Some registered sex offenders live at New York City Housing Authority complexes despite a federal law barring them from public housing, according to a report released Tuesday.

A controversial bill prohibiting NYC landlords from performing criminal background checks on prospective tenants is on a fast track to becoming law.

NEW YORK-- The New York City Council is considering an end to criminal background checks for prospective tenants. Thursday, the Civil and Human Rights Committee held a hearing on the Fair Chance ...

For years, a proposed piece of legislation to re-examine New York’s sex offender registry had a lone supporter, perennially trapped in committee.

The FBI and the Justice Department said their investigation had concluded that the Epstein had died by suicide ...

A high-level New York City sex offender allegedly broke into his 81-year-old neighbor's apartment, beating the elderly woman unconscious, dislocating her jaw and removing clothing.

New York's top state court on Thursday endorsed a broad application of a law prohibiting convicted sex offenders on parole from being within 1,000 feet of schools, rejecting challenges in two ...

The Sex Offender Registration Act requires the Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to maintain a sex offender registry. The Registry contains information on sex offenders classified according ...

Concern and outrage are spreading in some local communities, which are now becoming homes for sex offenders.

The DOJ released surveillance footage showing that Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in his cell at the Metropolitan ...

Advocates charge that New York’s restrictions for sex-offense registrants are “vague, expansive, and unnecessary.” On Tuesday, they filed a federal lawsuit to strike them down.

Sex offenders will need to include their name, aliases used, birthdate, sex, race, descriptive features and home address. This information will with the New York Division of Criminal Justice Services.