Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday she plans to work with state lawmakers to pass legislation that would close the so-called “voluntary intoxication loophole” in the state’s rape law. The measure ...

Flanked by fellow elected officials, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded that President Donald Trump immediately cease all U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in the city after a ...

Archie Kyriacou has never voted in his life, and he’s never wanted to – not for president, and certainly not for Congress. This time last year, the 50-year-old who owns the Stony Point Family Diner ...

New York lawmakers want everyone to know they’re on it. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive order this summer pausing data center projects for a year was the first in the nation. And legislation that could ...

It depends on which of 14 panels you caught at Monday’s marathon City Council hearing on AI safety.

One of the most competitive and closely watched congressional races this year is in the Hudson Valley, where moderate Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is facing an up-and-coming Democratic rival, Cait ...

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's tenure as leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party has drawn to a close, according to a Supreme Court judge. And that could clear the way for Julio Peña III, the leader of ...

Both candidates for state comptroller got spirited over wasteful Medicaid spending, high utility bills, AI, prediction markets and more Thursday night in their sole debate before Election Day. State ...

Following a judge’s order on Tuesday to restart the rollout of the pied-à-terre tax in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani reaffirmed his commitment to the policy. The tax, which applies to high-value ...

It is not morally okay and it should not be legally permissible to have sex with someone who is so intoxicated that they cannot reasonably consent. There should be consequences for that behavior. But ...