Andrew Cuomo

One of the New York State lawmakers spearheading the marijuana legalization effort says prospects are looking better this year than last year as New Jersey residents prepare to head to the polls on the issue.

Police are investigating anti-Semitic graffiti, including a swastika, found written in a stairwell of a Brooklyn high school.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday used his annual State of the State Address to advocate for a number of progressive goals while prioritizing fighting hate and improving the environment.

New York lawmakers are set to return to Albany this week for the start of the new legislative session, and a second year of near-total control of state government by Democrats.

The Greek Orthodox church being rebuilt next to the World Trade Center has sat unfinished for years, but now Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a deal has been worked out with church leaders to finish it.

It’s a get-out-of-jail-free card for inmates across the state—thousands of people currently behind bars will be let out as a new bail reform law takes effect at midnight.

A knife-wielding man stormed into a rabbi's home and stabbed five people as they celebrated Hanukkah in an Orthodox Jewish community north of New York City, an ambush the governor said was an act of domestic terrorism fueled by intolerance and a “cancer” of growing hatred in America.

President Trump slammed Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio for the “TREMENDOUS Homeless problems” in the state and city, saying they should "politely" ask him for help.

New York’s governor says convicted sex offenders should be required to disclose their social media screen names to prevent them from using apps to exploit children.

New York’s governor wants to eliminate the so-called “pink tax.”