New York State

Politics

Women are leading the charge to investigate Cuomo

More women have joined the Legislature in recent years, and some say increased representation is contributing to the reckoning Cuomo now faces.

New York State

Politics

Why are cops rarely charged or convicted when they kill in the line of duty?

A grand jury declined to indict police officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude in Rochester last year. That’s not a huge surprise.

New York City

Politics

NYC launches website to highlight social equity outcomes

New data shows the city’s race and gender gaps on health, economic and educational indicators.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

How Cuomo wants to safeguard your data

A proposal in Cuomo’s executive budget would make it harder for companies to share and sell user data but some say it only scratches the surface of privacy concerns.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

How will the Legislature revoke Cuomo’s emergency powers?

There’s no consensus yet on how to curb Cuomo’s expanded powers, but those powers may not be gone for good.

Health Care

Policy

Why accurate data reporting matters in a pandemic

A complete picture of nursing home deaths and other pandemic data is crucial, public health experts say.

Labor

Policy

Amid building boom, Amazon faces complaints from warehouse workers

The company is still expanding in New York, but some employees have complained about pandemic working conditions.

Joe Biden

Policy

How much New York is getting in the COVID-19 relief bill

New York state and local governments would get a total of $23.3 billion in federal assistance under draft COVID-19 relief package.

New York State

Politics

How Claudia Tenney won back her seat in Congress

Her open embrace of Trump was received more warmly in Central New York than it was in 2018.

New York State

Policy

Why Cuomo’s pandemic policies keep getting challenged in court

The lawsuit over prisoners not being vaccinated is just the latest COVID-19 policy accused of unequal treatment.

New York State

Policy

How New York can distribute the vaccine more equitably

Vaccine distribution has been woefully unequal. Here’s how New York might start to fix it.

Criminal Justice

Policy

Rochester’s new Person in Crisis team might have prevented 9-year-old’s pepper spraying

Even though the city created a non-police unit to deal with individuals in emotional distress, they weren’t on the scene.

New York City

Policy

Delayed COVID-19 statistics have become a pattern

New York City and state have each been criticized for failing to release information on vaccinations, deaths and more.

Health Care

Policy

AG James: Nursing home deaths undercounted

A new report says the Cuomo administration may have undercounted COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents by as much as 50%.

Transportation

Politics

Why are the NYC subways still closed overnight?

Calls to reopen the subways for 24/7 service are growing after nearly a year of closures.

New York State

Policy

Canceled appointments are the latest vaccine headache

Two weeks into New York’s expanded coronavirus vaccine rollout, some parts of the state are hitting the brakes.

Labor

Policy

After Prop 22, New York is still split on gig worker reforms

New York lawmakers will pursue alternative measures to grant gig workers more employment benefits, even as some push for reclassifying them as employees.

Technology

Policy

Vaccine website frustrations point to larger government tech problems

New York had months to prepare for rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine, and yet signing up for a vaccination is complicated and difficult. Here’s why.