MGM Resorts and Genting are the first to move forward with New York casino licenses

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MGM Resorts and Genting are the first operators to move forward with downstate New York casino license applications. With the latest being that casino applicants in New York might not hear about updates until early next year, MGM Resorts and Genting are now the first operators to move forward to the next stage of the […]


New York needs more millionaires, fiscal watchdog says

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New York needs more millionaires — or risks falling behind its rivals and losing billions in tax revenue, a fiscal watchdog warned in a new report that’s already roiling the mayor’s race. The nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission said Thursday that while New York state nearly doubled its number of millionaire earners from 2010 to 2022, […]


The Best Books Coming Out in August, According to The New York Times

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A new month means new books, and The New York Times has released a list of 22 of the new books coming out in August that they’re excited about. The list includes books by everyone from the National Book Award-winning Jason Mott to the mega bestselling R.F. Kuang to Louis Sachar (author of Holes!). Below […]


York County Library (SC) Proposes Restrictions on Trans, Gender Books for Those Under 18

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Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She’s the editor/author of (DON’T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow her on Instagram @heykellyjensen. View […]


Inside NYNext groundbreaking AI event at New York Tech Week

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On Tuesday night as part of New York Tech Week, NYNext joined forces with Tech:NYC and PensarAI to host our first-ever event. The night celebrated the key players — from scrappy startups to giants such as Google and IBM — that are making big moves in artificial intelligence.  Nearly 150 people took part in NY AI […]


The Best Books of the Summer, According to the New York Times

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As summer peaks around the corner, it’s time to get our reading lists in order, and The New York Times is helping us get ahead of things. Their list of 31 notable novels publishing this summer includes some heavy hitters—there’s Taylor Jenkins Reid (in space!), Southern noir king S.A. Cosby, and V.E. Schwab and her […]


Visual Stories of Montauk, New York ‹

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Montauk calls itself “The End,” but it never seems to reach an endpoint. Quite the opposite. It is in a continuous state of beginning, starting over and over again but never really coming to a conclusion of what it actually is. All the dreams humankind has put on it seem to end before they are […]


A Tariffs Cheat Sheet – The New York Times

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It was much worse than expected. President Trump’s attempt to reverse the rules of global trade through sweeping tariffs against dozens of nations, including major partners like the European Union, Japan and China, has caused a meltdown in global markets and sent corporate boardrooms scrambling. Today, 10 percent tariffs go into effect on all of […]


NEW YORK TIMES Most Anticipated Spring Fiction Books

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. 24 New York Times-Recommended Fiction Books for Spring Spring is right around the corner! Time to make some […]


The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024

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Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Most Borrowed Books in New York City Libraries in 2024 It is one of the greater strangeness of New York City that it’s libraries are more a confederation that an an integrated system, but […]