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October 17, 2026 2:39 AM / Staff Report Federal heating-assistance funding has been released to New York ahead of the state's winter aid application opening, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Friday. The state is expected to receive an estimated $356 million through the Low Income Home…
October 17, 2026 2:38 AM / Staff Report New York counties can apply for a new $76 million round of state infrastructure grants aimed at supporting housing construction and local economic development, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The third round of the County Infrastructure Grant…
October 17, 2026 2:35 AM / Staff Report New York collected $68.5 billion in state taxes through September, $7.3 billion more than budget officials projected for the first half of the fiscal year, according to a new report from state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The monthly State…
Yankees insider Joel Sherman backs George Lombard Jr. as New York's future shortstop despite his early MLB struggles. The New York Yankees appear inclined to trust George Lombard Jr. as their starting shortstop in the 2027 season. Despite the rookie's inconsistent…
The Australian artist wanted to have his first New York exhibition called Devil/God at a time when US politics “feels like there’s a lot at stake”. New York | On the eve of an art gallery opening in the Chelsea…
A Rochester man was stabbed, leading to him walking into a local hospital on Thursday night, police say. Rochester police said they went to Rochester General Hospital after getting a report of a... Police: Rochester man walks into hospital after being…
By JOSEPH FREDERICK and JOSH KELETY This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert, and the owls have attracted nightly crowds of people in the street eager to get…
A man in his 30s was shot and killed Wednesday night in a parking lot on Webster Avenue in Rochester, according to the Rochester Police Department. The shooting occurred around 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14 in the parking lot of a corner store at 238 Webster…
The New York Yankees once again failed to win the World Series this year after having high expectations. After sweeping the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild Card series, the Yankees got swept by the Tampa Bay Rays in…
Last month, New York City Public Schools announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative artificial intelligence through eighth grade — making it the highest-profile example of a school district policy governing AI in the classroom. But what are the rest of…