Gov. Hochul says STAR tax credits will start arriving next week as part of $2.2B in relief for nearly 3 million New Yorkers.

Sen. Chuck Schumer urged HHS to restore CDC staffing and measles grants after two Erie County cases and 13 statewide, as national totals top 2,000.

A former acting ICE director and Mayor Zohran Mamdani traded sharp warnings over the 'abolish ICE' campaign — critics warn of safety and budget fallout while supporters cite cruelty.

A new City Council measure would stop 311 from forwarding certain repeat anonymous, non‑emergency complaints about so‑called "harassed" properties, drawing praise from landlords and concern from tenant advocates. The bill is now in committee.

A wave of retirements and leadership shifts in Albany has opened seats and reshaped upstate influence, setting up contested primaries and new leadership battles.

The state court system will require trial judges — including family court judges — to tour jails, juvenile facilities and other detention sites annually, with new training and reporting added to the rulebook.

Speaker Julie Menin joined after‑school providers at City Hall, urging the council to lock in baselined funding after contract rebids and a major expansion left programs scrambling.

Lawmakers approved a bill to strip confusing 'sell by' labels and standardize date labels to 'Use by' and 'Best if Used by' to cut waste and lower grocery bills.

A 90-minute "Concert for the First Amendment" at Town Hall features Bette Midler, Patti Smith and others while organizers mount counter-programming to a White House UFC spectacle.

A Bronx public‑defender group has sued to stop a plan to resume on‑the‑spot drug testing in several NYC family courts, calling the policy coercive and unconstitutional.

A landlord claims Councilwoman Julie Won lived rent‑free at Skyline Tower and owes roughly $25,000; Won says the lease is forged and vows to fight the claim. Ethics and tax rules complicate the dispute as she campaigns next week.

A D.C. judge ordered the DOE to reinstate $82.1M for 11 canceled clean‑energy grants after plaintiffs argued the cuts were politically targeted. The decision could restore funding for projects in five states.

Early voting runs June 13–21 across New York. Suffolk County has switched to ExpressVote XL touchscreen ballot‑marking machines for the 2026 primaries.