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You can take a penny. You can leave a penny. But you may not need them anymore in NY, because the state is on the verge of rounding to the nearest nickel. gothamist.com/news/goodbye...

Goodbye, pennies: NY lawmakers pass bill to round to the nearest nickel

It’ll be up to Gov. Kathy Hochul whether to sign it into law.

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NY Senate wrapped its annual session in the wee hours of the morning. Assembly’s last (?) day is today. Both houses passed a bill banning algorithmic pricing based on personal data yesterday. The Senate also passed a bill banning digital price tags; Assembly fate still unclear.

"If approved, it would be the first statewide moratorium of its kind in the country." More from @SamuelKingNews: www.wxxinews.org/new-york-pub...

New York eyes nation-first moratorium on data centers

The moratorium would place a hold on large data center projects and require an environmental impact study on data center development in the state.

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"The amendment, introduced late Monday, would also remove the state’s prohibitions on drawing districts to favor incumbents or political parties." More from @gothamist.com's Jimmy Vielkind: gothamist.com/news/new-yor...

New York Democrats set stage for voter referendum to join redistricting fight

A proposed amendment would give state lawmakers power to draw new House maps for 2028.

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First they pass the budget. Then they get what's owed to them. A look at what's an Albany ritual: Lawmakers lining up for their no-longer-suspended paychecks after passing a (late) state budget. gothamist.com/news/a-rite-...

A rite of Albany: The line of NY lawmakers collecting paychecks after passing the budget

It’s become a familiar scene in the Capitol: Lawmakers patiently waiting to collect their paychecks after the late budget is passed.

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New York state is pushing back its study on reparations by another two years. As @gothamist.com’s Arun Venugopal reports, the latest delay is tucked inside the state budget. gothamist.com/news/ny-offi...

NY officials, citing shifting politics, put off reparations study another 2 years

State officials endorsed the inquiry after George Floyd's murder, but politics and the law have shifted in the years since.

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The Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn is poised to get $175 million in the NY state budget. It'll help pay for a platform over the railyard next to Barclay's Center. w/ @davidfbrand.bsky.social: gothamist.com/news/atlanti...

Atlantic Yards project in line for $175M in NY state budget

The money is expected to be in a final state budget, which lawmakers will resume voting on next week.

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“Queens does it, Brooklyn does it, and we know the Bronx is just as good, if not better." gothamist.com/news/mr-met-...

Mr. Met, egg creams and more: Outer boroughs get their day in Albany

Each year, businesses from Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens pack up their wares and head to New York’s capital city.

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Hochul's proposed pied-a-terre tax: - For 1-to-3 family homes with market value (as assessed by NYC) >$5M: 0.8% to 1.05%, depending on value - For co-ops/condos with market value >$1M: 4% to 6.5%* * For first two years. New method after that. gothamist.com/news/lawmake...

Lawmakers plan tax on NYC cash home sales, as Hochul details pied-a-terre plan

The governor laid out the details of her proposed tax on NYC second homes, a month after she backed it.

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Today's NY Senate Rules Committee meeting -- in which the ccommittee approved a 12th budget extender -- was 13 seconds long.

Gov. Hochul, speaking to reporters on Long Island, encouraging people to work from home should the LIRR strike happen.

The NY Senate is set to pass bills banning “surveillance pricing” in stores — including one that would prohibit grocery stores and pharmacies from using digital price tags that can instantly change prices in real time. Background here: gothamist.com/news/ag-jame...

AG James, Dems want to ban prices based on personal algorithms

Lawmakers are considering a pair of bills that would ban algorithm-based pricing based on personal data.

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“New York has led, and will continue to lead, on clean energy and climate. But reality has been harsh." gothamist.com/news/rolling...

Rolling back NY's climate law, Gov. Hochul says she's living in 'reality'

Environmentalists are furious.

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Loved this story by @davidfbrand.bsky.social -- a true soccer nerd -- about the small New Jersey town that's the "cradle of American soccer." gothamist.com/news/in-the-...

In the shadow of NYC, 'the cradle of American soccer' prepares for the World Cup

With the World Cup set to kick off a few miles away, residents of Kearny, New Jersey, are embracing their town’s legacy as the “cradle of American soccer.”

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Governor Hochul announced a "general agreement" on a $268 billion state budget this morning. That was news to one of the people she supposedly generally agreed with. Updated story: gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-...

NY Gov. Hochul announces ‘general agreement’ on $268B state budget

It will be the most delayed state budget since 2010.

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Gov. Hochul announced a deal on a $268B budget that includes $ to help NYC close its deficit, limits police cooperating with immigration enforcers and creates new rebate checks to defray the cost of utility bills. gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-...

NY Gov. Hochul, top lawmakers strike deal on $268B state budget

It will be the most delayed state budget since 2010.

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NEW: Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie tells me he expects the NYC "super speeder" measure will be part of a final state budget. It'll require the owner of a vehicle that racks up 16 speed-camera tickets in a year to install a speed-limiting device. gothamist.com/news/state-t...

State to force NYC ‘super speeders’ to install speed limiters, top lawmaker says

The owner of a vehicle that racks up 16 speed-camera tickets in NYC would have to install a speed-limiter device.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders are nearing a deal to eliminate a lengthy environmental review for certain housing and infrastructure projects, a move the governor hopes will get apartments and condos built more quickly. The latest on SEQR: gothamist.com/news/hochul-...

Hochul, lawmakers near deal to speed up NY housing projects

The governor and lawmakers are set to eliminate an environmental review for certain housing projects, though some details remain open.

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NY Gov. Hochul was unequivocal about Mayor Mamdani's latest push to raise taxes on the rich, via the passthrough entity tax. "It's not happening," she said. gothamist.com/news/mamdani...

Mamdani and Menin pressure Hochul for another tax on the rich

In a rare moment of unity, the mayor and Council speaker called for reform of a tax credit that they said mostly applies to people making more than $5 million.

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Gov. Hochul and legislative leaders are weighing whether to prevent auto insurers from increasing rates without prior approval from the state. It's the latest in negotiations over Hochul's insurance reforms, a big sticking point in state budget talks. gothamist.com/news/car-ins...

Car insurance crackdown: NY Gov. Hochul, lawmakers weigh limit on rate hikes

It’s the latest attempt to break a stalemate in negotiations over reforming New York’s auto insurance laws.

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The person in charge of NY's artificial reef program really wants to get his hands on Pete Davidson and Colin Jost's boat. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/27/c...

Will Colin Jost and Pete Davidson Sink Their Ship? Reef Experts Hope So

The SNL duo can rid themselves of an embarrassing impulse buy — a 2,100 ton former Staten Island Ferry — by giving it to New York State to turn into a home for underwater creatures.

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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a good ol' fashioned turf war on our hands. @gothamist.com's Jimmy Vielkind with the latest on the regulatory back and forth over Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction markets, where NY has taken center stage. gothamist.com/news/turf-ba...

'Turf Battle:' New York joins fight to regulate prediction markets

The state says some prediction marketplaces should fall under its purview because they effectively offer gambling, but a federal agency says it’s the exclusive regulator for such products.

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Would President Trump have to pay the proposed NYC pied-a-terre tax? It's complicated. His Trump Tower penthouse is a test case for how to apply the tax -- and how tough it will be to determine which properties do and do not qualify. w/ @davidfbrand.bsky.social: gothamist.com/news/would-d...

Would Donald Trump have to pay the NYC pied-à-terre tax?

It depends, in part, on whether the Trump Tower triplex is now technically Barron's apartment.

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Watch the great @brigidbergin.bsky.social interview NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani live here: www.youtube.com/live/1Pu06qH...

Mamdani's First 100 Days: Lessons from La Guardia

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Decades before New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for fast and free buses, the city of Albany had ... the Freewheeler. From 1978 to 1980, the feds used Downtown Albany as a testing ground for free buses.

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Meanwhile, Hochul's expanded immigration bill is facing headwinds in the Legislature because it would allow local police to cooperate with ICE when there's probable cause a person committed a crime. “That's such an open and general term," Speaker Heastie said.

In response to Hochul backing a mask ban, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying its agents wouldn't abide by it, calling it unconstitutional. gothamist.com/news/ny-gov-...