A new group, the New York State Tenant Bloc, is focused, in part, on organizing tenants to only vote for mayoral candidates who agree to freeze the rent for stabilized apartments.

A new report from the American Lung Association has given New York mixed grades, including an "F," for its tobacco control efforts. The associati

A Prairie Grove man was sentenced on Jan. 29 for traveling to New York in 2023 to sexually abuse a child, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

So far in New York’s 2025 Legislative Session, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed six bills that passed in both the Assembly and the State Senate.

The feds are in the middle of a mammoth “nuclear incident training exercise” in upstate New York — while stressing it is routine and not a reaction to a threat. The exercise started Sunday and will run through Friday around Schenectady and Albany,

New legislation signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul is positioning New York as a leader in Parkinson’s Disease research. The new bill establ

Albany-based designer Karen E. Maxwell Allamby, aka Kema, to debut her wooden handbags at New York Fashion Week.

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

The bill, which is widely supported by Jewish advocacy groups, is partly a response to increases in masked antisemitic intimidation

New York was the first state in the country to pass such a measure. Donor advocates estimated it could save 100 lives per year, based on the effects of similar laws in other countries. Two and a half years later, it has saved zero lives, because the state health department has failed to implement the law.

A proposal introduced in the New York Legislature could make it a crime for people to wear face masks to harass or threaten someone.

Were you Seen at the New York State Brewers Association's 10th annual New York Craft Brewers Festival on Jan. 25, 2025, in Crown Plaza Albany — Desmond Hotel in Albany? Gary McP