New York State Archives - Page 9 of 9

New York State Falls To 40th In The U.S. In Jobs For People With Disabilities

Today, Respectability reports that even as the national economy improves, New Yorkers with disabilities are left behind, which means Harlemites will be left behind.Continue reading

Former Harlem Senate Candidate Gets Prison For Craigslist Rent Scam

NY Post reports that a disgraced New York State Senate candidate was sentenced to three to six years in prison Wednesday for ripping off more than a dozen people in a Craigslist rent scam.Continue reading

Amazon Is Building A $5 billion Secondary North American HQ And Wants Local Governments To Submit Proposals

Venturebeat reports that Amazon has announced plans to open a second headquarters in North America and today launched a request for proposal (RFP) from local and state governments as it looks to pin down a site for the project.Continue reading

Harlem’s Ydanis Rodriguez Responds To Gov Cuomo Announcements on MTA

Following the announcement by NY Governor Andrew Cuomo and MTA Chair Joe Lhota that $1 billion in emergency funding from New York State, Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez issued the following statement:

New York State: Tomorrow Starts Today From Harlem To The Hudson (Video)

See why more businesses than ever are moving to and growing their businesses in New York State from Harlem to the Hudson River.Continue reading

It’s Time To Legalize New York, From Harlem To The Hudson (Updated)

The Cannabis Cultural Association is proud to support and be a part of this historic campaign. We all need to work together to change our laws in New York State.Continue reading

Celebrate NY State’s 240th Birthday In Harlem (Update)

New York History blog reports that on April 22nd, 2017 at noon, New York State will be 240 years old. It was on that date back in 1777 that New York’s Constitution was signed in Kingston, New York.Continue reading

Free Tuition For Harlem NY Public University Students Under Proposed Scholarship Plan

Nearly one million students from middle- and working-class families attending public colleges and universities from Harlem to Hollis in New York state would no longer pay tuition, if an unprecedented scholarship plan proposed Tuesday morning by Gov. Andrew Cuomo makes it through the state legislature.Continue reading