New York

New York Essential Plan Users Worry: Am I Losing Coverage?

Unclear notices have left participants unsure about the status of their insurance and what steps to take next. By Jie Jenny Zou , New York Focus This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Christina Hauptman felt relieved when her 19-year-old […]
New York Essential Plan Users Worry: Am I Losing Coverage?

Feds Accuse New York of Violating USDA Standards Over Use of Farmland for Solar Projects

New York Public News Network | By Samuel King Trump administration officials, including the U.S. Agriculture secretary and Environmental Protection Agency administrator, are questioning the conversion of farmland into solar projects in New York. A letter from Secretary Brooke Rollins, Administrator Lee Zeldin and Special Envoy John Rich accuses New York state of violating USDA standards […]
New York

Hochul Breaks Silence on DOJ Olmstead Memo: ‘We Understand What is at Stake’

Buffalo Toronto Public Media | By Emyle Watkins Governor Kathy Hochul has broken her silence on the U.S. Department of Justice memo challenging disabled peoples’ right to live as integrated as possible in their communities. BTPM NPR reached out to the governor’s office on Wednesday while activists flooded public comment at a statewide government committee meeting, […]
Hochul Breaks Silence on DOJ Olmstead Memo: ‘We Understand What is at Stake’

NY Exploring Bid for 2042 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NYC

New York Public News Network | By Jon Campbell Gov. Kathy Hochul is hoping to extend New York City’s sports fever all the way to 2042. Hochul launched a committee on Monday that will study whether it’s plausible to host the winter games in New York City and Lake Placid 16 years from now, the next […]
NY Exploring Bid for 2042 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NYC

An Upstate Commune’s Place in LGBTQ History

When people think about LGBTQ history, places like Greenwich Village and events like the Stonewall Uprising often come to mind. But another chapter of that story unfolded far from New York City, on a rural property in upstate New York where a group of activists sought to build a different kind of community. Known as […]
An Upstate Commune’s Place in LGBTQ History