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NY will open former airfield in Brooklyn to house 2,000 asylum seekers

Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn will open as a shelter for more than 2,000 asylum seekers, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday.

 

Can Westchester stay competitive in biotech? County looking at lab space, incentives, more

Westchester's 8,000 biotech employees represent about 20% of the state's total life sciences workforce. But future growth is far from guaranteed.

 

Two shot in Mount Vernon in confrontation involving off-duty cop

State police are investigating a shooting with injuries in Mount Vernon. An off-duty Mount Vernon police officer was involved, but not shot.

 

Robocalls are out, robotexts are in. What to know about the growing phone scam

Complaints about violations of the Do Not Call Law in NY decreased by 46% between 2021 and 2022. But robotexts are the newest phone scam to look out for.

 

NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein's suicide

NY has struggled to handle the estimated 100,000 migrants who have arrived in the city since last year.

 

New York judge halts most new marijuana dispensary licenses. What to know

State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant sided with a group of service-disabled veterans that claimed cannabis regulators violated the constitution.

 

Yonkers blog reaches defamation settlement over 'Blue Truth' posts

The Yonkers Tribune blog retracted many of its posts targeting police corruption over seven years as part of a defamation settlement.

 

Hochul bans Indian Point parent company from releasing radioactive water into Hudson

Gov. Hochul signed into law a bill that bans radioactive discharges in the Hudson River, a victory for local environmental groups.

 

Ex-NYPD cop tipped off gang leader boyfriend to probe, helped him flee country: Feds

A former NYPD officer living in Yorktown allegedly tipped off her gang-leader boyfriend to a grand jury investigation and helped him flee the country.

 

Tractor trailer rollover causing traffic backups on I-684

A tractor trailer rollover on I-684 is causing major traffic backups on the southbound lanes Friday morning

 

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