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FBI opens investigation into NY Attorney General Letitia JamesThe Department of Justice opened an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, multiple news outlets reported.WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has opened up an investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James over real estate transactions, multiple news outlets reported.The FBI investigation is tied to loans and property purchases in New York City and Virginia, the Albany Times Union, Guardian and Washington Post reported on May 8.President Donald Trump has frequently attacked James since she won a $454 million...

Albany — New York's Tree Tracker dashboard says that there's been 177,141 trees planted since the initiative began in 2024. The State's goal in 25 million by 2033, so at this point, they'll need to pick up the pace to reach that goal. One way they hope to reach that goal is tracking the planted trees, through a new Tree Tracker portal. "The Tree Tracker tool is the first time New York State has tracked public and private tree planting in one place," DEC Division of Lands and Forests Director...

An aerial view of the 2.4M SF Destiny USA mall in Syracuse, New York The owner of the 2.4M SF Destiny USA, New York’s largest mall, has defaulted on a $300M mortgage on the property.  An independent auditor's report, presented with the most recent financial statements of parent company Pyramid Management Group, says, “These conditions raise substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” Syracuse.com reported.  The default happened when Carousel Center Co., the Pyramid Management Group entity that owns the original part of the mall, didn't lock in an extension on...