ALBANY -- As more lawmakers' names surfaced in a federal corruption probe, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Wednesday he might launch an ethics probe if legi...

Seven elected officials in New York, and two former political aides, were the target of a federal corruption probe, a new document reveals. The ni...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The government's evidence in a political corruption case – audio and video recordings, text messages, emails and more...

ALBANY -- On the heels of a New York City mayoral scandal, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo Tuesday called for "open primaries" for political party endorsements i...

NEW YORK -- U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara sent a shot across the bow of Albany on Thursday, warning New York's corrupt politicians that they should be l...

By Carla Zanoni and Jeff Mays NEW YORK — Bronx State Assemblyman Nelson Castro was expected to resign his office Thursday after a year-long cooper...

New York Assemblyman Eric Stevenson was arrested Thursday morning for taking bribes, says the U.S. Attorney's office. Four others were also arrested i...

ALBANY, N.Y. — The latest in a long string of New York political scandals shows the ongoing need to remove money from Albany politics, advocates...

NEW YORK -- It's a case that smacks of small-time corruption, with allegations of cash payoffs in parked cars. But the charges a Democratic state sena...

By Julie Shapiro, DNAinfo News Editor NEW YORK — The alleged far-reaching bribery scheme that landed six New York political leaders in jai...

The FBI Tuesday morning arrested two high-profile Queens politicians, State Sen. Malcolm Smith (D) and City Councilman Daniel Halloran (R), and four o...

By Aidan Gardiner, DNAinfo Reporter/Producer QUEENS — Prominent Queens politicians Malcolm Smith and Dan Halloran were arrested early ...

Lil Wayne has found one less fan in New York State Senator Malcolm Smith this week. The politician said he was "shocked" by the rapper's distaste for ...

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is still polling ahead of her likely Democratic rivals for mayor. The latest Quinnipiac poll gives Quinn-- who wo...

Not every Democrat is likely to mind a Republican Senate. In some ways, a Republican victory would be helpful to Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo.

But while the call for localism before the Charter Review Commission is a seductive one given the state of the city, in the end I think it really boils down to a cheap kind of populism.

Four current or former officials of a Queens nonprofit group or a related charity founded by State Senator Malcolm A. Smith and Congressman Gregory W....