New York is home to 17 snake species, three of which are venomous. The three venomous species are the timber rattlesnake, copperhead, and eastern massasauga rattlesnake, each with distinct ...

The New York Lottery offers multiple draw games for people looking to strike it rich. The games include New York Lotto, Cash4Life, Numbers, Win 4, Take 5, and Pick 10. Cash4Life is a multi-state ...

New York state plans to send out its first-ever "inflation relief" rebate checks to taxpayers starting this fall, part of a plan from Gov. Kathy Hochul to put a little cash back into people's ...

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Sen. Gustavo Rivera has warned that federal funding cuts to health care, including Medicaid, could be devastating to New York. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, left, and Assembly ...

If you live in New York, there’s a good chance the state is going to send you a check. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers have agreed to send what they’re calling “inflation refund ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the state is returning up to $2 billion to its taxpayers through the first-time action in late April along with the expansion of New York's child tax credit ...

Police in New York said a town official was arrested over the weekend for shooting a DoorDash delivery driver who was lost and trying to find the right address. State police said John Reilly ...

As the New York art world prepares for another busy art fair week, here’s our list of Frieze must-see shows at museums to galleries across the city. Whether you like emerging artists ...

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul shored up her public safety agenda this week when state lawmakers agreed to loosen the legal standard for involuntary commitment of the mentally ill — a ...

Albany, N.Y. — New York state would ban cellphones in public schools “bell to bell” beginning with the next school year under an agreement announced late Monday by Gov. Kathy Hochul.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is the subject of a new state-level ethics complaint filed by pro-Trump legal nonprofit America First Legal (AFL). The AFL complaint filed last week adds to ...