Political scandals are nothing new in New York. Below is a list of high-ranking New York officials who have resigned in the wake of scandal.

With his resignation announcement on Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo joins a club of scandal-scarred New York politicians that is neither small nor exclusive.. The Democrat said he will step down on ...

If Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral election in November, he may discover what his predecessors did — mayoralty ...

New York City's Democratic mayoral primary pits Andrew Cuomo against rising progressive Zohran Mamdani in a race that could signal the Democratic Party's post-Trump direction.

It’s the one question that’s not really been addressed during this dubious week for New York legislators: How is it that so many — from Pedro Espada to Larry Seabrook to Malcolm Smith to ...

In the past decade, more than 30 current or former state officeholders in New York have been convicted of crimes, sanctioned or otherwise accused of serious wrongdoing. Here are some of them.

New York is embroiled in political controversy after former Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin was indicted on federal corruption charges and subsequently resigned just two months before the state’s ...

Known as the Broadway Butterfly, Vivian Gordon dreamed of fame on the stage but instead found it enmeshed in political ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams and an inner circle populated by scandal-plagued allies are staring down a growing list of legal problems and a full-blown political firestorm. Why it matters: All ...

Huge scandals have surrounded top officials in New York State government in recent years. In March of 2008, Governor Eliot Spitzer resigned. It came just days after the world found out Spitzer had ...

After a year or so of relative calm, New York’s political world was shaken by the federal indictment of New York City Mayor Adams. While the action was not altogether unexpected – the Mayor ...

As New York Rep. Charles Rangel and Gov. David Paterson face ethical inquiries, Gwen Ifill sits down with political scientist Douglas Muzzio to discuss what's ahead for the Empire State.