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Sotheby’s Pays $6 Million to Settle New York Sales Tax Evasion Probe
Nov 18 2024 // Sotheby’s Inc. agreed to pay $6.25 million to settle a New York state lawsuit that accused it of advising wealthy clients they could avoid sales taxes by falsely claiming they were buying art for resale purposes. New...
What’s Behind New York Fires? Climate Change, Land Use and History
Nov 15 2024 // Wildfires that are raging across New York and New Jersey highlight a new threat to one of the world’s most affluent regions. Climate change is regarded by scientists as the pre-eminent factor driving long-term...
Judge Sets April Trial Date for Palin’s Libel Claim Against New York Times
Nov 15 2024 // A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope to engage in talks to settle the...
New York State Imposes Burn Ban; Brush Fire in Manhattan; Arrest in Medford Fire
Nov 14 2024 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a statewide burn ban is in effect until November 30 due to an increased fire risk as the state continues to experience drought conditions and a record number of outdoor fires. Also,...
Amtrak Service Disrupted After Fire Near Tracks in New York City
Nov 14 2024 // Amtrak service in parts of the Northeast was disrupted or delayed Tuesday after a fire broke out near a train route in New York City. Amtrak said initial reports indicated a brush fire stemming from a transformer at an...
Sarah Palin, NY Times Have Explored Settlement, as Judge Sets Defamation Retrial
Nov 13 2024 // Sarah Palin and the New York Times have explored trying to settle the former Alaska governor and Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate’s closely watched defamation case against the newspaper, their lawyers said...
Fire Crews on Both US Coasts Battle Wildfires; 1 Death in New York-New Jersey Fire
Nov 12 2024 // Fire crews on both coasts of the United States continued battling wildfires on Sunday, including a blaze in New York and New Jersey that killed a parks employee and another in Southern California that destroyed more than...
Judge Says NY Can’t Use ‘Unconstitutional’ Law to Block Migrant Buses From Texas
Nov 12 2024 // New York City can’t use an unconstitutional, two-century-old “anti-pauper” law to block the state of Texas from offering migrants free bus rides to the city from the southern border, a state judge has...
NY Governor: $20 Million Available in Home Resiliency Grants, Loans
Nov 6 2024 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Monday that up to $20 million is available for eligible homeowners in flood-prone areas to make proactive flood mitigation and energy-efficiency improvements to their homes. The...
DOL Recovers $877K in Wages, Benefits for Employees Underpaid By NY Contractors
Nov 5 2024 // The U.S. Department of Labor recovered a total of $877,834 in back wages and fringe benefits from three Long Island contractors for 36 employees who were underpaid for their work on two New York projects funded by the U.S....
PepsiCo Beats New York State’s ‘Predatory’ Lawsuit Over Plastics Pollution
Nov 4 2024 // PepsiCo won the dismissal of New York’s lawsuit accusing the beverage and snack-food company of polluting the environment with single-use plastic packaging, as the judge criticized the state’s attorney general,...
Jaywalking Is Now Legal in New York City. It’s Still Risky.
Nov 1 2024 // Jaywalking — that time-honored practice of crossing the street outside of the crosswalk or against the traffic light — is now legal in New York City. Legislation passed by the City Council last month officially became...
Federal Court Upholds New York’s Ban on Guns in Sensitive Places
Oct 31 2024 // A recent Supreme Court decision doesn’t mean New York can’t enforce laws banning firearms from “sensitive” places such as public transportation, hospitals and schools, a federal appeals court said...
Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor
Oct 31 2024 // An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company,...
New York Reduces Workers’ Compensation Assessment Rate for 2025
Oct 31 2024 // New York employers will pay 22% less in the annual assessment to run the state’s workers’ compensation system in 2025. The rate assessed on standard premiums will be 7.1% beginning January 1, 2025, down from...
80% of Residents Say New York City Is Unprepared for Climate Risks
Oct 24 2024 // A recent survey reveals that a 80% of New York City residents feel their city is unprepared for climate-related risks. The survey, conducted as part of new Economist Impact research supported by global multiline insurer...
Murdoch Firms Dow Jones and New York Post Sue Perplexity AI
Oct 21 2024 // Media baron Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the AI startup engages in a “massive amount of illegal copying” of their copyrighted...
New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks
Oct 17 2024 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 financial firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial...
New York Mets Hit With Class Action Alleging Biometric Privacy Violations
Oct 11 2024 // The company that owns the New York Mets professional baseball team is the target of a class action lawsuit alleging the organization collects and profits from fans’ biometric information at its stadium, CitiField, in...
Pilot Dies in Crash of Replica WWI-Era Plane During Upstate New York Airshow
Oct 11 2024 // A replica of a World War I-era fighter plane caught fire and crashed during an airshow in upstate New York, killing the pilot, according to police. Brian Coughlin, 60, died Saturday after the Fokker D.VIII replica went...
