The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. It’s ...

After years of studies and planning, New York finally appears poised to move ahead with its biggest effort to fund the ...

A NY Focus update about an increase in emissions, violence within the prison system, and a breakup of two nonprofits over ...

Here are the major findings from a months-long investigation into what allegedly takes place inside the Queens Supreme ...

When Governor Kathy Hochul took office in 2021, she didn’t want to pick fights with the legislature. She rejected less than ...

This is my first year as a reporter working the education beat. I’ve learned a lot in the last nine months — not least of which is how incredibly complex and multifaceted the education system is in ...

I’ve been covering New York government and politics since David Paterson occupied the Capitol’s second floor. Still, in 2024, this beat continued to challenge and surprise me. Even familiar topics ...

When I started at New York Focus just over a year ago, I was new to New York state government and the many opaque institutions and processes that comprise it. Luckily, it’s my job to ask questions.