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He just can’t help himself. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s doomsday fearmongering over the Big Apple’s budget to push his socialist tax-the-rich dream has even some Democratic City Council members fuming — the fledgling administration’s latest misstep after bungling the response to Winter Storm Fern . The befuddlement was...

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday, Feb. 10, recovered more than $4.7 million from the owners of two New York City truck rental companies, Able Rentals, Inc. (Able) and Abarn Equipment Corp. (Abarn), and their accountant, Howard Zapken, for their roles in a decade-long sales tax evasion scheme.

A man enters a Department of Motor Vehicles office in New York City on April 28, 2025. The closure begins Friday afternoon and lasts until Wednesday. [ more › ]

New York State is holding billions in unclaimed money, and about a million dollars gets returned every day. On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM, join a free virtual session hosted by the Brooklyn Public Library and the Office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. You’ll learn what kinds of funds are...

Yay Yimby, nay bad landlords. On Tuesday, back-to-back announcements delivered those two messages. The Mamdani administration released the dates for the five “rental ripoff” hearings, and then appeared at a rally to celebrate Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “Let Them Build” agenda, to support her proposal to reform the State...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York, New York – Tornadoes are often associated with the Plains, but they have occurred in every state, including New York, and residents here may have only minutes to act when an alert sounds....

An Arctic cold snap increased heating demand across New York, pushing natural gas usage above typical levels and resulting in some of the highest delivery days reported in recent years. National Grid said Long Island and the Rockaway Peninsula set an all-time gas delivery record last Saturday, while other downstate...

Kevin Mahoney of Manhattan has claimed a $1 million Powerball second prize after matching the first five numbers in the Dec. 17 drawing. Mahoney matched the winning numbers 25, 33, 53, 62, and 66, missing only the Powerball number 17. He received a one-time lump sum payment totaling $612,240 after...

State GOP leaders say a play book exists to help them to win the governor’s race and it was written in Nassau County.

March brings not just spring vibes but also a golden opportunity for art lovers to enjoy our local museums at no cost.