Politics Jan 16 New York governor wants to spend $2.4 billion to help deal with migrant influx in new budget proposal The migrant spending plan, which would include shelter services, legal assistance and more, came as part of a $233 billion budget proposal announced on Tuesday.
Politics Dec 12 New York’s high court orders new congressional maps as Democrats move to retake control of the U.S. House The state's bipartisan redistricting commission will now be tasked with coming up with new districts, which will then go before the Democrat-controlled Legislature for approval.
Politics Dec 08 New York can enforce gun laws in ‘sensitive locations’ for now, appeals court rules New York can continue to enforce laws banning firearms in sensitive locations, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in its first broad review of a host of new gun rules passed in the state after a landmark Supreme Court ruling…
Politics Dec 05 With George Santos out of Congress, special election to fill his New York seat is set for February Both Republicans and Democrats are zeroing in on New York as a key battleground in the fight to control the House.
Politics Nov 07 Exonerated ‘Central Park 5’ member Yusef Salaam wins New York City Council seat Exonerated "Central Park Five" member Yusef Salaam has won a seat on the New York City Council, decades after he was wrongly imprisoned as a teen in an infamous rape case.
Politics Nov 07 Yusef Salaam, exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member, poised to win NYC council seat The victory will come more than two decades after DNA evidence was used to overturn the convictions of Salaam and four other Black and Latino men in the 1989 rape and beating of a white jogger in Central Park.
Politics Oct 16 New York City to limit migrant families with children to 60-day shelter stays New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is limiting shelter stays for migrant families with children to 60 days in the city's housing system.
Nation Oct 03 New York City mayor heads to Latin America with message for asylum seekers: ‘We are at capacity’ New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he's traveling to Latin America to discourage people from seeking asylum in the city as it struggles to handle a massive influx of migrants.
Politics Sep 28 Who is Letitia James? NY attorney general has long history of taking on powerful targets, including Trump Here’s a look at her political background and some of her biggest cases.
Politics Sep 20 Trump’s New York hush-money trial could overlap with state’s presidential primary New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed a bill setting the state's presidential primary for April 2, potentially putting former President Donald Trump on the ballot as he stands trial in Manhattan for a hush-money criminal case.