CM Holden’s legislative package includes airport ferry plan, PTSD therapy for veterans and pet...
Sign up for our QNS email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox!. Council Member Robert Holden introduced a series of legislative proposals to address a range of urgent concerns impacting New Yorkers’ lives at a New York City...
NY state officials want public to help track bird flu
New York state officials want the public to help track cases of bird flu. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has added an avian influenza reporting form to its website, where New Yorkers can report sightings of dead birds, symptoms of sick birds and the birds’...
House Fire Claims Life Of Elderly Woman in New York State
New York State Police say an early Wednesday morning fire at a residence in New York state has claimed the life of a woman. Tragically, first responders attempted to remove the resident who was trapped inside the home, but were not successful. House Fire Claims Life Of Elderly...
Study on cellphones in school appears to back Gov. Hochul’s call for ban
LONG ISLAND -- A new study has revealed just how much time kids spend on their phones during the school day, and it lends some credence to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's call for a cellphone ban . However, some educators say the ban is the wrong way to tackle the problem. What...
Judge threatens to move Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively lawsuit forward if lawyers can’t...
A New York judge has threatened to move up Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni ’s March 2026 trial date if their lawyers continue their war of words in the press. On Monday (February 3), Lively’s attorney, Michael Gottlieb, and Baldoni’s lawyer, Bryan Freedman, faced off in court...
Hawk Trapped Inside New York State Grocery Store Rescued
Did anyone know that some hawks apparently like deli food? New York state offcials were called back in early January to reports of a hawk that was trapped inside a grocery store. According to the deputies that made the call, the bird-of-prey had perched itself near the stores's...
New York Man Sentenced To Federal Prison
SCRANTON, PA.- Last week, a 29-year-old New York man learned he would be spending the next five years in federal after being sentenced for selling cocaine to a confidential informant while armed in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, January 28, 2025, Gabriel Figueroa, 29,...
Capital Region restaurant inspections: January 27-31
These are the inspections from January 27 to January 31 reported by the NYSDOH divided up by critical violations, non-critical violations and no violations. You can find a list of all restaurant inspections for the last several years on the NYSDOH website.
Pizza Expert Bashes Beloved Upstate New York “Gimmick Slice”
A pizza expert shared his thoughts on a "gimmick" pizza that's beloved in Upstate New York. He believes his review is going to "upset" some New Yorkers. Cold cheese pizza dates back to the 1980s. It was reportedly invented by Tino's Pizza on Main Street in Oneonta. Legend has...
Motorists Catch Small Break at Gas Pump
Easing oil costs and tepid domestic demand helped prices at the gas pump ease up over the past week. That from AAA, which reports that Monday's average price per gallon is $3.10, which is down by more than a cent. The average price in New York State has dropped by a fraction of...
