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New York Attorney General Letitia James welcomed a Federal Communications Commission order that expands cell phone emergency alerts to include American Sign Language and 13 additional languages. James issued a statement after the FCC published the order, which requires wireless carriers to support multilingual Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEAs. The alerts are used by government…
New York Attorney General Letitia James has asked Instacart to explain how it sets prices after a report found shoppers were charged different prices for the same grocery items. James sent a letter seeking details about Instacart’s use of algorithmic pricing and warning that the company may be violating New York’s Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act,…
La La’s Winter Wonderland returned to the Bronx on Friday, Dec. 19, bringing together more than 450 children and families for an evening centered on community, culture, and giving. Hosted by La La Anthony for the eighth year at Gauchos Gym, the event welcomed youth and families from Girls Inc. of New York City and…
New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday issued an alert warning businesses against price gouging of essential goods and services as a winter storm brings heavy snow across the state. Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency for New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley and the Capital Region. New York’s…
R&B singer Trey Songz was arrested and arraigned in Manhattan this month on multiple criminal charges following two separate incidents in New York City, according to court records and police reports. Songz, 41, whose legal name is Tremaine Neverson, was taken into custody early Dec. 14 after police said he damaged property at a Midtown…
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement Tuesday after a federal judge blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines on states tied to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program operations. “Our most vulnerable residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Despite the federal government’s best efforts to make it…
State investigators are examining the circumstances that led to the death of a man struck by an off-duty Monticello Village Police Department officer in Monticello. The man died Nov. 30, five days after the collision. The incident took place shortly after 6 a.m. on Nov. 25 near Pleasant Street and High Street. According to information…
A community book signing with award-winning filmmaker and author Nadhege is set for Nov. 8 at Grandma’s Place in Harlem. Nadhege is the creator of the short film “Paris Blues in Harlem,” featured in the PBS Online Film Festival. She returns with “Paris & Pop-Pop,” described as a children’s book series that “celebrates legacy, love,…