As Zohran Mamdani prepares to unveil property tax reforms, he must weigh a plan he inherited from his predecessor.
“Asylum is your story,” the man told him, “why you came here.” He told Moussa he had to talk to a lawyer, something Moussa ...
An anti-development New York City Councilmember approved a project in her district rather than risk being overruled by a new appeals board — the first sign of a potential sea change in the city’s ...
Officials have long eyed “virtual power plants,” which coordinate energy use across thousands of homes, but the state has lagged in adopting them.
The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.
The Reporter’s Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. In December 2024, the New York state prison system made national news when ...
Over his more than two decades as a clean energy entrepreneur and commentator, Jigar Shah has established himself as one of the most prominent voices calling for a more decentralized, flexible grid.
New York City's taxpayers account for a disproportionate share of the state's revenue, enabling the state to spend more in poorer regions. The state's budgets have mostly sent more money to the city ...
State-run youth prisons are severely understaffed. A Rochester-area facility has regularly operated with only a tenth of the staff it’s supposed to have available to supervise youth. Incarcerated ...
Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. Weeks after Governor Kathy Hochul announced legislation aimed at reining ...
Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. The next US Census likely won’t be good for New York. Because of ...
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