From high-octane paintings by Dana Schutz to octagonal houses, our critic finds the best of Upstate Art Weekend. Everything you need to plan a great escape in the country.

Zohran Mamdani had no deck, but plenty of pitch when he met with New York City's tech community on Wednesday night.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is taking the Trump administration to court over its decision to abruptly end a bipartisan disaster mitigation program that has funded hundreds of life-saving infrastructure projects nationwide.

The largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth was sold for just over $5 million at an auction of rare geological and archaeological objects in New York on Wednesday, while a juvenile dinosaur skeleton went for more than $30 million.

The scam has been growing across the country and typically targets older Americans, who face the loss of their life savings.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association honors 26 Mid-Hudson high schools with program-wide academic excellence.

MGM Resorts is proposing a $2.3 billion expansion of the Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway. Resorts World, owned by Malaysian casino giant Genting, is proposing a $5.5 billion investment to its gaming facility at the Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens.

Rascal Flatts will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, July 18. The band is celebrating its 25th anniversary with the “Life Is a Highway” tour. The cheapest tickets available today are on StubHub for $69. Fans can also buy tickets here (prices are as of the time of this publication):