Jeff Bezos donates $100M to the Obama Foundation, $166M to NYU hospital
The Obama Foundation and an NYU hospital both announced Monday that they will receive sizable gifts from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos
Starbucks union drive is spreading from Buffalo to Arizona
Efforts by Starbucks Corp. workers to unionize have spread to Arizona, while stores in the Buffalo, N.Y., area have seen a shake-up in leadership amid the union drive there.
Subway co-founder Peter Buck dead at 90: report
One of the men who co-founded the Subway sandwich chain has died.
Starbucks employee at NJ location tests positive for hepatitis A, patrons told to be vaccinated
A New Jersey Starbucks employee tested positive for hepatitis A this week
Employee abruptly quits and closes gas station, leaves note on door explaining exactly why
GetGo gas station employee in Pennsylvania abruptly quit, leaving only a note on the door of the store.
Biden's hometown business owners slam skyrocketing inflation, say support isn't 'reciprocated'
Business owners in President Biden’s hometown in Delaware lament skyrocketing inflation.
FDA recalls 2.2 million at-home coronavirus tests due to false positives
The FDA announced this week that the recall of more than 2.2 million at-home COVID-19 tests by digital diagnostics firm Ellume is being classified as a class 1 recall, which is the most serious type due to the potential for "serious adverse health consequences or death."
New York State gambling regulators approve nine mobile sports betting operators
New York State gambling regulators approved online sports-betting licenses Monday for nine operators including FanDuel Group, DraftKings Inc. and BetMGM to operate in the new market.
One of world's largest investment firms will need permission to hire White men
Leaders at State Street Global Advisors will need to ask permission to hire white men as it rolls out a diversity hiring initiative.
New Jersey plastic straw 'request only' rule takes effect as part of new ban
New Jersey on Thursday took a step toward its ban on single-use plastics as a request-only rule for plastic straws at restaurants went into effect, according to reports.
NYC mayor-elect Eric Adams wants first 3 paychecks in bitcoin
New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams pledged Thursday that he would accept his first three paychecks in bitcoin when he formally takes office next year.
Aurex Labs CEO Sree Aravapalli shot dead in NJ robbery after followed home from Pennsylvania casino: report
The chief executive of a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company was killed during an attempted robbery after returning home from winning money at a Pennsylvania casino.
Prosecutors urge prison for Michael Avenatti in Nike case
New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.
GOP hopeful Jack Ciattarelli says NJ property taxes will be cut if elected
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli said he'll cut property taxes and introduce new brackets if elected.
Houses in the Hamptons: A look into Long Island’s luxury real estate
'Mansion Global' tours two multi-million-dollar estates out east on Long Island.
Gambling industry wonders what casino floor will look like in the future
Walk into a casino today, and chances are it won’t look that much different than it did in the 1942 movie “Casablanca" when Humphrey Bogart made his way through the gambling tables in the smoke-filled room.
Rhode Island set to be first state to pilot safe-injection sites for drug users
Rhode Island plans to create supervised spaces for users to inject illegal drugs, in a big test of the idea that reducing harm to drug users is more effective than criminalization.
Philly Fed website links to pro-CRT materials, pushes video that argues 'race-neutral policies uphold racism'
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve is promoting critical race theory materials on its website.
Sanders refused to sign letter condemning Sinema confrontation, report says
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., refused to sign a letter to condemn the actions of left-wing activists who confronted Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., in a public bathroom because the statement did not criticize her “political views,” a report late Wednesday said.
Hochul pulls plug on Cuomo’s $2.1B ‘wrong-way’ AirTrain
Gov. Kathy Hochul has told the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to find an alternative to disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $2.1 billion “AirTrain” pet project between LaGuardia Airport and eastern Queens.



















