US stocks edged higher in afternoon trading on Monday, with the Dow inching for another record even as Federal Reserve officials tried to rein in high expectations for interest rate cuts.
The city has failed to process thousands of expedited food stamp applications within a legally required timeframe this year, leaving some of the city’s most vulnerable residents without consistent access to meals, according to data reviewed by the Daily News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
19 Dec 20238min
CUNY orders deeper spending cuts
The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to record-keeping, the Daily News has learned. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
18 Dec 20238min
Trio of N.Y. state lawmakers urge state to establish right to counsel for immigrants
Three New York state lawmakers and a crew of advocates rallied on Thursday in support of legislation to ensure free legal counsel for immigrants who are detained or at risk of deportation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
15 Dec 20236min
NYC’s largest municipal union, suing Mayor Adams’ admin over budget cuts
One of the city’s most powerful labor unions — and a backer of Mayor Adams in his 2021 primary run for City Hall — is suing the city over a series of cuts the Adams’ administration is now floating to address a $7 billion budget deficit. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
14 Dec 20238min
Adams open to rolling back some budget cuts
Mayor Adams said Tuesday he’s open to rolling back some of the budget cuts unveiled in his administration’s most recent financial plan — as long as the reversals are reasonable and “make sense.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Dec 20236min
Governor Hochul launches minimum wage awareness campaign
With New York’s minimum wage set to rise at the start of the new year, Governor Hochul has launched an awareness campaign through the state Labor Department to inform workers about the new rates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
12 Dec 20235min
Winter weather arrives as NYC migrant crisis worsens: ‘It’s going to get ugly’
A flood watch is in effect across the New York City area from Sunday afternoon into early Monday morning, as forecasters say a powerful storm could dump up to 3 inches of rain in the region. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
11 Dec 20238min
N.Y. lawmakers try to boot Trump from 2024 ballot
Donald Trump’s name should be excluded from New York’s ballot in next year’s presidential primary and general election for his alleged incitement of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, a group of state senators urged election officials on Thursday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
8 Dec 20236min
