Now the law goes to Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham to pass or veto. In a statement shortly after the vote, Kraham said the move would “backfire” and push out “good landlords who are providing quality housing to families”
Binghamton will likely be the latest municipality to opt in to New York’s “good cause” eviction law. The city council just voted unanimously to pass the renter protections. Story to come soon! @WSKG
Misinformation about ICE raids is surging on TikTok, with 92,000 videos posted in the past 30 days—surpassing the total from the previous 3 months combined—fueling fear in immigrant communities despite lacking context or verification.
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NEW: As the number of local newsrooms around the state has sharply declined — where do people turn?
New York Focus traveled across the state to gather information from local communities to understand the local news landscape of New York.
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I’ll be on @hereandnow this afternoon with a story on the dangers farmers in New York face as drought fuels wildfires across the Northeast.
Tune in or listen here: https://t.co/mvzz07YsTb
@JoshRileyUE In the heated race for #NY19, Republican @marcmolinaro has not conceded.
AP called the race for Democratic challenger @JoshRileyUE at 1:17 am.
AP shows Riley now ahead by fewer than 4,000 votes, with 98% counted.
Molinaro says he will accept whatever the final results show.
There are some 🔥heated🔥 races in upstate NY this election cycle, like the battle for NY-19 –– one of the most expensive house races in the country.
Tonight, I'll be covering @JoshRileyUE in Ithaca. @phoebe_vuolo will be covering @marcmolinaro in Binghamton.
Tune in at @WSKG.
@JoshRileyUE@phoebe_vuolo@marcmolinaro@WSKG With 93% of votes counted, Democratic challenger Josh Riley leads by a small margin in #NY19.
But the race still appears too close to call. In 2022, Molinaro won by only 5,000 votes.
"Strite said protecting women’s rights [...] was the biggest issue driving her to the polls. She accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the breaks and ended up driving through polls instead, she said."
A++ newswriting by @fernfigue @Report4America
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There are some 🔥heated🔥 races in upstate NY this election cycle, like the battle for NY-19 –– one of the most expensive house races in the country.
Tonight, I'll be covering @JoshRileyUE in Ithaca. @phoebe_vuolo will be covering @marcmolinaro in Binghamton.
Tune in at @WSKG.
This year, @ProPublica has been looking into the impacts of cities increasingly removing or “sweeping” encampments. We spoke with 135 people who had experienced sweeps. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words. 🧵
EMERGENCY ALERT – BRUSH FIRE IN EAST SHORE DRIVE AREA - Tompkins County Emergency Response confirms multiple brush fires in the East Shore Drive area extending from Cayuga Heights Road to the City line near Stewart Park. The area is shut down to traffic. Avoid the area.