A lobbyist romantically linked to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie led a rally opposing major environmental legislation a week before Heastie declined to bring it to a vote. It's unclear if Heastie still has any recusal policy related to the lobbyist nysfocus.com/2026/06/11/h...

The Bronx Democratic Party recently smashed campaign fundraising records — fueled by huge gifts from Airbnb and Uber — while party operatives lobby Bronx lawmakers for some of the major donors nysfocus.com/2026/04/13/b...

The Partnership for NYC raised $10 million from big business and is fighting proposed tax hikes in Albany. Before the fundraising began, its political arm amended its corporate structure -- using an alleged 'loophole' to shield how much the donors gave nysfocus.com/2026/04/01/b...

How a Fee To Fight Auto Insurance Fraud Became a Cash Cow for Police nysfocus.com/2026/03/11/a...

Lenders' allegedly illegal math in New York foreclosure cases has had another consequence: Raising the bidding price at auctions, where in more than 1,250 instances, lenders walked away with homes for almost nothing nysfocus.com/2026/02/05/f...

NEW: Hochul proposed adding $150 million to the New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit. That’s despite complaints from watchdogs that the program often funds big shows like “The Lion King,” and “Wicked” that they say do not need taxpayer money to survive.

An investigation by @nysfocus.bsky.social & @gothamist.com found a widespread irregularity in NY’s court system — one costing homeowners facing foreclosure millions. All under the noses of judges, court referees & regulators nysfocus.com/2025/12/03/n... w/ @davidfbrand.bsky.social

Alleged victims of a disgraced lawyer were ignored by the Manhattan DA -- then rejected by a Fund meant to compensate victims of lawyer theft nysfocus.com/2025/10/10/l...

NEW: Have you been sued for credit card debt? In NYC, tens of thousands of people are sued for debt every year. But many never learn about the lawsuits, because process servers don’t deliver the court papers.

New: A powerful Bronx politician dines on developers' double donations nysfocus.com/2025/06/05/r...

A Westchester County mayor helped rezone land he owned — dramatically increasing the value — then sold it to a housing developer for $2.9M nysfocus.com/2025/05/21/m...

New: In Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano has stated his administration has not been lobbied by his powerful brother’s firm. Emails indicate otherwise. nysfocus.com/2025/04/30/y...

The son of a top New York judge is at the center of a controversy over an undisclosed romance. Meanwhile, the top state judge, Joseph Zayas, has himself appointed his son's girlfriend and boss to prestigious positions nysfocus.com/2025/04/09/n...

New: Cuomo failed to disclose lobbyists who fundraised for his mayoral bid nysfocus.com/2025/03/20/a... w/ @juliarock.bsky.social

Cuomo’s state-funded defense lawyers are the throwing him a fundraiser nysfocus.com/2025/03/11/a...

Patronage Never Left: New York Courts Still Favor the Politically Connected nysfocus.com/2025/03/05/n...

NEW: SNAP has been a lifeline for needy New Yorkers at a time of increasing food insecurity. But it has also become a target for thieves who use hidden skimming devices on card readers to steal millions in benefits. Will New York commit to a simple fix?

Mystery donor funds $10M campaign against Hochul’s home care plan nysfocus.com/2025/02/04/h...

A new Reporters' Notebook from @chrisbragg1.bsky.social, @sammellins.bsky.social and @colinreports.bsky.social: ✅ A $1700 Bills suite tab was paid with campaign funds ✅ Bipartisan support for clean water funding ✅ New York’s top court upheld a man’s conviction despite his negligent lawyer

NEW: Reporters' Note book from Bianca Fortis, @chrisbragg1.bsky.social and @colinreports.bsky.social: -A prominent New York lobbying firm racks up fines -Hochul proposes $1 billion in climate funding...over 5 years -An update to the state's school funding formula

Reporter @colinreports.bsky.social found that Hochul's staff tweaked her State of the State agenda at the last minute on Tuesday, removing a self-imposed deadline on cap and invest. Great find by a dogged reporter. nysfocus.com/2025/01/17/h...