New York Archives

NY Attorney General Sues Donald Trump and His Company

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination...

New York Museums to Disclose Artwork Looted by Nazis

Museums in New York that exhibit artworks looted by Nazis during the Holocaust are now...

New York Prisons Lift Ban on Book About Attica Uprising

New York authorities have lifted a ban that had stopped state prison inmates from reading...

Gun Applicants in NY Will Have to Hand over Social Accounts

As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is...

Justice Department to Investigate NYPD Sex Crimes Unit

The U.S. Justice Department has launched a sweeping inquiry into the New York Police Department's...

Trooper Crawls into Drainage Pipe to Rescue Missing Dog

A missing golden retriever named Lilah, discovered deep inside a culvert pipe in upstate New...

Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Striking New York Limits

In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said that Americans have a...

NY Lieutenant Governor Resigns After Arrest in Federal Probe

New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned in the wake of his arrest in a...

Is Teddy Roosevelt Pictured Watching Lincoln’s Funeral?

Future presidents have been pictured with elected presidents before, but this story takes that concept...

Was Wall Street Originally the Site of a ‘Border Wall’ Meant to Protect New Amsterdam?

Social media memes compared a defensive wall built along the northern border of New Amsterdam...

Cops Responding to 911 Call Find 4-Foot Gator in Building

Officers notified the state Department of Environmental Conservation, which sent an environmental conservation officer to...

New York Sues President Trump’s Charitable Foundation

New York's Attorney General sued the Trump Foundation, saying it engaged in a pattern of...