Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state will provide up to $640,000 for the construction of a new firehouse in the Adirondack Mountain town of Keene, where Tropical Storm Irene demolished the old firehouse a year ago. Town officials were informed …
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority is submitting claims to insurers and the federal government to recover $65 million in losses it suffered during Hurricane Irene last year.The MTA says winds and floods caused by the hurricane damaged its regional transit …
The parents of a Cornell University sophomore who died in the Fall Creek gorge two years ago are suing the university for negligence in their son’s death. Nineteen-year-old Khalil King was last seen in August 2010, walking with a friend …
The family of a Staten Island teen suffering from cerebral palsy won a multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against the hospital where the girl was born. The New York Post reports the family of Stephanie Debes won the suit last Friday. …
New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday marked the upcoming one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee by issuing a comprehensive report – “NY Responds.”The report says more than $574 million in state aid has been distributed …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill (S.6285-A/A.9034B) last Friday that would have banned state agencies from disseminating ads to the public for products that relate to the subject matter of the agency — such as GEICO advertisements alongside …
Macy’s Inc. is suing rival retailer J.C. Penney Co., claiming Penney’s bid to sell products by Martha Stewart Living is a breach of an exclusive contract held by Macy’s and could cost it potentially billions in sales. In the complaint …
Standard Chartered Plc agreed to pay $340 million to New York’s bank regulator over transactions linked to Iran, in a speedily arranged deal that helped push up the emerging market-focused lender’s shares. The deal with New York Superintendent of Financial …
A businessman who owned fleets of commercial vehicles in New York is accused of defrauding insurers of at least $10 million.The defendant, Scott Sanders, is charged with submitting fraudulent insurance applications to get lower rates. He was arrested and arraigned …
A new study found that drivers with disabilities in New York City pay 28 percent more for their auto insurance on average compared to non-disabled individuals. The study says that vehicles modified to accommodate disabled drivers often cost more to …
