Latest New York Headlines
All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
All High School Students Hurt in New York Bus Crash Expected to Recover
Sep 28 2023 // All the high school students who were injured in an upstate New York charter bus crash on the way to a band camp are expected to recover, according to their school superintendent. The bus, one of six carrying students from...
Trump Found Liable for Fraud in New York Attorney General’s Case
Sep 27 2023 // Donald Trump was found liable for fraud for exaggerating his net worth by billions of dollars a year on financial records submitted to banks and insurers, a major blow to the former president in the biggest civil case...
People Moves: AIG Appoints Dandridge Chief Marketing, Communications Officer; Heck New NAMIC Chair
Sep 26 2023 // AIG Appoints Dandridge EVP and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer American International Group, headquartered in New York, N.Y., hired Edward L. Dandridge as executive vice president and chief marketing and...
Two Killed When Pickup Hits Amish Buggy in Upstate New York
Sep 22 2023 // ALEXANDRIA, N.Y. (AP) — A pickup truck struck the back of an Amish buggy in northern New York, killing two children who were 1 and 3 years old and injuring four others, police said Thursday. A pickup truck driven by...
Bus Carrying School Band Members Crashes in New York, Killing 2, Injuring Dozens
Sep 22 2023 // Two people were killed and 40 others were injured when a bus carrying students to a band camp ran off a highway and rolled over in New York State Thursday. The governor of the state said preliminary indications are that a...
Extreme Weather Forcing JFK, Other Airports to Redesign Runways, Systems
Sep 22 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airports around the world are relocating sensitive electrical equipment to rooftops to protect it from flooding, reinforcing runways to handle extreme temperature swings and revving up air conditioning...
Carshare Restart: Hochul Signs Bill Allowing Out-of-State RRGs to Cover Nonprofits
Sep 21 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed legislation that should make it easier for nonprofit groups to find auto insurance coverage through risk retention groups. Assembly Bill 5718 and its companion Senate bill allows...
New York Contractor Sentenced for Defrauding State Workers’ Comp Fund
Sep 20 2023 // A drywall contractor has been sentenced to six months in jail for defrauding the New York State workers’ compensation insurance fund out of almost $3 million in premiums over an eight-year period. The Manhattan...
New York Attorney Changes Plea in Ponzi, Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
Sep 19 2023 // A disbarred New York attorney has changed his plea to guilty in connection with an $19 million Ponzi scheme and a $30 million auto insurance fraud. Robert Wisnicki, 44, of Forest Hills, pleaded to guilty to conspiracy to...
Child Dead, Others Sickened from Opioid Exposure at NY Day Care Center
Sep 18 2023 // NEW YORK (AP) — A 2-year-old boy at a home-based day care center in New York City who showed symptoms of opioid exposure died and three other young children were hospitalized, authorities said. Police responded to a...
New York Could Require Flood Disclosures in Home Sales
Sep 18 2023 // Alan Oligario`s home is prone to flooding — and he wishes someone had told him before he bought it. His initial flood came in the first year after he bought the house in Highland Falls, New York. The second came about a...
Study: Top Priorities for New York Job Seekers and Businesses
Sep 15 2023 // Flexibility in their job is the number one priority for employees, while attracting new employees and retaining current workers remain the top challenges for businesses, according to the results of the 2023 New York...
Art Dealer to Rich and Famous Faces Millions in Fraud Claims
Sep 14 2023 // A high-profile New York art adviser with outposts in Tribeca and London is accused of withholding millions of dollars worth of artwork and cash from her clients, leaving collectors and galleries to line up in a court case...
New York Ups Workers’ Compensation Benefits; Targets Wage Theft, ‘Captive Audience’ Meetings
Sep 11 2023 // New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three bills into law that affect workers, including one raising the minimum disability benefit under workers’ compensation over three years. The second new law prohibits...
Return-to-Office Is $1.3 Trillion Problem Few Have Figured Out
Sep 5 2023 // In the emerging post-pandemic era, most aspects of life have returned to normal. Moviegoers are flocking to cinemas, vacationers jammed airports for summer travel and kids are returning to classrooms. The one thing that...
Raising Customer Awareness of Cybersecurity
Sep 4 2023 // Cyber threats are more pervasive than ever and growing. Check Point Software’s Cyber Attack Trends: 2022 Mid-Year Report noted that cyberattacks intensified by 42% in the first half of 2022. Cybercrimes in the United...
New York AG: Trump Should Be Found Liable For Bank, Insurance Fraud, Even Before Trial
Aug 31 2023 // New York’s attorney general on Wednesday asked a state judge to declare, even before the start of a trial, that Donald Trump committed fraud by submitting false statements to bankers and insurers and overstating his...
New York Knicks Sue Toronto Raptors Alleging Stolen Scouting Reports
Aug 22 2023 // The New York Knicks sued the Toronto Raptors, claiming a former Knicks employee stole scouting reports and other proprietary information after getting a job offer at the rival National Basketball Association team. The...
Business Moves
Aug 21 2023 // National Marsh McLennan Agency, Graham Co. Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, acquired Graham Company, a risk management consultancy and independent insurance and employee benefits broker. Founded in 1960,...
People & Places
Aug 21 2023 // National Miller, an independent specialist re/insurance broker, expanded its U.S. Casualty team, appointing Galen Brislane and Danielle Thorsteinson as account executives. Brislane is based in Bermuda and Thorsteinson is...
