What to know as New York approaches state budget deadline
One week out from the nominal deadline to approve the next state budget, Gov. Hochul and the Legislature are heading into a few days of furious negotiations, with school funding and tenant protections...
25 Maalis 20246min
Mets owners donate $116M to community college facility
Mets owners’ Steve and Alex Cohen’s foundation is making the largest donation in the City University of New York’s history to a new workforce development center at a Queens community college. Learn mo...
22 Maalis 20248min
Top NYPD brass defend controversial use of social media at Council budget hearing
The NYPD pushed back Wednesday against criticism of how it uses social media — calling it critical to giving information to the public — even as a chief testified that the department will soon encrypt...
21 Maalis 20246min
Adams vows to not be distracted by sex assault claim
Mayor Adams vehemently denied accusations Tuesday that he sexually assaulted a coworker in his car decades ago and vowed to not be distracted by the shocking claim — as his administration’s top attorn...
20 Maalis 20247min
Hochul orders ‘top-down’ review of New York marijuana licensing process
New York State has launched a comprehensive review of its sluggish process for licensing cannabis shops, Governor Hochul’s office said Monday, targeting a tortured legalization rollout that has allowe...
19 Maalis 20246min
NYC yellow taxi demand still slow post-pandemic
The number of yellow taxis on New York City streets is growing post-pandemic — but passenger demand has not kept pace, and a third of taxi medallions remain dormant, the Taxi and Limousine Commission ...
18 Maalis 20245min
Number of unlicensed Upper West Side weed shops has jumped 104% since 2022
Manhattan’s Upper West Side is awash with unlicensed weed shops — and the budding problem continues to grow worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Maalis 20247min
Governor Hochul suggests that Cuomo did not warn her before resignation
Governor Hochul visited “The View” on Wednesday, touting her efforts to tackle crime during her 30-month governorship, defending a polarizing new subway safety plan and offering a new account of her r...
14 Maalis 20247min
