Scammers Keep Stealing Food Stamps. New Cards Might Stop Them.
New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people.
New York is joining the small group of states switching to chip-and-pin cards to evade skimming devices that siphon money for food from low-income people.
As a strike by health workers stretches into its second week, pay is a major issue in negotiations, even if it’s not discussed much on the picket line.
Adem Bunkeddeko, a state comptroller candidate, wants to use some of New York’s $290 billion pension fund to buy a percentage of Madison Square Garden Sports.
A federal judge denied a request for an independent monitor, saying he did not have the authority to supervise the Justice Department’s release of the documents.
Dr. Phil, the celebrity psychologist, and Eric Adams agreed to collaborate on “Behind the Badge.” Now the city is suing to prevent the airing of “extremely problematic” footage.
Numerous lawsuits have now been filed against Riverside Church over sexual abuse allegations involving Ernest Lorch, who led its prestigious basketball team in Harlem.
Anil and Shalini Babbar said they would not have known about the abuse their teenager was enduring at the home in upstate New York if a whistle-blower had not sent footage of an assault.
The ruling, which is expected to be appealed, allows the state to change the boundary lines of a district held by a Staten Island Republican since 2021.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a proposal to increase taxes on those earning more than $1 million. For now, at least, he isn’t pushing.
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders to learn cursive.