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Early voting in NYC starts Saturday: What to know

NBCNewYork.com (Politics News) 10/24 7:02P NBC New York Staff
The months leading up to New York City’s General Election have caused a lot of buzz. Political analysts across the country are keeping a close eye on the outcome, seeing them as a litmus test — specifically the race for mayor, where a...

New York’s budget woes eased by surging Wall Street profits

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/24 9:01A Nick Garber
Surging Wall Street profits will give New York a much-needed cash infusion next year, easing the state’s painful budget crunch, according to a new report by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. Financial firms have raked in $30.4 billion in profits...

Letitia James pleads not guilty to federal charges

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/24 6:37A Jimmy Jenkins and Chris Strohm,
New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty on Friday to criminal charges that she committed bank fraud and made false statements to a lender when she bought a house in Norfolk, Virginia, five years ago. James is contesting charges...

MTA to sell $230M of debt amid tolling plan legal fight

CrainsNewYork.com (Health Care) 10/23 5:16A Michelle Kaske, Bloomberg
New York City’s transit network is seeking to raise $230 million in short-term debt to finance needed infrastructure for its congestion toll plan implemented earlier this year. Congestion pricing charges motorists to drive on Manhattan’s busiest...

State rolls out real-time hospital capacity tracker

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/23 12:35A Ethan Geringer-Sameth
New York has rolled out a new system to monitor hospital capacity in the state, building on enhanced data-sharing that began during the pandemic. The new tracker, known as the Hospital Capacity Direct Access program, reports patient volumes and...

Flood protection bill could slow housing construction, industry leaders warn

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/23 12:35A Caroline Spivack
New flood protection rules proposed for New York City could force developers to eliminate basement apartments and raise buildings by up to four feet — potentially slowing housing construction just as the city faces a severe housing crisis. The...

Op-ed: NY proves that throwing money at health care won’t fix it

CrainsNewYork.com (Politics) 10/23 12:33A Thomas Savidge
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in August published the latest, nationwide hospital quality ratings. The good news: New York state moved up in the rankings. The bad news: it only inched from 49th to 48th out of 50.  It was also...

Cuomo’s former business donors sit on sidelines as Mamdani leads

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 10/22 9:26A Nick Garber
Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign has gotten a seven-figure boost in recent days from an influx of super-PAC donations by wealthy business people. But many other prominent executives and firms that propped up Cuomo’s primary bid are staying on the...

​Amtrak to seek Penn Station redesign proposals this month

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 10/22 8:39A Caroline Spivack
Amtrak will begin accepting proposals from developers seeking to redesign Penn Station by the end of the month, kicking off an aggressive timeline to select a master plan and break ground on it by 2027 under a mandate from President Donald...
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