Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's one-time aide clinched a $450,000 settlement in a case accusing the State of New York of failing to address her claims that Cuomo sexually harassed her.

According to sources familiar with the talks, Hochul wants to allow some violent offenders to be eligible for the merit time program – which currently allows non-violent offenders to get time off their sentences by earning degrees or learning vocational skills.

President Trump booted the MTA from the long-awaited redesign of Penn Station on Thursday, instead putting the feds in charge of a gold-plated makeover for the decrepit transit hub.

Lawmakers bashed the tone deaf comments upon returning to Albany Tuesday to vote on the fifth budget extension, as the spending plan reaches three weeks overdue.

A last minute court intervention by non-profit Independent Living Center groups resulted in an agreement by the state to extend timelines for aides and consumers in the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, CDPAP, to work their way through the beleaguered registration process with the state’s new hand-picked firm.

State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie is going to war with Gov. Kathy Hochul.

State lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul are finalizing a plan to ding New Yorkers’ pocketbooks to help fund the MTA’s record-breaking capital plan, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) confirmed Tuesday -- although he refused to offer any details

Don’t tread on P. State Republicans are pushing a bill that would give animals seized by the government a stay of execution after internet-famous P’Nut the Squirrel was decapitated by the government last year. P’Nut’s grieving owners Mark and Daniela Longo joined with state Assemblyman Jake Blumencranz (R-Nassau) at the state Capitol Tuesday to unveil...

Albany lawmakers are nearing a deal on expanding involuntary commitment laws — a key plank in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to tackle New York City’s mental health crisis. State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters Tuesday that negotiations have moved beyond an impasse, but details have yet to be locked down. “I think involuntary is...