If you’ve noticed your favorite restaurants remembering what you like to order, you’re not imagining it. Dining loyalty ...

Roughly 450,000 low- and middle-income New Yorkers will lose access to the state’s free Essential Plan or face massive premium hikes next July, according to The Ithaca Voice via New York Focus.

A women-led Ithaca startup is turning calcium supplements into real food—and just won $500,000 to grow faster, according to the Cornell Chronicle. Seen Nutrition, co-founded by Cornell lecturer ...

State budget officials warn of a $26.8 billion deficit over four years, citing rising Medicaid costs and federal funding cuts, according to WSYR. The Division of the Budget says cuts to food aid and ...

Millions of SSI recipients will receive two payments in December 2025 as the SSA issues January’s check early. See the full December Social Security schedule, payment amounts, and what changes in 2026 ...

After a string of nighttime crimes and vandalism, Spencer officials unanimously passed a curfew for kids under 16, according to WENY. The new rule bars minors from being out past 11 p.m. on weeknights ...

Tenants across upstate New York are suing landlords over unsafe living conditions under a little-known law, often winning—but at a personal cost, according to the Times Union. Since 2024, renters have ...

Two nearly identical ponds in New York are emitting dramatically different amounts of greenhouse gases, according to the Cornell Chronicle. Texas Hollow Pond released more than twice the carbon ...

Crews have broken ground on turning Canandaigua’s long-abandoned Labelon factory into 51 apartments, according to the Finger Lakes Times. Now called Hunter House, the $16 million project is led by 43 ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is reviewing a bill that would stop New York lenders from forcing domestic violence survivors to repay debt incurred through abuse, according to State of Politics. The measure, ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a law creating New York’s first state-sponsored Holocaust memorial, set to rise at Albany’s Empire State Plaza, according to State of Politics. The memorial will share a ...

A cheddar made in Groton just won big on the global stage—without its maker even knowing it was in the running, according to The Ithaca Voice. Old Chatham Creamery’s Stockinghall Cheddar, crafted by ...