New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Heavy rain swept across parts of the U.S. Northeast on Monday night, inundating sections of New York and New Jersey with flash flooding that stranded vehicles in roadways, closed subway lines and led to a declaration... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump has a new political foil: New York’s Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani. The president, who has a history of spewing sometimes vile insults at rivals, has in recent days escalated his attacks against the 33-year-old... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — Under a bill currently awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul's signature, Instagram, Facebook, and other “addictive” social media sites could be required to display warning labels on their sites. The legislation, which received bipartisan and bicameral support, would require... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary Tuesday night after Andrew Cuomo conceded the race in a stunning upset, as the young, progressive upstart who was virtually unknown when the contest began... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Democrats will decide Tuesday whether to reboot Andrew Cuomo's political career, elevate liberal upstart Zohran Mamdani, or turn to a crowded field of lesser-known but maybe less-polarizing candidates in the party's mayoral primary. Their choice could... Read More

NEW YORK — Utility ratepayers in New York are one step closer to not having to subsidize the gas line hookups of newcomers to the system. Last week, the New York Legislature voted to repeal the state’s so-called “100-foot-rule,” a... Read More

LEWISTON, N.Y. — It hasn’t happened in a generation, but New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday directed the state’s public electric utility to build a new nuclear power plant, one with enough capacity to power roughly 1 million homes.... Read More

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters across New York state on Tuesday will pick nominees in municipal primaries that include high-profile comeback bids in New York City by a former governor and a former congressman who both left office mired in scandal. At the top of... Read More

NEW YORK — Two Democratic New York lawmakers and the state’s Department of Environmental Protection secured $1 million to clean up the Harlem River, funding that will go towards an environmental study to explore ways to restore ecology, improve water... Read More

ALBANY — The New York State Senate approved a bill on Monday that would allow people facing terminal diagnoses to end their lives on their own terms, which the bill’s proponents say would grant a measure of autonomy to New... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Imagine this: You’re home for the evening, winding down. There’s a knock at the door. Who’s there? It’s Anthony Weiner. And he wants your vote. Yes, that Weiner: The guy whose once-promising political career was derailed by... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado announced Monday that he will challenge his boss, Gov. Kathy Hochul, in the governor's race next year, months after a feud between the two Democrats erupted into public view. In a short... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel of New York, an outspoken, gravel-voiced Harlem Democrat who spent nearly five decades on Capitol Hill and was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, died Monday at age 94.... Read More

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department filed lawsuits against four states this week, claiming their climate actions conflict with federal authority and President Donald Trump'senergy dominance agenda. The DOJ on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Hawaii and Michigan over their plans for legal action against... Read More

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos, who lied about his life story and defrauded donors, faces sentencing in federal court on Friday. The New York Republican, who served in Congress for barely a year before being... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair Thursday and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, killing the pilot and a family of five Spanish tourists in the latest U.S. aviation disaster, officials said.... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Public Service Commission recently approved the draft Bulk Energy Storage Program Implementation Plan, filed by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, with some modifications. The commission instructed NYSERDA to modify... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s “bodega cats” are beloved fixtures in the Big Apple — but they’re on the wrong side of the law. The convenience store cats that live at many of the city’s bodegas and delis... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state’s highest court on Thursday ended an effort by the New York City Council to allow noncitizens to vote in municipal elections. Though the local law never went into effect, the Democrat-led city council heralded... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday launched a new web portal to support access to vaccine and public health information as measles continues to spread in New York state. As of March 13, the Centers for... Read More

A dynamic storm that prompted foreboding predictions of dangerous weekend weather spawned tornadoes, dust storms and wildfires that killed at least 39 people and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses. The system that brought severe weather and flooding to the central and... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state is making $30 million available for hospitals to make what it calls “efficient electrification” upgrades. The money is being made available through the state’s Empire Building Challenge: Hospitals program and will be allocated to... Read More

Associated Press (AP) — Mayors from four major cities are set to testify Wednesday in Congress as Republicans take aim at “sanctuary cities," arguing that they impede the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda and protect people who are in the United States illegally. Mayors Michelle... Read More

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration revoked federal approval of New York City’s controversial congestion pricing program, killing a plan imposed to reduce traffic in midtown Manhattan and pay for upgrades to the city’s aged mass transit system. The program, which... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday ordered federal prosecutors to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams, arguing in a remarkable departure from long-standing norms that the case was interfering with the mayor’s ability to... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Twenty-two states sued New York on Thursday, contending that a new law forcing a small group of major energy producers to pay $75 billion into a fund to cover climate change damage is unconstitutional. The lawsuit, filed in Albany, lists... Read More

NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live bird markets in New York City, Westchester and Long Island after seven cases of avian flu were detected at bird markets in the city. Gov. Kathy Hochul... Read More

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The New York Power Authority on Tuesday approved its first-ever strategic plan for expanding renewable energy resources across the state. The plan includes details of 37 projects in every region of the state that represent a... Read More

ALBANY — New York State Sen. Zellnor Myrie has reintroduced legislation that would make New York State the first in the country to allow its residents to sue oil and gas firms over damage caused by climate change. The Brooklyn... Read More

ALBANY, N.Y. — A bill signed into law on Thursday by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul bans third-party companies that use AI bots to automatically snap up restaurant reservations and then sell them for a substantial profit. The bill, sponsored... Read More