The only PFAS bill to pass the full legislature this year was one banning the chemicals and other toxic substances in ...

Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.

Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from ...

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Last spring, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli — the steward of the state’s $273 billion pension fund — announced a policy to ...

Sierra Johnson is one of nearly 1,600 women who filed claims under the Adult Survivors Act alleging sexual abuse in state ...

As Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo put fraudulent debt collection firms on notice. He may have strengthened their hand.

The state has left defrauded food stamp recipients to fend for themselves. Internal agency emails point to a long-simmering ...

Wrangling over a major bill to cut packaging waste continued until the final hours of the legislative session, ...

Here are five key takeaways from our investigation. From 2019 to 2023, defendants only responded to about 17 percent of the ...

Jessy is a Brooklyn-based reporter who writes about housing, social justice, and the people of New York City for Hell Gate.