Advocates and lawmakers rallied on Albany’s Million Dollar Staircase to press for the Second Look, Earned Time and Marvin Mayfield Acts to reshape sentencing.

Hassan Naveed has returned to City Hall as chief of staff to Deputy Mayor Renita Francois while pressing a lawsuit that alleges discrimination under the Adams administration.

A diplomatic thaw could reopen air links between Haiti and the Dominican Republic on May 1, offering new routes for travelers and aid while U.S. flights remain limited.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a wrongful‑death suit accusing Andrew Cuomo of causing COVID deaths in New York nursing homes, leaving lower‑court dismissals intact.

A federal appeals panel vacated the NLRB’s order that Starbucks' subpoenas were coercive and sent the case back for reconsideration under a new standard.

Council committees held an oversight hearing on immigrant-targeted tenant harassment and a bill to make the Certification of No Harassment permanent. Lawmakers and advocates pressed HPD on enforcement and criteria.

A Washington Post analysis reported by The Boston Globe found nearly $900K flowed to Nick Fuentes in viewer superchats, showing how micropayments sustain fringe influencers.

Palantir’s 22‑point X thread argues AI will replace nuclear deterrence and calls for national service, sparking protests in New York and the Bay Area. Critics say it reads like a war manifesto.

The Supreme Court heard Sripetch v. SEC to decide whether the SEC must prove investor losses before ordering disgorgement. The ruling could reshape how the agency recovers ill-gotten gains.

Investigations show NYC has paid about $99.3M in rent and utilities for 28 unused preschool sites while families face long waitlists for neighborhood seats.

Kevin Warsh’s nomination has put his plan to shrink the Fed’s balance sheet and push for lower rates squarely in the spotlight. Senators and markets are set to press him at a confirmation hearing Tuesday.

The NYPSC on April 16 cleared utilities to use customer-owned batteries for demand response, approving Con Edison’s BYOB option and linking state rebates to enrollment.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent questioned the scientific consensus on climate change at the IMF‑World Bank spring meetings and urged the World Bank to drop key climate targets. The move escalates a fight over how multilateral banks fund energy and resilience.