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 ...

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

The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.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

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. The next US Census likely won’t be good for New York. Because of ...

The Reporter’s Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. In December 2024, the New York state prison system made national news when ...

Conditions in New York City jails have reached a boiling point, prompting day-long hearings, national media attention, and renewed calls for the Rikers Island jail complex to be shuttered. The jails ...

This story was produced with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism. Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. On a crisp evening last ...