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#1 Trump Sues The New York Times for Defamation and Libel, Seeks $15 Billion

Sep 16 2025 // U.S. President Donald Trump sued the New York Times, four of its reporters, and publisher Penguin Random House for at least $15 billion on Monday, claiming defamation and libel, and citing reputational damage, a Florida...

#2 Judge Throws Out Trump’s $15B Lawsuit Against New York Times

Sep 22 2025 // A federal judge on Friday threw out U.S. President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against the New York Times over its content, calling it a “decidedly improper and impermissible” effort to...

#3 Amazon Sues to Block New York State Labor Law

Sep 25 2025 // Amazon.com sued the New York State Public Employment Relations Board on Monday to block it from enforcing a new law that the online retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate private sector labor relations. In a...

#4 New York Executives Blast State Over Regulatory ‘Black Hole’

Sep 18 2025 // At a recent roundtable with New York executives, Heather Briccetti Mulligan remembers the frustration of a businessman who compared trying to file a permit for a $200 million construction project with ordering a pizza. The...

#5 New York Financial Firm Invests $37.4 Million in New Jersey MGA Leap

Sep 18 2025 // Syracuse, New York based financial services firm Community Financial System, Inc. is expanding its commitment to insurance by investing $37.4 million in the insurance business of Leap Holdings, Inc. Leap’s wholly...

#6 Court Upholds New York’s Gun Restrictions, Including Times Square and Subway Bans

Sep 22 2025 // No guns for Elmo, Spider-Man or anyone else in New York’s Times Square — and don’t try sneaking them into the subway, either. That is the decision last Friday from a federal appeals court effectively...

#7 New York Unveils Rules to Ban Addictive Social Media Feeds for Kids

Sep 17 2025 // New York’s attorney general on Monday proposed regulations for its crackdown on addictive social media feeds for children, including rules for verifying a user’s age. The Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation...

#8 Forklift Error at New York Beauty Products Warehouse Spurs Chemical Leak and Fire

Sep 4 2025 // A chemical leak and fire at a suburban New York beauty products warehouse Tuesday may have been caused by a forklift mishap, officials said, warning neighbors to stay indoors. Commuter trains were temporarily stalled in...

#9 NY Fed Finds Modest Impact of AI on Jobs Even as Usage Increases

Sep 5 2025 // Use of artificial intelligence among businesses jumped in the last year and is expected to continue to grow, yet few firms have cut jobs as a result so far, according to a new Federal Reserve Bank of New York study. Around...

#10 ALKEME Acquires New York City Real Estate Specialist Gotham Brokerage

Sep 24 2025 // California-based ALKEME Insurance reports it has acquired Gotham Brokerage Co., a New York City insurance agency specializing in insurance for condos, co-ops, and apartments with a concentration in the high-value real...

#11 New Jersey Seeks Limits on Nonessential Helicopter Flights Citing Fatal NY Crash

Sep 2 2025 // New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six...

#12 ALKEME Insurance Acquires New York’s Alliance Brokerage

Sep 26 2025 // California-based ALKEME Insurance announced it has acquired Alliance Brokerage Corp., a Melville, New York-based property/casualty agency. The acquisition strengthens ALKEME’s presence on the East Coast and adds...

#13 New York Attorney General Settles Lead Paint Complaint Against Major Buffalo Landlord

Sep 8 2025 // New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a resolution of her office’s lawsuit to protect Buffalo children and families from lead poisoning in their homes. An agreement filed Friday in Erie County Supreme...

#14 New York State Drought Watch Now in Effect in 50 Counties

Sep 11 2025 // The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced a drought watch is being expanded by 30 counties, bringing the total to 50 counties under a watch across the state. Governor Kathy Hochul said the...

#15 People Moves: PIA New York Elects Officers; Bartow Elected President

Sep 15 2025 // Dix Hill, New York insurance agent Jason Bartow, AAI, CPIA, TRA, has been elected president of the Professional Insurance Agents of New York State (PIANY). Bartow is commercial lines executive vice president of Eugene A....

#16 People Moves: Blumhagen Joins Willis as Producer for Upstate New York

Sep 12 2025 // Insurance broker Willis has appointed Steve Blumhagen as a producer in the Upstate New York market. Based in the Buffalo office, Blumhagen will report directly to David Lofstrom, Northeast Deputy Leader – New England,...