John Sampson

Challenger Zephyr Teachout had a respectable showing, exposing some discontent with Cuomo.

Sampson and Charles Barron won their primaries in East New York.

Dell Smitherman wants to use his union background to bring change to state Senate.

Sean Henry, who is 36, said his experiences as a homeless teen put him in a unique position to serve.

State Sen. Jose Peralta said he is not a target of a probe started by Shirley Huntley's wire recordings.

Six state senators and a city councilman were recorded on a wire worn by Shirley Huntley.

Peralta, who was targeted by a wire probe, holds disgraced Hiram Monserrate's former seat.

Queens Assemblywoman Vivian Cook says her home was broken into while she was in Albany.

Brooklyn Federal Judge Jack Weinstein ordered the government to release the names by 2 p.m. Wednesday.  

Sampson pleaded not guilty and was released on $250,000 bond.

Rent regulations have been extended until Monday at midnight after a last-minute Senate vote.

The state's rent regulation laws, which cover 1 million apartments citywide expired at midnight Thursday.

The state budget was passed in the early morning hours Thursday despite opposition from protesters.

The fight over redrawing New York's Congressional Districts began with the release of the new Census count.

Cuomo also announced two advisory teams to help him deal with the state's budget woes and boost job growth.