On Saturday morning, August 19, 2023 more than 250 swimmers jumped into the Hudson River to participant in The 6th annual Navy Seal Foundation, New York City Seal Swim.

Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul meets with state lawmakers Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Empire State's Assembly has voted in favor of a bill automatically sealing the criminal records of ...

Local & New York State; New York will automatically seal old criminal records under law signed by Hochul. Published: ; Nov. 16, 2023, 1:31 p.m.

New York’s “clean slate” legislation, the latest criminal justice bill signed by the Democratic governor, will automatically seal most criminal records three years after serving time or ...

— The Clean Slate Act took effect in New York State Saturday, after being signed by Governor Kathy Hochul in November 2023. The law automatically seals certain criminal records after a required ...

About 2.2 million people in New York have criminal convictions, according to a study by the Data Collaborative for Justice, a research center at John Jay College. The study was based on New ...

People in New York who have old criminal records could have them automatically sealed as long as they remain out of trouble for a certain number of years under a bill lawmakers debated Friday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul addresses the media during a press conference in New York, Monday, March. 13, 2023. New Yorkers who have committed crimes in the past will get their criminal records ...