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06.12 / 15:13
Amazon
Are Unions Seeing the Start of a Movement—or Is it Just a Moment?
In April, organized labor claimed one of its biggest wins in years, if not in decades: Workers at a sprawling Amazon.com Inc. warehouse in Staten Island, N.Y., voted to unionize.
28.01 / 14:53
Citi
Gap
economy
Election
pandemic
Interviews
Mamdani presses for tax hike on New York’s wealthiest as budget deficit looms
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mayor Zohran Mamdani says New York City is facing an unexpected $10 billion projected budget deficit in the coming year and plans to push state lawmakers to increase taxes on high-income New Yorkers and corporations to close the hole. “We must raise taxes on the wealthiest few in New York City so that we can invest in the many," the newly elected Democratic socialist mayor of the country’s largest city said in an interview Tuesday.
11.11 / 23:41
01.11 / 11:53
UPS
Provident
Extreme
Research
Universities
Interviews
New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer says a semiconductor research facility in upstate New York will be getting $825 million in funding as one of three national technology centers
01.10 / 14:27
Citi
Racing
President
love
Bassett
rights
Relationships
Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor is leaving City Hall for a betting agency
Buffalo’s longest-serving mayor says he will leave office early to lead an offtrack betting agency
12.07 / 20:43
Election
Food
Hudson
Celebrity
show
reports
independence day
Fourth of July events: Here's how you can watch a dazzling display of fireworks in New York on US Independence Day
US Independence Day on the fourth of July will see some amazing fireworks display in the night skies of New York in various areas including the Lyndonville, Lake Placid and others. According to an HT report, the celebrations in New York will continue throughout the day including live music, barbecue and parade on the streets with American flags. Get to know some of the amazing events set to take place on the Fourth of July.
19.06 / 18:53
UPS
Provident
Fighting
New York requiring paid break time for moms who need to pump breast milk at work, under new law
New York moms returning to work after giving birth will now get paid break time when they need to pump breast milk at their jobs, under a new law
24.05 / 16:49
UPS
Google
Election
Bill
information
reports
New York will set aside money to help local news outlets hire and retain employees
New York is setting aside $90 million in tax credits for local news outlets to hire and retain journalists
21.05 / 11:51
UPS
CEO
consequences
Courts
Customers
Bankruptcy judge approves Genesis Global plan to refund $3 billion to creditors, crypto customers
A bankruptcy court judge has approved a plan by the cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global to return about $3 billion to its creditors and investors, including thousands of people who New York regulators say were defrauded by the company
07.05 / 16:53
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BLOCK
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President
show
country
prevention
New York seeks to block pistols that can be modified to fire like machine guns
Proposed legislation in New York could make the state in the nation the first to block gun makers from selling pistols if they don’t take measures to prevent them from being able to be converted to fire like machine guns. The bill is set to be introduced Tuesday. It was drafted in response to the growing use of the attachments, called “pistol converters" or “Glock switches," that are placed on popular semiautomatic pistols such as those made by Glock, said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen.
03.05 / 06:35
property
FTX
Former FTX Boss Ryan Salame Gives up $5.9M Bahamas House
Former co-CEO of FTX Digital Market Ryan Salame is to transfer a $5.9 million house he owns in the Bahamas to settle criminal charges.
23.04 / 06:50
markets
COST
Citi
Apple
Bill
Justice
New York lawmakers pass $237 billion budget with policies to jump-start housing market
New York lawmakers have approved a $237 billion state budget that includes plans to spur housing construction, combat unlicensed marijuana stores and address the migrant crisis
11.04 / 03:01
19.03 / 14:56
markets
UPS
Citi
wellness
War
social
New York to probe sputtering legal marijuana program as storefronts lag, black market booms
New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished
13.03 / 20:41
06.03 / 22:27
UPS
BLOCK
Man
Fighting
reports
Courts
Court order permanently blocks Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York
A federal judge has banned a Florida gun retailer from selling certain gun parts in New York that officials say can be used to assemble untraceable ghost guns and sold without background checks
06.03 / 16:27
UPS
Citi
Trade
country
reports
Investigations
New York sues cash-advance operation for issuing fraudulent loans with rates as high as 820%
New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued a cash-advance operation based in the state, claiming it exploited struggling small businesses across the country by issuing fraudulent loans
13.02 / 07:09
COST
Citi
New York stores are now required to post the extra charges for paying with a credit card
Businesses in New York will now be required to clearly post how much extra their products will cost if customers pay with a credit card
29.01 / 19:05
Man
travelers
Investigations
Canadian man gets 12-year U.S. prison sentence for trying to sexually coerce child
A New Brunswick man has received a 12-year prison sentence for trying to entice and coerce a 10-year-old child into sexual activity in the United States.
26.01 / 00:37
security
Trade
SBF
Inside
information
Courts
SBF-Connected Billionaire Joe Lewis Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading Charges
Billionaire Joe Lewis, who has connections to FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, pleaded guilty to insider trading charges in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday.
11.01 / 06:15
Waters
Matthews
film
show
reports
Videos
Leaked ‘jellyfish’ UFO video leaves the internet enthralled and baffled
unidentified flying object (UFO) over a U.S. joint operations base in Iraq has internet users scratching their heads over what it could be.The footage, released by journalist Jeremy Corbell this week, was apparently filmed by the U.S.
24.11 / 03:19
Provident
Waters
Fulton
WA’s biggest road maintenance biz hires Azure Capital for sale
Family-owned KEE Group, one of Western Australia’s largest players in road maintenance, has drafted in Azure Capital to help find a cashed-up capital partner to fuel its growth ambitions.
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