The investigation...
Piling It On: Here Are Shocking Snowfall Totals So Far This Winter From NY,...
From the mountains of New England to the cities and towns of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, this winter has tested the Northeast’s resilience and rewritten the record books. The Blizzard of 2026 may have set the stage, but it is the relentless pattern of storms and...
New York Blizzard Snow Totals
While the Capital Region may have been missed when it came to large snowfall amounts, other parts of New York got two feet or more.
Mamdani responds after NYPD officers are injured in snowball attack
New York, New York - Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday responded to an incident in which New York police were reportedly injured when a crowd pelted them with snowballs. Footage online shows two male officers being struck with snowballs on Monday afternoon as they walked through a park following the city's largest snowstorm...
SUNY reports rebounding enrollment and stabilized budgets
SUNY has seen three years of student growth and a stabilized budget, and is on track to close a $1 billion budget gap within a decade, although the state's main student financial aid program is losing purchasing power.
New York reparations commission eyes release of first report
Though meeting since 2024, the commission chairperson noted many are just learning that there is a state commission looking at a pathway for reparations.
O’Keefe & Arnon Drop Out of A.D. 74 Democratic Primary Race
Keith Powers, the incumbent in the 74th Assembly District now has an uncontested path to the Democratic party nomination as the two main challengers in the race both said that they are suspending their respective races. Community activists Kevin O’Keefe and Josh Arnon both said they were suspending their campaigns...
