Photo: An early-voting site was open at the Queens Borough Community College for the Congressional District 3 special election, Feb. 9. 2024. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By Melanie Marich and Allison Dikanovic This article is adapted from a previous version published by THE CITY in 2021. Primary Day is two weeks away, on June 25. And early voting starts this […]
Editorial credit: guteksk7 / Shutterstock.com NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about increasingly common online scams in which fraudsters use dating apps, social media, and unsolicited text messages to befriend their victims and then convince them to make fraudulent investments. These online romance scams […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Governor’s Press Office Governor Hochul: “The State of New York has also had to provide resources to house these individuals, get them legal services and try to get them into jobs… We have a lot of people who come looking for a better life. We’re trying to manage […]
We are thrilled to announce that the Jamaica Ice Hockey Team will be playing in New York on June 7, 8, and 9 at the Clark Gillies Arena (Dix Hills Ice Rink), located at 575 Vanderbilt Pkwy, Dix Hills, NY 11746. The match schedule is as follows: on June 7, we face Puerto Rico at […]
Editorial credit: Jonah Elkowitz / Shutterstock.com By Amy Sherman | Poynter Former President Donald Trump can still run for the White House if he is convicted of a felony in New York. But as a Floridian, could he still vote for himself? Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records in an alleged scheme to […]
People dealing with food insecurity received fresh produce and bread at the Woodbine community space in Ridgewood, March 23, 2022. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Katie Honan A food distribution company tasked with providing food to needy New Yorkers during the pandemic overbilled and overcharged the city by more than $9 million, according to an audit released Wednesday by […]
Editorial credit: OogImages / Shutterstock.com By Kevin Frey | NY1 New York is poised to play a decisive role in the battle for control of Congress this fall, with roughly a half-dozen House seats considered up for grabs in November — most of them currently held by Republicans. But polling shows President Joe Biden’s popularity in […]
By James A. Parrott | Center of New York City Affairs Earning a living in New York’s private sector is steadily and seriously becoming more hazardous. Nearly 200,000 workers are injured annually in New York State. As the figure below indicates, the incidence of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers has increased in […]
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Congressman Adriano Espaillat today issued a consumer alert warning New Yorkers about real estate scams targeting at the Dominican community after prosecutors in the Dominican Republic charged a businessman with scamming nearly 150 individuals in the Dominican Republic and United States – including approximately 24 […]
By Jake Pearson, ProPublica ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This story was originally published by ProPublica. As New York lawmakers hammer out a more than $200 billion budget this week, they may include $5 million to improve the state’s troubled […]