State’s fiscal outlook improves as federal impact looms
The state released its mid-year budget update this week revealing a $26.8 billion cumulative budget gap by 2029.…
Court order to fund SNAP won’t affect $65M for NY food banks
An extra infusion of $65 million in state aid for New York food banks will be sent to…
Brooklyn food pantry prepares for lapse in SNAP benefits
Millions of New Yorkers may soon lose access to SNAP benefits, and local food pantries are working to…
Blue Highways Plan aims to reduce traffic, create jobs
The way many goods come into the city most often starts on a container barge. “Today, food containers…
Queens woman laces up for 25th NYC Marathon
More than 50,000 runners will make their way through a 26.2-mile race across all five boroughs Sunday. Some…
Raising money for substance treatment through NYC marathon
The city is gearing up for the New York City Marathon on Sunday when more than 50,000 runners…
Albany lawmakers take on chronic absenteeism
Propelled by one of the darkest days in the city’s recent history, Albany area state lawmakers are taking…
DAs, lawmakers push more access to N.Y. mental health courts
New York’s top prosecutors want better access to mental health courts to connect people charged with nonviolent crimes…
New York Road Runners CEO talks 2025 NYC Marathon
More than 50,000 runners will race through all five boroughs when the TCS NYC Marathon kicks off Sunday.…
How boards of elections plan for early voting
Early voting kicked off this past weekend and across New York, local boards of elections are busy behind…
Brooklyn Folk Festival returns to the borough
A nearly 100-year-old song from the Memphis Jug Band called KC Moan is a favorite of folk musician…
City agency has 40 boxes of 9/11 air quality documents
For more than a year, New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection claimed it had no documents related…