1+ week, 5+ day ago   (675+ words) The New York State Fair is heading into Monday after a strong weekend that brought more than 208,000 people through the gates, including the fair’s largest single-day crowd since 2019. Saturday drew 114,644 people, up sharply from 88,060 on the comparable day in 2025. Another…...

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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) Drug overdose deaths in New York fell about 45% from 2022 to 2025, dropping from more than 6,630 to an estimated 3,775, Gov. Kathy Hochul's office said Monday. The figures, compiled from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data, amount to a decline from about…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (483+ words) New Yorkers rank among the nation’s better budgeters, with relatively low debt compared with income and the lowest credit utilization rate in the country helping push the state into the top 10 of a new nationwide analysis. New York ranked ninth…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (115+ words) Central New York parents and students said generative artificial intelligence can help with schoolwork but should not replace independent learning or teachers, according to CNY Central. Families interviewed at the New York State Fair cautiously supported using AI for research…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (903+ words) A dispute over whether New York should allow limited compensation for volunteer firefighters is exposing a deeper divide among the organizations that represent the state’s fire service, as recruitment and retention problems continue to strain departments across the state. The…...

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…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (298+ words) New York is offering up to $25 million to establish a semiconductor design center in New York City, Long Island or parts of the Hudson Valley. The state says the center would connect downstate technology talent and investors with chip research…...

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) of the areas where residents were more likely to report recent extreme weather damage. The 43% figure for...