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Dr. Myles Wolf, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in nephrology, has been appointed chair of the Joan and Sanford Weill Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and physician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective July 1. Recruited as the Sanford I. Weill Chair, Dr. Wolf will lead the institutions’ largest clinical and academic department, […]
The 2024 ESPYS will be hosted by tennis legend Serena Williams. The multi-Grand Slam champion and global sports influencer will bring her unparalleled charisma to the stage as she joins top celebrities from sports and entertainment to celebrate the past year in sports by recognizing major sports achievements, remembering unforgettable moments, and honoring the leading […]
Jason Mouzakes, MD, who has served as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology at Albany Medical Center and professor of Otolaryngology and Pediatrics at Albany Medical College, has been named Executive Vice President and Hospital General Director at Albany Medical Center. In this role, Dr. Mouzakes oversees the employees of the Medical Center’s 766-bed hospital and manages Medical and […]
NY State Police Superintendent Steven James congratulated 228 new State Troopers as they graduated Tuesday from the 214th Session of the Basic School of the New York State Police Academy. The ceremony was held at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany. The graduation increases the State Police ranks to 4,977 sworn members. Superintendent […]
ESPN has signed recently retired Philadelphia Eagles’ center Jason Kelce to a multi-year agreement, adding him as an analyst on the company’s marquee programming around premier NFL telecasts. The 13-year NFL veteran joins Monday Night Countdown each week (6 – 8 p.m. ET), leading into Monday Night Football throughout the regular season and ESPN’s Super Wild Card and […]
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City will be flying guests by helicopter from New York in style all summer long, through a partnership BLADE. The helicopter service will offer nonstop air travel from New York City directly to Ocean’s distinctive rooftop helipad in Atlantic City along the Jersey Shore. “We are pleased to be partnering […]
NEW YORK — Agora, a provide of real estate investment management solutions, has completed a $34 million Series B funding round, led by Israel-based growth fund Qumra Capital, along with Insight Partners and Aleph. The investment will enable Agora to accelerate its expansion efforts and further enhance its innovative product offerings. Agora is based in NYC and […]
Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of upgrades to MTA Metro-North Railroad’s vital maintenance and operations hub at Croton-on-Hudson, NY, which employs 1,200 people. With the opening of this new 400,000 square foot facility, known as the Harmon Shop, Metro-North will be able to maintain train reliability and meet the maintenance needs of its operations […]
The Northwell Health Cancer Institute and its Center for Genomic Medicine announced the opening of Long Island’s first clinical Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (MDL), a $3.2 million 2,800 square foot state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge technology of next-generation sequencing (NGS) that provides point-of-care tumor and patient genomic profiling to inform precision cancer therapy. The MDL will provide improved accuracy […]
NEW YORK — 97212 Ventures, a NY venture capital firm and day-one partner for Israeli founders, has closed a $20 million dollar fund aimed at investing in new Israeli pre-seed and seed startups, providing them instant access to a pool of rich New York resources to grow their businesses including key senior advisors, early customers and channel partners, […]
NEW YORK — The Citi Foundation announced that 16 nonprofits based in the greater New York City area have been selected as part of the fourth cohort of the Community Progress Makers initiative. They will collectively receive $16 million. First launched in 2015, Community Progress Makers provides unrestricted funding to visionary organizations that work locally to connect […]
LATHAM, NY — Plug Power has received a conditional loan guarantee for up to $1.66 billion from the Department of Energy’s (“DOE”) Loan Programs Office (“LPO”) to finance the development, construction, and ownership of up to six green hydrogen production facilities. The production facilities, which will be selected for financing in accordance with procedures to […]
NEW YORK — Columbia University has announced the Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. The Pulitzer Prizes were established by Joseph Pulitzer, a Hungarian-American journalist and newspaper publisher, who left money to Columbia University upon his death in 1911. A portion of his bequest was used to found the School […]
Charles Frei, a Hofstra University alumnus from the Class of 1955, has bequeathed $35 million dollars to fund undergraduate scholarships for students in the Frank G. Zarb School of Business. This is the largest gift towards undergraduate education and the second largest gift in the history of the University. Hofstra will endow scholarships in Mr. […]
NEW YORK – BETC, the strategic and creative agency of the Havas Group is thrilled to announce the launch of “Maison BETC” in New York, dedicated to luxury, beauty, and premium fashion and lifestyle brands. [Photo above: From left: Kathrin Lausch, Florent Imbert, and Clement Boisseau. Photo by: Celeste Sloman (CNW Group/Havas)] With over 25 years of […]