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Legal Weed Will Generate $300M In NY, Cuomo Says

Cuomo unveiled the estimate Tuesday along with some details of his plan to legalize marijuana.

Ex-Yankee Star Charged With Child Sex Abuse

John Wetteland was the Yankees' closer when they won the 1996 World Series.

Here's Where NYC Federal Workers Can Get Govt Shutdown Deals

Businesses across the city are offering free movie tickets, massages, coffee other deals for federal workers on furlough.

MLK Exhibit Opens In Harlem On Civil Rights Hero's 90th Birthday

The exhibit, located at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture features photos of Martin Luther King Jr., on foreign travels.

Early Voting Finally Passes In NY, Along With Other Reforms

Bills to make voter registration easier and to consolidate New York's state and federal primaries also passed Monday.

Also Worth A Look Today

• Cuomo To Call For Plastic Bag Ban In 2019 Budget
• Brooklyn Dentist Used Uncertified Workers To Treat Patients: AG

Across America

• Carol Channing, 'Hello, Dolly' Broadway Legend, Has Died
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(lead image: Photo from Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Office/Flickr)