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.
Rikers Island and other city lockups employ five officers for every three incarcerated people. As some call for a reduction in officers, the City Council okays a budget plan that boosts the ranks by 400.
DSA organized against a fracked-gas plant in Astoria. Now Schumer is getting involved.
This year, state legislators passed major bills in response to the overdose crisis. Will Cuomo sign them?
Blocked at the state level, the campaign for “good cause eviction” is going local.
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.
More than a year after fines for unlicensed street vending were largely suspended when the pandemic struck, enforcement has begun again. Many street vendors say it threatens their only means of economic survival.
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.
An appellate court ordered hearings for defendants facing orders of protection that could separate them from their homes and families. But some judges — following a memo from state court officials — aren’t adhering to the ruling, defense lawyers say.
New York is showering microchip manufacturers with billions in subsidies—on top of massive federal incentives.
Where does the housing justice movement go from here?
At a meeting that included an attempt by party leadership to prevent several district leaders from voting, the party made seven picks - six of whom were donors to the party and its leaders.
The New York Court of Appeals participates in impeachment trials. Cuomo has appointed all seven members, including two of them in June
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.
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.