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Author: Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau

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Watch: Immigration advocate stopped by ICE uses legal knowledge to prevent immigrants’ arrest

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Watch: Immigration advocate stopped by ICE uses legal knowledge to prevent immigrants’ arrest

A video of a Hudson Valley immigration advocate fending off an arrest by a federal immigration agent this month has gone viral.

Money

De Blasio hints Bezos affair may have impacted Amazon’s decision to leave New York City

March 15, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on De Blasio hints Bezos affair may have impacted Amazon’s decision to leave New York City

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio hinted Jeff Bezos’ divorce and affair may have influenced Amazon’s decision to drop plans in New York City.

Nation

NY Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to extend Manhattan’s shoreline to protect against flooding

March 14, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on NY Mayor Bill de Blasio wants to extend Manhattan’s shoreline to protect against flooding

New York City wants to extend its shoreline around lower Manhattan in an effort to fight off climate change and another potential flood.

Nation

‘It was amazing’: A really old, 14-foot Atlantic sturgeon was found in the Hudson River

March 8, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on ‘It was amazing’: A really old, 14-foot Atlantic sturgeon was found in the Hudson River

Researchers using sonar equipment on the Hudson River found a 14-foot sturgeon, probably weighing 800 pounds and 80 to 90 years old.

News

Will Amazon reconsider New York City? Supporters and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are hoping so

March 2, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Will Amazon reconsider New York City? Supporters and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are hoping so

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and supporters of an Amazon headquarters in New York City have bolstered their efforts to get the company to reconsider.

Money

Why Amazon’s huge plans for a second headquarters in New York fell apart

February 15, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Why Amazon’s huge plans for a second headquarters in New York fell apart

Amazon pulled out of the deal, leaving supporters to point fingers and opponents celebrating their ability to beat back the world’s largest company.

Tech

Amazon pulls out of plan to build HQ2 in New York City amid political opposition

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Amazon pulls out of plan to build HQ2 in New York City amid political opposition

Amazon will no longer pursue a second headquarters in New York City that promised up to 40,000 jobs in exchange for $3 billion in tax breaks.

Money

Report: Amazon reconsiders New York headquarters amid local opposition

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Report: Amazon reconsiders New York headquarters amid local opposition

Amazon is reconsidering its decision on a massive new headquarters in Long Island City amid growing pushback, The Washington Post reported Friday.

Money

New York wants opioid makers to pay a surcharge. It may not be legal.

December 21, 2018Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on New York wants opioid makers to pay a surcharge. It may not be legal.

New York wants to start hitting opioid manufacturers with a surcharge on sales and using the money to pay for drug-treatment programs.

Nation

Shocking revelation in NY limo crash: Federal investigators can’t access vehicle

December 20, 2018December 23, 2018Joseph Spector, Albany BureauComments Off on Shocking revelation in NY limo crash: Federal investigators can’t access vehicle

Two months after a limousine wreck in upstate New York killed 20 people, busy state officials won’t let federal investigators see the totaled vehicle.

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