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Four Democratic congressional members from New York called conditions at the jail “deplorable and nothing short of a humanitarian crisis” — and that was before the latest death, the 12th so far this year at the facility.

A second person in three days has died in custody at New York City’s troubled Rikers Island jail complex, marking the 12th such death so far this year amid mounting calls from congressional representatives and advocates to close the facility for good. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Four Democratic congressional members from New York called conditions at the jail “deplorable and nothing short of a humanitarian crisis” — and that was before the latest death, the 12th so far this year at the facility.

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jerry Nadler, Jamaal Bowman and Nydia Velázquez called conditions at the jail “deplorable and nothing short of a humanitarian crisis,” in a letter Tuesday to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Friday aimed to transform the state’s parole system amid rising concerns about the safety of inmates and correction officers in the walls of New York City’s Rikers Island. Andrew Siff reports.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, whose sexual harassment report sunk Andrew Cuomo, is not ruling out a run for governor next year.

Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to improve conditions at Rikers Island. Andrew Siff reports.

Macy’s said Wednesday the public will once again be able to line the streets of New York City to watch its annual Thanksgiving Day Parade live.

A top federal forecaster in New Jersey during Hurricane Sandy called out New York politicians for suggesting that forecasters were unable to predict the intensity of Ida’s threats.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing his first lawsuit from restaurants for the executive order requiring proof of vaccination to dine indoors.

With just one week to go until his resignation is supposed to take effect, lawmakers want to know where Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s formal resignation letter is

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has just one more week in office. Melissa Russo reports on the waning days of the Cuomo administration.

The divide between the vaccinated and unvaccinated when it comes to Covid is likely to become even deeper as time goes on.

Kathy Hochul, who will soon replace Andrew Cuomo as New York governor, is set to hold her first fundraising event for the 2022 campaign.

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s unexpected resignation announcement Tuesday morning, New York’s next governor will be Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul — but what will happen in 2022? That’s one of the immediate questions for state Democrats, who were weighing whether to mount a primary challenge to the soon-to-be former governor before Attorney General Letitia James’ report on his alleged sexual...

Team coverage of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation.

Democratic mayoral nominee Eric Adams’ openness to fostering stronger ties with Amazon comes as the e-commerce giant looks to expand its footprint in New York.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned a week after an investigation concluded he sexually harassed 11 women. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul will become governor.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker announced a mask mandate from preschool through high school at a news conference on Wednesday.

“The reality is these vaccines have been used in hundreds of millions of people,” Dr. Scott Gottlieb told CNBC, adding there’s already a robust data set.