New York's capital city of Albany holds the political power in the Empire State with around 900,000 people in the metro area.

Two-dozen of the state's leading good governance groups demanded that the legislature reject bills that would gut congestion ...

Albany police found a man dubbed the "Beaver Street Bandit," who allegedly robbed seven people, in New York City.

More New Yorkers received scripts for buprenorphine, a med used to treat opioid addiction, amid fight against record-high ...

Mayor Eric Adams asked state lawmakers on Tuesday to send the city more money for migrants, approve his proposed tax cut for ...

Two state lawmakers running against Eric Adams in this year’s Democratic mayoral primary took the chance to attack him in ...

A man arrested for firing a shotgun outside an upstate New York synagogue during the early months of the Israel-Hamas war has ...

February is Black History Month, and the New York State Office of General Services has made educational exhibits available at ...

New York lawmakers may give Gov. Kathy Hochul more time to schedule special elections, a move backed by the House Democratic ...

Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist who is running for mayor, will propose an ambitious plan on ...