New York Times Trashes City’s Elementary Gifted Program As ‘Symbol of Segregation’ As Mamdani Calls to Phase It Out

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D.) plans to eliminate the gifted and talented program—which the New York Times calls "a symbol of segregation"—for...

New York Life taps tech chief with modernization in mind

Dive Brief: Deepa Soni will join financial services firm New York Life as EVP and CIO, the company announced Wednesday. Soni will report to President and CEO Craig DeSanto, overseeing enterprise technology, cyber, data, AI and the company’s...

New York Democratic Lawmakers Want Bitcoin Miners to Pay More Tax. Here's Why

In brief New York lawmakers have introduced a bill aiming to tax Bitcoin miners. Democratic Senator Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles argue that mining operations use too much electricity. If passed, the money would be passed to lower...

FAFSA now available as New York expands TAP access to 38,000 more students for 2026-27

Albany, NY (WRGB) — In a release, Governor Hochul has announced the opening of applications for the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) and the NYS Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Incentive Program for the...

New SANYNJ Study Shows Port Industry of New York and New Jersey Supports Over 580,000 Jobs, $18.1 Billion in Tax Revenue

Port Industry Supports Over 580,000 Jobs, $18.1 Billion in Tax Revenue October 2, 2025 ― Edison, NJ ― The Port Industry of New York and New Jersey supported nearly 580,000 jobs, accounted for nearly $18.1 billion in tax revenue, and was...

Meet Zohran Kwame Mamdani: New York's rising mayor candidate named after Kwame Nkrumah

The footprint of Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah, continues to be felt across the world as his name has come up in the hot race to find the next mayor of New York City, the largest city in the United States of America. Why did...

Williams Cos. pipeline faces pushback in New York

Pipeline Debate Heats Up in New York The Williams Companies‘ proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline continues to stir political and environmental battles in New York and across the Northeast. The Tulsa-based company has been pushing...

“Amaze” Star Jamie Allan Shares His New York Loves

Jamie Allan of "Amaze" Clare Nordbruch It’s called Amaze for good reason: this blockbuster New York show stars master illusionist Jamie Allan amd blends magic, technology, and live performance into an entertainment wonder. Allan started young in...

Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks Game Player Stats and Box Score for Oct. 2 | 2025-26 NBA Preseason

The NBA 2025-26 preseason opened with the Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks on Thursday in Abu Dhabi. Two of the Eastern Conference competitors went even in the first quarter. They ended the game with the score tied at 25. 76ers star Tyrese...

Roanoke-Bound Flight Involved in Plane Crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

On Wednesday, two Delta regional planes collided at low speeds while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. One of those planes was headed to Roanoke, carrying 28 passengers. It is the second aviation incident linked to Roanoke in just 8 days. A...

Deepa Soni Joins New York Life As Chief Information Officer

New York Life Insurance Company headquarters in New York City getty New York Life has announced the appointment of Deepa Soni as its new Chief Information Officer. In her new role, Soni oversees technology, data, and digital strategies that...

NYC Extends Free Internet Program for Low Income

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 — One day after dropping out of the 2025 mayoral race, New York City Mayor Eric Adams moved to extend Big Apple Connect, the nation’s largest municipally subsidized broadband program, through 2028. Big Apple Connect, the city’s...

IE University Boldly Bets On A New York City Campus As Others Retrench

On a quiet street in New York’s SoHo neighborhood, a Spanish university is doing what no other institution in higher education would dare right now. IE University, based in Madrid, has opened up a new graduate school largely for international...

New York Lawmakers Hold Hearing Psilocybin’s Medical Benefits Amid Broader Debate Over Psychedelics Reform

Lawmakers in New York are revisiting the possibility of reforming the state’s laws related to psychedelics, convening a hearing to take testimony about the potential health benefits psilocybin. On Tuesday, the Assembly Health Committee spent hours...

Scientists study genes of woman who was the world’s oldest person

“She had cells that seemed younger than her age,” Esteller said. The microbes that lived in and on her body, or her microbiome, are associated with low levels of inflammation, he added. Her microbiome had an abundance of a type of beneficial...

New York's Public Service Commission Must protect ratepayers 

Right now, the New York State Department of Public Service, ConEd and other parties are engaged in confidential settlement negotiations, netting out the details of rate hikes that will impact ratepayers in ConEd’s service area in New York City and...

Move over, Paris and New York: 10 underrated cities for outstanding art

Paris, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, New York, Madrid. The global epicentres of art in all of its creative forms, schools, eras and disciplines are well known, well documented and well visited. But art truly is everywhere in this world, although...

Clean Technology Innovation & Collaboration: Climate Week NYC Recap, Part 2.2

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Clean technology was on full display last week. In addition to global and state leaders, Climate Week attendees include many potential clean technology customers and...

Zeno hires Karyn Barr as head of US technology

NEW YORK: Zeno Group has hired Karyn Barr as head of U.S. technology. This appointment comes as MD of technology and West Coast lead Todd Irwin is departing the agency, effective October 1. Barr will collaborate across Zeno’s other sectors and...

Volunteer New York!'s Polly Lagana shares her top priorities 

Volunteer New York!, the Lower Hudson Valley organization that drives volunteerism, philanthropy and connectivity in our communities' non-profit agencies, has welcomed a new executive director. Polly Lagana's leadership at VNY began in mid-July. A...