The $115 million state contract for administering the program required a paper application. Without it, tenants who can’t access technology may be getting left behind.
Not a single prosecutor appeared to have been disciplined for on-the-job misconduct in 2019. Even the state prosecutors association supports reforms.
New York is seen as a model - but it also shows the challenges of green public-private partnerships
Renters broke decisively for India Walton in Buffalo’s June Democratic primary, favoring an affordable housing advocate with a tenant-centered housing platform over a developer-friendly incumbent.
A political moderate and former Congressperson and bank executive, Hochul stands to make history as New York’s first woman governor, but may face fierce challengers in next year’s election.
The structure of state government, with its centralized power and few ethical checks, invites scandal after scandal.
Farms in New York have used a form of legal arbitrage to shield their manure management practices from scrutiny.
The New York Court of Appeals participates in impeachment trials. Cuomo has appointed all seven members, including two of them in June
Where does the housing justice movement go from here?
New York is showering microchip manufacturers with billions in subsidies—on top of massive federal incentives.
Tenant groups are already turning to other upstate cities that could pass good cause this summer—and that could pave the way for statewide legislation.
In Buffalo, socialist India Walton scored a landmark win against a four-term incumbent mayor. In nearby Rochester, shakeups on the city council and county legislature could chart a new course for local politics.
Blocked at the state level, the campaign for “good cause eviction” is going local.
This year, state legislators passed major bills in response to the overdose crisis. Will Cuomo sign them?
Police officers who were decertified by state regulators went on to find work at other departments and public safety agencies, records show.
As New York turns the page on solitary confinement, a reflection on what three decades in solitary cost one man.
A top energy executive, whose firm is designing pro-gas talking points, has a seat at the table charting the state’s path to decarbonization.
Jeremy Zellner uses his dual role as Erie County’s chief election administrator and Democratic Party chair to create obstacles for outsider candidates, critics charge.
A progressive campaign to block the confirmation of Governor Cuomo’s nominee to the New York Court of Appeals failed by just a few votes
Only big, strong, mean grassroots campaigns can turn this around