Amtrak late Wednesday released a proposed map of new and expanded service if it can land the $80 billion proposed by President Joe Biden.
Author: Joseph Spector, New York State Team
Reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s family got priority to COVID tests early in pandemic
News reports Wednesday said Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave preferential treatment to his family and others to get COVID tests early in the pandemic.
Cuomo administration recrafted Department of Health report on nursing homes to conceal COVID-19 death count: reports
The Cuomo administration pressured state health officials to not include the full death count in its July 2020 report, according to media reports.
Second former aide accuses New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
Charlotte Bennett told The New York Times she was repeatedly made to feel uncomfortable by Cuomo after she was hired in 2019 in the governor’s office.
NYC movie theaters to reopen next month with mask requirement, social distancing
New York City movie theaters will start to reopen March 5, after closing nearly a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tops Markets and Price Chopper to merge. What it means for customers
Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets announced they plan to merge, bringing together two of the Northeast’s largest supermarket chains.
Rocky, the owl stuck in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, is now a free bird
The cute, little owl who was found last week in the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree was nursed back to and set free late Tuesday.
Traveling to a state in the Northeast for Thanksgiving? Know these COVID-19 restrictions
Here are the current COVID travel restrictions across the Northeast to consider as we head into Thanksgiving.
Mayor De Blasio to New Yorkers: Avoid out-of-state travel this holiday season
The mayor of the nation’s largest city urged residents to simply avoid traveling out of state during the holidays for vacation or to visit family.
Wow! New York has opened the USA’s longest mountain coaster in Lake Placid
The longest mountain coaster of its kind opened this month in Lake Placid, New York.