1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (491+ words) Prison guards in New York say the state's correctional system is in crisis. Staffing levels are low. Rates of violence and drug exposures are rising. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (260+ words) FILE - New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Tuesday, Jan. 6 in New York. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's ambitious campaign pledge to offer universal child…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (537+ words) Just after midnight, Zohran Kwame Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's first Muslim mayor in a modest ceremony held in a historic subway station under City Hall. Mamdani's astonishing rise over the last year took him from a…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (80+ words) New York City's mayoral race draws to a close on Tuesday. Frontrunner Zohran Mamdani is urging volunteers to get out the vote. Meanwhile, Andrew Cuomo is hoping for a come-from-behind win. What the last campaign day in the New York…...

6+ mon, 23+ hour ago  (269+ words) In the face of floods, wildfires and other natural disasters, when should a community relocate to avoid potential harm? This month's Nature Quest is about that very question. Listener Molly Magid in New Zealand wanted to know if and how…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1092+ words) Rep. Ritchie Torres is a self-described introvert, but you might not guess that if you've seen him on social media. The 37-year-old Democrat from New York City routinely posts videos of himself on Tik Tok, You Tube and Facebook, even…...