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As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 111 election-related bills in the New York State Senate since the beginning of the year. Of the 111, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 20-26. Democrats sponsored two, while Republicans sponsored two. The four bills are:   

As of Feb. 26, Ballotpedia has tracked 122 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 122, Ballotpedia tracked four from Feb. 20-26. Democrats sponsored the four bills. The four bills are:   

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 20-26. As of Feb. 26, Hochul has issued six executive orders in 2023—two fewer than she did at this point a year ago.

LOS ANGELES — Drew Barrymore, who grew up in L.A., is a very reluctant New Yorker.

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams called on shoppers Monday to enter New York City businesses maskless from now on — a message aimed at reducing shoplifting, but one that runs counter to COVID-era recommendations to mask up when in enclosed public spaces.

One person died and nine others were injured when a crowd surged after a concert in Rochester, New York, according to police, who said Monday there’s no evidence gunfire preceded the stampede.

Thousands of people had been enjoying the concert Rochester, New York state, in the US, when reports of a shooting sparked a crowd surge which left one woman dead and two more fighting for their lives

Police say one two people are dead after a crowd pushed toward the exits of a concert in upstate New York amid apparent fears shots had been fired

NEW YORK — “Today” anchor Hoda Kotb returned to the NBC morning show Monday after a two-week absence, sharing that her 3-year-old daughter was home following a recent hospitalization.

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams lauded the NYPD’s controversial riot unit Monday and suggested it would stay in place — days after it and the police department came under fire for failing to appear at a City Council hearing on the unit’s handling of the 2020 George Floyd protests.

Speaking to CNN, an Edinburgh woman has told of her whirlwind romance that started seconds after she landed in New York for a work trip - and got a notification from the dating app Bumble.