New York

Teachers said students are more attentive, respectful, and engaged. Meanwhile, a national study found no meaningful improvement in test scores.

The state monitor’s position over the organization has been extended for another three years and given more powers.

The legislature rolled back carbon emissions limits because cleaner energy sources are not coming online fast enough.

The mayor gives details on major construction projects and plans.

Spurred by Rental Ripoff hearings, Mayor Zohran Mamdani launches an ambitious plan to address New York City’s housing crisis.

Skoufis said the monitor can now stop votes that are against state law, have conflicts of interest, or are against taxpayers’ interests before any voting occurs

The number of people killed in firearm homicides has nearly halved from this time last year.

The president promoted a tax deduction that he said would benefit residents of high-tax states at an event in New York’s Hudson Valley.

Congress passed legislation in December to give local police authority to disable drones. NYPD teamed up with the FBI to train officers ahead of a busy summer.

The U.S. Transportation Department chooses Halmar, a construction company based in Nanuet, and Swedish corporation Skanska to build the new station.

This year saw a $7.3 million increase to the school district budget.

The former highway superintendent also illegally possessed eight pistols.

The Justice Department alleges the state’s policy has resulted in sexual assault and other crimes against female inmates.

The Second Circuit upheld the state’s ban on guns in public parks but rejected a rule covering private businesses open to the public.

The judge said ICE agents are only allowed to make arrests at immigration courts when there are ‘serious threats of physical harm to public safety.’

New York has, in the past, only mandated vaccines approved and recommended by federal health agencies.

The Long Island Rail Road is expected to resume service Tuesday, May 19, at noon.