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New York blocked the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year on Tuesday while the state creates rules to protect the environment and the energy grid from power-hungry facilities that fuel artificial intelligence. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order imposing the country’s first statewide moratorium on hyperscale data centers, which house…

There is so much more to be done to seize power from landlords and real estate directly. Attendees react during a vote by the Rent Guidelines Board in New York, on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Adam Gray / Bloomberg via Getty Images) Last year, New Yorkers—70 percent of them tenants—put…

New hyperscale data centers can’t set up shop in New York for up to a year now that Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has signed the nation’s first statewide moratorium. But a bill passed by the state legislature that could restrict even more developments still awaits her signature. The order blocks…

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that New York has made significant strides in its ongoing efforts to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients benefits from theft and that new, more secure chip-based cards will be issued beginning early in 2027. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability…

The two visits of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Budapest may have been far more than academic engagements, according to a bombshell report by The New York Times. Citing American, Iranian and former Israeli officials familiar with the matter, the newspaper claims the conferences hosted by Hungary’s Ludovika University…

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Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about potential energy consumption and environmental impacts. The memorandums of understanding with the Florida-headquartered Hummingbird AI Holdings and New York-based Ernst and Young LLP were signed…

Since Woody Johnson bought the New York Jets in 2000, there has been one consistent way the organization has wanted to look. They want to play elite defense and run the football well. It's worked at different points. In 2009 and 2010, they reached the AFC Championship Game with that…

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Singer Taylor Swift has paid back New York City for security and other costs tied to her lavish days-long Madison Square Garden wedding festivities the week of July 4, the city’s mayor said. Zohran Mamdani said in a news conference Friday that Swift has already shelled out more than $160,000…