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...

Tight group of NYC attorneys handed whopping 900 cushy appointments by BK judge — after donating to...

NYPost.com (Metro) 10/24 1:00A Peter Senzamici

A tight cadre of 25 New York City attorneys were handed hundreds of cushy court appointments by a powerful Brooklyn judge as they donated to his wife s political campaign committee, The Post has learned. Veteran Judge Lawrence Knipel doled out...

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...

Pennywise the clown haunts New York City ahead of HBO's ‘Welcome to Derry'

NBCNewYork.com (Local) 10/22 9:24P Mike Gavin

Pennywise -- the killer clown from Stephen King's "It" and the upcoming HBO prequel series -- was seen everywhere from Central Park to Brooklyn on Wednesday.

Crain’s event to explore how New York can stay competitive in talent and real estate

CrainsNewYork.com (Nonprofits) 10/22 11:09A Crain s staff

New York City is at a turning point. Skyrocketing costs and rising competition from other regions threaten the city’s long-standing position as a global hub for business, talent, and investment. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, Crain’s New York Business...

An armed gang of shoplifters is terrorizing NYC supermarkets— and grocers say NYPD is ignoring the...

NYPost.com (Metro) 10/22 10:42A Lisa Fickenscher

A knife-wielding gang of shoplifters is terrorizing supermarkets across New York City, making off with hundreds of thousands of dollars in goods – and store owners gripe that cops are ignoring the...

Hundreds of rabbis across US concerned Zohran Mamdani mayoralty will ‘encourage hostility’ toward...

NYPost.com (Metro) 10/22 10:40A Carl Campanile

The letter, released by the Jewish Majority, was signed by 121 rabbis in the Empire State, including more than 60 in New York City.

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...

Chinese-owned TikTok allegedly meddling in NYC mayoral race by boosting Mamdani content over Cuomo:...

NYPost.com (Business) 10/22 7:30A Ariel Zilber

A Tel Aviv-based tech insider claims that TikTok's algorithm is "distorting the playing field in New York City's mayoral race."