Tag: #newyork

450,000 New Yorkers to Lose Essential Plan Eligibility on July 1 After Federal Funding Change

About 450,000 New Yorkers with incomes 200–250% of poverty will lose $0-premium Essential Plan coverage on July 1 and must shift to marketplace plans.

#healthcare, #newyork, #essentialplan, #insurance

Knicks End 53-Year Title Drought, Beat Spurs 94-90 to Win 2025-26 NBA Championship

The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 in Game 5 to win the 2025-26 NBA title, ending a 53-year drought as fans poured into Central Park.

#knicks, #nba, #basketball, #newyork

New York Lawmakers Pass Bill Requiring Labels and Human Review for AI-Generated News

Lawmakers passed the NY FAIR News Act requiring clear labels and human editorial review for news substantially created by generative AI; it now awaits Gov. Hochul.

#ai, #journalism, #newyork, #legislation

New York Hotel Workers, Employers Reach Tentative 8-Year Deal With Record Wage Gains

A tentative eight-year contract for roughly 25,000–27,000 New York hotel workers would boost wages, add paid parental leave, AI protections and housing funds.

#labor, #hotels, #newyork, #union, #wages

U.S. and CFTC sue New York to block state enforcement against prediction markets

The CFTC and U.S. sued New York seeking a federal ruling that event contracts are covered by federal commodities law, not state gambling rules.

$COIN, #cftc, #predictionmarkets, #gambling, #regulation, #newyork