The Empire State Youth Orchestra’s CHIME program in Schenectady meets daily and provides free instruments and music lessons to its students to ensure it remains affordable. The program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a free concert at Proctors in Schenectady.

The commission will study and make recommendations on how to change the city government structure.

The Democrats running in New York’s 21st Congressional District primary will face off in a debate.

The Kingston-based crew returned to New York on Sunday following the arrest of one of their members.

The New York Legislature is putting the final touches on the state’s 2027 budget. This is the first budget cycle that 115th District Assemblyman Michael Cashman has experienced.

The all-Democrat council announced Thursday it still intends to pass a law “that will restrict data sharing while maintaining access to crime-solving tools.”

The funding includes $20 million in standard municipal aid and $20 million to help close the city's budget gap, which is nearly $20 million for fiscal year 2025 and more than $20 million for fiscal year 2026.

A retired public health researcher, a sociology PhD student, and Western classically trained piano and violin players. Together, they make up the Asian Arts New York Eastern Music Ensemble.

We sent each of them — and the Democrats also vying for the seat — 10 questions about what they see as the top issues facing their potential constituents, how they'd tackle them, and how they'd emulate and differ from outgoing GOP Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. Below are their responses.

We sent each of them — and their Republican counterparts — 10 questions to get an idea of why they're running to represent the North Country, how they plan to tackle major issues, and how they'd engage with constituents across a sprawling rural district.