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Summer Rising Will Provide Arts, Recreation, and Exploration Opportunities for 110,000 Students K-8 Program Part of Largest Summer Program Ever for New York City Young People New York City Mayor Eric Adams today announced an expanded summer program that will connect 110,000 elementary and middle school students to fun, culturally-relevant, hands-onContinue Reading

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Sites Reflect Varied Histories, Including Early Automobile Industry in Buffalo and Syracuse, Sole Remaining Textile Mill in Lansingburgh, Three Different Public Housing Complexes, and Mohawk Valley Cemetery Where Pledge of Allegiance Author is Buried New York Leads Nation in Federal, State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits for Register Properties Governor KathyContinue Reading

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Credit: Daniel Rasmussen, Smithsonian. Photo taken under Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Research and Monitoring Special Use Permit #74500-16-009. Around the world, between 40 and 50 volcanoes are currently erupting or in states of unrest, and hundreds of millions of people are at risk of hazards posed by these potentiallyContinue Reading

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Photo: Danny Perez for the Times Square Alliance. The Broadway community honors the memory of Philip J. Smith, the esteemed Chairman Emeritus of The Shubert Organization who was highly regarded for his contributions to American theatre for more than 63 years. Mr. Smith passed away on January 15, 2021, at theContinue Reading

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All SNAP Households to Receive the Maximum Level of Food Benefits this Month  More than 2.8 Million New Yorkers Relied on SNAP to Avoid Food Insecurity in January Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that all New Yorkers enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will receive the maximum allowable level of food benefitsContinue Reading

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First-In-the-Nation Initiative Positions New York Farmers and Individuals with Prior Cannabis-Related Offenses to Comprise Early Adult-Use Cannabis Supply Chain   Initiative Furthered by Cannabis Control Board’s Advancing to Public Comment Regulations for the Initiative’s Adult-Use Dispensaries   Initiative Advanced by the Board’s Approval of the Conditional License Applications for Hemp Farmers toContinue Reading

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Plan Will Help Deliver Accelerated Recovery, Built on Equity and Inclusivity Five Pillars, With More Than 70 Concrete Initiatives, Will Create Opportunities and Connect New Yorkers Seeking Work, Help Speed Return to Pre-Pandemic Employment Levels Major New Capital Investments in Hunts Point Produce Market and Surrounding Community to Support ModernizationContinue Reading

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From Galileo to “God Helmet,” Exhibit Reveals Relationship of Religion and Science The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will open “Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things” March 18. The exhibition, presented in a chronological and thematic manner, explores the complex and ever-shifting relationship between scienceContinue Reading