The states of emergency and lawsuits that several New York counties put in place to stop New York City from bussing an overflow of asylum seekers upstate is just one example of a growing divide between the Big Apple and its surrounding localities. That’s according to a new report in the New York Times by Jesse McKinley, who also points to housing, crime and congestion pricing as flashpoints. McKinley is a metro reporter and a familiar voice on WAMC during his years covering the New York state capitol.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer has held a variety of positions during his long career in government. Now, he wants to go to Washington....
We speak with the mayor of Kingston, N.Y., Democrat Steve Noble, about his $50 million budget proposal for a city that has seen an...
A new chapter is about to be written in Albany’s centuries-long history with the Dutch. The king and queen of the Netherlands are coming...