Join the New York State Museum in ringing in the Year of the Snake with vibrant new displays, a refreshed Tuck High Co. exhibition, and fun, family-friendly activities.

Governor Hochul announced over $100 million in new investments for projects in certified Pro-Housing Communities.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers the 2025 State of the State Address, Jan. 14, 2025, in Albany, N.Y. Mike Groll/Office of the ... a man allegedly used a knife to slash a man and a woman at Manhattan’s Grand Central subway station, police said.

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie and Assembly Member Micah Lasher introduced a bill to help prosecutors comply with the law, while Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to weaken the law’s requirements.

Albany’s rainmakers have found a new way to shower cash into the state’s dwindling coffers. The day after Christmas, Gov. Hochul signed Bill S2129A into law, deputizing the Department of Environmental Conservation to fine fossil fuel companies billions of dollars for past greenhouse gas emissions.

But opponents still worry that it could have a chilling effect on people who wear masks for health or safety reasons.

A generation ago, New York Democrats and Republicans essentially agreed that police were good, laws necessary, and criminal disorder unacceptable. Since then, however, the Empire State’s Democratic Party has been overtaken by ideologues who believe — despite all evidence — that criminal justice is systemically racist,

The big Albany news last week was the unveiling of Governor Hochul’s 2025-2026 Executive Budget. This raises the curtain on the budget process and while hammering out a final budget is rarely easy, the prospects for the governor’s plans are boosted by forecasted surpluses of $3.

Schools did not close for Lunar New Year in the first year of the new law because the holiday fell on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. The date varies from year to year as the Lunar New Year is based on moon cycles; the holiday typically occurs between the end of January and the end of February.

In a scathing rebuke, a New York judge ruled Monday in favor of five hemp businesses that were subject to a series of military-like raids last

Seeking a second term, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg may not be facing significant challenges on the campaign trail. But he will be running for reelection in a supercharged political

An obscure zoning regulation passed in 1961 has restricted residential housing development in New York City for the last 64 years.