Health experts say that people in the hot spot, which includes cities like Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, should be increasing their precautions. Source: New York Times
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Her Job? Planting Thousands of Trees Every Year in New York City.
Melinda Clancy, a procurement forester, describes why she selects maples for the Bronx and lilacs for Brooklyn. Source: New York Times
New York Is About to Blow Its Budget Deadline. Here’s Why.
Contentious social issues, such as revising the state’s bail law, have delayed passage of what is expected to be largest budget in the state’s history. Source: New York Times
Jim Malatras, SUNY Chancellor, to Resign After Disparaging Cuomo Victim
Jim Malatras, the chancellor of the State University of New York, said he would resigned after text messages showed he had belittled a woman who had accused Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment. Source: New York Times
Why Does New York State Sue Its College Students?
Thousands of SUNY students have been taken to court by the attorney general’s office over tuition debt. And through a quirk in the law, the only way they can defend themselves is by appearing before a judge in Albany. Source:…
N.Y. Students Hope Vaccine Mandates Bring College Life Back to Normal
Many of the state’s college students are leaning into the vaccine mandate, welcoming the chance to return to campus in person. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Vaccine Incentive: Full Scholarship to Public State College
The random drawings are yet another example of how officials are relying on an array of incentives to boost vaccinations among younger people. Source: New York Times