1+ week, 2+ day ago   (358+ words) New York has completed two Long Island highway-renewal projects totaling $31.5 million, resurfacing nearly 100 lane miles and adding pedestrian, drainage and traffic-signal improvements in Nassau and Suffolk counties. The work covered sections of Route 25, the Sunrise Highway service roads, Hempstead Turnpike…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (320+ words) The New York State Troopers Police Benevolent Association is urging drivers to slow down and move over for stopped emergency and other authorized vehicles as Labor Day weekend brings heavier traffic and increased enforcement across the state. The reminder comes…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (621+ words) New York rebate checks worth up to $200 will begin arriving in mailboxes this month as the state starts distributing $1 billion in one-time payments intended to help households offset higher energy costs. The Protecting Our Wallets Energy Rebate, or POWER, program…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (177+ words) Bars and restaurants seeking New York liquor licenses no longer have to disclose whether patrons will be allowed to dance under a statewide policy change announced Friday. The State Liquor Authority has stopped considering patron dancing when it reviews applications…...

3+ week, 8+ hour ago   (691+ words) State Sen. Tom O’Mara is renewing calls for stronger New York policies on Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, pointing to rising case counts and growing concern among health professionals across the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier. In his weekly…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (690+ words) Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of how businesses create advertisements, but a new national survey suggests New York companies embracing the technology need to be careful about where they draw the line. Nearly half of Americans have a negative…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (735+ words) New Yorkers are more likely than Americans overall to say extreme weather damaged their communities over the past year, according to new Gallup polling that shows the Northeast among the parts of the country reporting the greatest impacts. Forty-three percent…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (286+ words) The New York State Common Retirement Fund was valued at an estimated $309.7 billion after earning a 6.12% investment return during the first quarter of the 2026-27 state fiscal year, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said. The fund's estimated value was $295.4 billion on March 31, at…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (649+ words) Nearly four in 10 Americans say extreme weather damaged their community during the past year, a finding that carries particular relevance in New York as the state deals with heavier rainfall, more frequent heat waves and repeated severe-weather events. A new…...