Chris Bragg

The Reporters’ Notebook features bite-sized stories and updates from New York Focus reporters on the topics they cover. Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing to narrow a bill to protect domestic violence survivors from being held financially responsible for de... See more

Two years ago, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill to require limited liability companies in New York to share more information about their true owners. It’s set to take effect in two weeks, on January 1. But actions taken by President Donald Trump’s admi... See more

An interesting and enjoyable discovery Alexander Pott was, until earlier this year, assistant organist at Magdalen College, Oxford and witnessed the birth of the new Eule organ first-hand. Its debut recording reveals an instrument with a dark and colourfu... See more

Organ builder: Mense Ruiter & Van Rossum Chris Bragg Thursday, November 6, 2025 The 17th-century Koepelkerk in Renswoude, central Netherlands, provides the backdrop to Sander Booij’s first organ since taking charge of the venerable workshop of Mense R... See more

Five days after Andrew Cuomo’s mayoral campaign accepted a maximum $2,100 donation from Rabbi Marc Schneier in March, the campaign accepted a far more unusual gift: $250 from the rabbi’s five-year-old son. The campaign then applied for and received $2,000... See more