It remains unclear exactly what the Trump administration’s renovation of Penn Station will entail. Penn Station photo: Kevin Harber/Flickr; Donald Trump photo: World Economic Forum/Flickr | Illustration: New York Focus
Asked how the bill would change his collaboration with ICE, the Village of Allegany’s police chief told New York Focus: “It wouldn’t.” Photos: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul; Bill Badzo/Flickr; John Ramspott/Flickr | Illustration: New York Focus
The bill would dissolve contracts that allow federal immigration authorities to use county jails, but would leave more informal collaboration with local law enforcement untouched.
From left: New York Power Authority President Justin Driscoll, NYSERDA President Doreen Harris, and New York State Public Service Commission Chair Rory Christian spoke at a budget hearing on energy and the environment on January 28, 2026. Screenshot: New York state Senate/YouTube
New York state has been moving unhoused families into hotels and motels instead of shelters. Shatara Cook and her 2-year-old son, Chance, stayed in the Knights Inn in Endwell last February when they were unhoused. Michelle Gabel/ProPublica
The proposal follows a New York Focus and ProPublica investigation that found counties had placed thousands of adults and children in often-dilapidated hotels as the main response to homelessness.