New York City hotel guests pay 50% markup after government tax buffet
New York, NY – A viral social media post showing a one-night hotel stay in New York City has set off a wave of online backlash after revealing how a $133 room…
New York man pleads guilty to targeting minors through TikTok and Snapchat
BRIDGEPORT, CT – A New York man admitted in federal court this week that he used social media platforms to contact and exploit underage users in multiple states, pleading guilty to serious…
Indian national admits plotting New York assassination of Sikh activist
NEW YORK, NY – An Indian national who admitted working with a government official in India to orchestrate the assassination of a U.S. citizen on American soil pleaded guilty in federal court…
East New York driver gets up to 9 years for deadly Brooklyn crash
Brooklyn, NY – An East New York man who sped through three red lights at more than 60 miles per hour before slamming into another vehicle in Downtown Brooklyn, killing a 21-year-old…
New York bill targets “algorithmic pricing discrimination,” requires businesses to disclose data-based pricing
ALBANY, NY – Assemblymember Emerita Torres has introduced the Preventing Algorithmic Pricing Discrimination Act, a proposal aimed at curbing the use of consumer data to unfairly alter prices for goods and services. The…
Sen. Serrano introduces “Dignity for Immigrants in New York State Act” to limit local cooperation in federal immigration detentions
ALBANY, NY – State Senator José M. Serrano has introduced legislation (S01359) aimed at prohibiting New York State and local law enforcement agencies from detaining individuals solely for violations of federal immigration…
Bill would require free menstrual products in state-owned public buildings across New York
ALBANY, NY – A proposal introduced by Assemblymember Linda B. Rosenthal would require all public buildings owned or leased by the State of New York and open to the public to provide…
New York seeks pilot program to help immigrants start licensed in-home child care businesses
ALBANY, NY – Assemblymember Phara Forrest has introduced legislation (A08862) that would establish a three-year pilot program within New York’s Office for New Americans (ONA) to train and support immigrants seeking to…
Immigrant SNAP Benefits for All Bill Advances in New York Legislature
ALBANY, NY – A proposal known as the “SNAP for All Act” (A06632), sponsored by Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas, is advancing in the New York State Legislature. The bill would create a state-funded…
Rap lyrics could be banned as evidence in future New York criminal cases
ALBANY, NY – A bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would restrict prosecutors from using a defendant’s artistic or creative works—such as music lyrics, poetry, or visual art—as evidence in…
New York needs more state funding for school districts facing influx of migrant students
ALBANY, NY – A bill introduced by Assemblymember Marianne Buttenschon would require the state to reimburse school districts for additional expenses incurred due to a sudden influx of migrant students. The measure,…
Bill would ban sale of flavored vaping near New York schools
ALBANY, NY – Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz has introduced legislation that would prohibit the sale of flavored smokeless tobacco products within 500 feet of any public or private elementary or secondary school across…
Bill would create New York State Cold War Commemorative Medal
ALBANY, NY – A proposal sponsored by Assemblymember Steve Stern would establish a New York State Cold War Commemorative Medal to honor veterans who served on active duty between September 2, 1945,…
New York bill would require food delivery apps to insure workers in accidents
ALBANY, NY – A bill introduced in the New York State Assembly would require major food delivery platforms such as DoorDash, Uber Eats, and Grubhub to provide insurance coverage for delivery workers…
Trump-pardoned New Yorker pleads guilty to threatening Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
CLINTON, NY – A Hudson Valley man once pardoned by former President Donald Trump for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot has pleaded guilty to a harassment charge after threatening…
ICE arrests Salvadoran national convicted of sexual abuse after New York prison release
WASHINGTON, DC – Federal immigration officers have arrested a Salvadoran national with a history of sexual offenses in New York, officials confirmed this week. The suspect, identified as Jose Mendoza, was taken…
New York man arrested for aiding suspect in Englewood murder escape
HACKENSACK, NJ – A New York man has been arrested for allegedly helping the suspect in a 2023 Englewood homicide flee the country, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced Tuesday. The suspect,…
New York man accused of stealing $700K in snow crabs, fruit and cologne
BOSTON, MA – A New York man has been arrested in connection with a multi-state cargo theft conspiracy that prosecutors say netted hundreds of thousands of dollars in stolen seafood, fruit, and…
Door disaster turns into winter rescue in upstate New York
Local business steps in as bitter cold leaves family without front door Wawayanda, NY – As temperatures plunged into the teens, a damaged front door left a local family exposed to the…
String of robberies targets elderly and teens across New York City, NYPD seeking multiple suspects
NEW YORK, NY – The NYPD is investigating a series of robberies across multiple boroughs that have targeted both elderly and teenage victims in recent weeks, according to several alerts issued by…