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Kay Louise Bowen’s novel Secrets II Vengeance & Revenge was named a winner in the Psychological Thriller category at the NYC Big Book Award, adding international recognition to her earlier Independent Press Award success.

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Secret World has launched Hustle Map, a live mapping feature meant to help people find temporary and mobile independent sellers as New York City expands street-vending licenses.

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Singapore author and stroke survivor Terence Ang won a 2026 NYC Big Book Award in Audiobook: Poetry/Memoir for Brokenness Becomes Beautiful: Inspiring Pieces Of Poetry.

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Electricity killed 130 U.S. workers in 2024, and a New York construction law firm is warning contractors that state rules treat nearby power lines as live until the utility says otherwise.

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New York homeowners are set to receive School Tax Relief Program payments and credits as school tax bills come due, with more than $2 billion expected to reach over 3 million homeowners in 2026. The program offers direct payments, exemptions and…

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The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services will hold a free virtual Chat & Chew on Aug. 19 to help veterans, service members and military families understand and use VA home loan benefits.

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The NYC Big Book Award named Not In This World by Jane Scott Stuart and Elaine Flowers a winner in African American Fiction.

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Albany State University has named Edreka Coleman as the Marching Rams Show Band’s first female head drum major for the 2026–2027 academic year.

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Nelson & Isa Lácteos LLC, a Bay Shore family business, has spent eight years supplying Central American dairy products to households, bodegas, delis, restaurants and grocers across Long Island and the New York metro area.

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The New York Financial Educators Council has named Jonathan Wroble, co-developer of the Get A Financial Life NYC high school curriculum, to its Advisory Board.

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Szilvia S. Jennings’ children’s early chapter book Sophie Moon and the Honeybees earned a Distinguished Favorite honor at the 2026 NYC Big Book Awards.

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Mint Theater Company has announced the full cast and creative team for the New York premiere of Cecily Hamilton’s PHYL, opening Oct. 22 at Theatre Row after previews begin Oct. 3. The production launches the company’s new season focused on sex,…

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RealCar is widening its delivery-first rental model across New York City and Miami, adding one-way trips between the two markets and curbside handoffs at airports, hotels and homes.

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CO2Lift will host THE ROOM on Aug. 17 at Paros Tribeca in New York City, bringing founders, executives, media and creators together for an intimate dinner and live panel on where beauty is headed next.

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Registration is open for the JA New York Fall Show, set for Oct. 25-27, 2026, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. The first INSTORE-produced edition follows its acquisition of the trade show and aims to give independent…

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Devon Spier’s Heart Map and the Song of Our Ancestors was named a Distinguished Favorite in the NYC Big Book Award’s Judaism category.

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Albany State University junior Darren J. Smith II was selected from more than 2,700 applicants nationwide for the 2026 BET Next Gen Ambassador Program.

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Rocket Doctor AI said Aug. 11 that its subsidiary has signed an agreement expanding in-network physician-led virtual care for more than 100,000 eligible health plan members in New York. The deal adds access across Medicare Advantage and commercial…

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Poppy Haryadi, a London-based brand and experiential designer, is applying lessons from New York Fashion Week, Art Basel and major brand activations to gifting and PR packaging in the UK. Her work now spans clients including Netflix, Spotify,…

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Dr. Mason Blake Pimsler, the medical correspondent for 77 WABC, joined John Catsimatidis on The Cats Roundtable to discuss New York’s new Medical Aid in Dying Act. The law sets strict eligibility, consent and safeguard rules for terminally ill…