Economy
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Inside the contested race for New York’s next comptroller
For the first time in nearly two decades, Tom DiNapoli is facing a real fight for New York’s comptroller seat, as two challengers force reckoning over what the state’s most powerful overlooked office should wield over nearly $300 billion of public money.
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What $2,000 rent gets you in Westchester County in 2026
Discover what a $2,000 per month rental in Westchester County looks like, from the number of bedrooms to amenities.
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How a loophole helping New York hedge funds exploit the Global South might finally close
The New York State Senate has passed the Champerty Fix Act, a bill to close a 20-year-old loophole that lets vulture funds sue the world’s poorest countries for profit in New York courts. Now it heads to the Assembly.
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5 things in New York’s new state budget—and 2 things that aren’t
New York finally has a budget. Here’s what made the cut, and what didn’t.
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Leaked audio reveals NY utility officials joking about cutting power to seniors
The recording captures utility officials describing elderly and disabled customers as “tons of opportunity,” dismissing heat wave shutoff protections as “bogus,” and secretly coordinating to weaken those protections before state regulators.
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As Trump campaigns with Lawler, his district pays the price for tariffs
Small business owners across the Hudson Valley describe vanishing inventory, decreasing margins, and a congressman who keeps voting to keep the president’s tariff chaos going.
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3,500 Long Island Rail Road workers strike, bringing the region’s transit system to a halt
Five unions walked off the job Saturday for the first time in over 30 years, halting service for 270,000 daily commuters. Now on day three, the National Mediation Board has summoned both sides back to the table.
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NY Democrats, advocates rally for moratorium on data centers
State lawmakers, environmentalists, and community members gathered in Albany to push for a three-year moratorium on new hyperscale data center construction as the legislative session nears its end.
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Mamdani’s budget plan: tax the rich, fix Adams’ mess
NYC inherited a $12 billion hole. Here’s how NYC’s mayor plans to fill it—without raising taxes.
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New York AG Tish James escalates fight against ‘predatory’ surveillance pricing
James and allies are pushing legislation to make New York the first state to ban surveillance pricing, arguing that algorithms are exploiting the people who can least afford it.
