The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said in a news release Tuesday evening it is withholding $10 billion in funding to several states, including New York, due to concerns that money is going to people who are not citizens.

The November job gains were higher than the 40,000 economists had forecast. The October job losses were caused by a 162,000 drop in federal workers, many of whom resigned at the end of fiscal year 2025 on Sept. 30 under pressure from billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of U.S. government payrolls.

Many millennial and Generation Z Long Islanders are not optimistic about becoming homeowners, or even being able to afford rental properties.