David Klepper

Cynthia Chaffee’s Manhattan apartment would likely go for more than $5,000 a month if the landlord charged market price. But Chaffee pays thousands less thanks to the city’s long-standing rent stabilization rules—regulations that will expire this year if lawmakers don’t act.

New York’s attorney general has approved $2.4 million for the legal defense bills of a former state Senate leader acquitted of federal fraud charges.

Work on new casinos planned for upstate New York won’t begin until environmental reviews and casino executive background checks are completed—but state officials said Monday they’re moving as quickly as they can.

ALBANY, N.Y.—There is no deal on a pay raise for state lawmakers because they haven’t agreed to a series of campaign finance and ethics reforms, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.

New York’s state university system has adopted a new definition of sexual consent that requires a clear, affirmative agreement between partners, part of a larger effort to reduce sexual violence on college campuses.

The unusual power-sharing arrangement in the New York state Senate between Republicans and a splinter faction of Democrats will continue despite the GOP’s gains, the chamber’s top Republican said Monday.

Supporters of a higher minimum wage are hoping lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo tackle the issue in a lame-duck legislative session before Republicans take control of the state’s Senate in January.

New York’s upstate-downstate split was on full display this election year, with Republican candidates warning of meddling from New York City while attempts by Democrats like Gov. Andrew Cuomo to bridge the age-old fissure largely fell flat.

ALBANY, N.Y.—Environmental groups are suing New York state over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to use federal clean water funds on the new Tappan Zee Bridge, saying that the idea would create a dangerous national precedent if it’s allowed to stand.