News TV

Fox News Media Promotes Three Executives

NEW YORK — FOX News Media (FNM) has promoted three senior executives on its digital leadership team. The announcement was made by Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Scott. FOX News Media operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Digital, FOX News Audio, FOX News Books, the direct-to-consumer streaming services FOX Nation […]

Banks News

KeyBank Awards Grants to Nonprofits in NY

TARRYTOWN, NY — KeyBank is making 20 charitable donations through its KeyBank Foundation, the bank’s charitable foundation to nonprofit organizations throughout the Hudson Valley and Metro New York area.  The gifts focus support to address homelessness, financial literacy, education, workforce development, minority small business development, and more.  The charitable donations total $385,000 and are part of KeyBank’s community […]

News Sports Upstate

SUNY Cortland, UAlbany Football Teams Battle for National Titles

Two New York college football teams — SUNY Cortland and University at Albany — are on the hunt for national titles in their division, a very rare event for the state. SUNY Cortland (13-1) is playing tonight against North Central College (IL) in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl — Division III football’s national championship game […]

News

KKR Promotes 8 Partners, 33 Managing Directors

NEW YORK — Investment firm KKR announced it has promoted a new group of 8 Partners and 33 Managing Directors, effective January 1, 2024. KKR has over $258 billion in assets and is publicly-traded on the New York Stock Exchange. “For nearly five decades, KKR has been fortifying companies and delivering for our investors. As […]

Education Long Island News

Nassau Community College Opens $31 Million STEM Building

GARDEN CITY – Nassau Community College, a campus of the State University of New York, has opened a $31 million high-tech academic building that will equip students for rapidly growing careers in Science-Technology-Engineering-Math (STEM) and virtual and hybrid workplaces. The three-story building, spanning 61,900 square feet, contains the latest educational technology, STEM laboratories, climate-friendly green […]

Government News

Madoff Fund Distributes $158.9 Million to Victims

The Justice Department announced that the Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) began its ninth distribution of over $158.9 million in funds forfeited to the U.S. government in connection with the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme. In this distribution, payments will be sent to 24,875 victims across the globe, bringing their total recoveries […]

Long Island News

Two Arrested for Suffolk County Business Burglaries

Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced that Ralph Pergola, 44, and Kristen Allen, 35, both homeless, were each indicted for multiple counts of Burglary and other related charges, after allegedly breaking into and stealing from six small business in Suffolk County on Long Island, including smoke shops, diners, a café, and a bagel shop, […]

News Openings

Stretch Recovery Lounge Opens on Upper East Side

NEW YORK — Stretch Recovery Lounge, an Assisted Stretch and Athletic Recovery Facility, has opened its sixth state-of-the-art center in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. This is the chain’s first location in Manhattan. Located at 326 E. 65th Street, the new location features all the equipment and space needed to help clients on their flexibility […]

Government News

State Police Say 1,100 Attend Processing Weekend

The New York State Police announced it had the highest Trooper candidate processing turnout in over a decade. Over 1,100 candidates attended processing weekend at the New York State Police Academy in Albany on the weekend of December 2, 2023. To be eligible to attend a processing weekend, a candidate must first apply to take […]

News Upstate

BETA to Spend $41 Million for Expansion at Plattsburgh Airport

BETA Technologies, a manufacturer of all-electric aircraft that will perform critical cargo, military, and medical missions, is partnering with Clinton County in Upstate NY on a $41 million expansion of its existing facility at Plattsburgh International Airport. The new, upgraded facility will serve as the manufacturing and final assembly hub for BETA’s all-electric aircraft and […]

Legal News

White & Case Elects 42 New Partners

NEW YORK — The law firm White & Case LLP has promoted 42 lawyers from around the world — four based in NY — to its partnership. The new partner class represents 11 of the Firm’s practices, 18 White & Case offices and 13 different countries throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. The promotions are […]

News Sports Upstate

Belmont Stakes to Be Held at Saratoga Race Track in 2024

Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Belmont Stakes will be held at Saratoga Race Course in 2024 while Belmont Park, the Long Island home of the third leg of the Triple Crown, undergoes renovations. “As part of the exciting modernization of Belmont Park, Saratoga now adds to its storied history by hosting the 3rd leg […]

News Retail Upstate

Two Cannabis Dispensaries Open in Capital Region

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the opening of two cannabis dispensaries in the Capital Region – the first in the region to be supported by the New York Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund. The fund was created to provide opportunities for those impacted by the inequitable enforcement of cannabis laws. “As the cannabis market expands, my […]

News Sports

Miami to Play Rutgers at Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium

The University of Miami and Rutgers University have accepted invitations to play in the 2023 Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Thursday, Dec. 28, with kickoff scheduled for 2:15 p.m. This year marks the 13th edition of the game and the ninth consecutive Pinstripe Bowl to feature competitors from the Big Ten and ACC. The game will […]

News Sports

Grand Central Sports Management Adds Basketball Agency

NEW YORK —  Grand Central Sports Management, which was formed this September, announced the launch of Grand Central Basketball, an agency representing professional basketball players in the NBA and other professional leagues. Mike Bristol has been appointed as the head of basketball operations, bringing with him decades of success in sports management, marketing, broadcast, ESPN Syracuse, and philanthropic […]