Feb. 11, 2025 By Jada Camille Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed on Tuesday a proposed Con Edison rate hike for New York energy users as “intolerable” — and said her office would be pushing back hard against the utility giant to stop it. Hochul said combating the proposed uptick in energy rates, which could impact…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Republican President Donald Trump’s Justice Department (DOJ) has instructed Manhattan federal prosecutors to drop Mayor Eric Adams’ five-count corruption indictment, according to a DOJ memo. In the memo, a copy of which The New York Times posted online Monday evening, the DOJ’s acting second-in-command Emil Bove said Adams’…
Feb. 10, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A law school in Manhattan is bustling with students roaming the halls, packing the library, and participating in a multitude of classes as they prepare to become the next generation of legal leaders. Indeed, the New York Law School has seen more students than usual in recent years.…
Feb. 9, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New York’s children and schools could lose vital services to support their educational needs if President Donald Trump and Congress approve the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education, Gov. Kathy Hochul and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand warned on Sunday. Over 2.6 million kindergarten through grade 12 students…
Feb. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller On “Tin Cup Day,” Mayor Eric Adams begged the state for another $1.1 billion in migrant crisis aid after Gov. Kathy Hochul declined to allocate any new funding for the influx in her budget proposal last month. Hizzoner, during his Feb. 4 testimony before state lawmakers for “Tin…
Feb. 4, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Two state lawmakers running against Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary took the chance to attack him in person over his budget cuts to New York City child care programs during a marathon Albany budget hearing on Tuesday. State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) and Assembly Member…
Feb. 3, 2025 By Jada Camille In a powerful demonstration of support for reproductive rights, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed new legislation designed to strengthen New York’s position as a sanctuary for reproductive health care in America. The bill, known as S.36A/A.2145A, allows healthcare providers who prescribe medication used for abortions to have the name…
Feb. 2, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses President Donald Trump’s tariff increases on Canada, Mexico, and China implemented on Saturday — resulting in retaliatory tariff hikes on American exports — threaten to seriously impact every New York consumer with higher costs for just about everything, local officials warned Sunday. Fulfilling a promise…
Sep. 22, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld Mets owner Steve Cohen has unveiled detailed new renderings of his proposed Metropolitan Park complex near Queens’ Citi Field — which would house a new casino as well as parks, restaurants, and shopping areas — even as the project faces rough political headwinds. Cohen, the billionaire hedge fund…
Sep. 18, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The MTA released details of a $68.4 billion capital plan for 2025-2029 — even though how much of that plan will be paid for remains up in the air with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ongoing pause of congestion pricing. The plan, which represents a significant increase on the $54.8…