Unless Albany offers more money, tens of thousands of parents in New York City are set to lose child care assistance this year. We spoke to six of them.
Donors solicited by at least three undisclosed bundlers — Tonio Burgos, Jim Whelan, and Rick Ostroff — were told their gifts would be matched with public funds, despite that being barred by city election law.
The candidates did not disclose Solidarity PAC’s fundraising role in campaign finance disclosures.
The mayor enlisted an army of contractors to build a one-stop benefits platform. Two years and $100 million later, the website is a skeleton of what it was supposed to be.
Nonprofits form the backbone of the state’s social service sector, and they may be getting some overdue relief in this year’s budget.
In New York, half of CIU exonerations involve prosecutorial misconduct, but DAs rarely acknowledge who got it wrong.
The budget plans set up a fight with Governor Kathy Hochul, who did not propose substantial new investments at all.
They got tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to defend Andrew Cuomo against scandal. Now, they’re helping fund his comeback.
No time to read our big investigation? Here’s a quick summary of everything you need to know.
The secretive units have fallen short on their promise to help wrongfully convicted New Yorkers.
A New York Focus investigation reveals how party officials and politically connected law firms continue to profit from court-appointed roles.
Absent more money from the state, city officials warn that they will hit a funding cliff as early as April.
Chip technology has been standard in credit and debit cards for a decade. It could stop New York’s surging rate of stolen benefits.
Prosecutors have urged the governor to roll back some of New York’s discovery reforms. Public defenders worry about reverting to a time when they had to fight their cases “blindfolded.”
Student performance in math and reading is still below pre-pandemic levels, according to new data — but on par with the national average.
The Bronx Community Foundation spent almost none of the funds it raised for victims of the 2022 Twin Parks apartment fire.
Our team will be descending upon Albany on Tuesday. Here’s what they’ll be watching.
Updates about an increase in emissions, violence within New York’s prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over cannabis in NYC.
Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme Courthouse.
Brandon Bishunauth is an unlikely candidate to pick a fight with a bastion of old-time machine politics.