How a Hamptons mine, in defiance of New York’s top court, keeps trucking out precious piles of sand.
In California, getting labor on board was essential to addressing the housing crisis. In New York, unions say the governor has barely tried.
A major wind and solar developer is defecting from industry ranks, arguing the state shouldn’t bail out struggling projects.
A group of Manhattan Democrats wants to force County Leader Keith Wright to choose between working for the party and working for a lobbying firm.
The mayor is putting New York City’s landmark climate and jobs law in jeopardy, our columnist argues.
Men locked up in the Broome County jail describe an opioid treatment program so shoddy, they risk withdrawal, relapse, and overdose.
The Adams administration said the city would replace discontinued Rikers courses. “I can say for certain that that’s not true,” one worker told New York Focus.
A seemingly minor change in access to city jails has made it much harder for a lauded debate course to recruit volunteers.
City policies have proven so volatile, even aid workers urged asylum seekers to get out of New York if they can.
The assemblymember wants to unseat Nico Minerva, right hand to party boss Keith Wright. The Manhattan Democrats vote on Thursday.
A surprise plan to shutter a jail in Syracuse’s Onondaga County spurred a chaotic political skirmish — and left local incarcerated people in the lurch.
Acting Supreme Court Justice Ralph Fabrizio has faced formal complaints for berating and threatening lawyers in more than a dozen incidents.
A growing local faction is demanding that the IDA be dissolved.
The Sheriffs’ Association lobbied against a bill to provide medication for opioid addiction in jails. Since it passed, they’ve failed to evaluate thousands of people for treatment.
The state’s top court will settle disputes between Rochester, Syracuse, New York City, and their police unions next week in three cases that could reshape police discipline across the state.
New York has kept hundreds of people convicted of sex offenses in prison long past their release dates.
Even as experts warn of mass ethnic cleansing in Gaza, New York politicians have remained unwavering in their support for Israel since the Hamas attack. They’ve been less vocal about their state’s ties to the occupation of Palestine.
The Sand Land mine is defying multiple orders to cease operations. Politicians are at a loss for how to respond.
Climate watchers say the state can’t meet its renewable energy goals without overriding local opposition.
Recent legislation has sought to rein in medical debt collection. But the bills don’t stop lawsuits in the first place — and some patients decline care out of financial concern.