New York and New Jersey have granted 137 new cannabis licenses: 36 in Jersey, 101 in NY; signaling a significant expansion in the adult-use market. read more
People took to the streets on Saturday as the New York City Department of Transportation kicked off and celebrated its annual "Open Streets: Car-Free Earth Day" event.
Football and music are set to collide
Noah Dobson (day-to-day, upper-body) will not face the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon, per Head Coach Patrick Roy. The 24-year-old defenseman left early in Thursday's contest after logging 1:28 TOI. Dobson leads the Islanders in assists (60), ranks second on the team in points (70) and is also second in power play points (24). Dobson has not missed a game all season. Roy said that the team will have to manage without him, the same way the group banded together after Scott Mayfield's...
Fans of the ABC series have to wait just a bit for a new installment.
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
BY AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — A new voting rights law in New York is already having a dramatic effect, with lawsuits in several local communities seeking to reverse decades of minority voter disenfranchisement. The lawsuits help dispel a longstanding narrative that racial voting discrimination happens only in the South or in
Lawsuits under New York's new voting rights law reveal racial disenfranchisement even in blue states
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? […]
FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Weihua Yan had seen dramatic demographic changes since moving to Long Island’s Nassau County. Its Asian American population alone had grown by 60% since the 2010 census. Why then, he wondered, did he not see anyone who looked like him on the county’s local governing body, the 19-member Nassau County Legislature? Last year, he decided to do something about it and ran for one of the seats. Continue reading at The Republic News.
WNYC / Gothamist Albany reporter Jon Campbell talks about what's in and what's out of the just-approved New York State budget, including housing incentives, zoning changes, limited tenant protections, mayoral control of the schools, and more.
Governor Hochul and & legislative leaders agree on a tentative 237-billion-dollar State Budget deal. The agreement includes renewed subsidies for developers to build new housing in New York City and additional tenant protections. Pro-housing communities, like the Town of Plattsburgh, will share 650-million-dollars to help build new homes. Another half-billion dollars will be used for housing on state-owned sites, including former prisons. No word yet whether that could include the former Moriah...