editor's picks

Soaring demand for nurses during the pandemic has changed the front lines of health care. Is it sustainable?

High turnover, low funding, and the pandemic have hampered the city’s only public high school. But the narrative is changing.

The climate and justice activist believes the time is now for transformative action in Albany.

Sail freight is desperately romantic. True believers think it could help solve the climate crisis. Is it a real solution?

The nation’s first supervised injection sites have opened in Manhattan. Could this effective yet controversial solution come upstate?

The country’s largest employer is building two facilities in the Mid-Hudson Valley. That’s not necessarily a good thing.

The Columbia County group Do We Need This? is waging an aggressive campaign of disinformation, with vaccine uptake stalled and Omicron surging.

Some 650 Afghan refugees are expected to resettle in the Capital District before the end of next year. Will they have the resources they need?

A trend toward consolidation is hamstringing our local hospitals’ ability to deliver quality, dependable care.

The 11-year-old was killed in a Thruway police crash last December. Following months of calls for justice, the trooper involved was charged with murder this week.

A proposal to place large solar arrays in bucolic Copake has inflamed passions on both sides—and illuminated a challenge for the state in reaching its energy goals.

Amid public health focus on the pandemic, vector-borne disease in the Northeast remains a persistent and evolving threat.

Danskammer Energy wants to replace its “peaker” gas-fired power plant with a new facility that will run 24/7. With a decision coming, environmentalists are reminding New York of its green commitments.

Amid fears of a labor shortage in restaurants, two narratives have emerged. One blames workers for being lazy; the other highlights low pay, poor treatment, and scant benefits.

Cases of debilitating neurological conditions called dysautonomia are showing up in COVID survivors. But patients are still struggling to find proper care.

Products containing the cannabis compound have become popular in recent years. But a lack of regulation and clear federal standing have caused some states to ban it.

Emails reveal how Kingston officials ceded control of a gate across North Street to Hutton Brickyards, while activists say the city was dragging its feet on a solution for those facing homelessness.

Police reforms mandated by Governor Cuomo fell short of addressing systemic issues in Delaware and Sullivan counties, advocates say—in part because local officials don’t see an issue with policing in their communities.

The New York Health Act would establish a single-payer healthcare system covering every New Yorker. Its proponents say the pandemic has made it more urgent than ever.