The biggest questions addressed at the City Council hearing on asylum-seekers
The biggest questions addressed at the City Council hearing on asylum-seekers
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This Week's Headline
Crises at Rikers and in housing asylum-seekers in NYC
Rounding up the week’s political news.
Heard Around Town
AOC meets “GSD” on taxi medallion debt relief
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made her first official appearance with Eric Adams to celebrate a milestone for underwater taxi drivers
Heard Around Town
Mark Levine wants Democrats to run up the score in Manhattan
The borough president is launching the Wake Up Dems campaign to get the deep blue borough voting in November
Heard Around Town
After voting down its own map, the New York City Districting Commission opened up its deliberations
The livestreamed meeting focused mostly on increasing the Latino population in a City Council district in Manhattan
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New York City
Mental health care on Rikers: New York’s largest psychiatric provider
On an average day, almost 3,000 people with mental illnesses are detained there – and they need better care.
New York State
Judge: NY Assembly maps to be redrawn by dysfunctional redistricting commission
New lines will go into effect for the 2024 election cycle.
New York City
NYC overhauls controversial schools admissions process for middle schools, selective high schools
Schools Chancellor David Banks said the controversial process was replaced with one that rewards the highest academic achievers, as well as increases transparency and fairness.
New York City
How many people are detained on Rikers? A look at the crisis by the numbers
The annual Mayor’s Management Report offers a cross-section of statistics on the jail complex.
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Interviews & Profiles
Rodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn is on a mission to make it safer to be pregnant in New York
In her latest maternal health bill, the Brooklyn Assembly member wants to ensure women are able to have a fetus removed from their body after a miscarriage.
Interviews & Profiles
Order over chaos: How Andrea Stewart-Cousins fixed the state Senate Democratic conference
The majority leader has presided over growing power and has delivered legislative successes with and without the New York governor’s help.
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Power List
The 2022 Westchester Power 100
The county's suburban commanders
Power List
The 2022 NYC Labor Power 100
The leaders behind a revitalized labor movement in the city.
Power List
Top 60 New York State Lobbyists 2022
The leading government relations firms in the state, ranked by 2021 revenue.
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Opinion
Opinion: Silence is no answer on plight of horse-drawn carriages in NYC
The City Council has not responded to recent calls for action.
Opinion
Opinion: The Close to Home Act shows there’s a better way to youth incarceration
After 10 years, youth arrests in New York City declined by 86%, helping to overturn a juvenile system that was once riddled in chaos.
Editor's Note
Editor’s note: Moving MSG could be a winner for New York City
Opening up Penn Station to let in light would be a good thing for commuters – and potentially the Knicks.
Opinion
Opinion: After COVID-19, we need more focus on health equity
For years, policymakers focused on health care coverage issues to solve inequities in the sector, but the pandemic highlighted realities that show racial and ethnic disparities remain.
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