New York City
NYPD
NYPD still racking up overtime and mum on social media posts
The New York City Council criticized police leaders for fiscal mismanagement and “unprofessional” posts.
NYPD
NYPD still racking up overtime and mum on social media posts
The New York City Council criticized police leaders for fiscal mismanagement and “unprofessional” posts.
2024 New York congressional battleground
AOC challenger hit with FEC complaint
The complaint alleges that Marty Dolan, who is challenging the progressive member of Congress, failed to properly report his campaign contributions and expenditures.
New York City
More baby changing stations have been installed at New York City parks
The city is ahead of schedule in its goal to equip nearly every parks bathroom by 2027.
Education
David Banks testifies on antisemitism in schools before House subcommittee
Congress has been a tough place to visit for educational leaders recently.
Albany Agenda
Zellnor Myrie may run for mayor on legislative record
The state senator has focused on criminal justice and election reforms in Albany.
Campaigns & Elections
Myrie starts exploratory committee to challenge Adams for mayor
The state senator is the latest politico to express interest in mounting a challenge.
Opinion
Opinion: Where is the vision from New York’s leaders?
Mayor Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul should pursue transformative policies like free universal child care, a Social Housing Development Authority and tuition-free public education at CUNY and SUNY schools.
Personality
2024 Met Gala photos: New York political figures show off their looks
A behind the scenes photo shoot with Adrienne Adams, while the mayor attends an after-party.
Heard Around Town
Bayona out at City Hall
The executive director of the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic and Community Media handed in his resignation and is leaving the Adams administration.
Budget
Homeless and social services funding cuts reexamined by City Council
Amid a period of heightened tension between the mayor and the council, the final stretch of the budget process begins with a theatrical introduction.
Interviews & Profiles
Asian American voting power is breaking through in southern Brooklyn
The area is represented by Asian Americans in both chambers of the state Legislature and in the City Council. That doesn’t mean they agree on anything.
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News & Politics
Opinion: Clearing the air on Randy Mastro
Here’s why one the city’s most experienced litigators should be its next corporation counsel
Protests
Tracking campus protests in New York
The “Gaza solidarity encampment” at Columbia university inspired similar pro-Palestinian demonstrations at campuses across the country. Here’s where they are in New York.
Protests
More than two-thirds of protesters arrested at Columbia and City College released with summonses
The majority of protesters have been released with summonses, but Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is charging 46 Columbia protesters with trespassing and 22 City College protesters with burglary.
Policy
Staten Island secession? A new IBO report studies the age-old question
“Any serious study of how secession would play out proves that citizens of an independent Staten Island would end up paying more for less,” said Council Member Justin Brannan, who requested the study.
Nonprofits
First pet-friendly shelter for unhoused families opens in the Bronx
The Urban Resource Institute and New York City Department of Homeless Services unveiled the facility to provide temporary housing that also allows for animals.
Albany Agenda
Here’s where the Leave It Blank campaign did best in New York City
In some Assembly districts in Brooklyn and Queens, a third of voters cast blank ballots in the Democratic presidential primary.
Heard Around Town
Report: Nail salon technicians have higher rate of reproductive health issues
The study comes as proposed legislation would create protections for these workers, typically Asian and Latin American immigrants already subject to poor working conditions.
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