New York City’s convoluted property tax system, now exactly 50 years old, overtaxes large multifamily buildings, making it ...
Half a century after the state tightened the criteria for involuntary commitment, Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to make it easier to hospitalize mentally ill people against their will.
Judge rejects lawsuit by NYC plumbers' union, contractor groups against Local Law 154, ruling ordinance is not an outright ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is appealing a court ruling that favored Albert’s owner, Tony ...
NYPD officer Wayne Isaacs is facing a disciplinary trial after being acquitted of criminal charges in the 2016 shooting.
It’s just one of the legal fights President Donald Trump has picked in what seems to be an wide-ranging effort to force the ...
As losses mount in lower federal courts, President Donald Trump has returned to a tactic that he employed at the Supreme ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has appealed a court decision that stated the DEC must process Tony Cavallaro's application to keep Albert the Alligator.
Aaron Powell requested to reverse a court order requiring him to pay the families of Christina Powell and Mario Masciarelli.
When state law provides that an insurance contract can be rescinded for misrepresentations only if they are “material,” can an insurer contract ...
This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Deskcollaboration. Cities looking ...
Local elections across New York State will continue to take place in odd-numbered years — at least for now — as a legal ...