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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for 2025-11-01 ( 59 items )  
"FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. IT'S A MORAL ISSUE." (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * "FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. IT'S A MORAL ISSUE." * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability with Bishop William J. Barber, II, Members of Congress, faith leaders from across the country and everyday Americans. The press availability followed a sit-down conversation that included testimony on more PR

"FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. IT'S A MORAL ISSUE." (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * "FIGHTING FOR THE HEALTHCARE OF EVERYDAY AMERICANS IS NOT A PARTISAN ISSUE. IT'S A MORAL ISSUE." * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability with Bishop William J. Barber, II, Members of Congress, faith leaders from across the country and everyday Americans. The press availability followed a sit-down conversation that included testimony on the impacts of the morall more PR

Academic integrity and generative AI focus of PWGIA event (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 30 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Academic integrity and generative AI focus of PWGIA event * Since generative AI exploded in late 2022, Cornell faculty have questioned the impact it will have on assessment, critical thinking, creativity, and the classroom writ large. Members of the Provost's Working Group on Innovation in Assessment (PWGIA) will address these questions at " Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence: Strategies for Respondi more PR

Afghan Women's Return to Football a Human Rights Victory (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Afghan Women's Return to Football a Human Rights Victory * When the former Afghan Women's National Football Team, now known as Afghan Women United, took the field this week in Morocco for their first games in four years, they didn't just play a match; they returned from exile, from dispossession, and from a system that sought to erase them. Their return to compete after the Taliban banned all more PR

Alfred University Students, Faculty Attend Energy Storage, Sustainability Conference (10)
ALFRED, New York, Nov. 1 -- Alfred University issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Alfred University students, faculty attend energy storage, sustainability conference Two Alfred University students and Kun Wang, associate professor of materials science and engineering in the Inamori School of Engineering, attended the 2025 Annual Energy Storage Technology and Innovation Conference, held Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Ithaca. Wang accompanied students Tinashe Mberesi, junior ele more PR

Arizona Man Sentenced To 49 Months In Prison For Sending Antisemitic Death Threats (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Arizona Man Sentenced To 49 Months In Prison For Sending Antisemitic Death Threats * Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Stefanie Roddy, the Special Agent in Charge of the Newark Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced that DONOVAN HALL was sentenced on October 30, 2025, to 49 months in more PR

As Gov. Hochul Considers Fracked Gas Pipelines, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * As Gov. Hochul Considers Fracked Gas Pipelines, Homeowners, and Conservationists Sue FERC * Albany, N.Y. Yesterday, a coalition of nonprofits, homeowners, and conservationists sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for resurrecting Transco's previously abandoned and vacated Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) gas pipeline project spanning New York, Pennsylvania, more PR

Bezos grant fuels AI project to turn EVs into mobile grid batteries (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Bezos grant fuels AI project to turn EVs into mobile grid batteries * A Cornell research project exploring how electric vehicles (EVs) can serve as a flexible, dispatchable network of mobile energy storage to strengthen and decarbonize the power grid is advancing with a $1.8 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. The project, led by Eilyan Bitar, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, wa more PR

Binghamton University Researchers Seek to Bridge Gap Between Microchips and Electronics Packaging (10)
BINGHAMTON, New York, Nov. 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Binghamton University researchers seek to bridge gap between microchips and electronics packaging South Korea's National Nano Fabrication Center awards $1.2 million to Integrated Electronics Engineering Center to develop '2.5D' technology By Chris Kocher A few months ago, New York state redesignated Binghamton University's Integrated Electronics Engineering Center as a Center for Advanced Technology, guar more PR

Bombshell: New Report Links Ghazala Hashmi to Zohran Mamdani and Radical Soros-Funded Network (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 31 -- The Republican Party of Virginia posted the following news: * * * BOMBSHELL: New Report Links Ghazala Hashmi to Zohran Mamdani and Radical Soros-Funded Network A stunning new Fox News investigation has revealed that Democrat Lt. Governor nominee Hidin' Ghazala Hashmi is deeply connected to the same radical, Soros-funded political machine that engineered the rise of New York socialist Zohran Mamdani -- a network that openly supports Hamas, Hezbollah, and anti-Isr more PR

Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Brazil: Serious Investigative Failures in Deadly Rio Raid * (Sao Paulo) - Police have failed to take crucial investigative steps to determine the circumstances of the killing of at least 121 people, including 4 police officers, during a raid in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 28, 2025, Human Rights Watch said today. The raid affected low-income, primarily Black neighborhoods. Police did no more PR

Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media Premieres on Bloomberg Platforms (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- Bloomberg Media posted the following news: * * * Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media Premieres on Bloomberg Platforms * New York, October 31, 2025 Can't Look Away: The Case Against Social Media is now available to view on Bloomberg platforms. The documentary feature film exposes the real-world consequences of dangerous social media algorithms that exploit and endanger vulnerable young users. The film is produced and directed by the Emmy  more PR

Champion Inclusion, Help Cultivate and Put into Practice Skills of Cooperation, Diplomacy, Secretary-General Urges in Message for World Rectors' Conference (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Champion Inclusion, Help Cultivate and Put into Practice Skills of Cooperation, Diplomacy, Secretary-General Urges in Message for World Rectors' Conference * Following is UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' message for the World Rectors' Conference, in Rome today: I am pleased to send my warm greetings to university leaders gathered in Rome for the World Rectors' Conference, as part of the Jubilee 2025 cele more PR

China: Dubious Criminal Investigation of Taiwanese Legislator (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * China: Dubious Criminal Investigation of Taiwanese Legislator * (New York) - The Chinese government has announced it is investigating the Taiwanese legislator Puma Shen Pao-Yang (Chen Bo Yang ) for the crime of "separatism," infringing upon his basic human rights, Human Rights Watch said today. The government said Shen was being investigated under China's judiciary guidelines on "punishing Ta more PR

Citi Announces Plan to Establish Representative Office in Guyana (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- Citi, a banking partner for institutions with cross-border needs and wealth management and a personal bank, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Citi Announces Plan to Establish Representative Office in Guyana Move Underscores Citi's Commitment to Supporting Guyana's Dynamic Investment Climate HIGHLIGHTS * Citi announced its intent to establish a representative office in Guyana * The move, pending regulatory approval, will help clients access global more PR

CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON HURRICANE MELISSA (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * CLARKE ISSUES STATEMENT ON HURRICANE MELISSA * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement on the impending devastating storm, Hurricane Melissa, and its potential destructive impacts on Jamaica and the Caribbean: "In the face of the historic power of Hurricane Melissa, I am praying for the people of Jamaica and all others across the Caribbean caught in  more PR

Congressman Lawler, SSA Commissioner Bisignano Announce Return of In-Person Hearings to Hudson Valley (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Mike Lawler, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Lawler, SSA Commissioner Bisignano Announce Return of In-Person Hearings to Hudson Valley * West Nyack, N.Y. - 10/31/25... Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) and Social Security Administration Commissioner Frank J. Bisignano announced that the West Nyack Social Security Office will begin offering in-person hearings for Hudson Valley residents, restoring a critical service that had be more PR

Cost of Trump Administration's Mandates to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Open Balloons to $80 Million (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Cost of Trump Administration's Mandates to Keep Michigan Coal Plant Open Balloons to $80 Million * (WASHINGTON - Oct. 31, 2025) In new financial filings, Consumers Energy reported a net loss of $80 million through Sept. 30 by keeping the J.H. Campbell coal plant in Michigan running past its planned retirement in May after the Trump administration ordered it to stay open. Consu more PR

Debevoise Leads the 2025 Securities Docket "Enforcement Elite" List (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Debevoise and Plimpton, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Debevoise Leads the 2025 Securities Docket "Enforcement Elite" List * Nine Debevoise & Plimpton LLP white collar & regulatory defense lawyersmore than from any other firmhave been named to the Securities Docket "Enforcement Elite" list, which recognizes "the best securities enforcement defense counsel in the industry." The honorees are Andrew Ceresney, Charu Chandrasekhar, Arian more PR

Debut of NBC Sports' "Coast 2 Coast Tuesday" Delivers NBA's Largest Pre-Christmas Tuesday Audience Since 1996 (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Debut of NBC Sports' "Coast 2 Coast Tuesday" Delivers NBA's Largest Pre-Christmas Tuesday Audience S... * October 31, 2025 NBC Sports ' debut of Coast 2 Coast Tuesday, featuring unique bi-coastal NBA doubleheaders across NBC and Peacock, delivered the largest NBA Tuesday audience in games played before Christmas since 1996, excluding "NBA Tip-Off" games. This Coast 2 Coast Tu more PR

Early Clinical Trial Tests Immune-Boosting Therapy Before Prostate Cancer Surgery (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Early Clinical Trial Tests Immune-Boosting Therapy Before Prostate Cancer Surgery * A small, early clinical trial led by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators has shown that directly injecting an immune-activating compound into prostate tumors before surgery appears safe and may help the immune system recognize and attack cancer cells. Published in the Oct more PR

EDF Strengthens Role in Ocean-Climate Governance with New Consultative Status at the IMO's London Convention and Protocol (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * EDF Strengthens Role in Ocean-Climate Governance with New Consultative Status at the IMO's London Convention and Protocol * Environmental Defense Fund was granted full observer status at the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention and Protocol), a pioneering global agreement to protect the marine environment fro more PR

High Stakes, Higher Standards: A Turner Case Study (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * High Stakes, Higher Standards: A Turner Case Study * Turner Construction Company provided Design-Build services for Building H, a state-of-the-art, five-story, 155,700-square-foot flight training facility located at United Airlines' Flight Training Center campus in Denver. Turner served as Construction Manager, guiding the project from planning through substantial completion on an accele more PR

ICYMI - Stefanik on 'The Faulkner Focus' with Harris Faulkner on Fox News (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI - Stefanik on 'The Faulkner Focus' with Harris Faulkner on Fox News * SARATOGA, N.Y. - In case you missed it, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik appeared on "The Faulkner Focus" with Harris Faulkner. WATCH the interview HERE on YouTube! CHAIRWOMAN STEFANIK ON THE MISSION TO SAVE NEW YORK: We're getting feedback from all across New York, Republicans, Democrats, and I more PR

ICYMI: Tehran Escalates Diplomatic Response After UANI Exposes Iran-Russia Drone Threat in UK Parliament (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Energy] -- United Against Nuclear Iran posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tehran Escalates Diplomatic Response After UANI Exposes Iran-Russia Drone Threat in UK Parliament * UANI's role in exposing the malign military partnership between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Russiathrough the acquisition and unveiling of a downed Iranian Shahed-136 drone in the Speaker's House, UK Parliamentsparked a strong reaction from Tehran. Following Poland's assis more PR

Ignoring status 'a major mistake,' says Cook-Gray lecturer (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ignoring status 'a major mistake,' says Cook-Gray lecturer * How status perpetuates social inequality was the topic of the 2025 Alice Cook-Lois Gray Distinguished Lecture on Oct. 23. "Status: What Is It? Why Does It Matter for Race and Gender Inequality?" was presented by Cecilia L. Ridgeway, M.S. '69, Ph.D. '72. Ridgeway is Stanford University's Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences, Emerita. To an in-pers more PR

Illinois Passes Historic Energy Bill that Acts to Curb Surging Electricity Prices (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Passes Historic Energy Bill that Acts to Curb Surging Electricity Prices * SPRINGFIELD, IL The Illinois General Assembly passed the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability (CRGA) Act today, the last day of the veto session. When signed into law, the bill will implement reforms to help bring electricity prices down and strengthen the power grid with the largest in more PR

Illinois Passes Transit Funding and Reform in Veto Session (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Passes Transit Funding and Reform in Veto Session * SPRINGFIELD, IL The Illinois General Assembly passed a transit package ( SB 2111 ) to modernize governance, avoid transit service cuts, and invest in the system and its users. The following are statements from NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council) transportation advocates: "Illinois is showing the count more PR

Informa TechTarget to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences (10)
NEWTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 1 -- TechTarget, a provider of data-driven marketing services to business-to-business technology vendors, issued the following news release on Oct. 30, 2025: * * * Informa TechTarget to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences TechTarget, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTGT), ("Informa TechTarget"), a leading growth accelerator for the B2B Technology sector, today announced that Gary Nugent, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Noreck, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in t more PR

Jacobs Center dedication honors alumna's commitment to health (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Jacobs Center dedication honors alumna's commitment to health * The dedication on Oct. 29 of the Cornell Joan Klein Jacobs Center for Precision Nutrition and Health represented decades of support for research into health and well-being by the Jacobs family. Joined by family members of the late Joan Klein Jacobs '54 - including her husband, Irwin Jacobs '54, BEE '56, and some of their sons, grandchildren and th more PR

Kennedy Calls to End the Republican Shutdown as Safety Net Cliff Threatens Families (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Calls to End the Republican Shutdown as Safety Net Cliff Threatens Families * LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - Joined by elected officials, nonprofit leaders, and members of the faith community at Second Baptist Church in Lackawanna, NY, Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) alerted his constituents that the safety net cliff he has long warned about is arriving. The loss of funding for the Home Energy As more PR

LaLota in D.C. Demanding Schumer Reopen the Government (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Nick LaLota, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LaLota in D.C. Demanding Schumer Reopen the Government * Washington, D.C. Congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01) released the following statement after joining House Speaker Mike Johnson, House Republican Leadership, and members of New York's Republican Delegation at a press conference urging Senate Democrats to end the Schumer Shutdown, reopen the government, and protect SNAP benefits ahead of the Novembe more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS ILLEGALLY MAKING AMERICANS GO HUNGRY (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS ILLEGALLY MAKING AMERICANS GO HUNGRY * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his administration are deliberately breaking the law in order to keep food out of the mouths of 42 million Americans. Republicans are willing to starve children, seniors and veteran more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS ILLEGALLY MAKING AMERICANS GO HUNGRY (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS ILLEGALLY MAKING AMERICANS GO HUNGRY * Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his administration are deliberately breaking the law in order to keep food out of the mouths of 42 million Americans. Republicans are willing to starve children, seniors and veterans to pressure Congress in more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO WITHHOLD SNAP" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO WITHHOLD SNAP" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he emphasized that Republicans need to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that reopens the government and protects Americans' healthcare. JEN PSAKI : Let  more PR

LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO WITHHOLD SNAP" (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO JUSTIFICATION FOR DONALD TRUMP AND REPUBLICANS TO WITHHOLD SNAP" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he emphasized that Republicans need to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that reopens the government and protects Americans' healthcare. JEN PSAKI : Let me start by, I just kind o more PR

Malala's Journey Brings Her to Skidmore (10)
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, Nov. 1 -- Skidmore College issued the following news: * * * Malala's journey brings her to Skidmore By Angela Valden Malala Yousafzai is an internationally known education activist, the youngest-ever Nobel laureate, a bestselling author, and an award-winning filmmaker. But when she tells her story in a way that is authentic to her, she does so with a vulnerability and sense of humor that make her instantly relatable. In conversation with award-winning ABC News c more PR

Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, Borough President Gibson, NYCEDC, 8th Regiment Partners, and NWBCC Celebrate Passage of Historic Vision for Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, Borough President Gibson, NYCEDC, 8th Regiment Partners, and NWBCC Celebrate Passage of Historic Vision for Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx Unveiled by Mayor Adams, Governor Hochul, and Representative Espaillat Earlier This Year, Bold Plan for Kingsbridge Armory Will Create Thriving Community Hub in the Bronx Proposal Includes State-of-the-Art Event Venue, R more PR

Member of Deadly Human Smuggling Organization Extradited from Canada (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Member of Deadly Human Smuggling Organization Extradited from Canada * A dual Canadian American citizen made her initial appearance in court in Plattsburg, New York today after being extradited to New York from Canada to face charges relating to her role in a deadly human smuggling conspiracy that left a family of four, including two small children, dead in the St. Lawrence River. In June 2024, a more PR

Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center Debuts Real-Time Data Integration Tool to Make Research Faster and More Accurate (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center Debuts Real-Time Data Integration Tool to Make Research Faster and More Accurate * The Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center has become one of the first elite research institutions in the United States to automate the transfer of clinical data from its electronic health record system into clinical trial platforms, helping doctors and researchers share info more PR

NBCUniversal Extends Exclusive Audio Partnership With IHeartMedia for Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal Extends Exclusive Audio Partnership With IHeartMedia for Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games NBCUniversal today announced that iHeartMedia will once again serve as its exclusive audio partner for the upcoming Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games from February 6 to February 22. As part of the agreement, iHeartRadio will provide 24/7 play-by-play audio channels  more PR

New Cornell Bowers building dedicated (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New Cornell Bowers building dedicated * Cornell leaders, donors, faculty and students gathered Oct. 24 to officially dedicate the new building for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. The four-story Computing and Information Science Building - totaling 135,000 square feet of additional classrooms, Ph.D. labs, communal spaces and more - opened in August, on time and on schedul more PR

New York Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison For Hate Crimes After Repeatedly Assaulting Jewish Victims (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * New York Man Sentenced To 17 Months In Prison For Hate Crimes After Repeatedly Assaulting Jewish Victims * Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Christopher G. Raia, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"); and Jessica S. Tisch, the Commissioner of the N more PR

NFL: Niners QB Mac Jones to Start vs. Giants With Brock Purdy (Toe) Questionable (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 1 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Niners QB Mac Jones to start vs. Giants with Brock Purdy (Toe) questionable By Nick Shook, Around The NFL Writer Brock Purdy won't start Sunday but might be a step closer toward returning. Purdy (toe) is questionable for San Francisco's Week 9 game against the New York Giants on Sunday, coach Kyle Shanahan told reporters Friday, adding the quarterback "has got a chance to be available," but Mac Jones will  more PR

No Need for Gas from NESE, Will Bring Higher Bills and Air Pollution (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * No Need for Gas from NESE, Will Bring Higher Bills and Air Pollution * The Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Pipeline is a (re)proposed natural gas project by Williams (originally put forth by Transco) to expand Transco's existing system from Pennsylvania through New Jersey and into New York. It would transport 400,000 dekatherms (Dth) per day to the Rockaway Transfer more PR

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler delights in the human side of economics (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Nobel laureate Richard Thaler delights in the human side of economics * Richard Thaler doesn't do anything that isn't fun, he said. Thaler, a Nobel laureate who was a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1978 to 1995, spoke Oct. 17 at the Alice Statler Auditorium, in conversation with his longtime colleague and friend Tom Gilovich, the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of P more PR

NYCEDC and NYC DOT Launch Blue Highways Action Plan to Revitalize Short Sea Shipping and Transform Urban Freight Movement (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 (TNSrpt) -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * NYCEDC and NYC DOT Launch Blue Highways Action Plan to Revitalize Short Sea Shipping and Transform Urban Freight Movement Blue Highways Program Will Move Freight from Roadways to Waterways, Lowering Truck Congestion and Harmful Emissions and Boosting Economic Growth Blue Highways Action Plan Builds on Two Years of Steady Blue Highways Progress in New York City  more PR

NYCEDC Continues to Advance the Reimagining of Gansevoort Square, Announce Selected Developer to Build New Mixed-Income Housing Units on Residential Site (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 -- The New York City Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release: * * * NYCEDC Continues to Advance the Reimagining of Gansevoort Square, Announce Selected Developer to Build New Mixed-Income Housing Units on Residential Site Gansevoort Square Partners, a Joint Venture Comprised of Douglaston Development and Kinwood Partners, Selected to Build 590 Units of New, High-Quality, Mixed-Income Housing Units, Ground Floor to Feature Local Retail, and Community Space more PR

Ranking Member Robert Garcia, All Oversight Democrats, Call on Committee Republicans to Issue Subpoenas to Jeffrey Epstein's Banks (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia, All Oversight Democrats, Call on Committee Republicans to Issue Subpoenas to Jeffrey Epstein's Banks Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, led every Democratic Member of the Oversight Committee in sending a letter to Chairman more PR

Right or left, low-quality news links popular on social media (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Right or left, low-quality news links popular on social media * The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn't just a right-wing thing - it's a social media thing, according to new research from Cornell. After studying millions of social media posts containing links to news stories on a variety of platforms, the team found that news shared on platforms with more conservative user bases is, on average, l more PR

Rochester Institute of Technology: Global Scholars Gain International Professional and Personal Experiences (10)
ROCHESTER, New York, Nov. 1 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * Global scholars gain international professional and personal experiences RIT's global scholars program allows students from international campuses to study at the main campus in Rochester. By Mollie Radzinski Natali Belusic wanted to learn about business while having the opportunity to be immersed in an English-language environment. RIT Croatia was the perfect choice to achieve that, an more PR

Sacramento International Airport commissions Art Chair Paul Ramirez Jonas to create permanent public installation (10)
ITHACA, New York, Oct. 31 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Sacramento International Airport commissions Art Chair Paul Ramirez Jonas to create permanent public installation * Using 1,252 perforated metal panels each measuring 3'x11', Paul Ramirez Jonas, Chair and Professor of Art in Cornell's College of Architecture, Art, and Planning, has unveiled his plans for a large-scale installation which will cover three sides of Sacramento International Airport's new six-story p more PR

SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STOP CRUELLY DENYING SNAP BENEFITS, AND PUSH TO FULLY FUND SNAP & WIC TO STOP GOP-MANUFACTURED HUNGER CRISIS DURING TRUMP SHUTDOWN (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND DEMAND THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION STOP CRUELLY DENYING SNAP BENEFITS, AND PUSH TO FULLY FUND SNAP & WIC TO STOP GOP-MANUFACTURED HUNGER CRISIS DURING TRUMP SHUTDOWN * Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers Rely On SNAP To Put Food On The Table, But Trump Is Now Denying Funding, Despite His Own USDA Saying They Could Keep Funds Flowing Schumer and Gillibrand  more PR

Secretary-General Expresses Concern Over Post-Election Violence in United Republic of Tanzania (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Secretary-General Expresses Concern Over Post-Election Violence in United Republic of Tanzania * The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres: The Secretary-General is deeply concerned by the situation in the United Republic of Tanzania following the general elections of 29 October, including reports of deaths and injuries during demonstrations. He deplore more PR

Stefanik and Kean Send Letter to Army Secretary Driscoll Expressing Support for Proposal to Invest in Warfighting Capabilities at Fort Drum (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Stefanik and Kean Send Letter to Army Secretary Driscoll Expressing Support for Proposal to Invest in Warfighting Capabilities at Fort Drum * Saratoga, N.Y. \- Today, House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) sent a letter to Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll expressing their support for the Army's Memorandum of Agreement between the 10th Mountain In more PR

Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Secures Precedent-Setting Fourth Amendment Win (10)
MANHATTAN WEST, New York, Nov. 1 -- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Supreme Court and Appellate Practice Secures Precedent-Setting Fourth Amendment Win Skadden's Supreme Court and Appellate Practice secured a precedent-setting victory in State v. Organ, a Fourth Amendment case before the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), the state's high court for criminal cases. The CCA affirmed the suppression of evidence recovered from the client's more PR

Threat Snapshot: Cyber Threats Remain Heightened Amid Lapse in Information Sharing Authorities, Government Shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2025: * * * THREAT SNAPSHOT: Cyber Threats Remain Heightened Amid Lapse in Information Sharing Authorities, Government Shutdown As Cybersecurity Awareness Month comes to a close and Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month nears, today, the House Committee on Homeland Security released an updated "Cyber Threat Snapshot," outlining the h more PR

Turner Celebrates the Completion of $490 Million Resources Building Renovation (10)
NEW YORK, Oct. 31 [Category: BizConstruction] -- Turner Construction Co. issued the following news: * * * Turner Celebrates the Completion of $490 Million Resources Building Renovation * The State of California, Department of General Services (DGS) and Turner Construction Company celebrated the completion of the $490 million Resources Building Renovation project, a transformative effort that has reimagined one of Sacramento's government buildings into a modern, sustainable, and high-performi more PR

University of Queensland: Superconducting Germanium Made With Industry-compatible Methods (10)
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 31 (TNSjou) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news: * * * Superconducting germanium made with industry-compatible methods Scientists have paved the way for next-generation quantum circuits by successfully making a semiconducting element commonly used in electrical devices superconducting. A research team from The University of Queensland's School of Mathematics and Physics and Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology and New York more PR