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New Yorkers celebrating in the streets after the presidential election was finally called on Nov. 7.
New Yorkers celebrating in the streets after the presidential election was finally called on Nov. 7.
This Week’s Headlines
GOP continues contesting presidential results as absentee ballot counting begins

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS | November 13, 2020
 
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Health Care
New Yorkers dining out in October this year.
Can a curfew slow the spread of COVID-19?
Public health experts weigh in on new state curfew for restaurants, bars and gyms.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
New York State
A car participating in the pro-Trump caravan throughout New York City on November 1st
MAGA movement will live on in NY
Voter fraud. Q-Anon. Lawsuits. The New York GOP is not quitting Trump post-2020.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
Interviews & Profiles
City Council Member Joe Borelli
A Q&A with Staten Island Council Member Joe Borelli
A Trump vote “is the only way they can say ‘screw you’”
By JEFF COLTIN
New York State
Governor Cuomo in a mask.
For New York, a sense of epidemiological déjà vu
Once again, the Empire State is trying to avoid a pandemic shutdown.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
New York State
New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs.
NY Dem party chair: progressives doomed swing-district candidates
Jay Jacobs says the political left gave the GOP an opening in key races, but progressives argue evidence is absent.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
New York State
On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump announced that he tested positive for the coronavirus.
New York political figures infected by the coronavirus
A running list of who’s been diagnosed with COVID-19.
By JANA CHOLAKOVSKA, AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO, ZACH WILLIAMS
New York City
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli with Governor Cuomo in 2019.
DiNapoli to NYC: Don’t borrow to cover day-to-day costs
Without loans or money from the feds, de Blasio says the city will face steep cuts.
By DESTINE MANSON
Health Care
People of color have disproportionately suffered during the coronavirus pandemic.
Battling racial inequities in coronavirus vaccine distribution
Prioritizing people of color will be easier said than done.
By ZACH WILLIAMS

OPINION

Opinion
Some policymakers have advocated reinstating the stock transfer tax that has been dormant for almost 40 years.
Don’t bring back the stock transfer tax
It could drive business out of New York and won’t live up to revenue projections.
By DAVID FRIEDFEL
Commentary
NY should shut down before it's too late
Learn from past mistakes and close indoor dining before the outbreak is out of control.
By TOM ALLON
Opinion
Black New Yorkers say “We can’t breathe”
Here’s what needs to happen to end COVID-19 racial disparities.
By BERTHA LEWIS
Opinion
Bill Barr is the anarchist
The case for impeaching the U.S. attorney general, who has undermined the rule of law in New York.
By BEN ADLER

POLITICS

New York State
A student and teacher at Mosaic Pre-K Center in Queens on September 21.
The coronavirus in New York, by the numbers
New York is slowly recovering. Here’s a look at key figures in the state.
By CITY & STATE
This Week’s Headlines
GOP continues contesting presidential results as absentee ballot counting begins
Rounding up the week’s political news.
By REBECCA C. LEWIS
New York State
MAGA movement will live on in NY
Voter fraud. Q-Anon. Lawsuits. The New York GOP is not quitting Trump post-2020.
By ZACH WILLIAMS
New York State
NY Dem party chair: progressives doomed swing-district candidates
Jay Jacobs says the political left gave the GOP an opening in key races, but progressives argue evidence is absent.
By ZACH WILLIAMS

Policy

Education
The Parkside School
Should NYC’s schools close before indoor dining?
Probably not, according to recent scientific studies.
By AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO
Health Care
Can a curfew slow the spread of COVID-19?
Public health experts weigh in on new state curfew for restaurants, bars and gyms.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH
Health Care
How the Supreme Court’s case on the ACA could hurt New York
If the Affordable Care Act is struck down, at least 1 million New Yorkers could lose their health insurance.
By KAY DERVISHI
Budget
With federal elections undecided, state aid hangs in balance
GOP-led Senate would likely mean less COVID-19 relief funding.
By KAY DERVISHI

PERSONALITY

Interviews & Profiles
City Council Member Joe Borelli
A Q&A with Staten Island Council Member Joe Borelli
A Trump vote “is the only way they can say ‘screw you’”
By JEFF COLTIN
Interviews & Profiles
How Mondaire Jones made history in the suburbs
A gay, Black, progressive first-time candidate showed that Westchester and Rockland counties are ready for change.
By KAY DERVISHI, ANNIE MCDONOUGH
Personality
Westchester's next DA on tackling police corruption
Mimi Rocah talks about the possibility of investigations against Trump and her plan to address racial disparities in arrests.
By KAY DERVISHI
Interviews & Profiles
Jabari Brisport is still teaching
The next DSA state senator talks pandemic-era schooling, missing his students and the work that awaits him in Albany.
By ANNIE MCDONOUGH

POWER LIST

MAGAZINE

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Sochie Nnaemeka
The 2020 Albany 40 Under 40 Rising Stars
The next generation of rising stars in state politics.
By CITY & STATE
Personality
The most New York films about New York
Here’s what to watch during the endless bummer of COVID-19.
By BEN ADLER, AMANDA LUZ HENNING SANTIAGO, RYAN SOMERS
New York City
Meet the men who scared de Blasio away from police reform
NYPD officer unions taught the NYC mayor a lesson in 2014. He hasn’t forgotten it.
By BEN ADLER
Interviews & Profiles
WFP’s new leader for a new age
Sochie Nnaemeka brings an activist edge at the most perilous moment for the Working Families Party.
By JEFF COLTIN

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