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A judicial conduct panel says a town justice in upstate New York who bragged to colleagues about pulling a loaded gun on a “large Black man” in court should be removed from office. The state Commission on Judicial Conduct says Robert J. Putorti was presiding in a criminal case in 2015 when he brandished a semiautomatic handgun at a defendant....

Amtrak stopped running passenger trains Friday along a stretch of track near an old warehouse in Albany with an exterior wall in danger of partially collapsing. The track closure interrupted service west from Albany and complicated operations of Amtrak’s new Burlington, Vermont to New York City service. Amtrak officials could not say how long the stretch of track would...

The former supervisor of a small Catskill Mountains town ravaged by Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 pleaded guilty to charges he fraudulently obtained nearly $25,000 in recovery aid for his business

Governor Hochul signed a new legislation tonight, designed to keep guns out of high-traffic areas. Chris Glorioso reports

Chris Glorioso reports what will be discussed in the special session with NY lawmakers on gun legislation.

New York lawmakers took the first step Friday toward amending the state constitution to enshrine abortion rights following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade. Both houses of the Democrat-controlled Legislature approved a resolution to begin the process of passing the amendment, which would expand the state constitution’s Equal Protection Amendment by banning discrimination based on “pregnancy,...

A week after the Supreme Court struck down New York’s handgun licensing law, state democratic leaders are working to keep firearms out of sensitive places. Chris Glorioso reports.

New York’s recreational marijuana market is beginning to sprout, literally, with thin-leafed plants stretching toward the sun in farms around the state. In a novel move, New York gave 203 hemp growers first shot at cultivating marijuana destined for legal sales, which could start by the end of the year. Big indoor growers are expected to join later. But for now,...

The inflatable theme park coming to the Aviator Sports & Event Center in Brooklyn in September caters to people of all ages with different sessions available to book, including adults-only sessions.

A New York man didn’t wait around to hear if a jury was going to convict him on an attempted murder charge. Instead, authorities in Albany said, Michael Green fled the courthouse before the verdict was read Friday. Green was found guilty after a weeklong trial. He had been charged with firing a gun in the direction of a...

Hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment in a New York courthouse Tuesday, shutting down the courthouse for the remainder of the day for fumigation.

A courthouse in upstate New York was closed for fumigation Tuesday after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment, according to court officials.

Advocates for New York City public school students are hailing the passage of the bill by the New York State Legislature that caps class sizes. State Sen. John Liu made the case in Albany that New York City public school kids have been falling behind. In some cases, literally hiding behind other students.  “There might be some students who...

New York lawmakers are facing pressure to pass gun reform law after mass shootings, both across the country and in the state. News 4’s Tracie Strahan reports.

On the Senate floor this week, Albany lawmakers voted to increase the number of permanent family court judges in the city. Melissa Russo reports.

Gun violence, which is at a 25-year high, and skyrocketing rents — NYC incomes would have to double to afford vacant units’ rent, a recent study found — drove down the most important index for New York City.

Mayor Eric Adams, who is himself dyslexic, has pushed for the screening for all NYC students. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.

The future of New York City Public Schools was topic No. 1 at a city budget meeting Tuesday morning. NYC Schools Chancellor David Banks presented a school budget Tuesday for a school system that Albany could possibly vote to break up. There are more than one million students and staff in the New York City public school system. Lawmakers in…

Romney Smith with the latest.

A bill that would allow Democrats in Albany to remove former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin from the June primary ballot was introduced in the state Senate late Friday night. Benjamin resigned in April after he surrendered to authorities to face campaign finance fraud-related charges in connection with a past campaign. The ballot issue comes as Gov. Kathy Hochul…