An anti-development New York City Councilmember approved a project in her district rather than risk being overruled by a new appeals board — the first sign of a potential sea change in the city’s ...

The state rescinded its request to dismiss a sexual abuse lawsuit after a judge became aware of New York Focus’s findings.

Officials have long eyed “virtual power plants,” which coordinate energy use across thousands of homes, but the state has lagged in adopting them.

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The Reporter’s Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. In December 2024, the New York state prison system made national news when ...

Conditions in New York City jails have reached a boiling point, prompting day-long hearings, national media attention, and renewed calls for the Rikers Island jail complex to be shuttered. The jails ...

The threat of a new appeals board pushed Vickie Paladino to approve a new development. The investigator was initially placed on leave after New York Focus revealed that state gaming regulators ignored ...

Mamdani also campaigned on pushing Albany to expand rent stabilization to more new housing, likely by making changes to the ...

New York environmental regulators have deemed a developer liable for an $18 million Westchester cleanup — but they haven’t ...

Mayor Adams's flagship tech project has run up a $100 million tab over two and a half years, using dozens of private contractors chosen through methods that avoid oversight and public bidding ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter keeping readers up to speed on New York politics. On a frigid weeknight last month, the grandstand at the Yonkers Raceway ...