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Councilman Stephen Donnelly is stepping down amid multiple lawsuits over the failure of his construction company. He declared bankruptcy last year and is accused by one bank of falsely representing his assets.
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Cities see different levels of rebound as the gap between high- and low-end office space widens.
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New York is nearing the final days for state budget discussions. State senators see work that needs to be done, but they’re also highlighting key wins from the One-House Budget Resolution.
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Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in the party after he voted to move forward with Republican spending legislation that avoided a government shutdown.
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New York’s industrial past has left many sites contaminated, and cleaning them up isn’t cheap. That’s where brownfield tax credits come in. But the program is set to expire in 2027.
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The statue is part of the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail, a public trail that marks stops along the Underground Railroad, as well as other anti-slavery and civil rights sites.
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In a court filing Friday, lawyers representing Momodou Taal revealed that the U.S. Department of Justice emailed them asking the international graduate student to appear at Homeland Security offices. Taal would then be surrendered to ICE custody.
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The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 congestion toll on most drivers entering Manhattan.
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Skeptics have compared the plan to an ill-fated program started under former Gov. Cuomo.
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President Donald Trump has called for “terminating” the Green New Deal. Ithaca, which is one of the few cities with a local version of the plan, is now considering doubling down on its climate commitments.
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With 350 reported measles cases in Ontario since the fall, parents across New York State are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.
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The governor has expressed support for restrictions in protest settings, while many protesters say they need to conceal their identities to avoid retribution.