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From Brooklyn to Buffalo: 8 Black-owned restaurants in New York state
Oxtail braised for eight hours. Curried goat patties. Mac and cheese so beloved it’s now sold in grocery stores across the Capital Region. Across New York state, Black chefs and restaurateurs are turning family recipes into some of the state’s most talked-about menus—from a Lincoln Center dining room to a Buffalo kitchen rebuilt on live…
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Tom Suozzi pushes back against DSA with capitalist message
Rep. Tom Suozzi is leading a pledge to rebrand Democrats as capitalist, not socialist, as DSA-backed candidates keep knocking off Democratic incumbents in primaries across the country.
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NY Rep. George Latimer calls for closing all ICE detention centers
Just a day before a high-profile death in a federal detention center in New Jersey, New York Rep. George Latimer had walked the corridors of that very facility to see firsthand how immigrant detainees are treated in Delaney Hall.
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New York can’t force ICE to remove masks, judge rules
Twelve local police agencies, including Nassau County’s, are now legally required to cut all ties with the agency. Two are defying the order instead.
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Spirit Halloween store openings in New York: See all 2026 locations
Spirit Halloween is expected to open more than 75 stores statewide this year, with locations beginning to open in August.
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NY to receive nearly 5 million eggs after egg price-fixing settlement
A multistate investigation found that three corporations coordinated bidding activity as part of an egg price-fixing scheme.
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NY-19 farms flooded weeks after $30M spring freeze losses
A record-shattering storm flooded fields, washed out roads, and collapsed a 300-year-old mill across the district, piling fresh damage onto farms still reeling from a ruinous spring freeze.
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ICE, Border Patrol stalk immigrant workers across upstate New York
From a Rochester-area greenhouse to a Syracuse-area factory, reports indicate immigration agents are tracking down immigrant labor.
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Step back in time at these 6 historic New York towns
Far removed from the Manhattan skyline and the rush of water in Niagara Falls, many historic New York towns have also shaped the Empire State.
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6 Lower Hudson Valley bars that deserve USA TODAY ‘best bars’ kudos
Having submitted my top pick to the national list, here are my honorable mentions for Lower Hudson Valley bars.
