NY Attorney General Secures Over $3.2M from Nissan Dealers for Allegedly Cheating Consumers
On May 6, 2025, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the agency secured more than $3.2 million from eight Nissan dealerships in New York City, the Hudson Valley and on Long Island – Action Nissan , Bay Ridge Nissan , Legend Nissan , Garden City Nissan, Huntington Nissan, Rockaway Nissan, Smithtown...
New York’s federal face off over native imagery in school
New York’s ban on Native American mascots violates federal civil rights law, according to the Department of Education. But state education officials rejected their findings as legally flawed and inconsistent.
N.Y. weather: Will potential thunderstorms impact NYC on Saturday?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A slow-moving cold front will bring scattered showers and potential thunderstorms to Staten Island on Saturday, with a high rip current risk along the coastline. Residents should prepare for intermittent rainfall and potentially challenging beach conditions throughout the day. The National...
Chaos Ensued When Multiple Brawls on a New York Beach Were Intervened By a...
What started as a senior skip day attended by students from multiple high schools turned into a multi-agency police fiasco
Leading Immigrant Rights Nonprofit Make the Road Lays Off Dozens, Sparking Staff Outcry
Internal turmoil has plagued Make the Road New York, the state’s largest immigrant-led community-based organization, with staff speaking out against planned layoffs. Beginning on May 31, Make the Road New York (MRNY) laid off 32 staff members and reduced the hours of another 15 staff members across five of its...
New York state lawmakers vote to stop NYPD’s attempt to block radio communications from...
New York state lawmakers voted to stop the NYPD’s attempt to block its radio communications from the public Thursday, with the bill expected to head to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s desk. The “Keep Police Radio Public Act” passed both the state Senate and state Assembly, with a sponsor of the legislation arguing the proposal...
Push to keep police radio signals open to the public heads to Hochul
Legislation that would require law enforcement agencies to preserve live access to their radio communications for the press and volunteer first responders has been sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature.
Governor gives SUNY Downstate $1 billion boost to modernize facility
EAST FLATBUSH — GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL HAS SECURED AN HISTORIC $1 BILLION+ INVESTMENT FOR SUNY DOWNSTATE, her office announced on Thursday afternoon, June 5. The governor is directing SUNY to provide additional capital commitments to support reinvestment in SUNY Downstate’s hospital. The Downstate Community Advisory...
NY public health update: Wildfire smoke, new Covid variant, diabetes, and a fish consumption...
This article originally appeared at Your Local Epidemiologist New York . Sign up for the YLE NY newsletter here . Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free New York City newsletter here . There’s a ton going on in the world of public health. This week we’ll cover wildfire smoke in New York, an...
Thunderstorms And Hail Possible In New York State
The quick blast of summer we had earlier this week is now over as a couple of storm fronts are expected to bring some nasty weather our way to wrap up the week. Things will start to get dicey a little later this afternoon, and parts of the region could see some severe weather before the end of the night. The is a...
