NNew York Read More State Legislature Proposes Major Boost to Immigrant…March 11, 2026 BEFORE YOU GO, consider: If not for the article you just read, would the information in it be…
NNew York Read More State Legislature Backs Tax Hikes on Wealthy, Adding…March 10, 2026 At New York Focus, our central mission is to help readers better understand how New York really works.…
NNew York Read More In Albany’s tax-hike kabuki theater, the one sure thing is that regular New Yorkers will lose out in the endMarch 5, 2026 Even with Gov. Kathy Hochul vowing to avoid any tax hikes (before the November election, anyway), the Legislature’s…
NNew York Read More Brace for THOUSANDS more in energy costs — unless Albany fixes NY’s insane climate lawMarch 3, 2026 Critics, including us, have been warning that New Yorkers’ energy costs are about to soar even higher, thanks…
NNew York Read More Public unions’ stealthy scheme will siphon $100B from NY taxpayersMarch 1, 2026 Imagine one of your children or grandchildren — perhaps still too young to be messing around online —…
NNew York City Read More Hochul is letting Medicaid costs soar — to buy political support from Big Health CareFebruary 20, 2026 For the fourth year in a row, Gov. Kathy Hochul has used the word “unsustainable” to describe her…
NNew York Read More Mamdani touts ‘mayoral accountability’ for schools, but does he know what that means?February 16, 2026 For years, New York City’s schools operated under “mayoral control.” Now, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is rebranding it “mayoral…
NNew York City Read More NYC bodega cats move whisker closer to being legalJanuary 20, 2026 The city’s famous bodega cats just got a whisker closer to being legal — and protected — under…
NNew York City Read More Kathy Hochul will talk ‘affordability’ —without explaining how NY taxpayers can afford her schemesJanuary 10, 2026 Expect Gov. Kathy Hochul in her State of the State Address on Tuesday to talk on and on…
NNew York City Read More Kathy Hochul’s suck-up to the left this year could leave NY is sorry shapeJanuary 1, 2026 Gov. Kathy Hochul heads into her reelection year aiming to make the best of her dismal record —…
NNew York Read More Albany must SAY NO to the online-casino temptationDecember 15, 2025 Uh-oh: The New York Times last week dropped a Page One story marveling at the huge revenue windfalls…
NNew York Read More Wine in supermarkets offers major benefits, minimal harmDecember 4, 2025 More than 80% of the U.S. population is able to buy wine in supermarkets. Advocates hope to convince…