Andrew Cuomo is aiming to pull off the biggest political comeback since President Donald Trump won back the White House last November. Cuomo, the former three-term New York State governor who resigned ...

In the past decade, more than 30 current or former state officeholders in New York have been convicted of crimes, sanctioned or otherwise accused of serious wrongdoing. Here are some of them.

New York is embroiled in political controversy after former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was indicted on federal corruption charges and subsequently resigned just two months before the state’s ...

If Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral election in November, he may discover what his predecessors did — mayoralty ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and an inner circle populated by scandal-plagued allies are staring down a growing list of legal problems and a full-blown political firestorm. Why it matters: All ...

When Andrew M. Cuomo left the governor’s mansion on Aug. 24, 2021, he became the third straight New York governor to depart under a cloud of controversy. Unfortunately, crime and scandal in New ...

Huge scandals have surrounded top officials in New York State government in recent years. In March of 2008, Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned. It came just days after the world found out Spitzer had ...

After a year or so of relative calm, New York’s political world was shaken by the federal indictment of New York City Mayor Adams. While the action was not altogether unexpected – the Mayor ...

As New York Rep. Charles Rangel and Gov. David Paterson face ethical inquiries, Gwen Ifill sits down with political scientist Douglas Muzzio to discuss what's ahead for the Empire State.

Known as the Broadway Butterfly, Vivian Gordon dreamed of fame on the stage but instead found it enmeshed in political ...

New York has had too many ethical scandals, resulting in a crisis in public confidence in state government. History shows that whatever ethics agency is put in place will be around for years.