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N.Y. Gov. Hochul announces additional free fishing day to help New Yorkers ‘get offline, get outside’
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Labor Day weekend will kick off with a new free fishing day. The addition of the day — planned for Saturday, Aug. 31 — brings the total number of free fishing days in 2024 to seven. “There is no...
N.Y. Lottery: These $1 scratch-offs offer big payouts
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The prices of New York Lottery scratch-off tickets vary, but there are 10 games in New York that only cost $1 each with their top prizes still in circulation. Given the low price tag, those games come with the lowest payouts, but that doesn’t mean...
Hudson Valley Towns Benefit from $30 Million in Federal Grants for Water Infrastructure
The Hudson Valley region is set to receive a substantial boost in its efforts to enhance water quality and infrastructure, thanks to $30 million in grants from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). This funding, part of a broader $265 million investment by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (EFC), will support 30 communities across the state in tackling critical issues with their drinking water systems.
55-foot-tall climbing wall comes to Brooklyn Bridge Park for The North Face Climb Festival
Climbers will scale the wall — and fall into the water below — as part of the two-day public event. Climbers will scale the wall — and fall into the water below — as part of the two-day public event. [ more › ]
Being Alone Together in Cunningham’s World
<First published online in the New York Times on December 8, 2008>. BEACON, N.Y.. “Love consists in this,” the poet Rilke wrote in a famous passage, “that two solitudes protect and touch and greet each other.” On Saturday and Sunday the choreographer Merce Cunningham’s two Events at Dia:Beacon began with multiple solitudes: all 14 of his dancers pacing around a huge L-shaped space (the audience sat on two outer sides of the L, facing a Sol LeWitt white sculpture on the inner side), all doing more or less the same steps but never at the same time and never making connections.
Firearms, Narcotics and Over a Dozen Suspects Arrested in Massive Orange County Raid
Over recent months, a number of high profile raids have been carried out by various members and departments that make up New York State law enforcement. The latest raid was carried out earlier this week with participating departments and agencies being successful in not only getting both firearms and illegal narcotics off the street, but also apprehending over a dozen suspects in the process.
New York: Watch Out for These Dancing Insects – They Hurt!
This summer, New Yorkers may come across a curious sight: thousands of white fluffy insects dancing on local beech trees. While these tiny dancers (check out how they shake it in the video below) may look fun, their name, as well as their painful defense mechanism, are no joke. Dancing...
New York Walmart Makes Major Change To Self-Checkout
After an increase in thefts, a New York Walmart has made a massive change to its self-checkout lanes. Customers at one Walmart will be limited when it comes to using self-checkouts. Do You To Show Your Receipt At Walmart In New York?. If a Walmart exit greeter asks you for...
Record Breaking Lottery Jackpot Up For Grabs In New York
This week might be the week you want to try your luck with the lottery here in New York State. This Friday's Mega Millions jackpot is a record-breaking one for New York State residents. The current jackpot is up to $527 million dollars would make it the largest lottery jackpot ever won by a New York State resident.
Trade Pitch Sees Rangers Deal Former 2nd-Overall Pick to Blues in Blockbuster
Kaapo Kakko inked a one-year extension with the New York Rangers this offseason, but he remains a trade candidate. One trade pitch sees the Rangers dealing him to the St. Louis Blues in a multi-player deal. The website PuckPedia has a new tool called PuckGM that lets users create their...
AAA Carting and Town Make Peace, Company Earns New Contract
YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Even though the town has been involved in ongoing legal wranglings with the AAA Carting & Rubbish Removal over the past two years, the two sides have decided to bury the hatchet and the company will return as the town’s garbage hauler on Sept. 1. After two rounds of bidding, the Town Board awarded a two-year contract to the Buchanan, N.Y.-based AAA Carting and will pay it $7,072,500. The contract includes the option to extend the deal for another three years. The board voted 4-0 with one abstention to accept the deal.CLICK HERE TO SIGN...
16 towns back Ghassali’s housing case; strategy pending
MONTVALE—Mayor Michael Ghassali said 16 towns, including Montvale, have committed funds in a coalition against the state’s affordable housing law. He did not disclose a legal strategy to be used to challenge the law, approved in 1985. At press time, Aug. 22, Ghassali said Montvale and 15 other...
Campground expansion inches along after slight changes
The Warwick Town Planning Board continued its review of the proposed Serenity Ridge expansion of the campsite facility located on Wheeler Road and addressed public concern, at its August 21 meeting. Planning Board Chairman Ben Astorino explained that the existing campground was already permitted for 74 campsites, and that any recreational vehicle, including the park models proposed by the applicant, is allowed on those sites and can stay overnight. He emphasized that the applicant is before the board to request approval to expand the facility to 130 campsites.
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