The idea of a systemwide school cellphone ban in the nation’s largest school district gathered significant momentum last ...

A spate of shocking crimes — including the woman fatally set on fire aboard a Brooklyn F train and the man thrown in front of a 1 train, many allegedly done by those with serious mental illness — ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill ...

Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness ...

Amid a recent spate in headline-grabbing subway violence, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday vowed to pursue action that will make ...

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment ...

With voters anxious about the cost of living, politicians are eager to show how they are trying to help alleviate the crisis.

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated a statistical decrease in New York City subway crime, including minor and major offenses, just days before several fatal and near-fatal incidents.