New York racing regulators have failed to take action against drug buyers for years, even after federal law enforcement gave them clear evidence.

Michael Blake blasted Representative Ritchie Torres for his investments in firms serving the military — but has long worked ...

Drug policy advocates are calling a new reporting mandate a missed opportunity for needed transparency and sustained action.

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This story is a collaboration between New York Focus and Columbia Journalism Investigations, an investigative reporting unit at the Columbia Journalism School. Terrell Eleby, a Brooklyn native ...

For the first time since she took office in 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul won’t be taking a stack of unsigned bills with her into the Christmas holiday. This year, she has already either signed or ...

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Wednesday to resume reviewing protection requests from young immigrants who suffered abuse or neglect, finding it violated federal law when it ...

Zohran Mamdani barely campaigned on climate. The New York City mayor-elect’s overwhelming focus has been on affordability, from an early ad declaring that “the cost of living is the real crisis” to ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. Zohran Mamdani made history last night, romping to a decisive victory ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. Everything is under control, lawyers for the state prison system told a ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. The Department of Homeland Security has sent unaccompanied immigrant ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. As Governor Kathy Hochul publicly touts her support for universal child ...