Education leaders seek updates to NYS funding formula they say comes up short for districts
ALBANY — New York education leaders and advocates are pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to overhaul the state’s decades-old…
Regents exam results: How Long Island districts performed on 2024-25 English, Algebra I tests
The percentage of Long Island high schoolers who passed the state Regents exam in English Language Arts in…
Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign New York’s Aid in Dying bill, with changes
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the Medical Aid in Dying bill that will allow terminally ill…
Key I-95 corridor to New England, through Bronx, Westchester, repaired, paved
Construction has wrapped on a $61.8Â million road resurfacing and bridge repair project for I-95 in Bronx and Westchester…
Man dies in wrong-way crash on Hutchinson River Parkway
A 34-year-old driver from Wyandanch was killed early Sunday when police said he took a wrong turn onto…
More New Yorkers have prediabetes, data shows
The number of New Yorkers at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes more than doubled between 2011 and…
Who will get a NYS inflation reduction check?
Most of the states’ inflation reduction checks have been sent to mailboxes, but the payout of up to…
Ex-gubernatorial aide Linda Sun, of Manhasset, ‘betrayed the State of New York,’ federal prosecutor says
The former New York gubernatorial aide from Long Island who is accused of illegally influencing state government in…
Flight cancellations at JFK, LaGuardia for some travelers
The number of flight cancellations rose on Saturday at New York airports as travelers braced for escalating disruptions…
Flights canceled at New York airports as shutdown reduces air travel
Travelers expecting a difficult scene at the region’s airports Friday were relieved to find operations moving smoothly, even as dozens…
Lawsuit tries to throw NY into redistricting fight ahead of midterms
A lawsuit filed Monday by Democratic lawyers over New York’s congressional map could be seen broadly as an…
New York State residents cashing inflation reduction checks
For Middle Island resident Joanne Smith, her inflation refund check from the state arrived in the mail at precisely the…