PoliticsNY with Skye: Behind the Curtain with High Peak Consulting Group
Click here to subscribe to the PoliticsNY YouTube channel. [1] While High Peak Consulting Group is a newly formed political strategy team, each of the four members bring their individual campaign...
View ArticleJets HC Robert Saleh has COVID, status for Week 16 in doubt
New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, making his status to be on the sidelines for Sunday's Week 16 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars very much in...
View ArticleHochul rolling out COVID testing sites at two Manhattan subway stations next...
The state will open COVID-19 testing sites at two Manhattan subway stations next week, with more to come at five additional stops, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday, Dec. 22. The first two...
View ArticleSmall Business Survivors | Nose Best Candles on pandemic beginnings, going...
An online candle shop that went viral on social media is reaching new heights with a new Brooklyn storefront. Nose Best Candles was launched by Brittany Furnari and Cristian Abbrancati in July 2020....
View ArticlePausing play would have done the NBA some good
Like the rest of the sports world — and the world in general for that matter — the NBA is trying to deal with COVID-19 and the highly contagious Omicron variant. But unlike the NHL, the NBA is forging...
View ArticleU.S. authorizes Pfizer oral COVID-19 treatment, first for at-home use
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized Pfizer Inc's antiviral COVID-19 pill for at-risk people aged 12 and above, making it the first oral treatment and which can be taken at home, providing a potentially...
View ArticleMahershala Ali moves into the spotlight in ‘Swan Song’
Double Oscar winner Mahershala Ali has finally found the right project to make his debut as lead actor in a feature film. Ali, who won Oscars for his supporting roles in "Green Book" and "Moonlight,"...
View ArticleTrump ally Jim Jordan draws eye of U.S. House’s Capitol riot probe
The congressional committee probing the deadly Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday requested an interview with ardent Donald Trump supporter Jim Jordan, the second sitting U.S....
View ArticleDe Blasio takes big steps away from fossil fuels
To close out the year, Mayor Bill de Blasio took two steps away from fossil fuels on Dec 22—He signed a bill to ban the combustion of fossil fuels in new buildings, and announced a divestment of funds...
View Article‘Was this force justified?’ Lawyer demands body cam footage in deadly...
A lawyer representing the family of a man killed in a Brooklyn police shooting Monday is demanding the NYPD release body camera footage to prove the Department's contention that he died in a...
View ArticleFactbox | Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus
South African data offered a glimmer of hope about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to draw firm conclusions as...
View ArticleCOVID-19 surge forces NYC to scale back New Year’s Eve celebration in Times...
The big New Year's Eve party in Times Square remains on for next week despite the Omicron-fueled COVID-19 surge, but Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that the festivities will be significantly...
View ArticleTrump asks U.S. Supreme Court to block release of White House records
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the release of White House records sought by the House of Representatives committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6...
View ArticleCity begins at-home test distribution as Omicron surges
The city began distributing at-home COVID tests en masse on Thursday, and as expected, everyone in Brooklyn wants to get their hands on one. Nearly a week after announcing the city would distribute [1]...
View Article‘Hands off’: Why some U.S. investors are pulling meme stocks from brokerages
Jose Castillo pulled his $60,000 worth of GameStop Corp shares from his brokerage last summer, even though he had no intention of selling them. The 26-year-old information technology worker, who lives...
View ArticleCity invests $11 million in Old Stone House preservation
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday presented Park Slope's historic Old Stone House with a giant check for nearly $11 million, intent on preserving and restoring the centuries-old landmark rife with...
View ArticleNew York Considers Issuing Downstate Commercial Casino Licenses with Ed...
[audio mp3="https://podcasts.schnepsmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MGM-Ed-Domingo.mp3"][/audio] Ed Domingo , Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and General Manager of Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts...
View ArticleNew York Online Sportsbook Operators May Launch In Late January
New York online sports betting [1] may have a cleared launch date for the second or third week in January, according to a New York senator. Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr., a longtime proponent of sports...
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