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NY opens HEAP applications to help pay for heating costs

The state has opened applications for the regular Home Energy Assistance Program, which can help provide up to $1,086 to low- and middle-income households for help with heating costs. The benefits can pay for fuel, or for heating and cooling equipment. Specific benefit amounts can vary based on factors including...

New York · 4d
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Policy Pro: The NY election cheat sheet for real estate

Election Day could have major implications for New York real estate. Beyond the governor’s race, far-left and progressive candidates are making bids for the State Legislature — and one City Council seat — with platforms that seek to reshape housing development, rent regulation and tenant protections across the state.

New York · 4d
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National Grid Advances Plans to Rebuild Long Island Gas Plants

National Grid Ventures wants to add two generators totaling more than 1,100 megawatts at the E.F. Barrett plant in Nassau County. | Antony 22 / Wikimedia Commons. After years where it looked like New York might never build another fossil fuel plant, there are growing signs of a gas renaissance.

Nassau County, NY · 5d
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New York Affordable Housing Awards Fund 2,233 Homes Statewide

New York affordable housing investments totaling $872 million will support 12 developments across New York City, the Mid-Hudson Valley, Central New York, the Capital Region and the Finger Lakes, part of the New York affordable housing awards announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul on October 30. The package includes $460 million...

New York · 7d
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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade

Nearly everyone who interacts with New York’s decades-old unemployment benefits system agrees it’s in need of a major makeover. That’s why advocates for those receiving benefits are largely pleased that the state Department of Labor is beginning an overhaul of the system on Monday. It’s a painstaking process that will require the state to migrate more than 5 billion business records to a new apparatus in a move that promises to make the byzantine apparatus more user-friendly.

New York · 7d

News 12

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Schools, residents push back on Long Island power cable project

The cable is part of Propel NY Energy’s plan to install approximately 90 miles of underground transmission lines across Long Island and New York state to strengthen the electric grid and meet future energy demands.

Glenwood Landing, NY · 8d

The Cool Down

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Mamdani aide calls for redistributing 'money and power' to make New York more affordable

"Private sector capture extracts wealth and tilts programs away from public welfare."

New York · 8d

Gothamist

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Mamdani says he's 'confident' NYC will collect $500 million with pied-à-terre tax

Mayor Mamdani joined WNYC senior politics reporter Brigid Bergin on the pop-up radio show, "Who's Running This Place?" The city’s Department of Finance granted more than 8,800 of the roughly 11,000 exemption applications. [ more › ]

New York, NY · 8d

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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade

Nearly everyone who interacts with New York’s decades-old unemployment benefits system agrees it’s in need of a major makeover. That’s why advocates for those receiving benefits are largely pleased that the state Department of Labor is beginning an overhaul of the system on Monday. It’s a painstaking process that will require the state to migrate more than 5 billion business records to a new apparatus in a move that promises to make the byzantine apparatus more user-friendly.

New York · 7d

Gothamist

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NY unemployment recipients brace for delays during system upgrade

Magaly Irizarry The shutdown is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Monday and last for nine to 12 days. [ more › ]

New York · 7d

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NYPD walks back negotiations with Israeli software firm

A version of this piece first ran as part of the New York Jewish Week’s daily newsletter, rounding up the latest on politics, culture, food and what’s new with Jews in the city. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. What you need to know today.

New York · 9d

The City Reporter

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Minimum Wage Freeze Hits NYC Workers Amid Rising Inflation

Despite inflation that has pushed up prices in the New York area by 4% in the last year, low-wage workers won’t see an expected increase in the city’s $17 an hour minimum wage on Jan. 1 because of a quirk in the 2023 state law that indexed the minimum wage to the consumer price index. […] The post Minimum Wage Freeze Hits NYC Workers Amid Rising Inflation appeared first on The City Reporter .

New York, NY · 11d

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Serial Killer Joel Rifkin’s Murder House Just Sold for $670,000 and the Buyers Could Not Be Happier

The Long Island Home Where 17 Women Were Killed Just Found a New Owner for $670K A house where some […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

New York · 14d

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3 New York Property Tax Breaks Some Homeowners Over 65 Never Apply For

If groceries, utilities, and insurance already stretch your budget, a smaller property tax bill would help. That’s possible for many older New Yorkers, through state and local programs. But the programs differ. These are the New York property tax breaks some homeowners over 65 never apply for. Note: This...

New York · 15d

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Policy Pro: Council set to expand rent freeze programs — with landlords’ support

Hello, let’s get into today’s news at the intersection of real estate and policy:. The City Council today will vote to expand two rent-freeze programs for certain tenants that landlords actually support. Infrastructure gaps loomed large during a Council oversight hearing on City Planning’s efforts to target several...

New York, NY · 16d

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Governor Hochul Announces Launch Of AI Jobs Institute To Prepare New Yorkers For Jobs Of The Future

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of the AI Jobs Institute (AIJI), a new Queens-based hub designed and powered by Pursuit, a tech workforce training and job placement organization, to connect New Yorkers too often left out of the tech economy to emerging AI careers. Empire State Development is supporting the development of Pursuit’s new Long Island City training hub with $3.06 million, including $1.5 million through the Office of Strategic Workforce Development and $1.56 million through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. The AI Jobs Institute is supported by a total public investment of $10 million and will provide New Yorkers with the training, resources and employer connections to pursue opportunities in the growing artificial intelligence sector.

New York · 15d

ABCNY

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Brad Lander freed after IDF detention in West Bank during olive harvest

rad Lander says he has been released from IDF custody after being detained during an olive harvest in the West Bank. The Democratic nominee for New York's 10th Congressional District says dozens of volunteers remain in detention.

New York · 17d

City Limits

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Winter Is Coming—So Are Your Heating Bills. See If You Qualify For Help in NY.

New Yorkers are bracing for higher-than-usual heat bills this winter, as the war in Iran drives up the cost of fuel. Two state programs can help eligible households cover some of those costs. It’s going to be an expensive winter in New York City, with residents bracing for higher-than-usual heating...

New York · 15d