New York City Public Schools failed the city’s “test” of snow day remote learning on Tuesday after experiencing “technical difficulties” when a nor’easter dumped multiple inches of snow on the region, the city’s public school chancellor said Tuesday. Chancellor David Banks said Tuesday was a “challenging morning,” after NYC Public Schools learned parent and students … Read more
Ian Freeman outside of the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, in April 2023. NBC 10 Boston A New Hampshire libertarian activist and radio show host convicted of using bitcoin to launder tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from romance scams and internet fraud was ordered to pay more than $3.5 million in restitution … Read more
ESPN Bet is coming to the Big Apple. Penn Entertainment, which operates the sports betting platform, will pay Wynn Resorts $25 million for market access, it said Tuesday. It’s the same amount Wynn paid New York state to operate there. Wynn Interactive, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, was awarded a New York mobile sports betting … Read more
Voting signs are seen outside city hall for New York’s 3rd Congressional District special election in Glen Cove, N.Y., on Sunday, February 4, 2024. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images New Yorkers are casting ballots Tuesday to pick their successor to Republican ex-Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year … Read more
A JetBlue Airways plane prepares to depart New York’s LaGuardia Airport. Leslie Josephs/CNBC In the 24 years since JetBlue Airways‘ first flight, the New York-based airline has pushed the envelope for a carrier of its size. Now, with some veteran executive hires and cost-cutting, it’s trying to get back to basics. JetBlue was a pioneer in seat-back … Read more
Colin Anderson Productions Pty Ltd | Digitalvision | Getty Images Money can’t buy love. But a lot of it can get you matchmaker Barbie Adler. Adler, founder of the elite matchmaking company Selective Search, boasts that 1 in 3 of her clients fall for the first person they’re paired with. “It’s really quick,” Adler said. … Read more
Amtrak trains travel through Washington, DC, on September 15, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images As domestic travel rebounds from pandemic lows and prices soar, some travelers opting for trains over planes. For many, the tradeoffs are simple: Trains are often cheaper, provide more leg room and are better for the environment than … Read more
During Rep. Jamaal Bowman’s tenure as a middle school principal, a “Wall of Honor” he curated honoring historical Black and Latino figures included a notorious antisemite and two Black militants convicted of murder and armed robbery, respectively. Bowman discussed the educational tool in a video, uploaded to YouTube in 2014, that depicts the addition of … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Earnings juice A stronger-than-expected earnings season is driving U.S. stocks to new highs. The broad-based S&P 500 index rose about 0.8% on Wednesday, settling just below 5,000 to notch a record close. The Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial … Read more
The New York Community Bank (NYCB) headquarters in Hicksville, New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled lender New York Community Bank disclosed a litany of financial metrics in the past 24 hours in a bid to soothe skittish investors. But one of the most crucial resources … Read more
