An anti-development New York City Councilmember approved a project in her district rather than risk being overruled by a new appeals board — the first sign of a potential sea change in the city’s ...

The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.

Officials have long eyed “virtual power plants,” which coordinate energy use across thousands of homes, but the state has lagged in adopting them.

Last year, after prison guards were caught beating an incarcerated man to death, Governor Hochul allocated millions to a prison oversight body. This ...

Mamdani also campaigned on pushing Albany to expand rent stabilization to more new housing, likely by making changes to the ...

As housing construction booms in red states, blue states are falling behind. That will likely boost Republicans in federal politics.

Civil service exams can slow down government hiring by months or even years. New York City is one of the only areas of the ...

Since then, the prison system has been operating in a consistent state of crisis. Citing a staffing shortage, the system has kept its facilities in varying states of lockdown, with incarcerated people ...