New York State

Starting this spring, the state of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is challenging residents to identify 10 bird species through its 2025 I Bird NY Challenge, a bird observing competition in exchange for a reward.

A New York state court has ordered the Shinnecock Tribal Nation to stop construction of a travel plaza in Hampton Bays.

A former Long Island-based New York State trooper has turned himself in to the police. Thomas Mascia claimed he was shot on the job, but officials say his account of the incident is not what happened and that he shot himself.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday legalizing adultery. The anti-cheating law had been on the books since 1907.

A New York state trooper who suffered a gunshot wound on the Southern State Parkway last week is now under criminal investigation. Officials believe Trooper Thomas Mascia’s account of the incident is not what actually happened.

The 9/11 Memorial and Museum will waive admission fees for New Yorkers on the first Monday of every month.

A state initiative being rolled out in New York is supplying funding to support school districts transitioning from diesel to electric school buses. Officials say the program could supercharge the state’s goal to achieve 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

This year marks 100 years since the creation of the New York state park system. Historians and environmentalists agree that President Theodore Roosevelt and urban planner Robert Moses laid the groundwork for the beautiful scenery and vast exploration sites New York is known for today.

Over two dozen advocacy groups, including Riverhead teachers from Long Island, rallied outside the state Capitol in Albany to push for legislation to prevent tax revenue from being taken away from schools by local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs).

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a controversial bill that would have overhauled how state elections are financed.