It's Thursday in New York City, where pro-Palestinian demonstrators pushed past security and briefly occupied a room in Columbia University’s main library yesterday.
An NYPD spokesperson said early this morning that 80 demonstrators were detained after the school called in the police. (Charges against those taken into custody were still pending.)
Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said federal officials were "reviewing the visa status of the trespassers and vandals who took over Columbia University’s library."
New York state is mailing out "inflation refund" checks to more than three-quarters of state tax filers later this year. Here's how much money you should expect.
The private Collegiate School on the Upper West Side is trying to figure out how to discipline the senior boys who staged a xenophobic prank involving a mock border patrol checkpoint, planting fake cocaine on students and putting a copy of Donald Trump's "The Art of the Deal" on a teacher's desk.
The three Republican candidates vying to be New Jersey's next governor all said during a conversation on WNYC last night that they'd lower property taxes and reverse a law meant to streamline affordable housing development across the state.
Some retiring NYPD officers will be getting a boost in their pensions thanks to a deal that made it into the state's final $254 billion budget plan.
Westchester County officials said yesterday that the beleaguered Playland amusement parkwill open Memorial Day weekend — though inspections are ongoing, so all the rides may not be open.
State health officials said 25 children in New York died from the flu during the 2024-25 flu season, an increase driven partly by a decline in vaccination rates.
The city's Campaign Finance Board still isn't givingMayor Adams his requested $4 million in matching funds.
They blew the black smoke out of the Vatican chimney, which means the conclave continues. (The next vote is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. our time.)
Avi Small, a spokesperson the governor, said Hochul voluntarily agreed to participate in the June 12 hearing and “will reiterate what she’s said dozens of times: New York cooperates with federal immigration officials to deport violent criminals, but absolutely does not support cruel actions that tear families apart or rip children away from their parents.”
The June 22 event is being billed as a giant picnic celebrating Jewish food and culture. Naama Shefi, the festival's founder, said she was inspired by the picnicking culture at the kibbutz where she grew up.
Penny, a 10-year-old chihuahua mix and service dog, returned home from the hospital earlier this week after being mauled by two larger dogs while out for a walk last Saturday.
