Rick Cotton on ‘the airport business, the bridges and tunnels, roads, commuter railroad business’
Infrastructure plays an important role in our everyday lives, state and local economies. City & State’s upcoming Rebuilding New York Summit will gather decision makers from private development and government to address current infrastructure planning, financing, study, design, project development, and completion in...
Belmont Barn Under Quarantine Due To Strangles Positive
Barn 28 on the Belmont Park backstretch has been placed under a precautionary 14-day quarantine by the New York Racing Association (NYRA) and New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC) until further notice due to a positive case of strangles in the barn. NYRA, the New York State Department of Agriculture and the NYSCG...
200 More Rite Aid Stores Hit the Chopping Block, 21 in New York
The wave of Rite Aid closures isn’t over yet. The national pharmacy chain has announced it will shutter another 200 locations across the country — and 21 of them are right here in New York. This latest round of closures is part of the company’s ongoing bankruptcy restructuring...
As public defender strike looms, appellate attorneys are demanding a higher wage
Appellate service providers rallied outside City Hall on Wednesday demanding the city fund their office and bring a wage increase for attorneys as a mass strike of public defenders threatens to throw the court system into disarray. Organized by the Association of Legal Advocates and Attorneys, the city’s largest...
Bronx High School Students Champion Open Captioning Accessibility Act for Deaf in New York...
In an effort to promote inclusivity that may extend beyond New York, two students from Bronx High School of Science have launched a legislative campaign to require movie theaters throughout the state to offer open caption screenings for the deaf and hard of hearing community. Senior Sarah Lin and her sister Julia, a...
Treat People with Disabilities with the Fairness They Deserve
Organizations in New York can pay a person with a disability as little as $.05 per hour, and it is legal. This must end. It’s time for New York to eliminate the subminimum wage and treat people with disabilities with the fairness they deserve. The State Senate has passed Bill S.28 to do just that, and now it is time...
New York AG Letitia James Sues Long Island City Gym Aneva for Alleged Fraudulent...
Attorney General Letitia James has taken legal action against Atlas Risen Corp., the company behind Aneva Gym in Long Island City, for allegedly defrauding their customers. The New York Attorney General's lawsuit claims the gym violated state laws designed to protect health club members by not offering proper...
Opinion: It’s Time to Pass the Homeless Protection Act
“The Homeless Protection Act … expands New York hate crime laws to include homelessness as a protected class: an attack against a person perceived to be experiencing homelessness motivated by bias could be treated as a hate crime.”. Blake was attacked on the subway, while experiencing homelessness. He is...
One of New York’s Most Famous Italian Goods Store to Close after 56 Years
A small shop that was New York's go-to place for authentic Italian food and goods is going out of business. The news comes just days after the beloved Italian eatery, Domenico's Restaurant in Levittown, announced it was permanently closing by month's end. Another recent closure was the Trestle Restaurant &...
Primary Voter Guide: The Mayoral Candidates’ Plans for Immigrant Communities
Among the Democratic candidates running in this month’s primary for mayor, three are children of immigrants and one is an immigrant himself. New York is both the largest city in the country, and among those with the longest immigration history. In 2024, immigrants made up almost 40 percent of...
