Brian Benjamin

A judge has thrown out bribery and fraud charges against former New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, leaving him facing only records falsification charges.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is getting some blowback from a bill that would remove former lieutenant governor Brian Benjamin from the June primary ballot.

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin has resigned. The Democrat was arraigned in federal district court Tuesday on bribery and conspiracy charges in connection with an alleged scheme involving phony campaign donations when he unsuccessfully ran for New York City Comptroller.

New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin says he didn’t tell Governor Kathy Hochul about a subpoena he’d received when she was vetting him to be her second in command last summer. Hochul says despite that and some other potential ethical troubles for her fellow Democrat, she continues to support him as her running mate.

The Harlem New York State Senator was sworn-in Thursday as Governor Kathy Hochul's lieutenant governor.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday held her first public appearance with her choice for Lieutenant Governor, Brian Benjamin a State Senator from Harlem.