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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a ceremony to sign a package of bills to strengthen gun laws on June 6, 2022, in New York.

Gun applicants in New York will have to submit their social accounts for review

Jul 08, 2022
People seeking to carry concealed handguns in New York will be required to hand over their social media accounts for a review of their "character and conduct." Some worry about free speech concerns.
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National
A view of the entrance to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City on May 14, 2020. Hospital and nursing home workers across New York are required to have at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Monday, prompting concerns over noncompliance and potential

New York May Use The National Guard To Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers

Sep 26, 2021
The state's vaccine mandate for hospital and nursing home workers takes effect on Monday, and officials are bracing for staffing shortages. Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a plan for filling them.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
As the U.S. epicenter of the coronavirus shifts from the Northeast to the Sun Belt, Florida's total case count has officially surpassed that of New York.

Florida Case Count Surpasses That Of New York, The Country's Original Epicenter

Jul 26, 2020
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, 423,855 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Florida as of Sunday, compared to 411,736 in New York.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, seen in April, says the state's daily hospitalizations and deaths are down dramatically.

New York Announces Lowest Number Of Hospitalizations During The Pandemic

Jun 29, 2020
On Sunday, the state saw 853 hospitalizations because of the coronavirus, which was the lowest since March 18. Also, only 391 people tested positive of more than 46,000 people tested that day.
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National

One Small Street In New York Funnels Migrants From The U.S. Into Canada

Dec 01, 2019
Tens of thousands of migrants cross north out of the U.S. each year, hoping they'll have a better chance of being granted asylum. The journey takes them all to one dead-end road in Upstate New York.
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Essex Farm differs from many large modern farms that focus on one or two cash crops.  Instead, the Kimballs raise everything from sheep to cabbages, selling their food directly to customers. They've become national evangelists of the small farm, local fo

Author Kristin Kimball Wants To Persuade You To Become A Farmer

Nov 27, 2019
Kristin Kimball's second book — published nearly two decades after she left New York City to start a farm upstate — explores the ways in which farming has shaped her life and marriage in middle age.
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Animals
The Animal Rescue League offered this demonstration last year in Boston, with a stuffed dog, on how hot the inside of a can get.

Leave A Pet In A Hot Car In New York, Expect A Broken Window

Jul 31, 2019
Firefighters and emergency medical teams in New York state will not have to wait for the police to arrive to remove a pet from a dangerously hot or cold car. They can break into a car themselves.
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A puppet technician for the long-running musical <em>The Lion King</em> was arrested after police found him allegedly using a 3D printer to manufacture a gun at the theater.

'Lion King' Puppet Technician Arrested After Allegedly Printing 3D Gun At Theater

Sep 24, 2018
Ilya Vett, 47, said he was printing the gun for his brother who has a firearms license, according to police. Vett has been charged with attempted criminal possession of a firearm.
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The Two-Way
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he will resign on Tuesday, following accusations that he physically assaulted multiple women. Schneiderman contests the allegations.

Manhattan DA Opens Investigation Of Allegations Against N.Y. Attorney General

May 08, 2018
But Cyrus Vance Jr.'s probe of Eric Schneiderman is complicated: Schneiderman has been investigating Vance for his involvement in the decision not to prosecute producer Harvey Weinstein.
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Code Switch
A confederacy of prison reform activists rallied at City Hall in New York City to demand that it close the long-controversial Rikers Island Corrections facility where, among others, Kalief Browder, died; critics maintain that the prison is unsafe and pro

Young People Of Color Are Central To Debate Over 'Raising The Age'

Mar 20, 2017
Raising the age of adult responsibility for crime is a heated issue in New York, which tries 16-year-olds as adults — and where nine in 10 youth held at Rikers' Island jail are black or Latino.
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The Two-Way
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a rally in March in Albany, N.Y.

N.Y. Restricts Public-Employee Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law

Mar 29, 2016
New York state joins Seattle, San Francisco and New York City in restricting public-employee travel to North Carolina, which has passed a law that critics say is discriminatory to the LGBT community.
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Environment
At an October protest, hundreds of "We Are Seneca Lake" members block the gates of Crestwood Midstream to protest against the expansion of fracked gas storage in the Finger Lakes.

Residents Fight To Block Fracked Gas In New York's Finger Lakes

Jun 20, 2015
New York state has banned fracking, but it is considering a plan to allow fracked gas to be stored under Seneca Lake — which isn't sitting well with residents of the state's Finger Lakes region.
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