All the headlines from our New York Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 1 2023 // (Bloomberg) — A roughly 13,000-square-foot, full-floor penthouse and roof at the Rosewood Residences, a 17-story condo tower designed by Peter Marino in Miami’s South Beach, could soon be the most expensive in...
Dec 1 2023 // A federal grand jury has indicted Richard Zagger, of Blue Point, New York, charging him with conspiracy and obstruction of an investigation into a fatal construction accident, according to the U.S. Department of...
Dec 1 2023 // A U.S. labor board has dismissed claims that Tesla Inc. illegally fired employees working on Autopilot software at a New York factory to put an end to union organizing.A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) regional...
Nov 30 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul has requested a major disaster declaration from President Joe Biden to support the ongoing recovery of downstate communities affected by the significant flooding occurring during a two-day...
Nov 30 2023 // New York drivers who renewed their licenses during part of the coronavirus pandemic face license suspensions on starting Friday, December 1, if they don’t submit vision tests, the state Department of Motor Vehicles...
Nov 30 2023 // Bailey Place Insurance has agreed to acquire Tanner Ibbotson in a merger of two historic Cortland, New York-based independent insurance agencies.Effective April 1, 2024, Tanner Ibbotson’s office on West Road will...
Nov 28 2023 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced that First American Title Insurance Co. will pay a $1 million penalty to New York State for violations of DFS’s cybersecurity regulation stemming...
Nov 27 2023 // FBThe FBI has ended its investigation of a fiery car wreck that killed two people at a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls after finding no evidence that it was a terror attack, easing a period of high tensions as Americans...
Nov 27 2023 // Eight firefighters were injured battling a Thanksgiving night fire that displaced more than a dozen residents in West New York, New Jersey, officials said.WABC-TV reports that the fire was in an apartment above a pharmacy...
Nov 22 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Queensbury, New York-based independent insurance agency, Hughes Insurance Agency, Inc.From it headquarters in Queensbury and an office in Albany, Hughes serves the...
Nov 22 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation alleges that a Huntington, New York contractor could have prevented a roofer’s fatal fall at a Glen Cove worksite in April by following legally required safeguards designed to...
Nov 22 2023 // A woman who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted her when she was a young comedy writer more than 50 years ago filed a lawsuit against the actor Thursday under a soon-to-expire New York law that gave victims of sexual abuse...
Nov 21 2023 // New York finally has a law on the books that allows insurance companies to waive pre-insurance photo inspections.Bills to permit inspection waivers have been introduced since 2009. Gov. Kathy Hochul recently signed one...
Nov 21 2023 // For a year, a special New York law has cleared the way for a wave of headline-grabbing lawsuits against famous men accused of sexual misconduct, including former President Donald Trump, hip hop mogul Sean...
Nov 21 2023 // Citigroup was sued on Monday by a managing director who said a former top equities banker subjected her to sexual harassment and abuse including death threats.Ardith Lindsey said the New York-based bank, her employer since...
Nov 20 2023 // Arthur J. Gallagher, Clements WorldwideGlobal insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Washington, D.C.-based Clements Worldwide. Clements is an international insurance broker serving expats, diplomats...
Nov 20 2023 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. appointed Bobby Bianconi global head of Cyber.Bianconi has been with Aspen since 2016 and brings over 10 years of dedicated underwriting experience, most recently as head of U.S....
Nov 17 2023 // New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a legislative proposal to improve safety within the limousine industry.The bill includes provisions requiring that stretch limousines be equipped with enhanced safety features and...
Nov 16 2023 // New York City officials say retailers and food delivery companies must do more to halt the proliferation of unsafe e-bike and e-scooter batteries, after a fire blamed on an electric scooter`s lithium ion battery killed...
Nov 16 2023 // A lawsuit filed on Monday accuses the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) and more than two dozen brokerages and companies of conspiring to artificially inflate commissions paid to agents who help sell residential real...