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New York’s Oldest Museum Is Only 3 Hours From NYC — It Houses Mummies,...

Few places in New York can claim to hold the entire story of the state — from its colonial roots to its artistic golden age — under one roof. But one museum in Albany has been doing just that for more than two centuries . Just a few hours north of NYC sits a piece of living history — one that predates the American...
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SNAP & the Shutdown; Jobs & the Minimum Wage in the Mayor’s Race; Pandemic...

Due to the government shutdown, millions of Americans are likely to miss their Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP) paychecks starting this Saturday. Grace Yarrow, food and agriculture policy reporter for POLITICO and author of POLITICO Pro's daily Morning Agriculture newsletter, reports on which states...
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Here’s where the 2025 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is coming from

NEW YORK (AP) — A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot tree is to be cut down Nov. 6 in East Greenbush, outside the state capital of Albany, and arrive by truck two days later in New York...
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NAACP Rallies Behind Letitia James Despite Federal Charges

The NAACP staged a rally in Brooklyn on Sunday to show support for New York Attorney General Letitia James who only days earlier was arraigned on federal fraud charges. James, facing accusations of bank fraud to which she has pleaded not guilty, attempted to rally her base at the First Baptist Church in Crown Heights...
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Where SNAP recipients can find food banks and other resources

Here's where to look for alternative resources if SNAP benefits, or food stamps, are stopped on November 1.
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ESSAY: The radical dignity of Zohran Mamdani

Last night in Queens, which is to New York what New York is to America, and what America is to the world — a place dedicated to the pursuit of new beginnings — Zohran Mamdani gathered a reported 13,000 people eager to cast off an era of greed and cruelty and draft a new compact rooted in a big idea: dignity as freedom.
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New 326-Unit Affordable and Supportive Housing Development Completed in Morris Heights

On October 24, 2025, New York State Homes and Community Renewal announced the completion of Starhill Phase I. This affordable and supportive housing development is located in the Morris Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. The $189 million project provides 326 new affordable apartments. Of these, 200 units are...
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CM Won to hold rally calling on Con Edison to honor commitment to creating...

Council Member Julie Won will hold a rally Tuesday evening calling on Con Edison to honor a 2024 commitment to help fund a continuous waterfront from Queensbridge Park to Gantry Plaza State Park as part of the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan. Won released a statement Monday afternoon accusing Con Edison of...
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NY slammed over Staten Island-Brooklyn gerrymander

MANHATTAN (CN) — Four New Yorkers sued the state and its elections board Monday, claiming the New York congressional map drowns out Black and Latino votes in Staten Island and part of Brooklyn. The plaintiffs claim the boundaries of New York’s 11th Congressional District, which despite featuring regular growth...
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This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree will soon be on the way from Upstate...

New York — A majestic Norway spruce now growing in upstate New York has been chosen to be this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, officials announced Monday. The 75-foot tree is to be cut down Nov. 6 in East Greenbush, outside the state capital of Albany, and arrive by truck two days later in New York City,...

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