James Dennehy, the assistant director in charge of the FBI's New York field office, has resigned under pressure, marking a significant development within the bureau.
A new 2,200-bed migrant shelter has commenced operations in the South Bronx, New York City, despite significant opposition from local residents and officials.
New York's correctional facilities are experiencing significant turmoil due to ongoing staff strikes and inmate uprisings. Inmates at Riverview Correctional Facility recently seized control of multiple dormitories, leading to a statewide suspension of prison visitations. This incident follows a similar takeover at Collins Correctional Facility, intensifying concerns about safety and operational stability within the state's prison system.
Authorities have arrested a trans-identified suspect, Alan "Alina" Abad, 19, of Westwood, New Jersey, in connection with the brutal double homicide of two women in Spring Valley, New York. Abad was taken into custody on February 16 and is currently being held without bail at the Rockland County Jail on first-degree murder charges.
The Trump administration has blocked New York City's congestion pricing program, which aimed to reduce traffic and fund mass transit by charging vehicles entering Manhattan below 60th Street.
A bill recently introduced in New York requires healthcare providers and practitioners to "provide patients with a list of ingredients contained in vaccines."
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a warning to hospitals, stating that discontinuing gender-affirming care for individuals under 19 in response to President Donald Trump's executive order would violate state law. Trump's directive aims to curtail federal funding for hospitals that provide such treatments, calling them "chemical and surgical mutilation of children."
