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New Yorkers among most financially distressed in the U.S., study finds
New York is the 10th-ranked state for having the most people living in financial distress, or "having a credit account that is in forbearance or has its payments deferred, meaning the account holder is temporarily allowed to not make payments due to financial difficulty," the study reveals. New Yorkers are some of the most financially distressed nationwide, according to a study released by WalletHub last week. ...
House in New York State Explodes Leaving One Person Dead
Officials are saying a resident is dead, with another one being airlifted to a hospital, after a house exploded in New York state. The Post Standard reports that other residents as far as ten miles away claim they heard the blast Wednesday evening. Natural gas leaks can sometimes cause an...
Competing for Cancer Patients in CNY
The market just became more competitive with the entry of St. Joseph’s Health: Does Central New York have enough cancer patients?. For years, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center advertised in Central New York, confident that prospective cancer parents would decide against selecting a closer provider if they spent just one day on the Buffalo campus.
New York Judge Faces Possible Removal For Racial Remarks To Black Teens
Whew! Roommates, the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct seeks to remove Judge Erin Gall over racist remarks towards four Black teenagers. RELATED: Update Judge In Viral Court Video Says Michigan Man Never Had A License, Shuts Down Clerical Error Narrative NYC Judge Faces Possible Removal On July 22, the request followed allegations that [...] The post New York Judge Faces Possible Removal For Racial Remarks To Black Teens appeared first on The Shade Room.
New York Announces $15 Million Funding Boost for Suicide Prevention Among Underserved Youth
A new initiative in New York has announced $15 million in conditional awards over five years to help community-based service providers develop programs aimed at reducing suicide risk among youth from historically underserved populations. Managed by the Office of Mental Health through the Connecting Youth to Mental Health Supports program, the initiative focuses on racial and ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ groups, including those in rural areas.
New York State Reparations Committee Sets First Meeting
The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies will have approximately a year and a half to produce a final report. Following New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signing of a bill in December 2023 to establish a commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved people and New York’s broader role in the slave trade, the commission is now set to hold its first meeting.
Southern Tier gets $18.2 million for high-speed internet
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — Thousands of households in the Southern Tier will get access to high-speed broadband internet thanks to a multi-million dollar federal grant. Governor Kathy Hochul’s Office announced that areas across the state are getting a total of more than $70 million in tax funds from the federal government through ConnectALL’s Municipal […]
Flying hydrogen ‘air taxi’ makes record 523-mile trip with fuel to spare and cuts hour-long NYC journey to seven minutes
A FLYING “air taxi” has flown for a record 523 miles – despite being powered by hydrogen and electricity alone. The breakthrough Joby Aviation aircraft could cut the hour-long journey from New York City’s JFK airport to Manhattan to just seven minutes. This latest mammoth flight took place in California however, where it touched down […]
Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
NEW YORK -- Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. For more than six months now, the ceremonial Ohtas, or Doll Being, has been hidden...
Rihanna Looks Stunning During Trip To Yankee Stadium
Rihanna was in attendance for AC Milan's game against Manchester City. Rihanna turned heads at Yankee Stadium in New York City on Saturday as she traveled to the Bronx to watch AC Milan take on the reigning Premier League champions, Manchester City. In doing so, she rocked a cropped black jersey, a Miu Miu miniskirt, and bright red Fenty Puma Avanti sneakers, with a beige baseball cap. She's been making waves on social media for the look. It doesn't appear that ASAP Rocky was present.
33-year-old commutes from New York City to the Hamptons every summer to nanny: ‘The best job I’ve ever had’
Meredith Swanson has been nannying in New York City for more than a decade — but it wasn't until a few weeks ago that the job helped her go viral on TikTok. On July 1, the 33-year-old posted a 90-second clip on her account @meredithgswanson walking people through a day in her life as a nanny in the Hamptons.
GoFundMe Launched to Save West Bank Cafe and Laurie Beechman Theatre
West Bank Café, popular with the theater crowd, is struggling to stay afloat. The restaurant, located on 42nd Street near 10th Avenue, had been set to close permanently in August before a GoFundMe page was launched. It was just four years ago that the community came together to help...
Home Aide Caught On Video Beating Elderly Woman With Saucepan
The aide is currently on the run from the New York City Police. A home aide is currently on the run after she was caught on video allegedly beating an elderly woman with a saucepan. Relatives of the woman, identified as Dorothy, placed cameras throughout her Harlem, New York, apartment....
De La Soul’s “Oodles Of O’s” Pop-Up Donut Shop Gets Q-Tip “Out The House”
Common, Statik Selektah and an elusive Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest were among the many special guests who showed up to the one-day only event. De La Soul‘s Posdnuos and Maseo were back in New York City, where they held an “Oodles of O’s” pop-up donut shop event on Friday (July 26) at Cafe Joah.
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