New York has a little-noticed tool to shift billions of highway dollars to climate-friendly public transit projects. The governor doesn’t seem interested.
The state’s top court has the final word on interpreting New York law and has seen dramatic changes in recent years.
New York’s home care workers are suing insurance companies for systematically underpaying them for grueling, around-the-clock work.
Most utilities barely track how much water they lose to leaks, but one thing is clear: Aging infrastructure is costing customers.
New York could see more frequent and destructive blazes, but the state doesn’t have enough forest rangers and firefighters to respond to the growing threat.
The whole thing is just — weird.
In a state known for scandals, Albany’s ethics enforcement has long been criticized.
One Brighton Beach property connects political donations, Medicaid scams, and a Turkish charity
A review of Trump’s first term, along with his campaign promises and details found within Project 2025, indicate what’s to come in New York.
Offshore wind is crucial to the state’s plans for cleaning up its electric grid, and construction is already behind schedule. The incoming president could slow it down a whole lot more.
Here’s a simple explanation of a complicated and archaic formula — and why the state is updating it.
Our reporting spurred the disclosure of millions in spending and illuminated the networks behind the Bronx political machine.
Suozzi’s unreported financial interest in a promising healthcare startup highlights blurred lines between politics and profit.
A Bronx political firm close to the borough’s Democratic party chair, Jamaal Bailey, is cashing in on local civil court races.
Trump is poised to ramp up deportation activity in northern states like New York, which has few statewide policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
Trump picked up some votes in New York this year. But Democrats lost far more.
Last month, we asked five questions about what would happen in the election. Here are the answers.
Some want New York to rethink its climate mandates. Could new gas plants be on the table?
A proposal from state Senator Andrew Gounardes would send some new parents $1,800 in the third trimester of pregnancy.
Major new tech facilities are not expected to overload the state’s grid — but New York City could fall short of power in the early 2030s without creative solutions, according to a key study.
The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.
The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.
New financial disclosures show when Mujica began consulting for the Greater New York Hospital Association.
Brandon Stradford lasted two months on New York state’s Board of Parole. He continued collecting a paycheck for another seven.
It’s not clear what the money was used for in a county where Democrats outnumber Republicans ten-to-one.
The disclosures included over a dozen missing or incomplete reports covering a period of more than four years.
Pomerantz LLP attorneys have donated to comptroller candidates for decades, highlighting a loophole in rules meant to keep government contractors from spending in city elections.
Years of shortages have led to a staggering problem across the state, with few solutions on the horizon.
Here are the five topics we’re watching with the elections less than three weeks away.
The chair of Assembly Democrats’ campaign committee said he wasn’t aware his organization had sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Bronx.
New rules from the Biden administration require water utilities to replace all lead pipes. That could cost New York $2.5 billion or more, kicking off a fight over who pays.
The indictment has exposed cracks in New York’s widely admired way of helping fund campaigns.
A week after incarcerated journalist Sara Kielly published an article criticizing the prison system for its solitary confinement practices, officers ransacked her cell.
Foreign governments have long courted local officials. Prosecutors are starting to go after them.
Nearly half of the state’s child care providers have raised tuition and a third have lost staff, a new report found.
The mayor and governor have long hailed their partnership. Will it survive federal corruption charges?
A landmark reform law was meant to overhaul carceral punishment in New York. Getting prisons to follow it has been an uphill battle.
As the state’s plans to get New Yorkers out of their cars stall, Governor Hochul is championing a highway expansion in the Hudson Valley.
Carol Shapiro spent two years trying to reform the state Board of Parole. Little has changed.
From New York City to Buffalo, people are driving a lot more than they did before the pandemic.