1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (935+ words) Published May 7, 2026 at 3: 56 p. m. ET Gov. Kathy Hochul says she's reached a "general agreement" on a New York state budget " but major policy proposals still aren't settled, including Democrats' plan to tax pieds--terre in New York City. The Democratic governor…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (887+ words) Published Mar 30, 2026 The head of New York City's teacher union is frustrated that improving pension benefits for public employees isn't a higher priority in state budget talks. And now he's telling lawmakers: Vote against the budget if it doesn't include…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (625+ words) Published Mar 27, 2026 at 2: 49 p. m. ET Four Bronx bulldogs that were missing for several days are back home with their rightful owner, who said he found them Thursday after a dramatic stakeout. "He's like, "Today when I woke up, I look on…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (546+ words) Published Mar 26, 2026 at 2: 01 p. m. ET Rockaway residents woke up to the putrid smell of decaying flesh as New York recorded its first whale fatality of the year. It's the second death of the year in New York Bight, which stretches from…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) Published Jan 17, 2026 at 11: 23 a. m. ET A large, four-alarm fire tore through part of southwest Yonkers late Friday night, damaging multiple buildings and prompting road closures, according to city officials. The blaze broke out around 160 School St. in the School Street neighborhood…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (97+ words) Published Dec 31, 2025 at 10: 15 a. m. ET There are some things you can see or experience anywhere, but others will make you say "only in New York." Here are some of this year's top moments in the latter category. January may be the…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (687+ words) Published Oct 14, 2025 at 8: 34 p. m. ET MGM Resorts announced Tuesday it was withdrawing its bid to bring full-scale casino gambling to Yonkers. The surprise announcement comes just two weeks after the MGM Empire City proposal qualified for the final round of the…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (584+ words) Published Sep 30, 2025 at 11: 44 a. m. ET The report found 79% of the company's Nebraska employees and 68% of the workers in Yonkers reported struggling financially. It states the workers make 16% less than the industry standard for their jobs and many of those surveyed said…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (871+ words) Published Sep 2, 2025 at 6: 00 a. m. ET A wave of relief washed over Fire Island this summer thanks to new funding intended to prevent the beloved shoreline from becoming New York's own Atlantis. The money " $1. 7 billion secured in this year's state budget " pays…...

9+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (54+ words) Published Aug 8, 2025 at 10: 30 a. m. ET Good Friday morning in New York City, where this house on Staten Island is tight. Nearly 40 percent of victims remain officially unidentified. Published Aug 8, 2025 at 8: 58 a. m. ET The developer would earmark millions of dollars for the project's…...