Of those 110, 40 percent live in public housing buildings in Brooklyn. The account found there's at least one sex offender in 81 developments citywide. That's one out of every four.

Their bill would make it illegal for New York City landlords to factor in an individual's criminal record when considering tenants, except for registered sex offenders. "There's a continuation to ...

New York State Sex Offender Registry photos of Thomas Johnson, of Brooklyn, from March 14, 2018; Feb. 3, 2016; and July 1, 2014, from left to right.

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

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.

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

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For years, a proposed piece of legislation to re-examine New York’s sex offender registry had a lone supporter, perennially trapped in committee. Now, Syracuse area ...

A state appellate court ruled a private housing development does not have the right to entirely ban registered sex offenders from living within their community. Ruling in a Monroe County case, the ...

In a 4-3 ruling, opens new tab, the New York Court of Appeals said the law can be applied to sex offenders convicted prior to 2005, when state lawmakers made several amendments broadening its scope.