Jordan J.G. Wright, who has represented Harlem in the state Assembly since his 2024 election, will be boosted by an outside ...

Some climate activists want the mayor to take a stronger stance. He previously said the state’s climate law "is not a ...

The governor, Senate, and Assembly all have different ideas for how to implement this year’s increases for human services ...

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Using an exemption to a 2012 law, the Partnership for New York City has revealed the names of donors to its political arm, ...

The city could lose $239 million from the policy, which is supported by business groups while unions remain on the sidelines.

Unions want state leaders to sweeten their retirement packages. What would it cost, and what would it achieve?

A new bill unveiled Wednesday aims to prevent state prisons from banning visitors based on faulty body scanner readings. The legislation would also subject prison employees to the same security scans ...

The Assembly wants to freeze your energy bills, the Senate wants to stop police from working with ICE, and the governor wants to slash auto insurance premiums. Albany’s leaders will hash out these and ...

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Modou sat with his lawyer in the quiet hallway of the immigration court on the 21st floor of a Manhattan federal building. It was a Wednesday afternoon late last month, and he was waiting for the next ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. A fight over the future of New York City’s electric grid is heating up ...