Founded by a major Cuomo donor, Renaissance Technologies is set to become a stakeholder in upstate mining operation that touched off backlash against Bitcoin.
Madeline Singas, a close Cuomo ally, has been a prominent opponent of criminal justice reforms and has taken a punitive approach as Nassau County DA, defenders say.
As legislators consider reforms to New York’s parole system, former prison officials and incarcerated people describe the barriers to parole release.
Cuomo pledged to deal with rampant wage theft this year, then failed to deliver. Now, a bill to recover stolen wages is unlikely to pass the legislature.
Donovan has a progressive housing platform. But does it match his record?
“The police can only go as far as the DA lets them,” one defense attorney said.
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.
As New York turns the page on solitary confinement, a reflection on what three decades in solitary cost one man.
Police officers who were decertified by state regulators went on to find work at other departments and public safety agencies, records show.
Elected with real estate industry support, soon-to-be Mayor Adams faces a critical choice on New York’s landmark buildings emissions law.
DSA organized against a fracked-gas plant in Astoria. Now Schumer is getting involved.
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.
Farms in New York have used a form of legal arbitrage to shield their manure management practices from scrutiny.
The structure of state government, with its centralized power and few ethical checks, invites scandal after scandal.
And that’s still vastly short of what’s needed.
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
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.
New York’s new leader has pledged to improve access to public records – but hasn’t yet committed to the policy reforms transparency experts say are needed.
Tens of thousands of undocumented workers could be left out. Advocates are pushing to add more funds.