An 8-year-old was hit by a vehicle in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, officials said. The child was struck at 881 Eastern Parkway ...

Mayors and councils come and go. A new city hall? Usually a once-in-a-generation event. Mayors, council members and city ...

A century-old law requiring public historians in New York is largely overlooked today. These municipalities are doing something about it.

As much as Americans have been obsessed about national politics, I’m glad so many are interested in New York City’s mayoral race. Local politics hardly gets the recognition it deserves, especially ...

Readers from around the world asked about Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani’s surprising primary win, its effect on national ...

Everyone who’s meeting with him is coming away feeling better than they did before.” Some in the business community caught ...

These are some of the most significant obituaries the Times Union published in 2024.  Tom Deuel June 25, 2025 Generations of Albany diner fans, from cops to ...

This small community just west of Albany has seen a recent surge of growth as businesses — some nationally known chains, some mom-and-pop establishments — have settled here to take advantage of its ...

The Fourth of July fireworks should be one of Albany’s great annual events, a feel-good night of celebration and community. It should be a day when Albany asserts itself as the center of the region, ...

To win the nomination for mayor, Zohran Mamdani outwitted and outworked the city’s lethargic Democratic political Establishment. And that seems to be driving the old guard mad.

David Paterson, New York's former governor, is calling on Mayor Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo and other independent candidates to ...

Albany’s July 4th celebration turned to tragedy and chaos as multiple shootings and a fire broke out near the downtown fireworks show.