Can You Vote in New York City’s June Primary Election?

Can You Vote in New York City’s June Primary Election?

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 […]

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers of Online Romance Scams

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers of Online Romance Scams

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 […]

Why It’s Unlikely That Trump Will Lose His Voting Rights If Convicted Of A Felony in New York

Why It’s Unlikely That Trump Will Lose His Voting Rights If Convicted Of A Felony in New York

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 […]

COVID Emergency Food Distributor Overbilled City by Millions, Comptroller Finds

COVID Emergency Food Distributor Overbilled City by Millions, Comptroller Finds

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 […]

With Sagging Polls, Could Biden Hurt Democrats in Critical New York House Races?

With Sagging Polls, Could Biden Hurt Democrats in Critical New York House Races?

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 â€” most of them currently held by Republicans. But polling shows President Joe Biden’s popularity in […]

Why Are Workplace Injuries and Fatalities On the Rise in New York?

Why Are Workplace Injuries and Fatalities On the Rise in New York?

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 […]

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James and Congressman Adriano Espaillat Warn New Yorkers About Real Estate Scams Targeting the Dominican Community

CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General James and Congressman Adriano Espaillat Warn New Yorkers About Real Estate Scams Targeting the Dominican Community

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 […]

New York’s Guardianship System Is Broken. Will Lawmakers Pay for a Modest Fix?

New York’s Guardianship System Is Broken. Will Lawmakers Pay for a Modest Fix?

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 […]