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A voter moves to cast her ballot at an electronic counting machine at a polling site at the Brooklyn Museum, Nov. 8, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York’s highest court just gave Democrats a chance to redraw the state’s congressional districts, a major victory as the party tries to flip seats in the state to win control of the U.S. House next year. ( AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

How much gerrymandering is too much? In New York, the answer could make or break Dems’ House hopes

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

FILE - New York Police officers stand outside the Riverdale Jewish Center in the Bronx section in New York where alleged terrorists attempted to plant bombs in a plot which was foiled by police and FBI Wednesday, May, 20, 2009 The four men snared in an infamous post-9/11 terrorism sting were ordered freed from prison last week, a judge finding that they had been "hapless, easily manipulated and penurious petty criminals" caught up in a plot driven by an overzealous FBI and a dodgy informant. (AP Photo/David Karp)

A judge called an FBI operative a ‘villain.’ Ruling comes too late for 2 convicted in terror sting

By Michael Hill - Associated Press

Rosemarry Rivera, of Citizen Action of New York, stands with protesters urging lawmakers to raise New York's minimum wage during a rally at the state Capitol, Monday, March 13, 2023, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

By Maysoon Khan - Associated Press

A sign advertising addiction treatment is posted to a utility pole in Huntington, W.Va., Friday, March 19, 2021. The influx of prescription opioids into West Virginia communities was the main driver of the state's drug crisis, more than poverty, job loss and other economic stressors, an epidemiologist testified Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at the ongoing trial against three major pharmaceutical companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File).

Experts urge better opioid rescue drug access to save lives

By Geoff Mulvihill and Sharon Johnson - Associated Press

Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

State lawmakers seek to bar insurrectionists from holding office

By Maysoon Khan - Associated Press

New Amazon union drive fails in New York

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, accompanied by his top aide, Melissa DeRosa, walks to talk with members of the media after meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. DeRosa resigned Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, a week after a report found the governor sexually harassed 11 women. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Cuomo’s top aide resigns as governor faces harassment furor

By Marina Villeneuve - Associated Press

Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks on the phone while walking with his dog Captain at the New York state Executive Mansion, Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. An investigation found that Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in and out of state government. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Andrew Cuomo could face charges in groping case, Albany sheriff says

By Marina Villeneuve - Associated Press

In this Sept. 14, 2018, file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo listens during a news conference in New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed by investigators with the state attorney general’s office who are looking into sexual harassment allegations as the probe nears its conclusion. The timing of the interview Saturday, July 17, 2021, in Albany was confirmed by two people familiar with the case who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Andrew Cuomo to be questioned in sexual harassment investigation

By Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo - Associated Press

FILE - This Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking at a vaccination site in New York. A sixth woman has come forward alleging that Cuomo inappropriately touched her late last year, during an encounter at the governor's mansion. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)

Report: Cuomo groped female aide in governor’s residence

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MALLIKA SEN - Associated Press

Hit hard by COVID early, Albany gets mass vaccination site

By BY ADRIENNE UNDERWOOD and The Ledger-Enquirer - Associated Press

National Lacrosse League team moves to Albany, New York

Associated Press

Police stand behind barricades at a park adjacent to City Hall, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, in New York. Police in riot gear cleared a month-long encampment of protesters and homeless people from the park earlier in the morning. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Police in riot gear clear NYC’s ‘Occupy City Hall’ camp

By KAREN MATTHEWS and JENNIFER PELTZ - Associated Press

Protesters occupy an encampment outside City Hall beside signs calling for the defunding of police, Friday, June 26, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

‘Occupy City Hall’ cleared by police in riot gear

By Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

In this Sept. 8, 2019, file photo, Rafael Nadal, of Spain, reacts after scoring a point against Daniil Medvedev, of Russia, during the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, June 16, 2020, that the U.S. Open tennis tournament will held starting in late August as part of the state's reopening from shutdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) **FILE**

‘Watch it on TV’: Gov. Cuomo OKs no-fan US Open tennis in NY

By HOWARD FENDRICH - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, March 24, 2020, photo a sign hangs on a closed ski lift in Vail, Colo., after Vail Ski Resort closed for the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ski resorts across the West that were shut down amid coronavirus fears are grappling with an economic &quot;body blow&quot; at a time when they normally would be welcoming hoards of spring break revelers. (AP Photo/Michael Ciaglo)

Smaller communities prepare for onslaught of virus patients

By RUSS BYNUM and REBECCA SANTANA - Associated Press

Missing woman’s estranged husband named person of interest

Associated Press

In this Nov. 5, 2018, file photo, Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo, speaks during a news conference in Cheektowaga, N.Y. Pope Francis on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2019, accepted Bishop Richard Malone’s resignation following widespread criticism over how he handled allegations of clergy sexual misconduct. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Bishop Richard Malone of Buffalo resigns under fire for handling of misconduct

By Nicole Winfield - Associated Press

View of the New York state Capitol after an overnight snowfall, in Albany, N.Y., on Monday, Dec. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Schools close as U.S. East braces for ‘long, difficult storm’

By Mary Esch - Associated Press

Stephen Goss, appeals court judge, died by suicide, coroner rules

Associated Press