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Near-peak fall colors have arrived in the Adirondacks. See this week’s NY foliage report
Tupper Lake, N.Y. — Be-leaf it or not, fall colors in parts of New York state are already nearing their brilliant peak. I LOVE NY, the state’s tourism website, has released its third fall foliage report of the 2024 season. And the report shows leaves across the entire Empire State are currently transforming into their autumnal best.
N.Y. Law Mandating That Delivery Services Share More Customer Data with Restaurants Violates First Amendment
From today's opinion by Judge Analisa Torres (S.D.N.Y.) in Doordash, Inc. v. City of New York:. When a diner orders food from a restaurant using the online platform of a third-party food delivery service …, the restaurant generally receives only the individual's first name, the first initial of her surname, and the order's contents—the minimum information required to fulfill the order. In August 2021, in an effort to support local restaurants that use Delivery Services, … the City of New York … enacted … [t]he Customer Data Law[, which] requires that Delivery Services provide restaurants with a diner's full name, email address, phone number, delivery address, and order contents.
New York Helping Create 1 Million “Good Paying, High Quality Jobs”
New York State is doing its part to save the planet while creating 1 million "good-paying, high-quality jobs." Governor Kathy Hochul announced New York’s participation in the U.S. Climate Alliance’s Governors’ Climate-Ready Workforce Initiative. Climate Week In New York State. New York State officials are marking Climate...
What to know about deer hunting in New York, age is just a number, cost of college living
Good morning ☀️ It’s Wednesday again and we're halfway through another week. Click here to sign up for more updates; I'm sending daily briefings Monday through Friday. Deer hunting season is...
Connecticut Drivers Beware: E-ZPass Toll Violation Texts Are Fake!
According to nj.com, another sneaky scam targets E-ZPASS customers in Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. This is a text messaging scam attempting to persuade E-ZPass customers to enter personal and financial information on a bogus website. If you receive a text from "NJ Turnpike Toll Services," DO NOT open the...
New York State Ranks Among States with Low Medical Debt
When many of us think about New York and money, we think about debt, so this may come as a surprise to many residents of the Empire State. We are among the states with the least medical debt!. While we may not have Hawaii's incredibly low 2.3% of citizens in...
Hochul signs tax break extension over watchdog objections
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has extended a tax break for commercial and industrial properties in New York City, brushing aside objections from tax watchdogs who say the program costs the city more than $500 million a year with little return on the investments. Hochul recently signed legislation renewing the city’s Industrial and Commercial Abatement Program. The program offers property tax breaks for up to 25 years for buildings that are built, modernized, expanded, or otherwise improved. The taxpayer-funded program is...
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