New York News

New York Assemblyperson Patricia Fahy And Political Consultant Libby Post discuss New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's resignation with the WAMC news team.

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — The mayor of Mount Vernon, New York has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges.Ernest D. Davis entered the plea Tuesday in White…

Governor Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at dueling rallies on education at the State Capitol that highlighted the two politicians’…

This week, Albany mayor-elect Kathy Sheehan named leaders of a transition team formed to foster a smooth shift leading to her inauguration on New Year’s…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says rain in late summer and early fall of 2012 helped save crops in most of the state.The USDA says production of…

The New York Senate voted to enact the toughest in the nation gun control laws proposed by Governor Cuomo . The Assembly is expected to act later…

FULTON, N.Y. (AP) — A company that has purchased the closed Birds Eye plant in central New York plans to open a food-processing facility that will employ…

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (AP) — State police, the Thruway Authority and towing companies are reminding motorists in New York about the law that requires drivers…

WAMC's David Guistina chats with Mike Spain, Associate Editor of the Times Union, about what's making news today.

Frustration and concerns are growing in the agricultural community as the Farm Bill languishes in the U.S. House, and no action appears to be imminent.The…