Imagine a 23-year-old from Brooklyn who works at a logistics hub in Suffolk County, among the sprawl of warehouses with no direct transit to the gate…

NEW YORK – New Yorkers are paying up to double the national average for car insurance, with some drivers facing annual premiums exceeding $6,000, according to three new reports from a diverse set of organizations…

For decades, auto insurance in New York has operated as a quiet but punishing injustice – one that hits working families hardest and falls especially heavily on communities of color….

New York households paid an estimated $1,935 on average for personal auto insurance in 2024, the highest level on record for the state and the fourth-highest expenditure nationwide, according to the Insurance Information Institute’s (Triple-I’s) latest Outlook, New York Personal Auto Insurance Premium and Cost Drivers…

Car insurance costs don't just depend on your driving record or the car you drive: Your city and ZIP code play an equally important role…

New York drivers face some of the highest auto insurance costs in the United States, and those costs are climbing rapidly…

Today, a broad coalition led by Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) – including consumer advocates, industry experts, and small business leaders – applauded Governor Kathy Hochul’s bold proposals to lower New York’s skyrocketing auto insurance premiums…

Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to pump the brakes on auto insurance fraud. Hochul will announce one of her primary affordability initiatives, a crackdown on staged car crashes that drive up drivers’ insurance premiums, during her annual State of the State address Tuesday afternoon…

Auto insurance premiums soared across Long Island in 2025. The average annual premium in some neighborhoods rose as much as 80% since 2019, adding to the ballooning cost of living in the region…

This morning, 25 “Grinches” swarmed the City Hall Subway Station to hand out flyers highlighting how New York’s sky-high car insurance rates are eating into everyday families’ holiday budgets. The flyers, emblazoned with the message “HO HO – NO,” reminded commuters that the $333 per month New York drivers are paying for car insurance could instead cover medicine, groceries, or holiday gifts…

The mayoral election highlighted the fact that increasing numbers of New Yorkers cannot afford the high cost of living in our city. The solutions to the affordability crisis are complicated, but a great place to start is to reform the laws that make New Yorkers pay some of the highest insurance rates in the nation… 

A new survey claims nearly 40% of Americans say their finances are worse now than they were a year ago…

Community leaders from across Long Island gathered today in Lynbrook to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to address New York’s affordability crisis…

Frustrated New York drivers converged on Columbus Circle in Manhattan today in a protest against exploding auto insurance premiums…

The Korean American Association of Queens, one of the borough’s most respected community organizations, has joined Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) in the fight to protect hardworking families and small business owners from New York’s escalating auto insurance affordability crisis…

While Gov. Kathy Hochul was highlighting affordability in New York City, clergy and community leaders in Buffalo were calling on the governor to take action to address the affordability crisis across the state…

…Wylde offered highlights from a new study released by the Partnership for New York City, “Excessive Litigation Is Driving New York’s Affordability Crisis,” and her insights on why insurance costs have risen, and what can be done to lower them…

Clergy and community leaders from across Western New York gathered Monday at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to address New York’s affordability crisis…

…Most people think of car insurance as a commuter issue. But for small business owners, it’s an escalating expense that touches every part of their operations – from owners and employees to delivery drivers, vendors, and customers. I’ve seen it firsthand, both as a business owner and as president of a local chamber of commerce…

City & State’s New York Car Insurance Affordability Crisis event, presented in partnership with Citizens for Affordable Rates, convened policymakers, consumer advocates, industry experts and community leaders in search of solutions…