8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (274+ words) NEW YORK, N.Y.— Steve Cohen was not in the mood for mincing words on Friday. Responding to reactions to a New York Post article speculating about the Mets’ 2026 payroll, the team’s billionaire owner took to X to call out “idiots” who…...

11+ mon, 3+ hour ago   (542+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— Two men who carried out a violent robbery last year at an illegal smoke shop on Staten Island are headed to prison, in a case that the borough’s District Attorney says “embodies” an ongoing public safety hazard. The…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (145+ words) New York has a new $1,800 birth allowance that officials say will help boost the health of new moms and babies. The state Legislature passed the benefit earlier in 2025 as part of the budget process. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed it into…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (324+ words) Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation that enacts 10 changes to New York’s state-run prisons and local jails. The bill, A8871/S8415, comes after the murders of Robert Brooks and Messiah Nantwi by corrections officers in prisons. The legislation aims to improve safety…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (714+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Hundreds of Staten Islanders gathered in St. George on Thursday to share their belief that the city must prioritize the wants and needs of its residents over tourists while planning to reimagine the failed Empire Outlets and New…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (426+ words) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in anticipation of a major snowstorm forecast to blitz Staten Island and the rest of New York State with perhaps a foot of snow and frigid temperatures this weekend. New…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (414+ words) Parts of upstate New York could receive feet of snow accumulation from a combination of clipper systems and lake effect snow. Since Monday, parts of the region downwind of the Great Lakes have been “hammered” by lake effect snow, according…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (598+ words) The Mets may be running out of runway in the playoff race, but they are finally giving themselves something to build on. New York enters Friday with a chance to earn its sixth win in seven games, a late-season surge…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (130+ words) More than a dozen landmarks across New York state will be illuminated with the colors of the American flag on Thursday evening. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 15 landmark sites will be lit red, white and blue to celebrate the official…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago   (177+ words) Tioga, the No. 1 ranked team in the state, is coming off a 28-14 victory over Lowville in the state quarterfinals. It was the 11th consecutive victory for the Tigers, whose only loss came in their season opener on Aug. 30 in a 9-7 setback…...