N.Y. Gov. Hochul signs off on legislation allowing NYC to lower speed limit

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed off on a piece of legislation contained in the recently passed New York state budget that includes Sammy's Law, which allows New York City to lower its speed limit to 20 mph. Read More

Another Voice: New York's constitution does not allow noncitizens to vote

New York City’s decision to open up its elections to noncitizens was more than just a misguided or poorly intentioned policy decision; it was offensive to every American and every ... Read More

New York lawmakers approve $237 billion state budget. Here's what it includes.

NEW YORK -- New York lawmakers approved a $237 billion state budget Saturday. In a series of posts on X, Gov. Kathy Hochul highlighted parts of the budget, adding, "We got all of this done without ... Read More

New York City Council Begs High Court to Allow Noncitizens to Vote

“Empowering New Yorkers to participate in our local democratic process can only strengthen New York City ... that would allow those with "legal status" to vote in municipal elections. Read More

Squatters pushing New York City homeowners to financial limits

NEW YORK-- Squatters taking advantage of laws that allow them to live rent free while the lengthy court process plays out are a growing problem in New York City. Squatters have victimized many New ... Read More

Opinion: Answering the call to save local news in New York

Thanks to the advocacy of the Empire State Local News Coalition, a newly formed group of over 150 hometown newspapers across New York, this critical legislation was included in the state Senate's ... Read More

How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics

Confidence in the presidency, public schools, the criminal justice system, the news ... New York, “2020: One City, Seven People and the Year Everything Changed.” “Where we’re left today ... Read More

On Politics: New York should rethink its wager on mobile sports betting

I’ve written, critically, about the planned casino boom in New York. Casinos do not ... has a proposal in the budget that would allow residents to bet on coin tosses, tournament MVPs, and ... Read More

2024 New York Primary Results

The 2024 primary schedule is listed below with the date of each state's primary and caucus for Democrats and Republicans in the 2024 presidential primary. Read More

Politics reporter discusses New York state budget

Anchors Shannan Ferry and Rocco Vertuccio spoke with Rebecca Lewis, the senior state politics reporter at City & State New York, Sunday morning on NY1 about the state budget. Read More

How A.I. Chatbots Become Political

The fact that A.I. systems express political leanings matters because people often adopt the views they most regularly encounter. Our politics and ... Follow The New York Times Opinion section ... Read More

New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Wisconsin get their say in presidential primaries

Voters in four s tates will weigh in Tuesday on their parties' presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now that both ... win primaries in Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin ... Read More