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A New York judge has blocked the state’s new congressional map, which would have given Democrats the advantage in 22 of the state’s 26 congressional seats, from going into effect for violating ...

New York’s highest court blocked the state’s Democratic-drawn congressional map Wednesday, concluding that the new boundaries represented a partisan gerrymander that violates the state ...

A New York judge on Thursday struck down the state's new congressional and legislative maps over Republican complaints the maps put the GOP at an unfair disadvantage, sending the Democratic ...

This map, built by Gothamist with police data and reporting by our journalists, shows how shootings over the last four years have been heavily focused on a small number of New York City blocks. It ...

Economist William Easterly of New York University and colleagues made the site to accompany a research paper they're getting ready to submit to a journal.

At the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), a team of scientists just published an interactive map that explores what all five boroughs of New York City looked like 400 years ago—and you can search ...

NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y.-- Nassau County Democrats are suing to overturn newly-redrawn legislative maps they say unfairly favor Republican candidates. The group says the new boundaries dilute the ...

A New York judge has blocked the state’s new congressional map, which would have given Democrats the advantage in 22 of the state’s 26 congressional seats, from going into effect for violating ...