Brooks death spurs push for prison reform
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)— Lawmakers in Albany are calling for transparency and accountability of New York’s prison system. This comes after video of Robert Brooks being beaten by Marcy Corrections Officers was made public last month. Brooks died after the beating took place and...
Trader Joe’s Opening Dozens Of New Stores, Including In New York
Upstate New York and other New Yorkers are getting excited about Trader Joe's. Trader Joe's is opening up dozens of new locations in 2025, including at least two in New York State. One will be located in Upstate New York, the other downstate. Trader Joe's Opening Second Staten...
Coffee Giant Starbucks to Cut 30% of Menu Items Under ‘Back to Starbucks’ Plan
Starbucks customers in Seattle, New York, Los Angeles, and beyond may soon see fewer menu options as the company plans to trim 30% of its offerings in a bid to streamline service. CEO Brian Niccol announced the change during an earnings call on January 28, per Axios.
“Retail Apocalypse” Happening In New York, Beloved Stores Closing
Across the nation, and here in New York, a "retail apocalypse" is happening. A new report predicts 15,000 brand-name stores may close in 2025. Fast Company reports a "retail apocalypse" is happening across the nation. Big names like Macy's, Kohl's Big Lots, Party City,...
FBI: “Large-Scale Nuclear” Exercise Planned For Upstate New York
The FBI is sharing with New Yorkers about a "large-scale, multi-agency nuclear" exercise that has been scheduled for this week in Upstate New York. We've learned what this means for New Yorkers. New York Issues Tips To Prepare For Nuclear Attack. Recently, New York officials...
See NY school districts ranked from 1 to 634 based on latest English language...
More than 20 school districts in New York tied for the highest ranking statewide on English language arts Regents exams during the 2023-2024 school year. The 23 districts all had 100% of their students test proficient on the exams. A total of 281 districts saw 90% or more of...
Former N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison
NEW YORK -- Former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years in prison on Wednesday afternoon in a Lower Manhattan court. Menendez, 71, was convicted last July on 16 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and obstruction of justice . Prosecutors had been calling...
New York No Longer Ranks in Top 5 States to Raise A Family
New York State has slipped out of the top five states to raise a family for the first time in a while. For many years New York State has been ranked as one of the top five states to raise a family. If you live and are raising a family in the Empire State you understand that New...
New York’s Giant Leaf Ball Mystery
If you’ve ever spotted those giant leaf balls high up in New York trees, you probably assumed they were bird nests. An eagle’s? A hawk’s? Maybe even something rare like an owl’s?. Same here—at least, that’s what I thought. As someone who knows their...
LOOK: The Most Enormous Shopping Malls In New York State
Fellow Gen X-ers and millennials can look back fondly on the times throughout middle school and high school when we could spend all of our money we had saved during a weekend trip to our local shopping mall. Was it financially smart? Absolutely not… but do we still miss the...
