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New York’s Vessel to reopen with steel-mesh safety measures after suicides | New York

The Vessel, the giant climbable centerpiece of New York’s upscale Hudson Yards development that has been the site of a number of suicides, will reopen later this year with new safety features, developers say. The 150-foot-tall sculpture, designed by Thomas Heatherwick and built at a cost of $260 million, was closed three years ago after […]

Patrick Roy’s in-season Islanders turnaround belongs with New York’s best

The Patrick Roy reclamation project is not yet fully completed. But he has already pulled off what may be his most difficult feat on Jan. 20, after losing a 3-2 shootout showdown with the Rangers at the Garden on Saturday, bringing his team even closer to making the playoffs. I was letting it happen. He […]

New York’s ban on pot ads struck down as violation of free speech

New York’s struggling legal cannabis industry is once again in turmoil after a judge ruled to invalidate state rules banning cannabis advertising and marketing as a violation of commerce and free speech. Fellow Albany Judge Kevin Bryant last summer cited Drug Enforcement Administration rules that give convicted criminals priority licensing over disabled veterans and other […]

114 new licenses approved for New York’s troubled pot program

Gov. Kathy Hochul this week announced approval of more than 100 new state licenses for cannabis sales — as New York City’s embattled cannabis program is in the midst of an overhaul and illegal stores are thriving. Even though it continues. The State Cannabis Control Commission approved 114 new licenses Friday, more than doubling the […]