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Abortion, LGBTQ rights are on NY ballots this fall. But will the wording confuse voters?
New York officials on Monday turned down requests to add the words "abortion" and "LGBTQ" to a statewide ballot question so that voters clearly understand what they're being asked to decide. The state's four election commissioners unanimously approved the final ballot language for the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposal that would add abortion and LGBTQ rights to the state constitution. They stuck with wording suggested by the Board of Elections staff, which uses terms such as "pregnancy...
STIC Comments on Protest Against Governor Hochul's Disability Pride Event After CDPAP Remarks
Dozens of home care workers & disabled New Yorkers protested outside of the governor's mansion in Albany after she made a statement calling the consumer-directed personal assistance program a racket. The Southern Tier Independence Center gave their thoughts on the protest. The consumer-directed personal assistance program(CDPAP) allows people with disabilities...
Assistant District Attorney Arrested In Western New York
If you look at the news lately, you will find what seems to be an epidemic of government and public officials acting quite badly. It's not isolated to any one profession or job type. From cops to government bureaucrats, judges to district attorneys, something strange has happened in the Empire State the last few years.
Poll: Which South Shore player deserved MVP honors following the Little League N.Y. 12s baseball tourney?
The Little League New York State All-Star 12s baseball tournament was as good as advertised as there were not only a number of exciting games, but South Shore emerged victorious from the field of eight to advance to a regional tournament for the first time in 15 years. South Shore,...
Hammer-wielding woman in McLovin shirt smashes MetroCard machines in Brooklyn: police
According to police, she walked into the Flatbush Avenue–Brooklyn College station in Flatbush around 1 p.m. on July 3, removed a hammer from her backpack and began “smashing the MetroCard machines.”
NYPD: Man, 25, caught on Staten Island with rock cocaine that ‘fully covered’ officer’s palm
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that police recovered cocaine and painkillers from a 25-year-old man in West Brighton. George Ayoub of 82nd Street in Brooklyn was caught with the drugs “with intent to sell” on July 4 around 9 p.m. in the vicinity of Cary Avenue and Broadway, the criminal complaint alleges.
Watch: Daily Video About the Beis Hamikdash
Watch today’s daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights. The daily video about Hilchos Beis Habechira is back for the Three Weeks. Take this opportunity to learn the halachos in a clear and interesting way by watching daily videos and then testing yourself after, to enter a daily raffle for a prize of a Judaica World gift card.
New York state provides Cornell lab $19.5M to control avian flu in dairy industry
While there are no confirmed cases of avian flu among New York’s dairy cattle, researchers at Cornell University will utilize state funds on the frontlines to help fight the outbreak. New York legislators gave $19.5 million on Monday to expand the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University, just...
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