Bruce Blakeman, the Republican nominee for governor, says he cares about Social Security. After all – he collects it. The 71-year-old Nassau County executive is hoping to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul in ...

Twenty-six years ago, measles was declared eliminated in the United States. It was one of the great public health achievements of a generation. Today, measles is back. Across the country, communities ...

Now, Jeffries and James are household names, as House minority leader who may be on the cusp of becoming the first Black ...

After a surprise announcement she wouldn’t seek reelection, the county leader is endorsing a fellow Assembly member – but ...

Her former deputy, Michael Gianaris, writes about the sea change the chamber has experienced under her leadership.

One of the most competitive and closely watched congressional races this year is in the Hudson Valley, where moderate Republican Rep. Mike Lawler is facing an up-and-coming Democratic rival, Cait ...

It depends on which of 14 panels you caught at Monday’s marathon City Council hearing on AI safety.

Archie Kyriacou has never voted in his life, and he’s never wanted to – not for president, and certainly not for Congress. This time last year, the 50-year-old who owns the Stony Point Family Diner ...

Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn's tenure as leader of the Brooklyn Democratic Party has drawn to a close, according to a Supreme Court judge. And that could clear the way for Julio Peña III, the leader of ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Friday she plans to work with state lawmakers to pass legislation that would close the so-called “voluntary intoxication loophole” in the state’s rape law. The measure ...

National outrage over an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in 2024 has put changing New York’s sexual assault consent laws at the forefront of state leaders' minds. An anonymous former Cornell ...