DOI’s new "Access Denied" report says state law and OCFS decisions block investigators from seeing ACS records tied to fatalities and employee misconduct. The agency is urging Albany to change the rules.

Public records show NYC pension funds boosted stakes in seven Chinese firms later placed on the U.S. forced-labor list, raising fresh questions for Brad Lander's congressional bid.

A new comptroller report finds NYC processed $8.8B through opaque master agreements from FY2022–FY2025, with delivery orders that often lack line‑item detail. The office wants central data and public DO1 line items.

A Siena poll finds 67% of New Yorkers say the state's cost of living is out of control; rent and CPI data back up the concern and raise political stakes.

Sen. Patricia Fahy filed S10197 to let municipalities outside NYC tax non‑primary homes valued $2.5M and up, with half the revenue earmarked for AIM funding to aid local governments.

A sold‑out Mother's Day show by Uzbek singer Yulduz Usmonova was canceled at the Oceana Theater after local officials protested alleged antisemitic remarks; the theater says it will refund tickets.

The state Senate advanced a set of bills to speed emergency care for neglected pets, ban non‑therapeutic debarking and raise penalties for abandonment and cruelty. The package mixes civil remedies and criminal changes.

A White House AI image of Schumer and Jeffries in sombreros on Cinco de Mayo touched off a rapid meme war, with Schumer answering by posting an image of Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

A state reporting change reallocated thousands of homecare aides and briefly turned a modest 2025 jobs gain into a headline loss. Economists say the drop is largely an accounting artifact.

The city secured a record $31M judgment against the owners of Robert Fulton Terrace and Fordham Towers and will place court oversight to force repairs.

Sen. Rick Scott and Reps. Elise Stefanik and Josh Gottheimer introduced paired bills that would withhold federal R&D funds from colleges taking money tied to designated foreign adversaries.

Assemblymember William Colton introduced A9290 to require teacher‑accessible silent alarms in every New York classroom, a step beyond the state’s Alyssa’s Law. The bill is pending in committee.

Senior U.S. officials warned China it may face tighter visa rules and entry bans if Beijing doesn't speed up repatriations; the warning arrives ahead of Trump's May summit.