New York Quitline campaign urges residents to quit smoking and vaping for their pets
New Yorkers who stop smoking or vaping to protect their pets can share photos and tobacco-free messages for a chance to win pet-supply gift cards through a statewide campaign running through Oct. 31. The New ... more
Waterloo-made Arctic Gear reaches final of statewide manufacturing contest
Finger Lakes Textiles has advanced to the final round of the 2026 Coolest Thing Made in NY competition with Arctic Gear, its line of American-made winter hats produced in Waterloo. The manufacturing division of Mozaic ... more
New York adds $2 million for 9/11 responder cancer study
New York has awarded $2 million to Albert Einstein College of Medicine for a cancer genomics study involving first responders exposed to toxins after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The project is examining blood samples ... more
New York extends 9/11 benefit deadlines for responders and families
New York has extended several filing and eligibility deadlines for people who took part in World Trade Center rescue, recovery and cleanup work after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Three new laws also preserve death ... more
New York releases five-year suicide prevention roadmap
New York has released a five-year suicide prevention strategy with 46 action items focused on crisis care, data collection, community programs and equitable access to services. The plan was announced on World Suicide Prevention Day ... more
New York offers $25 million for downstate chip design center
New York is offering up to $25 million to establish a semiconductor design center in New York City, Long Island or parts of the Hudson Valley. The state says the center would connect downstate technology ... more
Audit finds $36 million in New York teacher-shortage grants went unawarded
New York's Education Department did not award about $36 million set aside for four teacher-shortage grant programs between July 2019 and August 2025, according to a state comptroller's audit. Auditors said weak outreach and oversight ... more
New York plans $317 million sustainability bond sale Sept. 17
New York plans to sell $317.2 million in general obligation bonds Sept. 17 to finance transportation, education and environmental projects. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said the deal will be the first state general obligation bond ... more
Cornell device tracks animal brain activity outside the lab
Cornell researchers have developed a wireless device that can record animals' brain activity as they move and interact in natural settings, allowing scientists to study behavior that has been difficult to reproduce in laboratories. The ... more
Cornell professor wins Balzan Prize for sustainable polymer research
Cornell University chemistry professor Geoffrey Coates has been named a co-winner of the Balzan Prize for research that turns renewable materials and recovered carbon dioxide into degradable and recyclable polymers. The international award carries about ... more
Geneva, Clifton Springs and Hammondsport sites nominated for historic registers
Three Finger Lakes landmarks are among 23 properties and districts recommended for addition to the state and national historic registers, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation announced Thursday. The local ... more
Geneva opens applications for business grants of up to $30,000
Geneva businesses, start-ups and entrepreneurs can apply for grants ranging from $5,000 to $30,000 through the city's Microenterprise Assistance Program. The city received Community Development Block Grant funding for the program from the New York ... more
New Gallup survey highlights business climate concerns that hit especially hard in New York
Only about half of U.S. business owners view their city or local area positively as a place to operate, according to new Gallup research that puts customer access, business support networks, regulation and government services ... more
New York tells financial firms to update cyber risk assessments at least annually
Banks, insurers and other financial businesses regulated by New York must review and update their cybersecurity risk assessments at least once a year and whenever major business or technology changes alter their exposure. The state ... more
Digital media linked to nearly 1 in 5 pediatric psychiatric crisis visits in Rochester study
Nearly one in five pediatric psychiatric crisis encounters reviewed by University of Rochester researchers involved a digital media or device-related problem, with those cases also associated with higher rates of suicidal thoughts, repeat crisis visits ... more
New York pension costs set to ease for most workers, rise again for police and fire employers
New York's public pension system is projecting a modest decline in employer contribution rates for most state and local government workers in 2028, while costs for police and fire pensions are expected to climb again ... more
State Police issue more than 11,000 tickets during Labor Day enforcement campaign
New York State Police issued 11,201 tickets and arrested 253 people for driving while intoxicated during a four-day Labor Day weekend enforcement campaign that also included hundreds of speeding, distracted driving and seat belt violations ... more
New York enacts three worker protection laws
Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed three laws addressing union impersonation, last-minute construction schedule changes and employee access to personnel records. The measures create financial penalties for people who falsely claim to represent a union, expand ... more
SUNY launches $10 million brain institute network
New York is launching a $10 million, multi-campus SUNY research network focused on Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke and other age-related brain disorders. The SUNY Brain Institute will be led by the University at Buffalo ... more
