LI needs grid upgrades; Propel NY is not the solution
Long Island’s electrical grid infrastructure does need upgrades and reinforcement — especially as our demands increase.
City & State New York1d
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island
Michael Nieves became the 13th person to die on Rikers Island in 2022 in a suspected suicide, The New York Times reported. A ...
Instead Of ‘The Big Apple,’ New York City Could Be Called ‘The Big Oyster.’ A New Art Installation In Times Square Explains Why
New York City was once the "Oyster Capital of the World." A new art installation explains how regrowing their populations ...
Colonial-Era Tribal Treaty Doesn't Overcome NY Eel Harvest Ban
A 17th-century fishing treaty between a New York indigenous tribe and the then-royal government isn’t enforceable over ...
Judgment of Partition and Sale Vacated for Failure To Comply With Heirs Act: This Week in Scott Mollen’s Realty Law Digest
Scott Mollen discusses “Gelinas LLC v. Hayes,” where the key issue was “whether this action for partition is governed by ...
Fact Check: Trump did not announce that Staten Island will be given to New Jersey
U.S. President Donald Trump did not announce that he would make New York City’s Staten Island part of New Jersey, contrary to ...
City & State New York2d
Albany considers multiple approaches to discovery reform
State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while ...
Truthout2d
CUNY Union Votes to Divest From Israel, Sets Example for Broader Labor Movement
It was a difficult move following the passage of a resolution to reduce the union’s ability to take political stands.
New Yorkers Will Start Moving South Again. Here’s Why.
The housing market appears to be starting 2025 in much the same way as it started 2024, with elevated mortgage rates, low ...
What to know about Nassau County's new legislative map
Nassau legislators serve two-year terms and there are no term limits. Other countywide offices, including that of the county ...
The New York Times14d
AN ENGLISH VIEW OF SECESSION.
Loud threats of secession had been so habitually used that ... suggested by Mr. Buchanan in his Presidential Message. The New-England States might, perhaps, repeal the laws which they have passed ...
WTHR14d
Could Indiana actually take counties from Illinois?
The language in the referenda involved the counties splitting off to create a new, 51st state—not joining Indiana ... to join Indiana was a surprise to the organizers pushing for secession across the ...