Mamdani recent appointee resigns over antisemitic comments
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s new director of appointments resigned from that post Thursday over antisemitic comments she made on…
State Sen. Pat Fahy discusses multi-state response to ICE
Albany-area state Sen. Pat Fahy and several other Democratic legislators joined lawmakers from seven other states in an…
N.Y. education leaders want more Foundation Aid changes
Just under a month out from Gov. Kathy Hochul releasing her executive budget proposal, education leaders are pushing…
N.Y. cannabis regulators: Reclassification could lower taxes
New York cannabis regulators Thursday celebrated the reclassification of marijuana to a less restrictive federal drug class because…
Mamdani appoints veteran city official as budget director
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced Sherif Soliman as the next director of the Mayor’s Office of Management…
New Yorker volunteers at same organization for two decades
It’s not an easy commute, but every Friday, Shirley Logan takes two buses and a train to get…
Professor on appointment of new archbishop of New York
Pope Leo XIV has named Illinois Bishop Ronald Hicks as the next archbishop of New York. He will…
Queens high school gets first football program in 128 years
The high school football season just wrapped up, and no city teams made it to the state championships…
NYCHA’s Todt Hill Houses undergo $150 million renovation
Ruth Hernandez just moved back into her apartment at NYCHA’s Todt Hill Houses in Manor Heights on Staten…
Grand jury indicts woman in Macy’s bathroom stabbing
A Manhattan grand jury has indicted a 43-year-old woman accused of stabbing a mother as she changed her…
Could Lake Placid host a 3rd Olympics?
A downstate lawmaker and a former North Country state assemblyman are calling on New York state to submit…
Council to hold last stated meeting of term
The City Council could be going out with a bang on Thursday while holding its final stated meeting of…