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For one week only, New Yorkers have the chance to see a handwritten draft of the state Constitution, believed to be written by John Jay himself, in honor of the document’s 242nd anniversary. The three-page document is on display Monday, April 15 through Saturday, April 20 from 9:30 am – […]
For the sixth time since its inception in 1982, the Siena College Research Institute’s Survey of U.S. Presidents finds that experts rank Franklin D. Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt, Abe Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington as the United States’ top five chief executives. The 157 participating presidential scholars for the first […]
In her second State of the University Address, SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson unveiled her plans to enroll more full-time online students and hire more underrepresented faculty across the SUNY system. Beginning this fall, the SUNY system will begin enrolling more students in exclusively online degree programs. “We will rethink our […]
Democratic Sen. Kevin Parker is facing mounting criticism over a tweet directed at a Republican spokeswoman Tuesday urging her to “Kill Yourself” after she publicly shamed him for blocking a bike lane in midtown Manhattan. The Twitter war began after a citizen traffic and safety watchdog with the handle @chesneycheckers […]
This year, “Spooky Season” starts earlier than most, with the free Capitol Hauntings tours. As legend, folklore and ghost stories have it, the historic state Capitol building gets even more interesting when the lights go down. Beginning Sept. 17, tour guides will recount those very tales of two U.S. presidents […]
To complement the weekly outdoor farmers market and food vendors at the Empire State Plaza, musicians will perform lunchtime concerts every Wednesday this summer from June 6 through August 29. Performances begin at noon on the plaza, in the shade of the Egg near the Fallen Firefighters Memorial. The schedule […]
The Office of General Services has announced six festivals at the Empire State Plaza this summer, including the annual Fourth of July fireworks display and a new Hops and Harvest Festival this fall. First up is the annual fireworks display on Wednesday July 4 from 3 – 10 p.m. featuring […]
Barbara Underwood was appointed New York state attorney general on Tuesday to fill the vacancy left by Eric Schneiderman’s abrupt resignation on May 8. Schneiderman resigned following a New Yorker article which detailed allegations of abuse by four different women. The New York State Legislature, led by the Assembly, interviewed […]