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Mayor Bill de Blasio is in full support of New York City students joining in next month's nationwide walkout to remember victims of the Parkland, Florida massacre.
There was an urgent call from advocates for Gov. Andrew Cuomo Thursday to do away with his proposal to cap state funding for New York City child welfare services.
The governors of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Rhode Island are forming a coalition of like-minded states on gun control.
Former governor Chris Christie vetoed similar legislation throughout his two terms, saying the funding circumvented the budget process.
In the wake of the Florida shooting, President Donald Trump is now recommending a federal ban on bump stocks, which make it easier to fire rounds more quickly.
Members of the New York City Congressional delegation on Sunday urged a rollback of a Trump administration plan that they said would risk the health of first responders who worked during the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
President Donald Trump fired off tweets Sunday saying the Obama administration was to blame for Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign adviser and associate of ex-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, is expected to plead guilty in a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller, sources familiar with the negotiations said.
Schumer says the proposed budget cuts $12 million from federal programs that help states and localities maintain records on who is ineligible to purchase firearms.
The agency says they failed to investigate after receiving a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a "desire to kill" and access to guns and could be plotting an attack.
The defendants are accused of violating U.S. criminal laws to interfere with American elections and the political process.
Nyack resident Lisa Buckley says she receives notices in the mail month after month telling her she has an overdue balance for highway tolls.
In announcing plans to close Rikers Island, the city has proposed new jails in all the New York City boroughs except Staten Island.
Could some relief finally be on the way for NJ TRANSIT riders?
Oprah Winfrey has made a career out of listening, and since her speech at the Golden Globes last month, she's heard a rumbling. But in an interview with 60 Minutes Overtime, she makes it clear — she is not running for president.
