Albany, NY – The New York State AFL-CIO, representing 2.5 million union members, retirees, and their families, and 3,000 local unions throughout the state, today announced its endorsement of Kathy Hochul for Governor and Tish James for New York State Attorney General. “I am proud to announce that the New York State AFL-CIO Executive Council […]
Older Adults Face Greater Risk During Extreme Heat; AARP New York Shares Resources and Safety Tips New York, N.Y. — As New York prepares for dangerous heat now and through the holiday weekend, AARP New York is urging older adults, caregivers, families, and neighbors to take extra precautions. According to the CDC, adults age 65
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The United States turns 250 on July 4. In that time, countless men and women have recorded their experiences of being, or becoming, an American. Often these portraits are novels, classics like Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Great Gatsby, rendering riveting portraits about the pursuit of freedom or the search for the elusive American
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The relationship between extreme wealth and the free press has long shaped American power. In recent years, that influence has become even more concentrated. A small group of tech founders, investors and industrial heirs now control or influence some of the most visible newsrooms, magazines and broadcast outlets in the country. What was once dominated
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A relentless worldbuilder and storyteller whose practice is informed as much by anthropological research as by spiritual sensitivity, Firelei Báez recently made her highly anticipated debut at Hauser & Wirth with “feet squelching on wet grass, nourished by uncertainty.” The show takes over two floors of the gallery’s 22nd Street space in Chelsea, with a
