The U.S. Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission recently participated in the G7 Competition Authorities and Policymakers Summit in Rome, focusing on promoting healthy competition in AI technologies and products. This meeting, hosted by the Italian Competition Authority, was led by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki, who emphasized the importance of sharing…
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced that the city set a new record for spending on city-certified minority- and women-owned business enterprises ( M/WBE ) in Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), the first full fiscal year of the Adams administration. City agencies and affiliated entities awarded over $6 billion in total to…
On July 21, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul joined NYSUT President Melinda Person and Capital Region school leaders in Albany to announce plans for bell-to-bell smartphone restrictions starting this fall. Over 150 New York school districts, including Albany, Schenectady, and East Greenbush, have finalized policies to create distraction-free classrooms by August 1. The initiative aims to…
Governor Hochul today announced the launch of Round XIII of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. Round XIII includes core capital grant and tax-credit funding combined with a wide range of programs from 10 State agencies, including $150 million in grant funds from Empire State Development, available to projects on a continuous basis. The Councils…
Mayor Eric Adams holds a public hearing for Intro. 273-B, which would provide training for New York City Police Department officers on interacting with individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and Intro. 891-A, which would allow charitable organizations to conduct games of chance at professional sporting venues, and sign Intro. 273-B into law. Blue Room City…
New York . African food festival in DUMBO, Visual Arts, Water Front Festival Elements – music, projections, installations, free tango lessons in the Central Park next to the Shakespeare …Interview with Mikael Korosty