Covering the politics, policies and people of New York State government.
Trailblazing jurist Paul Feinman, 61, an associate judge of the state Court of Appeals, passed away on March 31 just days after he officially retired from the bench last week due to illness. Lawmakers and colleagues shared their condolences this week. “Justice Feinman was a historic jurist who made this […]
New York State Attorney General Letitia James confirmed Sunday she is preparing an investigation into allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed two former employees. “Allegations of sexual harassment should always be taken seriously,” James said on Sunday. “There must be a truly independent investigation to thoroughly review these troubling […]
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the NY PopsUp festival on Monday in hopes of reigniting the performing arts industry across the state that has been shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is meant to be an example of how New York can bring back live performances post-pandemic. The festival […]
Andrea Stewart-Cousins was unanimously re-elected by her Democratic Conference colleagues as president pro tempore and majority leader of the New York State Senate. Stewart-Cousins, who represents Greenburgh, Scarsdale, and parts of White Plains, New Rochelle, and Yonkers, has served as leader of the Senate Democratic Conference since December 2012, and […]
Jabari Brisport won an uncontested race for New York’s 25th Senate District in Brooklyn, making history as the first openly gay black man to be elected to New York State Legislature. He is a part of the “Rainbow Wave,“ a term used to describe a new wave of LGBTQ+ candidates winning […]
On Nov. 23, at approximately 11:40 a.m. Governor Andrew Cuomo received the International Emmy Founders Award as recognition of his leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and his use of televised coronavirus briefings to inform, lead and encourage people across the state and around the world. While Cuomo himself was not […]
Two days before Thanksgiving, State University of New York Chancellor Jim Malatras announced that SUNY campuses have finished mandatory testing of students on campus with 152,788 tests conducted with a positivity rate of 0.63 percent between November 9 and November 23. SUNY Upstate Medical University will process the remaining tests […]
Live event spaces are still under heavy regulations eight months after the initial lockdown in New York state as a result of COVID-19 guidelines issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with lockdowns likely to become even more restrictive if coronavirus cases continue to spike this winter. As U.S. Sen Kirsten Gillibrand […]