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New York opens applications for 2026-27 financial aid programs
Governor Hochul announces applications for the 2026-27 NYS TAP and STEM programs are now open. NEW YORK — New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced that applications are now open for the New York State Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)...
New York Life Group Benefit Solutions launches employer-specific leave planning tool
myLeaveGuide ProSM delivers customizable leave planning experiences for employer programs and employee needs NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- New York Life Group Benefit Solutions (NYL GBS) today announced the launch of myLeaveGuide ProSM, an enhanced...
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...
Curtis Sliwa voters stuck in a pickle as NYC mayor's race narrows
This column originally appeared in The Politics Brief, our weekly newsletter on the people, power and policies that shape New Yorkers' lives. Sign up to get the full version where you can ask questions, share news tips and weigh in on the...
Ikegami Announces NAB Show New York 2025 Product Highlights
Ikegami, a developer of broadcast-quality television cameras and production equipment, will demonstrate the latest additions to its range at NAB Show New York, Javits Center, Oct. 22-23 in Booth 708. These will include the IPX-100 IP extension...

BioSil® Celebrates 30 Years with an Iconic Reunion: Lily van der Woodsen & Chuck Bass Back on the New York Stage
Spotted in New York: Kelly Rutherford & Ed Westwick reunited 13 years after Gossip Girl, at the BioSil® 30th Anniversary. New York once again became the stage for an unforgettable glamour moment: Kelly Rutherford and Ed Westwick were spotted...

BETA Technologies, an electric aircraft manufacturer, plans to hold an IPO in the United States
AK&M 30 September 2025 15:20 The American manufacturer of electric airplanes BETA Technologies Inc. plans to hold an IPO in the USA. This is reported in the BETA press release. Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are the leading underwriters of the...

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...
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...
OCTOBER 2–THE NEW YORK DOSE — FROM DR. MARISA DONNELLEY, YOUR NY LOCAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST
Is it just me, or does it all of a sudden feel like fall in New York this week? And I am all for it 🍁 There’s a lot to cover this week, so let’s jump right in. Infectious disease “weather report” Covid-19: Declining, but still elevated. RSV: No...

30 Years Without a Real Raise: New York’s Early Intervention Pay Crisis
Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. When, in the 1990s, Emily Lengen chose a career working with babies and toddlers with disabilities, it felt like a chance to...

Gavin Newsom opposes Trump plan for top universities to give free tuition to STEM students
The "compact" insists that students studying hard sciences be given free tuition at schools with massive endowments. The Trump administration has taken another swipe at DEI, antisemitism, and civil rights violations in American universities by...

Roberson Museum & Science Center receives $200,000 in state funding
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Senator Lea Webb has announced that $200,000 in state funding is coming to the Roberson Museum and Science Center. The funding was awarded through the New York Senate’s Community, Resiliency, Economic, Sustainability,...

REVEALED: Recently pulled Apple TV+ show about online 'hate group' researcher was inspired by ADL's 'anti-extremism' work
The show, originally scheduled to debut Friday. Apple TV+'s pulled new series The Savant, a drama starring Jessica Chastain, was based on an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) researcher tasked with monitoring online hate networks. The show, originally...

New York Institute announces new exhibition and experience design degree
The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), a part of the State University of New York (SUNY), has announced the establishment of a Master of Fine Arts in Exhibition and Experience Design (EED) to commence in autumn 2026. The new degree programme...

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...

Does expensive technology stop school shootings or is it just another tool?
It has been three-and-a-half years since the racist mass shooting at Tops grocery store in Buffalo, New York. That shooting was a lesson — a wake up call — for the nearby Grand Island school superintendent who decided more needed to be done to...

Former QPR star, 73, running New York Marathon in honour of late team-mate Stan Bowles
WHEN Don Shanks lost his best pal and former QPR team-mate Stan Bowles to Alzheimer's last year he vowed to dust off his running shoes one last time. Seven years after completing the New York Marathon that raised £50,000 to help cover Bowles'...

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani says he would nix part of Gifted and Talented program, a move Cuomo says is ‘destructive’ to education
Democratic nominee and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani vowed to end the city’s Gifted and Talented public school program for children five years and younger, his campaign confirmed...

Wakefern finalizes acquisition of upscale NYC chain Morton Williams
The basics: Wakefern finalized its acquisition of 17-store grocery chain Morton Williams All locations will keep operating under the banner Wakefern will retain all staff and leadership, including founding family members Deal strengthens...