Bilt, the housing and neighborhood commerce fintech, will open a new 58,000-square-foot headquarters at 837 Washington Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District under a 15-year lease, creating 625 high-paying jobs and retaining 200+ employees. Supported by up to $6.25 million in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits, the project includes more than $50 million in R&D…
Machete Incident in Boro Park , Brooklyn. 2 Teens Arrested On September 29 at approximately 5:20 PM, Boro Park Shomrim, in collaboration with the NYPD, responded quickly to multiple reports of a group armed with a machete near 43rd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway. Thanks to their rapid action, a machete was recovered, and two…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state will award $25 million—its largest single-round allocation under the three-decade-old Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution Abatement and Control Program—to help farmers finance water-quality projects, funded by the Environmental Protection Fund and, for the first time, the 2022 Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act. The…
ALBANY, N.Y.—Gov. Kathy Hochul warned New Yorkers to ignore texts, calls, emails and mailers seeking bank or payment details to claim state inflation-refund checks, saying eligible taxpayers—those who filed returns, meet income thresholds and weren’t claimed as dependents—will receive payments automatically. Governor Hochul Warns Against Scams Targeting New York’s Inflation Refund Initiative Scammers are Sending…
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced new guidance from the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) allowing state-chartered banks to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit for lending to or investing in Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) — even if their 2024 federal certification has lapsed. This action will help safeguard critical investments in CDFIs which…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the early launch of MTA Metro-North Railroad’s highly anticipated super-express service between Poughkeepsie and Grand Central Terminal, set to begin Monday, October 6, 2025—more than a year ahead of schedule. These express trains will reduce travel time to just 90 minutes from Poughkeepsie and under 75 minutes from…