Queens weed shops spark outrage in Nassau County

Legal cannabis dispensaries in Queens are stirring controversy with officials in neighboring Hempstead and North Hempstead, where recreational marijuana sales are banned.

New York prison guard strike enters second week

So far, 14,000 of New York's 16,000 correctional officers at 40 of the state's prisons have walked off the job, citing unsafe conditions and long working hours as reasons for the strike.