New York City has thrown its weight behind California’s legal battle to block the federal government from deploying National Guard troops in Los Angeles, joining a coalition of 13 municipalities. In a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the Ninth Circuit, the group argued that cities—not the military—hold the authority and expertise to manage public safety while…
NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2025 — The New York startup community gathered once again on Tuesday evening for the monthly Entrepreneurs Roundtable, a nonprofit event series that has become a fixture in the city’s tech ecosystem since its founding in 2007. This month’s featured guest was Somak Chattopadhyay, managing partner at Armory Square Ventures, who…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking at True Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo on Sept. 7, cautioned that federal Medicaid reductions could shutter hospitals and cost health care jobs statewide. She outlined plans to counter rising costs with the state’s largest middle-class tax cut in decades, inflation rebates, and expanded free school meals. Hochul also…
On September 8, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New Yorkers have saved more than $100 million through the MTA’s expanded CityTicket program, which now covers all off-peak and peak train rides on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North. Since March 2022, over 37.2 million discounted tickets have been sold, giving residents in the…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen officially opened the city’s first-ever Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Early College Prep High School in Queens, welcoming students on the first day of the 2025–2026 school year. The new tuition-free school allows students to earn…
In a live appearance on PIX11’s Morning News at 7 AM on September 3, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch discussed new NYPD data showing overall crime in New York City down nearly 7% year-over-year, with transit crime dropping more than 22%. While shootings citywide remain at historic lows, recent high-profile incidents…