Statewide diversion courts could keep thousands out of jail, but they'll need more investments in treatment to succeed.

Reporting from New York Focus last year found that the project would save drivers six minutes max, at a cost of $1.3 billion.

Rejected books include a Spanish-English dictionary, a Spanish translation of a George R.R. Martin novel, and "The Seven ...

Johnson was one of roughly 1,600 women to sue the state under the Adult Survivors Act alleging they were sexually assaulted ...

Some immigrants held in county jails are struggling to access legal advice, phone calls, and even their own court hearings.

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It’s been on New York’s agenda for well over a decade. And, once again, it’s coming down to a last-minute battle in the final days of the legislative session. The proposal is to slash the amount of ...

On Tuesday, the New York City Council held an emergency oversight hearing in response to New York Focus reporting that the police department had covertly used a free internet program to gain real-time ...

Sign up for Staying Focused, our newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on New York politics. When Pamela Brown found out that her lawyer had been indicted for ...

Will New York follow its climate law, once hailed as one of the most ambitious in the world? Or will it be allowed to keep stalling on its legal obligations to cut greenhouse gas emissions? That may ...