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On Friday, October 3, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) did not publish the September Employment Situation Summary report. The monthly “jobs report” provides policymakers, businesses, and the public with the most rigorous and timely employment data on the labor market.

"The total impact obviously is yet to be seen," Martin Cantor, director of the Long Island Center for Socio-Economic Policy, said of the Long Island consequences.

The improvements come as water districts work to meet tougher drinking water standards set by federal and state regulators.

Aging power plants and a projected "rapid growth" in electric usage over the next five to 10 years could stress the region’s power grids to their limits and pose challenges to electric system reliability, according to two new reports.

With the federal government locked in its shutdown, no federal funds for New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program have yet been allocated for its 2025-26 year.