Group lists dangerous toys to avoid this holiday season

Ellen Abbott — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:14:11 +0000

With the holiday gift buying season fully underway, advocacy groups say there are toys on store shelves across New York state that are dangerous to young children. The New York Public Interest Research Group has come up with it's yearly list of treacherous toys for the season.

Regional retailers look for a successful Black Friday

WRVO News — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 21:03:15 +0000

Like all across the nation, Black Friday shopping got off to its earliest start yet in in central and northern New York. Retailers across the region hope the day will be the beginning of a strong holiday shopping season. While a Siena College poll showed that a majority of New Yorkers think stores should not open on Thanksgiving night, store managers said they had good business until the wee hours of the morning Friday.