New York Focus

11/04/2025

New Yorkers will see a proposed constitutional amendment that will determine the fate of a winter sports facility in the Adirondacks.

It may not be your biggest concern in the voting booth, but the measure has puzzled many voters. Here’s a brief rundown.

Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility. Here’s what’s going…

11/03/2025

Five days after Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign accepted a maximum $2,100 donation from Rabbi Marc Schneier in March, the campaign accepted a far more unusual gift: $250 from the rabbi’s five-year-old son.

A child’s donation highlights New York's City's straw donor headaches.

11/03/2025

Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility.

Here’s what’s going on.

Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility. Here’s what’s going…

11/03/2025

NEW: New York voters are scratching their chins about one question that will appear on ballots across the state, concerning a winter sports facility in the Adirondacks.

Here’s a brief rundown.

Voters across the state are scratching their chins about a question on their ballots concerning an Adirondacks winter sports facility. Here’s what’s going…

11/03/2025

After nearly three months behind bars, Carlos Guerra Leon spent an extra night in a Louisiana detention center after officers and local ICE officials said they didn’t get the court’s order.

After nearly three months behind bars, Carlos Guerra Leon spent an extra night in a Louisiana detention center after officers and local ICE officials said…

11/03/2025

The federal government shutdown and new work requirements will throw New York’s food stamps program into chaos.

Here's what you need to know.

The federal government shutdown and new work requirements will throw New York's food stamps program into chaos.

11/01/2025

An 18-year-old New Yorker arrived home Friday after nearly three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Louisiana following a federal judge’s order for his release.

After nearly three months behind bars, Carlos Guerra Leon spent an extra night in a Louisiana detention center after officers and local ICE officials said…

11/01/2025

A federal judge ordered ICE to release Carlos Guerra Leon after three months in detention in Louisiana. He arrived home to Rockland County on Friday.

“I feel like it’s a dream,” his mother said.

After nearly three months behind bars, Carlos Guerra Leon spent an extra night in a Louisiana detention center after officers and local ICE officials said…

10/31/2025

Five days after Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign accepted a maximum $2,100 donation from Rabbi Marc Schneier in March, the campaign accepted a far more unusual gift: $250 from the rabbi’s five-year-old son.

The campaign then applied for and received $2,000 in taxpayer funds matching the son’s donation. The problem? A campaign cannot seek taxpayer matching funds for a person under 18.

Read the full story by Chris Bragg at nysfocus.com.

10/31/2025

NEW: Five days after Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign accepted a maximum $2,100 donation from Rabbi Marc Schneier in March, the campaign accepted a far more unusual gift: $250 from the rabbi’s five-year-old son.

A child’s donation highlights New York's City's straw donor headaches.