The tourism attractions have come back strong, but some residents say they still have trouble getting basic needs met.
Bill de Blasio won the Democratic primary. Sal Albanese did not. But thanks to poor coverage of the race, the former councilman argues, New York’s voters are the real losers.
Whether on the lottery or at the racino, unlucky gamblers often can’t stop losing. Bodegas and horse-racing, meanwhile, see mixed returns from their work with the gaming system.
Another Bronx apartment building becomes a temporary home for the homeless, worrying community leaders.
A year—almost to the minute—after a tropical storm named Sandy became a hurricane, Brooklyn officials and organizations launched an effort to take stock of where coastal recovery stands.
Since 1967, New York has embraced gambling to fund schools. But while the state has earned handsomely from gaming, not all of it has made it to classrooms.
Find out how much was wagered and how much was won on lottery games in 2012 in every ZIP Code in New York State.
Ahead of a referendum on casino gambling, a look at who has gained from the Empire State’s 46-year-old experiment with state-sanctioned gaming like the lottery and racinos.
From the War of Independence to the establishment of a bingo hall called Foxwoods to the looming casino vote, gaming has a long and cyclical history in the United States.
Everything from the structure of the contest to the color of a card is tooled to keep players scratching for dollars, according to a company behind New York’s instant lottery games.