The initiative to resettle asylum seekers outside New York City reached half the targeted number of familes. ICE has deported some participants.
The Trump administration’s lack of clarity about when and how to pay new fees sparked chaos and misinformation among immigrants with pending asylum applications.
The renewal locks New York City into well over $100 million in costs for the controversial program.
An entire season has come and nearly gone, and Wafler Farms still isn’t following its union contract.
The City Council held an emergency hearing on the NYPD’s use of a free internet program to gain real-time access to public housing cameras, in response to New York Focus’s reporting.
In a state Senate hearing on spiraling energy bills, consumer advocates lamented the closed-door negotiations at the heart of New York’s ratemaking process.
Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.
Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.”
New York counties thought they had months to prepare to implement SNAP work requirements. Now, they have weeks.
Despite mounting evidence that a disbarred attorney stole client funds, Manhattan prosecutors have taken no action.
Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.
Johnson was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted in state prisons.
Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they’ll need more investments in treatment to succeed.
Governor Hochul vetoed a measure to speed up New York’s public records process, which is among the slowest in the nation. We asked our reporters about their most protracted records requests.
Hochul appears to have snubbed advocates, providers, and unions, while they try to figure out how serious she is about universal child care.
Gary Lavine says law school deans illegally blocked his nomination to the state’s ethics body.
Governor Kathy Hochul has yet to indicate whether, or how, New York might plug a funding hole for Empower+, a key energy affordability program.
As legislators brace for more ICE arrests, they’re scrambling to figure out how to respond.
The Trump administration is slapping unaccompanied teenagers with fees for crossing the border.
The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found.