Hochul drops proposal to allow robotaxis outside NYC
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided not to move forward with a proposal to allow autonomous vehicles like…
New York State to stop issuing commercial driver’s licenses to many immigrants, in bow to Trump administration
New York’s DMV, bowing to a directive from President Donald Trump’s administration, will no longer issue commercial driver’s…
Hochul taps former NYC Council Speaker Adams as running mate
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that Adrienne Adams, a former New York City Council speaker, would be her…
New York State rejects federal vaccine recommendations
State health officials announced Thursday they are rejecting federal recommendations to drop several vaccinations from the childhood immunization schedule, advising…
Education leaders seek updates to NYS funding formula they say comes up short for districts
ALBANY — New York education leaders and advocates are pushing Gov. Kathy Hochul to overhaul the state’s decades-old…
Regents exam results: How Long Island districts performed on 2024-25 English, Algebra I tests
The percentage of Long Island high schoolers who passed the state Regents exam in English Language Arts in…
Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign New York’s Aid in Dying bill, with changes
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign the Medical Aid in Dying bill that will allow terminally ill…
Key I-95 corridor to New England, through Bronx, Westchester, repaired, paved
Construction has wrapped on a $61.8Â million road resurfacing and bridge repair project for I-95 in Bronx and Westchester…
Man dies in wrong-way crash on Hutchinson River Parkway
A 34-year-old driver from Wyandanch was killed early Sunday when police said he took a wrong turn onto…
More New Yorkers have prediabetes, data shows
The number of New Yorkers at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes more than doubled between 2011 and…
Who will get a NYS inflation reduction check?
Most of the states’ inflation reduction checks have been sent to mailboxes, but the payout of up to…
Ex-gubernatorial aide Linda Sun, of Manhasset, ‘betrayed the State of New York,’ federal prosecutor says
The former New York gubernatorial aide from Long Island who is accused of illegally influencing state government in…