page_title: Government of New York (state)
section_title: Executive
hierarchical_section_title: Government of New York (state) / Executive
caption_attribution_description: English: New York State Education Department building on Washington Avenue in Albany, New York, United States. Español: El Edificio de Educación del Estado de Nueva York en Washington Avenue en Albany, Nueva York, Estados Unidos. Français&#160;: L'Édifice New York State Education Department sur l'avenue Washington à Albany, New York, États-Unis.
context_page_description: The Government of the State of New York, headquartered at the New York State Capitol in Albany, encompasses the administrative structure of the U.S. state of New York, as established by the state's constitution. Analogously to the US federal government, it is composed of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. The head of the executive is the Governor. The Legislature consists of the Senate and the Assembly. The Unified Court System consists of the Court of Appeals and lower courts. The state is also divided into counties, cities, towns, and villages, which are all municipal corporations with their own government.
context_section_description: The elected executive officers are:
  There are several (limited to twenty) state government departments:
  Department of Agriculture and Markets
  Department of Audit and Control
  Department of Civil Service
  Department of Corrections and Community Supervision 
  Department of Economic Development
  Education Department
  Department of Environmental Conservation
  Executive Department
  Department of Family Assistance
  Department of Financial Services
  Department of Health
  Department of Labor
  Department of Law
  Department of Mental Hygiene
  Department of Motor Vehicles
  Department of Public Service
  Department of State
  Department of Taxation and Finance
  Department of Transportation
  Regulations are promulgated and published in the New York State Register and compiled in the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR). There are also numerous decisions, opinions, and rulings of state agencies.
caption: The State Education Building in Albany
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