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New York’s ethics laws get a hearing
New York’s ethics laws – those covering the actions of public officials and lobbyists – gets an annual airing at a public hearing convened by the state’s ethics watchdog. Last week, the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) held...

New York's top financial regulator steps down
Key insight: Adrienne Harris exits as the longest-serving Superintendent of New York's Department of Financial Services after a reform-heavy tenure that raised the agency's national profile. Supporting data: Harris expanded the agency's Community...
New York Governor Hochul Announces Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris To Depart The Department Of Financial Services After Four Years Of Service - Governor Hochul Has Appointed Kaitlin Asrow As Acting Superintendent
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that after four years of service, Superintendent Harris has decided to leave the Department of Financial Services. The Governor is appointing Kaitlin Asrow to Acting Superintendent of the Department of...
Jaishankar meets Canadian FM Anita Anand in New York, concludes high-level week at UNGA 80
New York [US], September 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New York on Monday, marking a significant step in rebuilding ties between the two countries. Jaishankar welcomed the recent...

World News | Jaishankar Meets Canadian FM Anita Anand in New York, Concludes High-level Week at UNGA 80
New York [US], September 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand in New York on Monday, marking a significant step in rebuilding ties between the two countries. Jaishankar welcomed the recent...

111SKIN Launches First Exclusive US Spa/Clinic at The Plaza Hotel in New York City
Photo Credit: 111SKIN SPA/CLINIC The world of luxury skincare has reached a new milestone with the grand opening of the 111SKIN Spa/Clinic at The Plaza Hotel in New York City. Marking the brand’s first exclusive spa location in the United States,...

Stone Island's New York City Flagship Opens With a High-BPM Bang
Summary Stone Island has opened the doors to its newly renovated flagship in New York City, complete with Stone Island’s Friendly Pressure: Studio One modular sound system built in collaboration with Friendly Pressure To celebrate the new 70...

Visit these 14 Jewish sites at Open House New York Weekend 2025
Fall is by far my favorite season in New York City — warm, sunshiny days followed by cooler nights; the excitement of back-to-school and the Jewish holidays and, perhaps best of all, Open House New York Weekend, an annual event that gives New...

LSU legend Odell Beckham Jr. calls out New York Giants' turf field after Malik Nabers' injury
Odell Beckham Jr. shared some words on social media Sunday following the injury of former LSU and current New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers. Nabers went down with what is reportedly feared to have been a torn ACL during the Giants' 21-18...

AstraZeneca opts for direct listing in New York
On Monday AstraZeneca announced its intention to list its shares directly on the New York Stock Exchange, abandoning the current American Depositary Shares (ADS) system. However, the group will maintain its headquarters and primary listing in...

Digging into the History of New York's first female state Paleontologist Winifred Goldring
This episode digs into the life and career of Winifred Goldring, an incredibly prolific scientist who overcame prejudice to become the first female NYS Paleontologist at the State Museum in Albany. She was also a highly successful educator and...

The 2025 Top 50 New York Lobbyists
1. Brown & Weinraub Compensation: $22,092,159 Alex Betke, Michael Cassidy & Carolyn Kerr / Timothy H. Raab & Northern Photo Alex Betke, Partner Michael Cassidy, Partner Carolyn Kerr, Partner Biggest accomplishment: “Our team successfully advocated...

The Bloody New York Rampage of 1970 Returns to the Screen
Today’s MAGA-fied Republican Party ballyhoos itself as being a party for the working class. But when exactly did the GOP—long viewed as the partisan arm of big business and the upper-class country club milieu—start to fancy themselves the party of...

New York becomes latest experiment in subsidies for Jewish day school tuition
A classroom at the Darchei Torah Boys School in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York on May 16, 2018. Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images By Asaf Elia-Shalev September 29, 2025 Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning...

Bittersweet win for New York Giants leaves fans urging changes to MetLife’s turf after Malik Nabers’ injury
(Image via Getty: Malik Nabers) An X account by the name of Ted Chartier went viral overnight for questioning the NFL: “NFL, at what point is your league and ownership going to recognize that Malik Nabers very likely does not blow out his right...

NYC mayoral election narrows after Eric Adams exits race
With New York City Mayor Eric Adams ending his bid for a second term, voters have 36 days left to choose from three other top candidates. The three men left standing are now starting to trot out all the negative research they've been doing....

Scientists discover autism may be a natural part of human evolution
High rates of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders may be due to how humans evolved in the past, new research has suggested. Increases in diagnoses have been increasing for decades, with one in 36 children in the UK believed to have...
NYC extends Big Apple Connect broadband program through 2028
New York City is extending Big Apple Connect, the country’s largest city-run broadband program, through 2028 — ensuring more than 330,000 New York City Housing Authority residents in 220 developments will continue to receive free high-speed...

Newsletter tips from the New York Times: Visuals, strong host, short, intimate
New York Times editorial director for newsletters Jodi Rudoren told Press Gazette what makes a good email update as the title launched a new daily edition. The World has a five-strong editorial team and comprises a mixture of original content and...
SMS Pools and what the US Secret Service Really Found Around New York
Last week the United Nations General Assembly kicked off in New York City. On the first day, a strange US Secret Service press conference revealed that they had seized 300 SIM Servers with 100,000 SIM cards. Various media outlets jumped on the...