15+ hour, 9+ min ago   (380+ words) More than 400 New York school districts are expanding free prekindergarten this year as the state works toward universal access for 4-year-olds by fall 2028. The expansion is adding thousands of seats this school year, with tens of thousands more planned over…...

15+ hour, 10+ min 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…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (655+ words) Climbing mortgage rates could push some buyers to the sideline, but the new trade dispute is barely featuring in client conversations The eruption of a cross-border trade war last week hasn’t given many potential homebuyers pause for thought in Rochester,…...

10+ hour, 36+ min ago   (260+ words) Rise Bagels, the Irvine shop known for putting Tokyo-style egg salad and bulgogi on its bagels, is heading to the epicenter of the breakfast staple: New York City. Chef John Park’s bagel outfit will join Carlsbad’s Inglorious Bagels at New…...

20+ hour ago   (611+ words) The 17th cohort of Dester/Johnson Rochester City Scholars was introduced at a reception at RIT’s Tait Preserve on Aug. 24. First-year Rochester Institute of Technology student Carlos Gaston Lopez sees a future in technology. The first-generation college student is working toward…...

23+ hour, 17+ min ago   (298+ words) On Wednesday night, the New York Yankees are playing the final game of their series with the Los Angeles Angels in California. They are coming off a 7-3 victory (on Tuesday) that tied up the series at 1-1. GettyAaron Judge #99 of the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (372+ words) New York has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a federal rule that blocks Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program reimbursement for gender-affirming care provided to transgender adolescents. Attorney General Letitia James and the coalition argue that the U.S. Department of Health…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (231+ words) NEW YORK: New York City officials announced a one-year moratorium on students using artificial intelligence in public elementary and middle schools, the latest step by public officials to set guidelines around new technology in the classroom. The move by the…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (1300+ words) New York City Public Schools is banning artificial intelligence-powered learning tools for elementary and middle school students, nixing individual devices for younger children, and recommending strict age-based screen-time limits, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Sept. 2. The policy—which Mamdani called the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (549+ words) Headline: Heat Advisory from WED 12:02 PM CDT until FRI 8:00 PM CDT Headline: Heat Advisory from WED 1:00 PM CDT until FRI 9:00 PM CDT Headline: Heat Advisory until FRI 8:00 PM CDT New York City Public Schools is banning more than half a…...