New York Focus

12/30/2024

New York Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year, and what to keep an eye on next year.

NY Focus education reporter Bianca Fortis reflects on the most important education stories in New York this year.

12/29/2024

Chris Bragg, New York Focus’s Albany bureau chief, reflects on how even the most familiar topics brought new twists to his coverage in 2024.

12/28/2024

New York Focus reporter Julia Rock reflects on her varied coverage of state policy in an end-of-year wrapup.

NY Focus reporter Julia Rock reflects on her varied coverage of state policy in an end-of-year wrapup.

12/27/2024

New York Focus climate reporter Colin Kinniburgh reflects on his environmental coverage over the past year and what’s coming on the beat in 2025.

12/26/2024

New York Focus reporter Chris Gelardi reflects on the criminal justice reporting that shined light on overlooked agencies and shady practices in 2024.

12/23/2024

New York Focus reporter Sam Mellins reflects on what he learned this year, and teases what lies ahead for 2025.

12/23/2024

The state is due to unveil a “cap and invest” program — its biggest effort yet to fund climate initiatives. But fears about hiking prices may limit its scope.

The state is due to unveil a “cap and invest” program — its biggest effort yet to fund climate initiatives. But fears about hiking prices may limit its…

12/21/2024

A newly obtained document sheds light on how the disavowed diagnosis infiltrated the Rochester Police Department before Prude’s death.

12/20/2024

An advisory group set up under a 2021 state law finalized its proposals to cut child poverty in half.

12/19/2024

The NYC Law Department, which runs the city’s insurance program, has been cited over 10,000 times for legal infractions each year since the pandemic.

12/19/2024

New York’s faster-than-average decarceration has led to dozens of prison closures.

New York's prison population has been declining for decades, and at a faster pace than the national prison population. Here's why.

12/18/2024

New York's push for electric school buses by 2027 has districts across the state struggling with voter approval and funding.

Districts across the state are struggling with voter approval and funding.

12/16/2024

The foundation offered few explanations for its hefty spending on overhead, or what it’s doing with millions in government grants.

A charity seeking to solve “every systemic challenge the Bronx faces” has lost half of its board, its CEO, and the confidence of some of its donors

12/13/2024

The Business Council, whose members include major warehouse owners UPS and Amazon, is pressing Governor Kathy Hochul to veto or amend the bill.

12/11/2024

New York Focus traveled across the state to meet with communities about their local news needs.

12/11/2024

Much of Albany’s lawmaking process is controlled by a platoon of mostly young, low-paid employees who craft policy ideas into potential laws. And they're turning over in droves.

The mostly young, low-paid employees who craft policy ideas into potential laws are turning over in droves.

12/09/2024

New York has a little-noticed tool to shift billions of highway dollars to climate-friendly public transit projects. The governor doesn’t seem interested.

12/04/2024

The state’s top court has the final word on interpreting New York law and has seen dramatic changes in recent years.

The court and its judges have the final word on interpreting New York law.