Richard Dionisio participated in multiple votes related to a controversial rezoning effort without publicly disclosing his ...

A tiny storefront in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, has been a lifeline for Marco Ramirez and his family of four. Three years ago, the 56-year-old began visiting the food pantry operated by Reaching-Out ...

We teamed up with Hell Gate to grill leading Democratic candidates in a forum unlike any other. Here's what they said.

The state budget approved by legislators this week gives $350 million in additional funding to help New York City continue providing child care vouchers to low-income families — if the city throws in ...

As Washington has gutted federal support for a wide array of social services, New York state’s budget has seemingly moved forward in a vacuum. That has been by design, according to Governor Kathy ...

In New York’s third-largest city, a political dynasty holds sway in nearly every corner of government. Now in his 14th year, Mike Spano is Yonkers’s longest-serving mayor. According to his 2023 ...

The embattled prison chief took an optimistic tack, but family members of those killed by prison guards have little faith ...

The cuts could topple the safety net for New York’s most vulnerable and upend the state’s newly passed budget.

As New York Focus’s audience engagement editor, I’m used to seeing data. Every week, I look at metrics that tell us how many people visit the stories we publish on our website, view our posts on ...

New York’s budget includes $1 billion for climate action — a record amount, but less than the state was supposed to raise by ...