Meta AI falsely claims lawmakers were accused of sexual harassment
Meta AI falsely claims lawmakers were accused of sexual harassment
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Albany Agenda
Here’s what New York elected officials are saying about the Columbia University protests
Progressives have criticized the school for bringing in the NYPD to clear the encampment, while Republicans have called for the National Guard.
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Albany Agenda
Crickets from Building Trades Council on New York’s housing deal
The construction unions were absent from an event with Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrating labor wins in the state budget.
Heard Around Town
Hochul: No plans to send National Guard to college protests in NY
Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state stands ready to assist the NYPD if they ask, but she doesn’t believe the National Guard is currently necessary.
Albany Agenda
This was finally Eric Adams’ year in Albany
Gov. Kathy Hochul helped deliver key wins for her partner in New York City.
PolicyShow All
Energy & Environment
NYC environment commish delivers sobering message to City Council on flooding
“We will need a much broader conversation about how much we are willing to pay, how much flooding we are willing to accept,” the city Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala said.
Policy
Mayor Adams unveils $111.6 billion executive budget
The mayor’s budget proposal reverses cuts to the NYPD, but not public libraries.
Albany Agenda
The biggest issues left out of the state budget
The NY HEAT Act could still be passed before the end of session, though higher taxes on the wealthy are likely dead.
Education
Nearly 30,000 students shut out of city’s popular summer school program
Roughly 138,000 families applied for just 110,000 slots in the program, and funding shortfalls threaten to shrink the program.
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Winners & Losers
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers
Who’s up and who’s down this week?
Energy & Environment
Green New York initiatives touted at first City & State Trailblazers in Clean Energy event
Andrew Kessler, president of NY Green Bank, a division of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, and New York City Council Member Sandy Nurse, delivered keynote remarks.
Personality
There aren’t official rules about women politicians’ appearances, but unwritten pressures certainly exist
Despite their increasing visibility, women in government must still contend with gendered biases about the ways in which they choose to present themselves.
Polls
These City & State readers knew the budget would be done on 4/20
Nine people, including the co-director of the WFP and an Assembly member’s chief of staff, correctly guessed the date the budget would be finished – but only one will win a City & State bath mat.
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Trailblazers
Trailblazers in Clean Energy
The New Yorkers leading the fight against climate change.
Publisher's Section
2024 Who’s Who in Government Relations
Notable New Yorkers advocating for change in city, state and federal government.
Power Lists
The 2024 Construction Power 100
The executives and officials building a better New York.
Above & Beyond
The 2024 Above & Beyond: Women
Recognizing an amazing group of leading women taking center stage in New York.
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Opinion
David Paterson: The case for Randy Mastro
The former governor calls Mastro, Eric Adams’ pick for corporation counsel, “a pro who rises above party lines.”
News & Politics
Opinion: We visited the solidarity encampment at Columbia University. Here’s what it’s really like.
What we saw couldn’t be more different from the dire warnings of rampant antisemitic threats and pervasive danger coming from City Hall, Albany and the White House.
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: 4/20 isn’t just for smoking this year
Tokers, already outside, can enjoy 53 car-free streets as part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s early celebration of Earth Day.
Opinion
Opinion: A real plan for Empire AI
New York’s AI initiative needs strong labor standards and ethical guardrails.
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