During one day of the heat wave this week, 29 people in NYC went to the ER with heat-related illnesses when the temp hit 97 degrees.
That's the most ER visits on a single day in May since 2022, according to health department data.
Rockland County, NY, gave a $77 million data center tax break to JP Morgan Chase to create exactly one job. On a dollars-per-job basis it appears to be the costliest subsidy in U.S. history, possibly even a world record
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America’s largest bank is expanding its data center in Orangeburg, NY, near the New Jersey border.
In exchange for $77 million in tax breaks from the state and county, the bank promises to create exactly one permanent job.
My story in @nysfocus.com: nysfocus.com/2026/04/20/d...
A new report finds JPMorganChase asked an agency in Rockland Co. for $77 mil in tax breaks to expand a data center in NYS. In exchange, the financial giant promised to create a job. One job. @colinreports.bsky.social of @nysfocus.com spoke w/ @michael-hill.bsky.social.
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NEW: Across more than 4,400 pages, lawmakers passed a $269 billion budget that funded major programs serving New Yorkers across the state.
New York Focus breaks down the process, outcomes, and what it means for you in The Haggle.
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No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
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No other project in the country has gotten such a large subsidy to create so few jobs, according to watchdogs.
A few years ago, JPMorganChase asked a little-known agency in Rockland County to grant them $77 million in tax breaks to expand a data center in Orangeburg, near the New Jersey border...
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NEW: A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing plastic packaging legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
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A lobbyist who has been romantically linked to Heastie led a rally opposing the legislation a week before the speaker declined to bring it to a vote.
