A trio of state senators are calling on SUNY to investigate its $2.7 million contract with a powerhouse publishing company accused of acquiescing to the Chinese government by censoring articles. Springer Nature, the dominant publisher of academic journals which has a five-year contract with the State University of New York system, allegedly blocked access to thousands … Read more
Last Updated:November 09, 2024, 16:57 IST Metro officials had last year expressed hope that the entire corridor between Howrah Maidan and Sector V will be completed by 2025 but the development has delayed the schedule. Representational Image. (File photo) Kolkata Metro Railway General Manager P Uday Kumar Reddy on Saturday inspected the Bowbazar site of … Read more
New York can support at least 1,000 more licensed marijuana retail stores if the state can crack down on illicit shops and roll out a “measured” approach to legal expansion, a new industry-backed analysis claims. There are currently 222 licensed cannabis shops open in New York, but the Empire State could maintain 1,250 to 1,350 … Read more
Broadway is taking it to the house again. Confounding gloomy portrayals of a pandemic-crippled theater industry, all but one of 41 Broadway venues will be open for performances in November — the first month so many have been active since 2018, according to the Broadway League, the industry’s trade organization. And the only dark stage … Read more
Metro security will monitor messages from the app 24/7. The changes to the app were based on rider feedback, the agency said. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 28, 2024 at 4:47 PM PDT Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an … Read more
No more wake and bake! State regulators have banned the distribution of cannabis pills that are also infused with caffeine — a combo that’s been a popular pick-me-up for fitness buffs and office professionals, The Post has learned. The New York Office of Cannabis Management issued a stop order to Hudson Cannabis, an upstate marijuana/hemp … Read more
A few weeks ago, Kathryn Wylde, the normally consensus-driven president of the Partnership for New York City, did something totally out of character — and downright reckless, according to some business leaders. Namely, Wylde, whose group is supposed to advocate for the city’s biggest banks and real estate firms, appeared to endorse Letitia James for mayor … Read more
Smaller, mostly non-union hotels with 100 or fewer rooms will be exempt from a key provision of a proposed law that imposes stricter licensing requirements on the hotel industry. The legislation, expected to be passed by the City Council next week, will excuse “mom and pop” hotels from a ban on contracting out for “core … Read more
Published By: Shahrukh Shah Last Updated: October 14, 2024, 11:59 IST Delhi Metro. (File photo) This certification follows DMRC’s earlier success in achieving carbon-neutral certification for its corporate headquarters at Metro Bhawan and the staff quarters in Sector-50, Noida. Delhi Metro’s Blue Line connecting Yamuna Bank with Vaishali in Ghaziabad has achieved carbon neutral certification, … Read more
Gaming giants and real-estate honchos are putting all their chips on the table to win one of three coveted licenses to operate a casino in or around New York City. “There’s still a large market for land-based casinos in this country and the New York City metropolitan market in particular,” said Albany Law School Professor … Read more
