Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, leaving people ...

Joel Jacobs is a data reporter at ProPublica. Previously, he was a data reporter on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s ...

Mamdani’s plans for universal child care, fare-free transit, and affordable housing rely on Albany getting on board.

Statewide spending on hotels has more than tripled in recent years. The shift away from shelters has prevented families from ...

Wrangling over a major bill to cut packaging waste continued until the final hours of the legislative session, ...

Last spring, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli — the steward of the state’s $273 billion pension fund — announced a policy to ...

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Sierra Johnson is one of nearly 1,600 women who filed claims under the Adult Survivors Act alleging sexual abuse in state ...

Tensions are still simmering among state lawmakers and advocates after the Assembly closed its 2025 session last week without passing any of this year’s flagship climate and environmental bills.

As Attorney General, Andrew Cuomo put fraudulent debt collection firms on notice. He may have strengthened their hand.